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I... I don't know...

[Edgeworth turns his head away from Phoenix sharply and takes his own elbow into a death grip. To be confronted by him about that paradox of a case on the mountain leaves the prosecutor feeling cornered. Here is the man he trusts like no other, talking to him about the case whose solution conflicted with what ought to be reality -- a solution that very man is responsible for, after having apparently inadvertently thrown one of the premises on which Edgeworth built his view of reality into question. The conflict is enough to make Edgeworth want to scream.]

[Edgeworth pauses in thought for a moment. He could sing just anything in a foreign language and not be laughed at, but he has to take some steps to preserve his dignity here -- he can't just break into a rendition of the Steel Samurai theme song without that becoming the topic of conversation, for example. He doesn't much care for most popular music, either... or really, much with lyrics to begin with.]

[It seems, then, that he has to settle:]

~She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes...~

[...Well, at least it's just as good? Certainly better than he managed at school by a long shot, and still on-key and backed by both the voice puberty blessed him with and long hours speaking loud and clear in court. He doesn't sing the entire thing, though, just a couple of verses to get the point across.]

Edgeworth...

[Phoenix has one hand in his pocket - the pocket with the magatama in it. But he knows he wouldn't need it. Not with Edgeworth. It wasn't that the prosecutor was an open book; Phoenix knew that Edgeworth trusted him. He didn't need the magatama to know that his friend was being bothered, or what was bothering him so much. The evidence was all over their conversation.]

You were present during both trials, right? You saw the Psyche-Locks for yourself. And you saw...you saw Dahlia...

Hatheril? I've never heard of it. Not in all my years of traveling.

And, why go through the trouble of burning the note, when I'm certain that I can safely keep any evidence that finds its way into my hands? [If it's indeed invasive and personal, then shouldn't keeping it on his person be sufficient, as long as he didn't lose track of it?]

Please, Wright. It would take more than a mere flashy spectacle to convince me! That was hardly the first time it ever appeared as though the deceased stood in a court of law!

[...As for the part about the ~~Psycholocks~~ Psyche-Locks? Edgeworth's silence is rather damning, especially given the body language displayed as he gave the magatama back to Phoenix earlier...]

...hey, wait a minute, isn't that one of those nursery rhymes?

[Larry, you shut up. Stop being picky.]

You wouldn't have, given that not only is this a relatively minor location, but until yesterday you'd only traveled on Earth. [This Edgeworth pauses and sighs, rubbing his temple.] But then, I suppose you dismissed this planet's ring in the night sky as some sort of holography show for the purposes of this so-called "fair". (I'm beginning to appreciate how difficult Althea found me when we first met.)

If you're certain that this evidence will be of later use, I certainly won't demand that you destroy it -- merely keep in mind that not knowing German won't necessarily prevent someone from reading it.

W-well, I generally prefer classical music rather than anything sung in English! Aside from which it does constitute proof, does it not?!

Objection!

[Phoenix is still far enough to point his finger safely without hitting Edgeworth's head.]

Do you really think Godot would let himself go to jail easily for a spectacle? If he wanted to get off the hook, he could've just said everything was fake!

If it was only a spectacle to you...then where's your evidence?

Edited 2013-05-11 10:12 (UTC)

...it...actually does, yeah. You sang it pretty good.

...

[This Edgeworth is looking even more skeptical now.]

"Until yesterday you'd only traveled on Earth"...

[And I'm aware that a note, even though written in another language, can still be used against me!]

...In any case, to return to the original point, it would be for the best if you focused your efforts on those endeavors in which you've actually displayed talent.

While given the timeframe of your investigation it's entirely possible that you haven't heard any of the natives speak, certainly you've had the opportunity to take note of the prevalence of an unfamiliar alphabet to the exclusion of all familiar ones. You'll find as you continue that this is no mere matter of decoration; any book you find will likewise be written in such a script.

Furthermore, there is the matter of the natives themselves. I assure you that the vast majority of them are precisely what they appear to be. As for those few who are not... there is a reason why I said it was racist to speak of "unwanted doppelgangers", and why I dusted one of your credit cards for prints.

...On that note, it is not merely because this is a rural location that you've been unable to find an ATM. For one thing, plastic hasn't yet been invented on Eberron.

