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[prosecutory]

Good day. This is Miles Edgeworth.

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[psycholawgy]

Wow, he must be really old if he worked with Miss Mia!

[ I'M SORRY MIA. I'M SORRY GODOT. ]

Wait--how can he be Miss Mia's colleague if he's a prosecutor?

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth doesn't even chastise Athena for that "old" comment.]

He was a defense attorney before. But when Wright met him, he was already a prosecutor.

[psycholawgy]

[ look, at least she didn't call you old, edgey-boy. ]

Can people do that?

[prosecutory]

[He drains the last of his tea.]

Normally, no. It's a long story.

[Edgeworth closes his eyes briefly. Guess he'll have to be the one to tell this sad story, although he can do it candidly because it doesn't concern him much.]

He was in a coma after being poisoned, and became a prosecutor under the alias "Godot" to exact vengeance on Wright. You see, he blamed Wright for being unable to stop Miss Fey's murder.

ah... what a beautiful icon

[psycholawgy]

Well, that's... that's no good. . .

[ there's a thoughtful pause there as she processes that. she knows that mia fey passed away, but she never knew the whole deal with the murder case. ]

But boss wasn't part if it, wasn't he? The murder, I mean... If the news regarding the case was out, then he should have known that boss had nothing to do with it.

why thank ye

[prosecutory]

No, he wasn't.

[He put his cup down - more gently this time. Then he proceeds to unfold his chessboard and set up the pieces.]

Godot blamed Wright for not protecting Miss Fey on that fateful night. She was important to Godot, so when he awoke from his coma only to realize that she was dead, he directed all his emotions toward beating and humiliating Wright.

[psycholawgy]

[ this sounds like something he'll have to ask phoenix about later on... ]

And this guy. He likes coffee?

[prosecutory]

Far too much, I might add. [Look who's talking, tea addict!] He always has a mug when he's in court...and sometimes hurls it at Wright.

[psycholawgy]

Hey, Mister Edgeworth... so, this guy throws coffee at the defense, and Franziska whips people. . . did you do anything like that when you were younger?

[prosecutory]

[The chessboard is now set up and ready for a game. He shakes his head, looking quite offended that Athena would think he has his own shtick like that.]

Hmph. Of course not. [But he did call Miss Fey a novice bimbo and a quaggy woman, and made many defense attorneys lose their confidence by declaring all their clients guilty.]

Will you be black, or white?

[psycholawgy]

[ athena almost looks disappointed. ]

That's boring. You could have had a really long cravat that slapped the defense and all... [ athena no. ]

I guess I'll go first. [ white it is! ]

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth frowns, scarcely believing what he just heard from her.]

That...would be very impractical and disruptive. [Not to mention very difficult to keep clean.]

I don't need anything of the sort to face the defense.

[psycholawgy]

Prosecutors do like being disruptive.

[ YEAH, SORRY, she's dissing your profession brah!! ]

[prosecutory]

Defense attorneys don't even need to do anything strange to be disruptive, however.

[Right back at'cha, and as soon as Athena moves Edgeworth will ease one black pawn forward.]

[psycholawgy]

[ her next move is done a bit hastily, mostly because edgeworth has successfully riled her up. ]

We have to be loud because we're always being bullied, that's why!

[prosecutory]

[He's not as easily riled up and so strokes his chin in thought before making his next move.]

Oh? And which prosecutors have bullied you during your career, Miss Cykes?

[psycholawgy]

... Prosecutor Payne.

[ not that. she's had much contact with payne. it was only one time!! ]

[prosecutory]

[He has hard far less contact with Payne, so all Athena will get is Edgeworth blinking at her, looking genuinely confused.

Well, to be fair, there's just so many prosecutors in the Prosecutor's Office and he has never been so good with names, right?]

Who?

[psycholawgy]

[ you're the chief prosecutor?!?!?!? ]

Prosecutor Payne...? The Rookie Killer?

[prosecutory]

I'm afraid the name isn't familiar to me.

[EDGEWORTH???

To be fair he's...not yet Chief Prosecutor though.]

[psycholawgy]

[ this actually makes her start sweating. ]

I guess it doesn't matter. But if you do get to meet him, he has this annoying shrill voice. You definitely won't forget.

[prosecutory]

[Athena might notice that while Edgeworth does take the time to think about his moves, he doesn't spend too much time and is very deliberate about it.]

I'll keep that in mind. Is he your only problem?

[psycholawgy]

Weeeeell...

[ she draws that out, unsure whether or not to tell. but in the end, she decides to say it. ]

Simon can be a bit of a bully.

[ understatement of the year. ]

[prosecutory]

...

[Edgeworth is silent for a moment when she mentions Simon. But when he speaks up again, he sounds pretty casual. Like they're talking about the weather at a coffee shop.

Close enough, since they're at a cafe.]

And what makes you consider him a bully?

[Athena had mentioned Payne having a shrill voice. Perhaps Payne enjoyed hearing the sound of his own voice?]

[psycholawgy]

[ ??? what's wrong with mentioning simon, edgey. ]

Have you talked to him?!

[ THAT ANSWERS THAT. ]