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[prosecutory]

Good day. This is Miles Edgeworth.

I cannot accommodate you at the moment, but please leave a message and I will respond as soon as possible. 

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[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth's fingers run over a few titles until he stops at one, and pulls one particularly large volume out from the shelf.]

That's the general rule. All persons within a country's borders are subject to that country's law, whether they are foreigners or nationals. However, there are several exceptions, like treaties and international conventions made between or among countries.

[prosecutory]

I fail to see what is dutiful about filling people's inboxes with junk mail.

[psycholawgy]

[ Deliberately doesn't reply :') ]

[madhatted]

Just in case it's true, of course. I won't be responsible for such stupid deaths.

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[spiritpearls]

No, it's the power behind the text! There could be mystical forces at work.

[ ok now she's just making stuff up BUT SHE WANTS HIM TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY]

[prosecutory]

[Athena what.

WHAT.

Psychologists can't reveal EVERYTHING about their experiments or their data will be skewed, Edgeworth.]

[prosecutory]

If it were, and people have begun dying, we would have heard of it by now.

But as it is, even CERES surely wouldn't come up with such a morbid game.

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[prosecutory]

The heart would turn out to be so weak, if it could bow so easily to these "mystical forces". But that is not always the case; human hearts have prevailed, time and again.

[madhatted]

You seem rather certain of that, which is ridiculous. They do send people out to kill others, so this doesn't seem too far beyond the realm of possibility.

[Voice] After Manfred's post

[bewrightback]

[Phoenix is kind of panicked by finding out about Von Karma's presence, so he quickly tries to contact Edgeworth.]

Edgeworth? Are you there? Edgeworth!

[Voice]

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth, on the other hand, is cool as a cucumber. A very frilly cucumber.]

All this yelling is unnecessary, Wright. What is it?

[Voice]

[bewrightback]

[He'll try to calm himself.]

I'm sorry. It's just... There's something I have to warn you about. This isn't going to be easy to hear. But please try not to panic.

[Voice]

[prosecutory]

...

[Warn him, in particular?]

If this is about Manfred von Karma, I know he's here. [His tone becomes grim, and firm.]

[Voice]

[bewrightback]

So... you do know already. [It's not surprising when he thinks about it, considering he just made that message on the CereVice.]

I can't believe it. Of all the people to show up here...

[Voice]

[prosecutory]

He arrived at the same time as Athena Cykes. However, he won't recognize you; this may be an advantage.

[projections]

Wait, so what happens if a crime takes place in multiple countries?

Is there another rule for this situation too?

[prosecutory]

Maybe it is a possibility considering how many other things turn out to be possible, but with this chain letter circulating the colony, there are bound to be several people who will take no heed, and will presumably die.

That cannot go unnoticed.

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[stagewright]

But that doesn't mean they're not fun!! :) Isn't this one kind of cute?

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[prosecutory]

What is so "neat" about filling my inbox with spam mail?

[prosecutory]

As a matter of fact, yes. [He walks back to his seat with the book.] A crime committed on a ship registered at a certain country is prosecuted in that particular country, for example. But if that crime is considered an act of piracy, any country may prosecute it, because it is internationally recognized as a crime.

[Voice]

[bewrightback]

You're right. He didn't recognize me at all.

But I don't understand. Could he really be from the past?

[Voice]

[prosecutory]

I can say with certainty that he is. He did not recognize me either, but the name "Edgeworth" still draws strong reactions from him.

I deduced that whatever his point in time may be, it is sometime after meeting my father...but before taking me under his wing. Perhaps... [A pause. For dramatic effect.] Even close to DL-6 itself.

[projections]

I see then. People might handle their laws differently, but in the end they all agree on the same thing.

[He's just going to sit there in awe for a bit.]

[Voice]

[bewrightback]

[He takes this all in carefully. As ridiculous and impossible it all sounds... well... it's hard to find anything here that isn't ridiculous or impossible.]

The closer he is... the more careful we'll have to be.

[Voice]

[prosecutory]

That goes without saying. Did you tell him anything...about his future?