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[bratworth]

( The feed flickers on to a young man sitting at a table in the apartments in all of his courtroom finery. While he very much looks as though he's done his best to make himself as presentable as possible, there's no disguising the bags under his eyes. This is very much a man who has not had very a good night's sleep in a long time. )

Good morning. For those who I've not met before, my name is Miles Edgeworth. I was a prosecuting attorney from Los Angeles, California, in the United States of America on the planet Earth.

( Truly, what has his life come to that he has to make that clarification! )

I have been reflecting on the events that have occurred since our arrival on this planet, particularly during the festival. ( The plants had been bizarre and all, but he hadn't overly involved himself with them, having found other people more suited to what he has decided to consider extreme weeding. )

While I understand that the natives of this world might be more accustomed to free intimate contact between strangers, I consider it downright criminal that our food and drink at the festival might have been laced with substances that affect our behaviour without our knowledge or consent. If anyone suspects they may have consumed some of the contaminated items, I would be most interested in talking with you further.

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[takingchances]

Well, the lip gloss seemed particularly affecting. Were there more things that had the same sort of effect?

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[bratworth]

( Please don't speak to him about the lip gloss. He's still trying to get the stains out of his spare cravat. )

The chocolate fountain.

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[breakthehabit]

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[bratworth]

( He doesn't even know what to say to this... )

Did you mean to respond to me?

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[oomfies]

Wow.. You're from LA too?!!
I thought with how big the city was there'd be more of us..
Are you gonna sue everyone after getting some testimonies from people?

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[bratworth]

Have you met many others from LA? I know of two who have also been brought to this place.
Obviously this world has different laws than the one with which I am accustomed, but my plan is to acquire testimonies from as many people as possible and bring them forward to the government for investigation.

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[furrytrash]

youre saying... we were betrayed by calamari? and i thought the weIRDest thing was just bEing served octopus by other octopiis! octopuses. whateverr.

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[bratworth]

I do believe the octopi were involved, yes.

( And then because he can't help but ask: )

Is your 'E' key broken?

( Yes, he knows they're touch screens. And yet, he asks anyway... )

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[asaqueenshould]

Ah, the American reputation for over-litigating everything rears its head. [Hifumi at least sounds more amused than disapproving.]

I suspect it may be a cross-cultural miscommunication. God knows those are common enough between different cultures on the same planet, and now these people have several cultures' worth of new arrivals. It may simply have not occurred to them that we're not as used to casual contact, or exposure to substances that encourage casual contact, as they are.

That isn't to say the point's not worth raising, and if nothing else, now we can warn anyone else who might follow in our footsteps.

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[bratworth]

( Fortunately they've met before, so Edgeworth is able to take it as the jest it is likely meant as instead of starting off on the defensive. )

I suspect many of us are from cultures that are not quite so free with casual contact. If we can provide enough examples, we can at least provide a proper case from our perspective.

( Even if he's not 100% sure who he's going to address it to yet. )

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[bloodisthicker]

[...you know, somehow this doesn't surprise him at all given his previous encounter with Edgeworth...]

I'll admit, I wasn't terribly impressed with it myself. It may be common enough practice among the native Prismals that they don't actually bother informing about it, but... I feel like we didn't really get a proper orientation on what's actually expected behavior here, given that we've effectively had to puzzle out how certain aspects of society even works.

I don't really think we have proper representation thus far, and if we're going to be here any length of time, we could probably use it.

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[bratworth]

If there are to be more arrivals, the orientation could be greatly improved, I agree. ( And if there could be less wandering around on the moon, that would be even better! )

I'm willing to put together a compilation of people's testimonies of their experiences here, and present it to those who might be able to do something about it.

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[abidethewalls]

The entirety of this situation is extremely concerning, to say the least. Putting aside any specifics with food or beverage, the abduction and celebration of said act is...sketchy.

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[bratworth]

You believe we were brought here on purpose?

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[acquittals]

I found out that it was the chocolate fountain making me have those weird side effects when we met at the festival.

[When she tried to hold his hand and all that. Not embarrassing at all.

Except it is, but she's actually keeping a straight face and not even flushing at all. Purely professional because really...]

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[bratworth]

Indeed. After running into several other individuals who had consumed the chocolate ( and holding their hands... ), I suspected that to be the case. How are you feeling now?