OBJECTION! [And you get pointed right back at, Phoenix... though Edgeworth is definitely looking pale as he does so.] Even the evidence he was aware of leaves little room for doubt that he was the one to deal the killing blow; to dispute the allegations of... of channeling would have ultimately gained him nothing! Furthermore, he clearly had a fondness for the Fey clan; to deny what they claim to do would have offended them!

As for evidence... consider the victim's history! Am I supposed to believe that the fraud who led the police force astray seventeen years ago actually channeled someone this time?! Not to mention, if the supernatural legitimately existed, such things would be accounted for in the law, making the secrecy involved unnecessary!

[ ... aeris doesn't know if that's cute or alarming, but it's all the same when she hopes that he's okay. larry's a big boy now, he can swim through that nice river, right? ]

Larry! [ she calls out from the bridge. expecting him to swim up and yell back, she bends down to kneel so she can get a closer look, the flower still in her hand and held so close to her chest. ]

[Larry sighs, turning back to his paper and erasing the crooked line he made when he was surprised by Edgeworth's appearance.]

Y-You're just jealous that I'm gonna take the world by storm when I discover that I've got a hidden talent...

[Give him a moment - and he finally comes up, spluttering and gasping. But when he looks up to see Aeris, he breaks into the same goofy smile he had while dry and running toward her. He's also relieved to see that his gift to her was saved.]

I'm okay! [He gives her a thumbs up before reaching up to brush his dripping hair from out of his eyes.]

[Phoenix's pointer finger wavers when he notices how pale Edgeworth looks. That wasn't like his friend at all.]

Objection! Present definitive evidence that channeling isn't real and the Feys have been using special effects all this time! Did you see any wires or lights or mirrors in court, huh? And how do you expect locks to magically appear in front of people?

...

[Edgeworth opens his mouth, but closes it to grit his teeth. He folds the page savagely and inserts it into his organizer. This was far too much fantastical information to take in.]

Hold it! Before you weave your fantasy tale further, give me a reason to believe that you are not the one behind this...this farce, and further proof of your identity!

[Sure, the page had accurate information, but...he just had to be 100% sure at this point that he wasn't dreaming and that this was...truly another Miles Edgeworth, magical powers and all.]

Edited 2013-05-14 12:24 (UTC)

Why would I be jealous about that when I'm so many years ahead of you in pursuing my own calling?

[And Edgeworth's already let indication of it being tied to the same events that snowballed into the last time he didn't seem like himself slip out. After all, the events in the elevator weren't the only layer to DL-6's trauma...]

OBJECTION! Do you expect me to strip-search a young lady who rendered aid I hardly deserved to receive from her?! Or perhaps, instead, you expect me to do so to a little girl?!

[As valiant an effort as he's making to keep the illusion of confidence in his voice, though, there's desperation in his eyes as he makes this excuse...]

If I had any indication as to who or what is responsible for our presence so far from where each of us ought to be, I assure you that I'd offer it. However, I can provide further proof both of my identity and of the fact that this is not a farce of any kind.

[As he makes his second statement, this Edgeworth fishes out his own wallet, as well as his badge, and offers them to his double.]

It's only fair that you should have your turn, is it not?

[The wallet still includes paper money from Earth, as well as credit cards whose numbers exactly match the other Edgeworth's, complete with holographic foils and the faint horizontal scuff marks that come of regular swiping. However, its coin pouch is stuffed with coins the other Edgeworth wouldn't recognize, and in amongst the Earth paper money are a few folded items that look like small notarized legal documents in the same script he's seen around the village, whose stationary includes a strange line-art crest matching the color one that hangs on a flag above the door of a small, secure stone building near the center of town.]

Edited (Extra detail) 2013-05-15 00:56 (UTC)

I never said you had to! I only asked for evidence!

[Phoenix lowers his finger; he sounds more like he's pleading than arguing now.]

[If I keep using the evidence argument against him, I don't think I'll be going anywhere. It's more like Edgeworth will keep on denying this till the day he dies...]

I-is it so important to you to keep believing in that... that cheerleading they do for you?!

[Nice projection there, Edgeworth.]

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