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

[samuraiprosecutor]

Perhaps they're unaware of what food is actually supposed to taste like because they're used to food of a very poor quality. Or perhaps they simply have atrocious tastes in cuisine.

[Locked]

...Every time I post privately I'm made to wonder why I even bother.

The murder and trial were difficult, and the ramifications of both were of a very personal nature for many of those involved.

[timey_wimey]

Could be either! We may never know.

[Locked]

Well, I am good with computers.

Hmm. One of those cases where you begin to doubt the existence of coincidence, right? I know that happens to me a lot...

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[samuraiprosecutor]

So is everyone else in this place, it seems.

Thanks to Wright I began to doubt their existence long ago...but eighteen years of interconnected events are almost enough to force a man to reconsider the validity of the Butterfly Effect. Or perhaps 'fate' should be held responsible.

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[timey_wimey]

Oh, not everyone. More than usual, though.

Trust me, the Butterfly Effect thing isn't as far-fetched as it sounds, especially where time is concerned. The smallest decision can create an entirely new universe, in some cases. Fate, though - that's another story altogether. I don't go in much for fate.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

Too many, at any rate.

I don't put stock in fate, either. Our lives are what we make of them, and our mistakes and triumphs aren't ordained.

Still, when the indirect touch of one event can so alter the lives of many, impact them in such a critical way...

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[timey_wimey]

Trust me, speaking as someone who deals with time and events on a regular basis, that's normal. Frightening, yeah, there's no denying that. But after a while, you... well. You just get used to it.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

I should hope there won't be a need to, beyond this situation. If there is, it won't be the most difficult truth I've had to accept.