ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[enigmaster]

It... was kind of awful, yeah. I got in trouble for it, too, because I guess the school assumed I was trying to scare someone on purpose. [It was not... a great time.] I didn't correct them.

[agoodname]

Idiots. [harshly--but then he swallows and reigns it in] Absolute worthless imbeciles, the lot of them.

[enigmaster]

Mhm. I didn't really care. They suspended me, but I just... couldn't go back there again.

[agoodname]

I can certainly see why. [he pauses for a moment, and squeezes his knee gently] ...thank you for telling me. [like he's not already making a list of the people he's going to murder for this.]

[enigmaster]

Ah... [...] ...Sure. [Sure, he says, like it was easy. But it... wasn't.] ...I've never really told anyone before.

[agoodname]

Then...I'm glad you told me. And I appreciate it. [he does, too. It...makes him feel trusted. With such a secret, how could he not? Something Edward's never told others...Oswald swallows] I understand why you hate Halloween.

[enigmaster]

...Yeah. Just. Bad memories, you know? [Edward fidgets a little, looking away.] Can't look at any decorations without being... reminded. [It's a real big trigger.] ...I kind of shut down for a while, afterwards.

[agoodname]

.....ah. The grocery store. When you left early to go outside.

[enigmaster]

...Mhm, yeah. I wasn't really ready for it. It's... if I know it'll be there, I can kind of deal with it, but it's still not... great.

[agoodname]

Well. In that case, all the more reason to stay inside, isn't it? [he hums a little, quietly] It's cold, wet, windy, and there are tacky, horrible Halloween decorations everywhere. Best avoid it all completely.

[enigmaster]

Hah... Yeah. [Edward's... quiet, a little longer.] The timing of it's... pretty awkward.

[agoodname]

Oh? How so?

[enigmaster]

I was actually born in October.

[agoodname]

[.....what. Oswald just...stares at him a moment]

....your...your birthday is this month? [HEY EDWARD???] When exactly?

[enigmaster]

The 27th. [Isn't that just. Fun. Edward sounds a little bitter about it.] A few days before Halloween. [And hey, you know, Edward didn't actually say that the incident happened... on Halloween.]

[agoodname]

[...are you kidding]

Well. We'll just have to do something fun inside, then. [he squeezes his knee again, this time more decisively.]

[enigmaster]

[yeah his luck is kind of garbage, huh? but also ????] Ah, it's okay, we don't have to...

[agoodname]

It's your birthday, Edward. I want to. [he pauses for a moment] Unless, you don't want to...?

[enigmaster]

No, it's... okay. [He's a little surprised Oswald wants to.] I've just never really done much for it before.

[agoodname]

Then we'll make sure it's something fun. Is there anything specific you'd like to do?

[enigmaster]

Oh, um... I don't really know... [Edward shifts and leans against Oswald a little.] I'm fine with just... hanging out.

[agoodname]

[Oswald chuckles a little, shifting so Edward can settle better against his side.] Well...we could have a game tournament. If Harvey came, that would at least make three of us.

[enigmaster]

[Yep, Edward settles a little, now.] Hm... That'd be pretty fun.

[agoodname]

Why don't we do that, then? Dinner and games?

[enigmaster]

Sure. That sounds nice.