prismatica | CASE 001 ♞ [VIDEO]

( 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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Well, for starters, since they've already been pretty generous, I'd just ask 'em for some information about how things are usually done around here -- what's normal, what's not, for festivals, daily life, whatever.

You can't expect 'em to change their way of life to suit a bunch of outsiders who might or might not be here to stay. Best to adapt to what they do or learn to avoid what you don't like.

Just my two cents.

Have you forgotten that we were brought here against our will? Shelter and basic necessities are the bare minimum of what should be provided. Instead of assuming we will assimilate into their culture, they should consult us to see how they can make the transition easier.

( And because he can't resist: )

Just my two cents.

Sounds pretty entitled to me, actually.

If a bunch of strangers you didn't know showed up at your door and demanded all kinds of special treatment, pretty sure you'd slam the door in their faces and say they were trespassing on your property.

That's basically what we are here, unwilling imports or no. But sure, go ahead and sue the pants off them if you want. I'm sure it'll work out fine.

If they were so unhappy to see us here, they would not have treated us the way they did when we arrived. I am just suggesting that it be refined. I am willing to attempt more diplomatic methods first, of course.

Sure you are. That's why you introduced yourself as a lawyer and said you considered the funny stuff in the food to be "downright criminal".

[ Words have meanings, Edgeworth! ]

Just sayin', not the best way to start things off if you wanna be diplomatic.

We still don't know who, precisely, is responsible for the contamination of the food. Why would I not introduce myself as a lawyer? It is relevant.

And you went ahead and made assumptions about it. Not very objective for somebody who's supposed to be a lawyer.

Relevant, sure, if you wanna make a big stink.

[ Which Edgeworth is, in his opinion. ]

That's your business, though, so I'll leave you to it.

What assumptions did I make? I fail to see how asking some questions is causing a 'stink', as you put it, but I doubt we will see eye-to-eye on such a matter.

CASE 001 ♞ [VIDEO]

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