ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[agoodname]

Oh? [he tilts his head a bit] What were you up to?

[enigmaster]

Just... looking around some stores. Nothing exciting.

[...It isn't like this necklace is going to do much anyway. It's probably just another scam.]

[agoodname]

Were you looking for something specific or were you just browsing?

[enigmaster]

...Just browsing. [He just... idly eats his cake, but. It's pretty clear that he's withdrawing.]

[agoodname]

[oh :( Oswald will quiet down, then, sipping at his coffee

well

he fucked that up]

...ah...anyway, I...I hope the cake is to your liking?

[enigmaster]

Mm, it's nice. Thank you. [... He doesn't really know what else to say. Or... rather, he doesn't really want to say anything. So for the rest of the evening, he's just going to be quiet and withdrawn. This shouldn't bother him so much, but. Well. It does.]

[agoodname]

[....oh. ok. Oswald will...bid Edward goodnight a bit early, then. :< since he's obviously mad at him]

[enigmaster]

[Edward ends up in bed rather early himself. He doesn't... really want to deal with these feelings right now. ...He's sure Oswald will be gone already by the time he wakes up, of course. As usual.]

[agoodname]

[yeah he

sure is.

He did leave a note on the table for Edward, though]

I'll do my best to be home for dinner tonight. Have a good day.

Oswald

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[enigmaster]

[...Well. Okay, then. Edward's just ... He may as well go out. He hasn't really been dealing with any ghost troubles recently and that won't do. So, after making himself something to eat - making sure to take his meds - he'll go out. Calling up Butch, of course, because... he promised Oswald. So he's been making a habit of taking Butch along. This is a job, technically. Oswald's ensured that, at least.]

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[enigmaster]

[Today's request is a simple matter, in theory. An ethereal woman - very distressed - has asked him to find her will. It seems it was left in her home and no one had found it, so. It's for Edward to find it. If it's still there, anyway. He's not so sure about that. If not, this'll be much more complicated. The house is... old. Still furnished, it seems, but there's sheets covering most things. Picking the lock is simple. He knows how to get into places without getting caught and having Butch along in case things go bad is ...well, much as he hates admitting it, probably a good thing. He steps further into the living room of the house, inspecting the various cupboards. Coughing a little from the dust.] Geez... Wouldn't have killed her to hire a cleaner before she died...

[agoodname]

"Ugh...no kidding. Good thing neither of us have asthma." [....] "...you don't have asthma, right?

[enigmaster]

Thankfully I've avoided that particular condition. Still, though... [He wipes some dust away, looking through everything. But...] Nothing so far... She said it was in this room, but...

[agoodname]

"Small mercies." [Butch wrinkles his nose] "If I were an old lady, where would I keep my will...."

[enigmaster]

[Edward's just going to start digging through everything. Shelves, cupboards, underneath cushions, but... a whole lot of nothing.] Nowhere sensible, seems like...

[agoodname]

"Great. That's helpful." [he rolls his eyes.] "You think maybe it's in the floorboards somewhere?" [he starts testing the give of the boards a bit, bouncing on them a little]

[enigmaster]

Huh... maybe. [He's gonna take a look around. And he does find one that's a little loose.] Oh, maybe over here...

[agoodname]

"Yeah? You find something? " [Butch is coming a bit closer, then, curious]

[enigmaster]

Looks like it's something, maybe... [He crouches down to the floor, moving the floorboard out of the way. As he does, however, there's a strong chill that flows out. Not natural. Butch will be able to feel it, too.]

[agoodname]

[....HMMMM DISLIKE] "...did you feel that? Because I felt that."

[enigmaster]

Mm. That's... different. [He... sets the floorboard down on the ground, taking out his phone to shine a light down there.] It... looks empty, though...

[agoodname]

[Butch tries to peer in a bit] "I take it you haven't encountered anything like that before."

[enigmaster]

No. This is new. [He frowns, squinting down. His other hand holding his necklace, trying to just... ground himself.] It feels like there is something, but... I can't see it...

[agoodname]

"I know you're the ghost-seein' guy, but do you want me to take a look?"

[enigmaster]

Mm, sure... okay. It's... weird that I can't see anything. [He'll stand up and take a step back. Weird. All this is weird. There's something... off... about all this.]