ACE ATTORNEY AU

[enigmaster]

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[enigmaster]

Ah... Alright, then. [Perfect.]

[agoodname]

Have you been playing against my father any more?

[enigmaster]

Mhm, a few more times.

[agoodname]

[hmmmmm MAYBE HE SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED THAT just gonna not think about the twinge of jealousy that gives him--]

Then I'm afraid you'll have a bit of an advantage. Our playing styles are similar in many ways.

[enigmaster]

Mhm, I'm sure it'll be fun either way. And you'll adjust, I'm sure. You do need to be strategic in court and all.

[agoodname]

Hm, I do hope so. I'd hate to make it boring for you~

[enigmaster]

I don't think you could do that.

[agoodname]

[lkasdhflhdsfs yep he's totally going to flush bright red at that, ducking his head a little, clearly pleased] ...well, I hope you're right.

[enigmaster]

Ah... I'm sure, really... [Edward's smiling just a bit and, uh. Yeah, you know what, let's go get that board out.]

[agoodname]

[aaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHH help edward is

very very cute

h e l p]

If you're sure. Far be it from me to question.

[enigmaster]

[And once they start... Well, Oswald will find that Edward is... good. Very good.

You're gonna have to really try here, buddy.]

[agoodname]

[He is incredibly good. So...for the first game, he loses rather spectacularly.]

Well...that went rather quickly. [his eyes are narrowing slightly] Round two?

[enigmaster]

Mhm, sure. [Edward would love another go, absolutely. He gets... very into chess.]

[agoodname]

[the second round, he shifts his strategy. A couple of his moves seem random or erratic, but more like an impulse than anything. He's quite obviously going to lose again, but he's more paying attention to Edward's reaction to unexpected moves, whether logical or illogical.]

[enigmaster]

[It's... very unexpected, yes. Edward is a bit caught off guard by some of the moves and does have to scramble a bit to adjust when it happens, not sure if it's just a random move or part of some grander plan.]

[agoodname]

[interesting. Well. He's lasted a bit longer this time--not by much, but certainly not enough to set up any grander plan. Not yet, anyway.

So. He'll pull one or two more of those, before giving the rest of the game to Edward.]

[enigmaster]

That's an interesting playstyle...

[agoodname]

Is it~? [He rests his chin on his hand, the corner of his mouth curling into a smirk] Care to have another go?

[enigmaster]

Absolutely. [yes? yes. yes please.]

[agoodname]

[this time...his play is incredibly mixed. It's half erratic movements, half normal strategic play. But every four or five moves he'll ignore the main focus of the battlefield entirely and move a random piece seemingly for no reason or purpose.]

[enigmaster]

[Okay, that's. Weird. And Edward is trying to keep track of both playstyles at once, which is. Tricky. This is getting harder...]

[agoodname]

[he definitely seems to be playing two different and separate games at once. He loses a couple important pieces and hardly seems to care, but then a pawn is lost and his face falls into a pout.] Well really now, Edward. Picking on my poor pawn like that~

[enigmaster]

Your pawn knows what it did.

[agoodname]

Really, it was acting under orders, it could hardly help it~ [he smirks, moving his rook right into the line of fire, like he hasn't a care in the world for it]

[enigmaster]

Well then, neither can I. [Is this bait. It feels like bait. It's definitely bait. ...Fuck, okay, he'll take it, though?]