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[pantyraid]

Ooh, I think I got it to work!  The little light's blinking. That's like the universal sign for 'working', isn't it? [ the young girl, clad in a quite.. quirky outfit peers at the camera on the device quizzically. ] That means I'm being recorded, right? Well, a magician has to keep up appearances, so! Hello, Citizens of Exsilium! My name's Trucy Wright, Ace Magician! Maybe you've heard of me! Or maybe you've heard of daddy, that usually seems to be the case. [ she bounces on her heels a bit. ] I don't really know what's going on, but while I'm stuck here, let's have some fun, okay?

Let's start with an icebreaker! [ Trucy holds up a deck of redbacked playing cards. She then spreads all 52 out in her hand. ] Pick a card, any card!

Comments

[video]

[pantyraid]

In my hat?

[ Trucy looks up, and then pulls the card out.. resulting in the whole deck spewing out like a soda. ]

Tah dah! Making you pick a card was just a red herring! [ get it. get it. ] They gave me a special deck of cards when I got here, so I'm learning some new tricks with them! How'd you like that one?

[video]

[perfectionisms]

[ We are not amused. ]

The set-up was weak. The reveal could use a lot of work.

[ Still fell for it though. ]

[video]

[pantyraid]

Do you really think so? Oh, I should take notes..

[ too bad she doesn't have a notepad.. maybe she should have chosen that as her weapon.. ]

Any other suggestions? I'm all ears!

[video]

[perfectionisms]

You shouldn't expose all your cards in one go. Make your opponent feel like they have the upper hand. He'll expose his weaknesses once he's relaxed his guard.

That's when you strike.

[ Added determination c/o imagining your "daddy" rolling in sweet, delicious agony. ]

[video]

[pantyraid]

Um.. I don't think magic is really about attacking your audience. At least, mine isn't!

[ not everything is about destroying an enemy's defenses, Franziska. ]

[video]

[perfectionisms]

You weren't supposed to take that literally. I've had enough magic-related cases to last a lifetime, thank you very much.

[video]

[pantyraid]

Cases? Oh! Are you an attorney?

[video]

[perfectionisms]

[ Whip slam: when there are no desks to slam and you have a whip! ]

That's prosecutor!

[ ... because apparently those are two different occupations in Ace Attorney I don't know. ]

[video]

[pantyraid]

[ where did that whip come from — either way, Trucy jumps. Prosecutors are always so scary or dreamy. ]

O—Oh, okay! You know, you really seem like a prosecutor.

[video]

[perfectionisms]

[ She's scary and dreamy. She's screamy. ]

Of course. I'm nothing like those fools in cheap suits.