ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[enigmaster]

...I don't really care.

[...]

I guess. I can text you the address. [...] No. That's my old one, I-- ...It's not important.

Hm. Bye.

[Annnnd done.]

[agoodname]

[.....] Everything okay?

[enigmaster]

Ah... Yeah. I think? That was my caseworker... She wants to talk to me about something.

[agoodname]

...that's interesting. Considering how much interest she's shown in your wellbeing up until now. [...yeah there's a definite amount of vitriol in his voice.]

[enigmaster]

[...yeah he notices that, okay, damn.] Mhm. I'm not sure she knows I tried to call her before or not. ...I kind of hope she doesn't.

[agoodname]

No? [Oswald arches an eyebrow at that] Why not?

[enigmaster]

I don't want her thinking I need her help or anything.

I kind of... made a point of distancing myself from all that when I didn't legally have to bother anymore.

[agoodname]

She sounds like an utterly terrible caseworker. [yep there's that vitriol] Completely useless.

[enigmaster]

...Well, that's kind of my experience with that sort of thing in general. It is what it is, you know. [And he shrugs.]

[agoodname]

[he makes a certain 'hmph!' sound, leaning back and folding his arms] At least you don't have to answer to her any longer. Not unless you want to.

[enigmaster]

Yeah... [He's pretty glad about that, too.] ...I kind of wonder what she wants. She didn't want to say it over the phone.

[agoodname]

[Oswald just arches an eyebrow at that]

...and that doesn't strike you as odd?

[enigmaster]

A little. I don't know. I can't really imagine what it's about... I guess I'll just find out tomorrow.

[agoodname]

[Oswald's mouth thins a bit into a line, starting to look a bit suspicious and not too pleased about that] ...I guess you will.

[enigmaster]

[Edward... pauses for a moment.] ...Are you worried?

[agoodname]

Well...yes. [he huffs a bit] Admittedly, I don't know this woman nearly as well as you do, but she's been suspiciously silent on your predicament and then all of the sudden she shows up again and won't tell you what it's about? Yes, that sounds perfectly above-board.

[enigmaster]

Ah... It does sound a little weird that way, I guess. ...I'm not sure how much she knows about my situation. She seemed surprised when I told her my address had changed.

[agoodname]

[Oswald blows out a breath at that] ...and how has she handled your previous situations?

[enigmaster]

...

[Edward's... quiet, for a bit.]

...I tried... not to ask for anything if I didn't have to. [Edward's not big on asking for help. With good reason.] Mostly she moved me around a lot or tried getting other people... involved.

[?]

[agoodname]

[???] Other people involved?

[enigmaster]

...Counselors. Therapists. That sort of thing. [He doesn't have great experiences with those.]

[agoodname]

....It doesn't sound like that was a good thing. [from the tone of his voice...]

[enigmaster]

They were always trying to figure out why I felt the need to lie or make up stories. [...] They didn't necessarily all put it that way, but it was pretty obvious that's what was happening. I'm not a fan.

[agoodname]

[Eustace's mouth flattens into a line at that] Oh, lovely. That sounds like a brilliant time.

[enigmaster]

...Yeah. The nicer ones just said I had a very active imagination. But some of them were less kind. [...] And one time I made one of them cry by accident.