...I'm not sure how sock puppets would help, but uh, that seems to be about right.

Alchemy's also... I'm not really sure how to put it. I'm self-taught, mostly, so I didn't have someone to really teach me in any sort of typical lessons. And I guess I've got some natural talent for it, so the things that I found easy don't come so quickly to everyone. I think I'd have just as much trouble teaching someone back in Amestris.

[Probably? Hell if he knows, he never tried.]