"Mm, I think so," said Al, carefully stepping around his own excitable Meow Wow, which on getting back to its feet immediately started to inch towards the Toximander. "Although all I can say for sure is I just woke up."

He knelt down for a second to hastily retrieve the key. After all, whether or not it would do him any good in the end, littering wouldn't be fair.

Then he picked himself up, giving the unfamiliar boy a still slightly embarrassed smile. "Sorry. I'm Alphonse, Alphonse Elric."