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[Whoever told the new arrival, Greed, that everything is free must be feeling pretty guilty right now. He first tears through the clothing ship, donning his own clothes and carrying off everything else he thinks belongs in his wardrobe.

...And then he makes his way to the item shop. Dear god, the item shop. After locating some type of satchel, he begins snatching up every item and stuffing it in there. New Feathers' possessions. Some late arrivals for other citizens. Greed thinks he wants it too, and he's collecting it all in a manic rage, which is formed from combination of the thrill of being alive again, the sheer excitement of free stuff and the bitter disappointment that the store didn't have any of his own possessions. He's being pretty loud and obnoxious about it too - laughing loudly and intimidating others by flashing his Ultimate Shield. One could probably hear this ruckus from outside.

But don't let him take your items. Stand your ground, whoever you are, be you New Feathers or seasoned veterans. Point out your item that Greed has taken and do what you can to reclaim it. And there is a specific item in store for the first character from the world of the Avatar to notice this mess.]

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[Later that day, after Greed has settled down...]

Heh. No such thing as "no such thing," I guess...

Listen up, everyone. The name's Greed. I guess you could say I'm new here. Some of you here may already know me, a lot of you will not. I have a pretty straightforward name, I know, but why act like I'm something I'm not? I'm just a guy who wants a lot of things.

I know I sound like some kind of selfish bastard, but if you think about it, wanting something doesn't necessarily make you bad. So what do you want, my new friends? Wealth? Glory? Sex? Power? Friendship? Eternal life? Let me know. I'll get real a kick out of what you guys think.

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I'll pass. [That's cold, bro. Ling makes it clear he does not approve.]

[His smile fades a bit. He doesn't like to think of the gravity of the Bido incident.]

I can't joke about my old mistakes, huh? What exactly have you been up to in this place?

[Ling won't lecture him on it, at least. Greed has already heard that one before.]

There's not much to do in a place like this. I've been biding my time, waiting to return home. Fortunately there's no shortage of good food and pretty women.

Indulging in some of your avarice, huh? I guess I taught you well.

I suppose you did end up rubbing off on me a little.

I'd hope so. You're the closest thing to a legacy I got, after all.

[He tries to say it in a light-hearted way. He doesn't want to get deep so soon.]

[Wow, that's sentimental. Dying really did a number on you, man!

But. He avoids calling Greed out on it.]

Well preventing the destruction of Amestris might count as well. But it's a rather small country.

True. Who would have missed it? I just wanted to take dear old Dad down for good.

Well you did manage to do that.

[Though. He's still upset about that.]

Although you did break your word.

[His smile fades.]

Yeah. Sorry about that, kid. There was no sense dragging you down with me and Father.

You'll have to work extra hard to maintain your reputation of telling no lies, here.

I'm going to have to. I said that was my one and only lie, and I can't just let that become a lie. I can't ruin my reputation in front of all these strangers, after all.

Besides your reputation, what do you intend to do now that you're here?

[It's not exactly like either of them can achieve their ambitions here.]

I'm still figuring that out. I have to see if there's any junk in this place I'll actually want. And maybe I'll collect some new poss- er, "friends". There's really not much to do in this heap, is there?

Oh, I wouldn't say that. The women are prettier than back home. I haven't seen a single one that isn't beautiful.

Good thinking. It's been far too long since I've entertained that aspect of my greed.

I was starting to think maybe you weren't interested in them.

I just had other priorities during our time together. Now that I'm winded down [both from the final confrontations back home and from his tantrum in the item shop], I can start treating myself to whatever this place has got to offer.

[That's the spirit, Greed. Just don't try to take over or be evil.]

Speaking of things it has to offer, have you found a place to stay?

I was too busy venting in the item shop to worry about stuff like that. What kind of places they offer here?

Lots of places. Anywhere that's empty, though probably none large enough to satisfy your avarice.

I honestly don't think there's anywhere that is. They didn't bother to fly in one of your grand palaces?

Unfortunately not as such. Ran Fan and I are sharing a small apartment.

Sounds cramped.

It's not bad. There is an extra room, if you want somewhere to say.

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