CASE 002 ♞ [TEXT]

[bratworth]

Hello, this is Miles Edgeworth.

Firstly, I would like to post an update in reference to my previous network broadcast, located here.

I did forward everyone's submissions to the Office of the Magister Scientiae and have received a response from Magister Alcmene that the government is doing everything they can to best settle us into their society. Those struggling with the cultural differences, however, are recommended to make use of the local libraries.

While I personally deem this response inadequate, the fact remains that we are guests in their world, and there is still no solid evidence of foul play vs. us being accidental additions to their society. If anyone has any suggestions as to how to take this matter further, I would be happy to hear them.

All of those who provided submissions should now be in the receipt of coffee vouchers for the Lunar Scientiae cafe, a poor substitute for an actual resolution.

Secondly, I am planning on signing up for the Moon Knights soon, and would be grateful to hear about other people's experiences with the organization.

Finally, I am in the market for a roommate. Messy individuals with a propensity for sticking their noses in other people's business need not apply.

Comments

[bratworth]

No, they appear to be standing by their position that they have no control over new arrivals and are as flummoxed as we are.

When did you arrive?

You can thank me when I have accomplished something useful.

[itsknighttime]

i would say that id believe it as far as i could throw them but im betting my arms a good reach

i got here last month with another guy from my world and then my brother showed up some time a few weeks ago

its cool ill thank you now too

[bratworth]

If you ask me, it's suspicious that people are often brought into this world with people they know from their own. Apologies if the question is intrusive, but are you all from the same timeline?

Unnecessary, but fine.

[itsknighttime]

preachin to the choir my man i feel you on that
its no intrusion
[[Dave was typing 'With the utmost of confidence we're not from the same timeline' but he isn't sure now. Karkat seemed to line up with his knowledge, but that doesn't mean anything and Dirk was dead so that also means nothing when it comes to time passing. ...Damn it.]]

im not sure and i cant be sure
one of us wasnt alive before coming here so i dont know if you count that as same timeline
any of the timelines ive checked here arent duplicated either
well
arent duplicated or i cant get into them which is next to impossible to block me from
i can still fuck around but it seems to be linear

[bratworth]

When you say 'wasn't alive', do you mean that he had died in the past or that he was some manner of undead but is no longer?

( What has his life come to that he even has to ask such questions, honestly. )

I suppose I did not phrase my question clearly in any case. I have no evidence of divergent timelines, but two individuals who I knew from my previous life are also here, but they are from my future. Their experiences in the future are not incompatible with the path my future might potentially take.

( And honestly, that's a terrifying thought. )

[itsknighttime]

stone cold dead i found him myself definitely dead
confirmed not by just the pulse thing but also the sword through him thing and not bitching at me that only strong men could take a sword through the chest and shake it off
in other words
yeah real dead
he hasnt tried to trick me into letting him eat my brains or suck my blood so im pretty sure hes regular alive now
kind of
hes less of a dickhead now if that helps

[[Internalized horror at his only father figure, his literal father figure, dead when he assumed nothing could kill him is externalized right there in that manner.]]

ah fuck man
someone told you a nightmare you dont want to wake up to huh?
take it or leave it but i feel you man and im gonna warn you that if you try to change it because they opened their mouths you may fuck over a lot more things
not because im some youth that thinks they know shit but because im a youth that does know their shit first hand

[bratworth]

( That is very, very dead indeed. Edgeworth is torn between being sorry he asked and not knowing how to respond, staring at his communicator before eventually types out: )

I'm sorry you had to witness that. I believe my question to be satisfactorily answered.

( And maybe he'll regret this but his curiosity is getting the better of him: )

Do I take that to mean you have prior experience with time-travel?

[itsknighttime]

[[For Dave, he's not taken any harm from being asked. It's better than not thinking of it and dealing with it when he sees Dirk around here.]]

yeah it sucked
more for him than me id say but
thanks honest

that is a big fat positive result bro
time travel and all the shit that goes with it including fucking time lines up for myself
well maybe not me
kind of
but time clones i guess
you can make a fuckton of money on the stock market though

[bratworth]

So after your time-travel experiences you discovered there were multiple instances of yourself? Different versions?

I've no need for extra money.

( It's only as he sends the message that he recalls that it's strictly not true in this place. How many months has it been, now, and he's still adjusting to his new place in society. )