( Miles Edgeworth, also the height of professionalism. )

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[milkisgross]

Did anyone tell you about the chocolate fountain? I'm pretty sure it was laced with something.

[A chance to bring down the hammer of justice on whoever thought that was funny? Sign Ed up for that!]

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[bratworth]

Yes, I am aware of the chocolate fountain. Did you consume any of its chocolate yourself?

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[assyrian]

Are you planning to prosecute these occurrences as a crime?

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[bratworth]

Potentially, if it came down to that, but it has been brought to my attention that this might be a simple cross-cultural miscommunication.

( Although in Edgeworth's opinion, that's a generous reading of the matter. )

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[problemagus]

( Like most things in his life, Kiritsugu has come to accept the unreality of this world in stride. This was not to say he was incurious. He had his own concerns as well as questions with regard to the nature of this place, but in this moment, there was simply nothing he could do. As a result, settling into an assigned apartment with a man he knew little more than a stranger took almost no effort at all, and falling into a routine fell into place easily enough.

It helped, of course, that Edgeworth was proving himself to be quiet and reserved for a roommate. Not a demeanour unlike his own, so Kiritsugu could hardly complain.

It was his night to pick up dinner. Takeout, again, and dubiously Chinese in origin from the PrismaPlace. He'll be neatly arranging the takeout boxes on the table while he waits for Edgeworth to accompany him. )

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[bratworth]

( Once he's done soliciting answers from strangers on the network, Edgeworth pads over to the table, his shoes off and cravat slightly loosened. As he notices what his roommate has procured for dinner, he can't help but smirk. On a planet that can only be millions of light years from everything they had ever known, a veritable melting pot of people from different multi-verses, if the native inhabitants are to be believed, Chinese takeout is ubiquitous.

Not that it's precisely Chinese, per se, but it's close enough. Smells decent enough as well. )

You didn't have any trouble getting dinner?

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[envoyoftwilight]

[He seems very professional and to the point and Midna sort of likes that. Although he might be a little too serious and stiff for his own good.]

I'm sure you've been asked this before, but what's a prosecuting attorney?

[It never actually occurred to her that anything at the festival was laced with something. But then, the thought of doing such a thing has never been a consideration. It seems like a roundabout way to sway people.]

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[bratworth]

A prosecuting attorney is a lawyer that represents the government in legal proceedings. In other words, I ensure that criminals are found guilty for their crimes.

( A beat. )

You do know what a lawyer is, do you not?

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[thedarkbond]

you sound kind of like you're angry about the lipstick
is what what this is about (｡・ω・｡)?

[Ren kind of figured out that both the lipstick and fountain were doing mildly questionable things on the fly - the lipstick by observation, and the fountain because he went there after the lipstick - but he didn't really care that much. For now, though, he's looking innocent about it.]

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[bratworth]

( For a moment, Edgeworth just stares at his communication device. What on earth is that supposed to be? A face...?

He decides the most straight-forward route is to simply ignore it. )

I am not 'angry' about the lipstick, no. Why do you ask?

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[madannoshashu]

You realize that we're just a handful of imports here and that this is an entirely different world with its own rules and customs, don't you?

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[bratworth]

Naturally. Does that mean we should simply roll over and accept our fate?

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[ciao]

Ciao, Miles~ I'm also from Earth, I'm Venezia Italia--but just Italy is fine!

[ please don't mind the ears and wave of a very obvious paw ]

You have that theory too? Germany thought that it was the food that made me like this, but it took a long while for it to kick in if that's the case! I ate a lot of things, but don't feel like I felt anything different at all...

What kinds of things are we supposed to be looking at here?

[ that is to say, he might just always be particularly shameless ]

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[bratworth]

( Edgeworth just blinks and stares for a moment. There's a lot to process here: why does this man have animal paws and ears, and that's not a person name. And to think he also has an acquaintance nicknamed Germany? They must have some strange hobbies. He puts that particular thought aside for now. )

What do you mean, 'made you like this'?

( Is there something strange about the man he is supposed to notice, beyond ... everything? )

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[scarredhorns]

I don't think it was just the food that had weird side effects. There was something about the music they played during the festival, too. I suddenly had the urge to slow dance with someone, even if they were a stranger.

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[bratworth]

Oh?

( No-one's talked to him about the music yet! )

I was not aware that music could have such an effect on people. How long did these urges last?