video;

[aceordisgraced]

I'm back.

[That was the coolest opening he could think of (or rather, the lamest of the coolest he decided on). It looks like the blue-suited lawyer is back to being a blue-beanied scruffy.]

That was a bit of an adventure wasn't it? I'm kind of embarrassed to remember it. How was it for anyone else?

Oh, and... [A pause. Then he clears his throat.] Aah, never mind. It really is a bad idea to let kids into something like this. But I guess Father's Day will be a little lonely from now on.

[to Maya, Mia, locked separately]
I think I owe you an explanation. Got some time for lunch?

[to Edgeworth, in the evening]
Do you have some time? I'll pay for tea, or coffee, or whatever you drink.

Comments

locked;

[feyted]

Oh, I think I could fit you in for lunch, Phoenix.

( She's giving him a fairly neutral look at first, considering how her suspicions at the start had been correct. She speaks, still watching him with a certain level of calm, and just a hint of -- was that a teasing air? )

Jut make it a good one.

( Explanation or lunch? She leaves that unspecified. )

locked;

[aceordisgraced]

[He smiles at her. Part of it's relief, and part of it's a little bit of a grimace.]

I'll take you wherever you want, my treat. Can I meet up you soon?

(text & locked)

[bratworth]

You don't need to pay.

(text & locked)

[aceordisgraced]

If you're sure. Does that mean you're accepting the invite?

(text & locked)

[bratworth]

If I must.

[ He'd really prefer not to, but he has a feeling Wright will just wheelde him until he does. ]

(text & locked)

[aceordisgraced]

[Wright would probably hunt down Edgeworth's room and sit at the door and talk to him until he opens it. A wise choice, Edgeworth.]

Thanks. That one café closest to this building?

(text & locked)

[bratworth]

Fine.

video;

[motioned]

Father's Day isn't for a while, is it?

video;

[aceordisgraced]

No, but my going home probably won't be for a while, either.

video;

[motioned]

[Oh.]

Well, you don't know that for sure! I mean, maybe you'll go home to your child really soon.

video;

[aceordisgraced]

Maybe, but I have friends here I want to be on the lookout for, so I'm kind of torn.

video;

[motioned]

Friends from your world who showed up here too, or friends you made here?

video;

[bittertears]

An adventure I would rather not have to repeat, if I am to be honest.

video;

[aceordisgraced]

Honestly accepted and wholly agreed with. How are you doing, Alice?

video;

[bittertears]

About as well as any other day I'm forced to spend in this city.

video;

[aceordisgraced]

Fair argument. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better, though, is my question.

1/3

[acemedium]

[....]

[So he's back to the way he was before, huh. Selfishly, Maya's a little disappointed. Even with him suddenly mother henning her, that Nick was her Nick - the one she knew and could understand. And now...]

sorry for my gross tl;dr

[acemedium]

[...]

[More importantly than that, though, it isn't hard for her to realize what happened. Trucy's gone. It's probably weighing on his mind. It's harder to tell what he's feeling because he's no longer the open book he once was, but--]

[He's got to be upset, right? Which means she should do something.]

locked;

[acemedium]

[For now, though:]

Lunch? Alright! I know just the burger joint to head to!

locked;

[aceordisgraced]

Lead the way, Maya. I'll trust your burger senses any day.

[Truth be told, he doesn't know if he can really explain things to Maya. If he asks, she might say yes. But would telling her be the right choice? What if telling her that he got disbarred hurts her (how, he doesn't know how to explain, but it still feels like a betrayal to the Fey sisters a little)? He lets out a breath and grins at her.]

Outside in fifteen minutes?

locked;

[acemedium]

I'll be there in twelve! I'm not slow and old like you.

[And promptly running off.]

[Video]

[hornedomen]

I don't remember anything about it.

[But more importantly:] What's Father's Day? Is it a festival?

[Video]

[aceordisgraced]

I see. Well, that's okay too, probably.

[He smiles.] It's a holiday where I come from. A kind of cute one, to show appreciation for your dad or something. It's kind of embarrassing to explain.

[hornedomen]

[He looked conflicted. He wanted to learn more, but not if it was embarrassing Phoenix.]

Do you think the library will have a book about it?

[aceordisgraced]

Sure it will! And I think it'll have more accurate information that I would.

But let's see. Father's Day is always on a Sunday. The third Sunday in June. I don't know where it originated from, though.