He still can't get used to the reactions his alchemy and automail inspire here. Sure, he's used to people being surprised at seeing it. But those reactions were always more surprise at seeing something rare. Here, it was shock at seeing something that was considered impossible.

And this is even something a little more than that. It isn't danger sparking up his spine, but maybe ... wariness? Certainly not a feeling Ed is used to. He keeps the arm blade out in any case.

"No," Ed answers bluntly. It's maybe even stranger to hear him reference Winry so casually. She's never seemed so far away. Amusing, he admits, for anyone to think the alchemy is Winry's work if only because of how irritated she would be.

"It's called alchemy," Ed tacks on, but without any explanation.