ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[enigmaster]

[hey uh

so

no response]

[agoodname]

[HEY EDWARD WHAT THE FUCK he's not going to call the police because he can't do that, that would be a terrible idea SO HE'S JUST GONNA TRY AND SEE IF THERE'S A THING ONLINE FOR TRACKING SOMEONE'S PHONE GPS??? HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW THIS WORKS BUT HE'S GONNA GIVE IT A SHOT]

[enigmaster]

[Well if he manages to get that working, he'll find Edward's phone is located in

kind of a shitty part of Gotham. Not the most dangerous, but the part full of old buildings that should probably have been renovated two decades ago. It's at least a little sketchy. Geez, that's a little far to walk, too.]

[agoodname]

[what the ever loving fuck welp he's going to throw on some slacks and a tshirt and grab his cane and BOLT OUT THE DOOR because NO TIME TO LOSE CLEARLY]

[enigmaster]

[The good news is the GPS signal isn't really moving, so no worries about losing it as he makes his way there.

And it really is just lots and lots of old buildings there. The signal seems to be coming from... inside one of them? It looks abandoned. Well. Really, most of these haven't had someone (legally) living in them in some time, so that's not surprising.

Honestly, it looks like it's falling apart...]

[agoodname]

[RIGHT COOL he's going to just move his way over there, picking through the rubble a bit. He doesn't want to yell, just in case whomever may have taken Edward is still around so he'll just maneuver his way over there. It's a little difficult with his cane, but--he's managing]

[enigmaster]

[As he goes in, he'll see... Edward. Just. There. He's leaning against a wall, sitting on the ground, and he seems to be... asleep?]

[agoodname]

Edward? [yep he's going to be picking up his pace, even as his ankle twinges.] Edward!

[enigmaster]

[Edward groans a little and... blinks, bleary-eyed.] Huh...? [Is he still dreaming, because he almost thought he just heard Oswald.]

[agoodname]

Edward! [his name again, and he's almost reached him] Are you alright?

[enigmaster]

Oswald? [He blinks again. Oh. Oh, no, that was... real? That's. Unexpected.] Yeah, I'm... fine? [Why wouldn't he be? He takes off his glasses to rub at his eyes for a moment. Damn, he's tired...]

[agoodname]

You're--what are you doing out here? [he can't help but sound utterly baffled and he looks, well....significantly less put-together than he ever likes to]

[enigmaster]

Uh. [Geez, how does he even explain that.] I just... had to take care of something? ...And I guess I fell asleep for a bit. [oops]

[agoodname]

[hey Edward wtf] I guess you did. [he presses his lips together, then] Next time could you just--I don't know--leave a note? I know, it's not like someone cut my brakes or tried to frame you for murder or anything, but just a note to say that you haven't been kidnapped by some shadowy organization or the mafia or something would be helpful. [HIS VOICE IS DESERT DRY]

[enigmaster]

Oh. [Yeah, guess what Edward hadn't. Thought about. At all. And he winces a little.] I... Sorry. I hadn't thought... um...

[agoodname]

Just...a note, next time. Okay? [he looks around] What is this place, anyway?

[enigmaster]

Yeah... Okay. Just an old house. It hasn't really... aged well.

[agoodname]

No kidding. [he turns to look at him again, arching an eyebrow] And what were you taking care of here, exactly?

[enigmaster]

Doing an old resident a favor. [Edward pushes to his feet and nods his head towards the corner of the... kinda destroyed room they're in. There's... an old doll there. Weird. Kind of spooky, all on its own.] Just a delivery, you know.

[agoodname]

[....squid????]

And after said delivery you just....decided to sleep here? [edward what]

[enigmaster]

Well, I kind of had to search for a long time. Sort of... took me all across town. [He dusts himself off.] By the time I was done I was a little tired, I guess. [...He kind of. Looks it. Not as terrible as at the end of his stay in jail, but. Like the start of it again. The dark circles under his eyes a little more obvious again.]

[agoodname]

Wait--was this last night? [BIG FROWN???] Are you saying you've been up all night looking for that...doll thing?

[enigmaster]

Kind of. Since around... 3 AM, I guess? [He shrugs.] ...The person I was helping wasn't really the best communicator, so it took a while.

[agoodname]

Three--three am?! [what the hell even?!?!?!?] They couldn't wait until morning?

[enigmaster]

...She wasn't really one for reasoning either. I'm not really sure how aware she was of time? [He shrugs again.] She was going to keep me up one way or another, so I figured I might as well just do what she wanted.