ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[agoodname]

No. [Oswald rolls his shoulders, forcing the tension out of them] I have everything I need. "24 hours." [and with that last snarling reminder, the mass dissipates and the lights flicker back on, the coldness of the room fading away.]

[enigmaster]

...He's very insistent on it being done in 24 hours. [Edward lets out a breath, though, and turns to Oswald more properly.] Well, let's go tell someone about the body, then...

[agoodname]

I believe it would be best if you went home ahead of me, and I'll call someone about the body. The less we have to explain why you were there, the better, at least until we could get you billed as an independent consultant or something like it.

[enigmaster]

Oh... Sure, alright. That's probably less suspicious right now... [Of course, people did see him go in here, but. At least now anyone new won't ask questions.] ...I'll meet you back home, then?

[agoodname]

Yes. It shouldn't take me more than an hour or so. [and tentatively, he reaches out to just...touch his fingers to Edward's hand] ....thank you.

[enigmaster]

Oh... Um, sure. It's no problem. [He's... glad he could help with this.]

[agoodname]

I'll be home as soon as possible. [and he'll see him out to catch a taxi so he can take care of this and make his way home]

[enigmaster]

[And Edward is just... on his way back. That's simple enough, but he goes on autopilot a bit. It feels like... he blinks and suddenly he's made his way back home. Opening the door and stepping in and...

Ah.

It's... one of those times, huh...?]

[agoodname]

[Neither Elijah or Gertrude are there to greet him but....that Russian woman is. Who looks up from her habitual newspaper as he comes in and just...asks him something in Russian. Eyebrow arched]

[enigmaster]

[Edward... doesn't really hear her, honestly. He wouldn't ignore her, otherwise - he never does, really, even if he doesn't understand what she's saying (he's working on that). But he ends up just... putting his coat away, taking his shoes off, all still on autopilot, before taking a seat at the table and just. ... He's not really doing much, actually. He's just sitting there. That's all.]

[agoodname]

[there's a period of silence, for a moment...before she sets down the newspaper and pushes to her feet, moving across the room and sitting at the table across from him. For a moment, she stares at him, contemplative--before she speaks again. This time, Edward can understand her.]

"You talk?"

[enigmaster]

[It takes a bit for Edward to react. Kind of like he's on a delay. But then he just looks up, slowly.] ...Um... What? [He might be a little bit out of it, but that caught him off guard enough.]

[agoodname]

"You look bad." [dryly. Apparently, yes, she can speak English. A bit.]

[enigmaster]

[This is... surprising. But he can go with it.] Oh. ...I think I always kind of do. [Doesn't he? That's the image he has in his head, anyway.]

[agoodname]

[she just...arches an eyebrow] "Worse."

[enigmaster]

Ah. [Great.] I'm fine. [He's making a lot of effort to act as if he is, anyway.] Just a little... out of it. ...That'll go away later.

[agoodname]

"You have bad time." [It's not a question.] "You tell young man about this."

[enigmaster]

Huh? [....AH....] I-I'll just bother him if I do that...

[agoodname]

[yep she sure is giving him a look like he's an idiot.] "That is stupid."

[enigmaster]

[So direct...] Is it, really...

[agoodname]

"Yes."

[enigmaster]

Oh.

[......]

...Sorry?

[WHAT DOES HE SAY TO THIS]

[agoodname]

[yeah she just waves that off.] "So. You tell young man."

[enigmaster]

Um. [................he gets the feeling.... she'll disapprove if he says no] ...O-Okay?

[agoodname]

"Good." [and she nods once, before pushing to her feet.] "My name is Olga."