I could put a catchphrase here but I refuse!!!

[shadower]

Don't you have something better to do than bother me? I get it, you're bored, but I was doing pretty great over here. Life's good, everything's quiet, and the sky looks amazing today. You could try going for a walk and enjoying some of that, too.

You know. Instead of tossing me into a world haunted by soul-devouring ghost things.

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[jurisimpudent]

[He hunches his shoulders and glares, nearly as ferocious in his defense of Shikamaru's behavior now as he had been of his own.]

I asked you to do so.

[shadower]

Still... I'm ashamed of my pride.

[jurisimpudent]

I was more prideful than you were.

[shadower]

It's not really a matter of comparison.

[jurisimpudent]

I'm telling you that I provoked you, so please stop feeling bad.

[shadower]

Are you alright now?

[jurisimpudent]

I am perfectly fine. Indeed, better than ever.

[shadower]

Glad to hear it.

[jurisimpudent]

...Sorry.

[shadower]

What for?

[jurisimpudent]

For - provoking you. Now you feel bad as a result. I'm sorry.

[shadower]

No, it's nothing.

[jurisimpudent]

No.

[He bows both formally and angrily.]

I beg your pardon.

[shadower]

[He jerks back a little in surprise. Maybe he wasn't clear enough. He bows lower in return.]

There's no need for that!

[jurisimpudent]

[He looks to see that Shikamaru is bowing - and, scowling, he bows lower still.]

Yes there is!

[shadower]

[Contemptuously, he drops down to his knees and kowtows.]

Not. At. All.

[jurisimpudent]

[He can't beat that gesture, but at least he can match it.]

I humbly offer up my apology, and beg that you accept it.

[shadower]

[He could really scream right about now. He is not moving off the ground.]

Please, it's no matter at all!

[jurisimpudent]

It is a great matter. And I shall not stand until you accept my apology.

[shadower]

I can't possibly! There's no need for it!

[Is this ever going to end? This guy is torturing him on purpose, isn't he.]

[jurisimpudent]

[No response. He's gonna stay down until there's acceptance.]

[shadower]

[He glances up, then plants his head down again when he sees Edgeworth hasn't moved.]

[jurisimpudent]

[Edgeworth stays stubbornly still.]

[shadower]

[He holds the silence until he can't take it any longer -]

What am I missing?!

[jurisimpudent]

[The words come promptly and tautly:]

The words, "I accept your apology for your wrongdoing."