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?
[/Locked]

[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?

[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

I liked the food, too!

[samuraiprosecutor]

Better than some.

[samuraiprosecutor]

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

[attorneyatlol]

And miss that look on your face?

[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.

[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]

[Locked]

[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.

[Locked]

[samuraiprosecutor]

This evening, if possible. If not, tomorrow evening would suffice. Several of the recipients are on my world, others are in an alternate time-line of ours, and the rest are members of the community.

I can pay enough for you to buy yourself a meal.



((Whoo! Plaaaay them. You know you want to! ;) Also, I apologize for Edgey. He's not exactly the most social of creatures. XD))

Re: [Locked]

[bloodiedrebirth.livejournal.com]

This evening sounds fine. Where should I meet you?

If I'd wanted a meal by myself, I wouldn't have asked.

[aguyyoucantrust.livejournal.com]

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

[nick-4-maya.livejournal.com]

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

[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. >.>))

[re-formed.livejournal.com]

...Everything turned out well, then?

[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.

[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.))

[samuraiprosecutor]

You are aware that Deauxnim was as much of an assumed name for her as it was for you?

[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))

[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

Well yeah, I assumed that was her name 'cause that's what was written on her books.

[attorneyatlol]

Don't remind me...

[samuraiprosecutor]

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

[samuraiprosecutor]

Larry, did you listen to anything that was said about your esteemed 'author' during Iris' trial?

[samuraiprosecutor]

You must admit, in that instance it was deserved. Such deception is hardly proper behavior for a defense attorney.

[samuraiprosecutor]

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