[There are a lot of implications in those sentences; more information Al chooses to file away rather than press on just yet. Maybe a little time to get used to each other existing is what they need to make things start falling into place. Or so he's hoping anyway.

He doesn't buy Ed's nonchalant acceptance for a second, but the tone he takes on is light and almost teasing.]

You really have gotten older, haven't you? [He shakes his head as if any display of maturity from Edward Elric is a foreign concept.]

We'll make the most of it while we're stuck here, but where we are is always going to matter, Brother. You might not have the same goals as me anymore, but there are still plenty of things you need to do.