ed most definitely let al braid his hair to help al figure out how to move the armor. like going from super small and absolutely massive within a few minutes would probably completely fuck up how al did.. anything.
like his fine motor skills and proprioception had to be absolutely fucked up.
i like to think that ed would get al to do some things for him, especially things he absolutely didn't want to do. he'd most definitely say he can't do it without his other arm, even if it was obviously a one hand job, and al wouldn't want to fight him on it.













