ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[enigmaster]

[Edward just raises an eyebrow and takes another bite of his food. His expression is neutral, but.

He's.

Amused.....]

[agoodname]

[right he's just gonna...BE A BIT HUFFY... through part of dinner. But then he seems to get over it rather quickly]

So I think Fish is suspicious of my motivations a bit. [he sounds...more amused than threatened by that]

[enigmaster]

...Huh? [whomst]

[agoodname]

My boss. [he hums, stabbing a bit of orange chicken] She was surprised that I lost.

[enigmaster]

Hm. Well... You're not really the losing type, are you.

[agoodname]

Normally, no. [he sits back a bit] I covered by throwing Harvey's name into the ring--he's known for being utterly ruthless and very difficult to win against. But she's incredibly smart, and I think it's the stalling that's got her interest more than anything.

[enigmaster]

It did take a long time for what should have been a pretty simple case. That must look odd.

[agoodname]

It does. Especially for me. [he shrugs a bit] I'll handle it, though. I'm still relatively new, and most newcomers lose some cases. At least they won't accuse me constantly of cheating any more. [he rolls his eyes at that in obvious annoyance]

[enigmaster]

...That happened a lot?

[agoodname]

Oh, yes. [he smirks at that] First over my good grades, and then that I hadn't lost a single case up until now.

[enigmaster]

Hm. So they made childish assumptions because you're good at what you do. I see.

[agoodname]

[Oswald's smirk widens a bit at that, and he looks pleased with the conclusion] Essentially, yes. Simple minds, the lot of them.

[enigmaster]

They've already decided what makes more sense to them. Anything to the contrary they'll just spin around as proof instead. I know the type. [......he would, yeah.]

[agoodname]

[he pauses for a moment at that, studying Edward] ....I suppose you would, wouldn't you?

[enigmaster]

[Edward just calmly continues eating.] ...People have their narratives. They don't like things that go against them.

[agoodname]

[yep]

They certainly do. And those people end up being hardly worth the time anyone puts into them. [dryly]

[enigmaster]

Mhm. Far better to not even bother with them. [Edward's gotten very good at pushing those types away.]

[agoodname]

Agreed. [Oswald pushes his plate away, having finished] A complete waste of energy.

[enigmaster]

Yes. Well. People usually are.

[geez edward]

[agoodname]

[the corner of Oswald's mouth quirks a bit at that, picking up his own plate even as he arches an eyebrow]

All people?

[enigmaster]

...Just about. [Not... Not necessarily all. But he doesn't know what to make of this, yet. Or if there's even a point to figuring it out, when it's either going to be just the same as always or just temporary...]

[agoodname]

[he can't help but chuckle a bit at that] ...you're not wrong, in most cases. [right, he's going to take his dish into the kitchen to put it in the dishwasher]

[enigmaster]

People do tend to be predictable.

[Even if they pretend not to be.

Edward puts his own plate away a few moments after Oswald.]

[agoodname]

They are, that. [dry as all hell] Speaking of--shall we go and retrieve your things?

[enigmaster]

Mm... Alright.

[He would... kind of like his stuff back. He doesn't have a lot, but it's still his.]