51: Conclusion (Spoilers for Trials and Tribulations under the cut)

[samuraiprosecutor]

I left Paris only days ago, but the Très Bien has made me eager to return...if only to indulge in enough fine French delicacies to remove all memory of the swill they dared to call cuisine. A warning would have been greatly appreciated.

[Locked to Hyacinth]
I wonder if I might request your services again?
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[Private; Hackable]

We have reached the dénouement...though some of us carry scars that will never heal, and others didn't see the end. Only now are we aware of the connections that ensnared us, ties forged from hate, trust, and pain. I've known for years that God does not exist, but now it seems that chance doesn't either. What are we left with?

The girls will move on - they're stronger than most of us can lay claim to. The master of the Kurain tradition is dead, her name cleared with her final act; Franziska fulfilled my expectations, including those I'd hoped she wouldn't; Armando was granted clarity, a double-edged blessing; and Iris was allowed the gift of retribution.

Her confession was...

It isn't the outcome anyone anticipated but...perhaps it was the best he could have asked for. In the midst of her deception, his trust, which I took for the most dangerous example of his naiveté, has been partially vindicated. If this is his closure...

He saved all of us. He's earned...whatever peace comes to him.



((OOC: Stupid fucking game, still getting me all weepy... Gah. Consider this the end of the T&T canon event, as far as Edgeworth's concerned. Backdated to late yesterday evening, after he returned home from their celebratory dinner. Edgeworth will slowly be coming back to the community, commenting here and there until he's closer to his previous level of activity.))

Comments

[drcuddles.livejournal.com]

How are you faring?

[samuraiprosecutor]

Better than some.

[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

I liked the food, too!

[samuraiprosecutor]

Of course you did. You're a man of discerning tastes, 'Laurice.'

[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Edgey! But you can go back to calling me Larry now. Fear not, though! The Deauxnim name lives on in spirit.

[attorneyatlol]

And miss that look on your face?

[samuraiprosecutor]

...If it resembled the look on Franziska's face, I suppose I can excuse the oversight. She did enact more than enough punishment for both of us.

[attorneyatlol]

Don't remind me...

[bloodiedrebirth.livejournal.com]

Of course. From where to where?

[Locked]

[samuraiprosecutor]

Multiple locations, actually. I have a few...souvenirs which need to be delivered. Of course, payment is negotiable.



((Yeah, 'Laurice' is the name he adopted for himself during the end of the last game. XD Larry's a special boy, and we love him so. [insert obligatory 'play the games, they're awesomesauce!' here]

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[bloodiedrebirth.livejournal.com]

Well, that's fine. When, though? I have school, but my evenings should be open.

And if you really want to pay me, you could buy me lunch. Or dinner, whichever really.

[aguyyoucantrust.livejournal.com]

Huh? The food wasn't that bad, was it?

[samuraiprosecutor]

It was, and I hold you responsible for the restaurant choice, Detective.

[aguyyoucantrust.livejournal.com]

Oof! I'm sorry, sir. It was the first place that I thought of...

[nick-4-maya.livejournal.com]

B-but Mr. Edgeworth! You can't go back to France so soon!

[samuraiprosecutor]

There are matters that need to be taken care of here, before I return. However, my work was interrupted. Paris was only the first stop on an extremely long journey. Eventually I'll have to return to Paris, to continue my studies.



((OOC: Note the vagueness on when 'eventually' actually is. Sneaky Edgey is sneaky.))

[nick-4-maya.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see... well, work is very important, but I hope that you won't be leaving too soon, Mr. Edgeworth!

And you should make sure that you say goodbye next time, as well!

[timey_wimey]

So you wouldn't recommend it to me if I ever decided to world-hop there, then?


((OOC: l-lol Ten's totally hacked the private part. He just... hasn't let on yet. >.>))

[samuraiprosecutor]

I wouldn't recommend it to you if McDonald's was the sole alternative. The menu items could barely be called food, let alone cuisine.



((OOC: FUCK YEAH HACKING. DO WANT. XD))

[timey_wimey]

Oh, that must be bad, then. I'm not usually too fussy about food, but it does amaze me how a lot of you humans can eat things that I'm pretty sure are more plastic than real food.

[Locked]

... Sounds like there was a lot more going on than that trial and Phoenix falling off a bridge.

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[re-formed.livejournal.com]

...Everything turned out well, then?

[samuraiprosecutor]

Not necessarily well, but the results could have been far worse. The resolution was...adequate.

[re-formed.livejournal.com]

No one was hurt?

(( WOW I FAIL. *headdesk* ))

[vonwhippingberg.livejournal.com]

... You made a good defense attorney, Miles. Perhaps we should do battle again sometime. *grin*

I wish to know what Armando's sentence is, when he receives it.

[samuraiprosecutor]

If we do so it must be in some other capacity. Defense is something I'll be leaving to those better suited for it.

When he receives it, I'm sure the sentence won't be kept secret. The information shouldn't be difficult for you to obtain.