ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[enigmaster]

[The physical contact does it and Edward immediately bolts upright, eyes a little wide... and then he blinks a few times.] ...Um. Oh. [Oh. This is awkward.] Ah, h-hello.

[agoodname]

[yeah he automatically jerked his hand back when he sat upright so....blinking now]

....good evening. [he moves to sit]

[enigmaster]

Hm. [Edward straightens, a little and... quickly just adjusts himself a bit, too. And... well. Honestly, Edward's been gradually looking more tired the more time has passed. But right now it's especially obvious. The dark circles under his eyes more pronounced than ever.] ...Sorry. I didn't mean to fall asleep like that.

[agoodname]

It's fine. [he frowns just a bit, though] ....are you alright?

[enigmaster]

Yes. Perfectly fine. [He doesn't even think about the answer. It's clearly a lie.]

[agoodname]

[Oswald just....stares at him. And arches an eyebrow]

[enigmaster]

...

[That's fine, he can stare too.]

[agoodname]

Edward, you fell asleep on the table. [dryly]

[enigmaster]

So I did.

[agoodname]

[:/]

What, did you not sleep last night? [he frowns, then] Did Theo say something?

[enigmaster]

Oh. No, not really.

I don't really sleep most nights in here, that's all.

[THAT'S ALL, HE SAYS...]

[agoodname]

[...wait, what now] Why? Are the other inmates loud or something?

[enigmaster]

Not the inmates. [Well. Not the living ones, so much.] But that's not really the issue regardless of who's being loud. I simply... [He trails off.] It's nothing for you to concern yourself with. It's fine.

[agoodname]

[.....squid???? SQUID. Oswald's eyes narrow a bit...but he does drop it.]

...if you insist.

[enigmaster]

[Thank goodness.]

We have other matters to talk about, anyway.

[...Oh, he's still kind of back to that defensive mode. No emotion in his voice. None of that softness. Welp.]

[agoodname]

[. . . . ?????]

True enough.

[.....]

....what did Theo want to talk to you about, exactly?

[enigmaster]

I'm not entirely certain. He mentioned something about my reputation. People trying to figure out who they'll assign to me next. [...] I don't like him much.

[agoodname]

[Oswald kinda...snorts at that] You're one of the few. [his mouth twists into a scowl] He was very popular at our school. Everyone loved him. [yeah it's pretty clear what HE thinks of Theo as well]

[enigmaster]

You don't.

...What is his deal, exactly?

[agoodname]

His deal is that he was first in our graduating class, summa cum laude, whatever, and the only reason for that is that I was--[he stops, pauses...clears his throat and keeps going]--I was distracted during finals. He was one step behind me the whole time until then, and as popular as he was, he's still a slimy dick and was always pissed that I had better grades than him.

[enigmaster]

...Yes, I did get a slimy impression from him. [He's with you there, Oswald.] I'm not sure why he bothered stopping by here...

[agoodname]

Neither do I. [he folds his arms over his chest, eyes narrowing slightly--but it's more in thought than anything]

Maybe he just wanted to see what the fuss was, or maybe because I'm involved, or who knows.

[he waves a hand, wrinkling his nose] Either way, he's the last person I want sticking his nose into all this.

[enigmaster]

Apparently he thinks I'm interesting. I feel so very honored. [EXTREMELY DRY]

[agoodname]

[ . . . . . . ] Ah. Great. [his scowl darkens a bit] Here's hoping his not next to step in as your defense attorney. Not that he can't actually be good at his job, but I also wouldn't past him to deliberately sabotage something.

[enigmaster]

I don't suppose I could just say I don't want him?