8: Dearest Dr. Cuddy...

[samuraiprosecutor]

Consider yourself currently out of my good graces. I went to work this morning only to be rebuffed. Apparently I'm too contagious to be around my co-workers. A disappointing waste of time and gasoline and energy.

At least I was able to bring more work home.

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[attorneyatlol]

More soup?

[samuraiprosecutor]

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[attorneyatlol]

[attorneyatlol]

Have you used any of the medicine I brought you?

[samuraiprosecutor]

Yes. Though, it doesn't seem to have been very effective.

[attorneyatlol]

Gee. I wonder if it has anything at all to do with your refusal to get some rest.

[samuraiprosecutor]

Or perhaps your taste in cold medicine is as bad as your taste in clothes.

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[attorneyatlol]

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[attorneyatlol]

For the greater good, I'll pretend I didn't see that.

[attorneyatlol]

Do you need help with your paperwork?

[samuraiprosecutor]

Despite protests to the contrary, I've got everything under control.

[attorneyatlol]

Why do I find that hard to believe?

It's not a big deal, Edgeworth. It isn't like I have anything better to do, and you know it would lighten your workload substantially if you'd let me fill out the general stuff. Did you get the ones I dropped off yesterday?

[samuraiprosecutor]

Yes. I took them by the office this morning. I'm not going to ask you to do my work for me, Wright.

[attorneyatlol]

I don't expect you to ask me, but the offer still stands.

Did it help any?

[samuraiprosecutor]

It...made a dent, yes.

If it hadn't been for that unplanned 'vacation' last month I wouldn't have this problem.

[attorneyatlol]

None of that was your fault, so stop acting like it's your burden to bear. You have friends who want to help you. Why the hell is it so hard for you to accept that? Is it some sort of pride thing?

[Locked to Wright]

[samuraiprosecutor]

And if it is?

[Locked to Edgeworth]

[attorneyatlol]

Then suck it up.

[Locked to Wright]

[samuraiprosecutor]

...I am capable of handling things on my own. I've certainly been doing it long enough.

[Locked to Edgeworth]

[attorneyatlol]

Yeah, and I think long enough is long enough.

Edgeworth, you're sick. I know you're not on the verge of death, but I saw you and you don't look good. You might think filling out forms is just moving your pen over the paper, but anyone can tell it's wearing you out. I mean, you were asleep on your keyboard, for crying out loud! Would it really be so bad for you to share the burden? Do you think someone will think less of you? Are you afraid it's somehow going to strip you of your independence?

[Locked to Wright]

[samuraiprosecutor]

My independence? My independence was hard-won, Wright. A mere cold is not going to take it away from me.

I am not weak. I refuse to be coddled. I care what I think of myself, not what others think.

Why are you, of all people, so determined that I admit defeat?

[Locked to Edgeworth]

[attorneyatlol]

... we are still talking about you being sick, aren't we? Because, you're right, a mere cold (or flu or whatever the heck it is) isn't going to take your independence away from you, and neither is accepting a little help, though you're sure as hell acting like it will.

I never said you were weak, Edgeworth. I wouldn't even think it. No one is trying to coddle you... Jesus, why is it okay for you to help me, but not the other way around?

[Locked to Wright]

[samuraiprosecutor]

If I can't rely on myself, then I have nothing to rely on. Help will not always be offered.

I helped you because you needed it, and you wanted it. That is the difference.

[Locked to Edgeworth]

[attorneyatlol]

Now who's using the faulty logic? You can't accept help because it won't always be there? You can apply the same argument to anything.

I never asked for your help. I didn't take it because I wanted it, I accepted it because I needed it. That is the difference. Do you think I'm weak because of it?

[Locked to Wright]

[samuraiprosecutor]

You are putting words into my mouth. Don't. Do you truly believe I could think that?