The Cost of Living

'The Cost of Living' is the second chapter of A Full-Fledged Gymnast.

Summary
The siblings’ backstory was revealed, having botched a rushed plan to set a morning alarm for their mom as children. God had forbidden their mother from ever smiling, but Edward disliked God for an unrelated reason: following him. He created a door in the wall and went to look for a door. Alphonse explained the alphabet to Rose, and revealed that both siblings were no longer human.

Edward bragged to Rose's evil dad about already being in the third grade, to which the latter responded with indignance about being insulted by a literal infant-- who, as it turns out, was also his brother. Alphonse uncovered our villain's pyramid scheme to the town, and Rose broke down in tears after seeing a really good dog offscreen.