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[iusferendum]

[The prosecutor's face appears, blinking irritably down at the tiny screen. He seems ruffled, with his hair messy and his cravat wrinkled, and slightly out of sorts.]

This is Miles Edgeworth, prosecuting attorney for the Los Angeles County Court System. The time is--

[He scowls, squinting at the screen and turning the device over in his hands

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[Voice]

[notguiltyplz]

[The voice is rushed and excited, it's obvious the first thing Phoenix did when he saw the prosecutor's face on his screen was fiddle with his SFC to respond, even if he barely listened to the end of the video.]

Edgeworth?! Edgeworth, is that really you? This has gotta be a joke, I can't believe you're here! Oh man, when did you get here? You look a mess! I can help you get some clothes and stuff, the people here are kind of nice. Though this one guy said they might be trying to kill us and well, yeah.

[...

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Is it really you?

[Voice]

[iusferendum]

[He takes quite a long time to reply, and when he finally does so, his voice is tight, his words rather clipped.]

...Wright. [He'd know that voice anywhere, and yet--]

Yes, it's really me. You sound-- [Different. Younger. Normal.] ...you sound well.

[Voice]

[notguiltyplz]

I guess I'm well! [Wait, no Phoenix, that... what. Silence for a moment before he speaks again, still excited.] I mean, for being here and all. I woke up the other day in the crowd and it was just so weird. I don't know much about Vatheon yet, just that most people were pulled in here from... wherever they were from. I was just trying to get rid of the feeling of being wet for the last day or so, and I took up an apartment in the Lower District that has a balcony that looks up to the ... church? I think it's a church at least. Soon I'll go out and ask questions, but a lot of people seem to be doing the same. Though, that won't stop me from trying, I guess. Maya would've probably forced me to do that by now, I wonder if she's okay...

[Ramble ramble ramble. He realizes this and gives another pause, before a concerned tone of voice.] Uh, so, are you okay?

[Voice]

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[He can't help but stare at the odd communication device while Wright rambles, blinking in a slight daze. The man sounded so...alive...and happy. Like his former self. And absolutely nothing like the ghost of a man he had abandoned last seen nearly a year prior.]

[Again, it takes a second before he can reply, his mind catching up belatedly to the fact that he'd been asked a question.]

I-- Yes, I'm fine. As well as can be expected, at any rate. ...how are you? [He doesn't seem to realize he's already inquired once after Wright's well-being, and the question seems to carry more weight than such a simple inquiry should.]

[windwilled]

[No idea what the Los Angeles County Court System is, but...]

... Unfortunately, the difference in places is on a much larger scale than what you're likely thinking of.

[iusferendum]

Exactly how large are you implying? Are we dealing with some sort of international crime syndicate?

[windwilled]

... Again, still larger. It might be rather hard to believe at first.

[iusferendum]

Why don't you get to the point?

[stompsonphones]

I only wish there were proper authorities to inform.

Ah, but to get you up to date... We're in a place that's been called Vatheon, and communication out of this little city under the sea has yet to be discovered.

[iusferendum]

I see...and has this "Vatheon" claimed association with any particular country? I've certainly never heard of it.

[stompsonphones]

Not as far as I'm aware. However there is the chance that we may be on an entirely different world than that we are familiar with.

[Not giving you a chance to deny it.]

If you are to speak with residents here, you'll find that they hail from continents and countries that are not on Earth. They are too numerous in number to simply write it off as mental illness for all of them.

[iusferendum]

The widespread confusion amongst those who were kidnapped could be attributed to quite a number of sources, on the contrary. I'm certain I was drugged, to name just one possibility. When under great amounts of stress, the human mind is likely to contrive any number of illogical ideas in order to account for what's happened.

That doesn't make them true.

[Video] EDGEY~ *A*

[stalker_rabbit]

Fish, honestly! I'm not that cat.

[ Red eyes are looking out into your screen, Edgey. If you follow the image up, you'll see a pair of glasses, white hair, and... long, white ears.

Yes, rabbit ears. They're even flattened against his head because he's not very pleased at the moment, but when he realizes what Edgeworth says, he stops, and smiles. ]

Oh, why don't you just kill them? Has anyone tried that? It's not as though it's a problem, after all.

[ This is said with a tone of complete nonchalance and as though it's... normal, for him. Which it is. ]

[Video Response]

[iusferendum]

[If he's startled by the "rabbit's" appearance, he certainly does a good job of not showing it.]

Violence is entirely unnecessary. [Oh, so he's responded via video so he can glare at you better; of course.] We were brought here relatively unharmed, and I for one fully plan on trying to solve this like the a civilized person.

[His eyes narrow suspiciously.] What do you mean by, "it's not a problem," anyway?

[Video]

[stalker_rabbit]

[ Headtilt, and he's totally not bothered by your glaring. At all. Peter just checks his fist-sized pocket watch, frowning. ]

Why, you don't have a gun? Inconvenience is the only reason not to be violent, or unless Alice asks you not to be, of course.

[ ... djkfhjg Did that watch just turn into a pistol? Peter tilts his head a bit once more; it's clear he doesn't understand. ] It's not hard. Besides, everything can be replaced, after all, can it not?

[Video]

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[Staaaaaaaaare.]

I'm sorry, what did you say your name was?