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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

I mean Steamliner has been seen to be able to roam between Ouroboros and Earth as it pleased compared to others. So it's pretty easy to figure that the two Chemies just saw a kid, decided to have fun with him, and took him to Ouroboros for the heck of it given while they're fairly pure, still mischievous.

It's not that hard to really fill in the blanks when you put a bit of imagination into it. And on that last point, again, not everything needs to be explained. Sounds like you just want to be spoon fed super long explanations to satiate the uncontrollable amount of theory crafting you did to feel satisfied.

There are several logical anomalies in your explanation:
- Steamliner moved between the Ouroboros world and Houtarou's world not because he was being playful nor mischievous, but because he was commanded by Fuga (in the beginning of episode 1) or Houtarou (in the beginning of episode 27).
- Steamliner was kept by Fuga (and the AU) in the form of RCC ten years ago. Why did Fuga allow him to roam free and kidnap a random, unsuspecting Muggle kid and bring him to the Ouroboros to play? A flying locomotive kidnapping a random kid would definitely attract the Muggles' attention. Didn't the AU prefer to do things discreetly?
- How was Kid Houtarou able to perform an advanced alchemical trick in episode 18 when he didn't even wear a Ring? Even if Fuga commanded Steamliner to search for a potential kid that could understand Chemies and become the user of the Gotchardriver like I elaborated in points #1 and #2 above, a random Muggle kid without any previous exposure to alchemy can't just perform an advanced alchemical trick, let alone perform it without a Ring. One of the most plausible ways to resolve this logical anomaly is by making Houtarou a child prodigy that already had exposures to alchemy, not a random Muggle kid with no exposure to alchemy. Episode 18 also mentioned Houtarou's dad, which might've implied that Houtarou was the son of an SSS+ alchemy like Fuga and Glion. Houtarou's dad was supposed to play an important role in the series but was failed to be developed by the writers due to the severe mismanagement during production. I hope the whole situation regarding Houtarou's dad will be finally resolved in the V-Cinema or TTFC episodes.

You made quite a big logical leap. Your explanation didn't fill in the blanks with imagination, but filled in the blanks with more logical anomalies. Your explanation resolved 1 plot hole by creating 3 new plot holes. Some blanks can be filled, while some can't. Some things can be inferred, while some can't. Those that can't be inferred need to be explained, whether via infodumps or scenes. If an inference/filling in the blanks creates more logical anomalies, then it means that those blanks must be one or several crucial parts of my story that were left out and or violated, which means I've created plot holes. Those plot holes should be resolved at the very least via an infodump, or ideally with one or several flashback scenes.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

And because they didn't do what you wanted, you've resorted to childishly calling out the writers and series for some reason. Very unfortunate.

Ah, yes. My favorite method of deflecting criticisms: Equating criticisms with personal attacks. Likening criticisms to personal attacks is how level-headed, emotionally mature adults deal with criticisms. :V