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[perfectbastard]

... Really? Are we actually about to do this song and dance all over again? I'm getting on in years, you know, I can't move on my feet like I used to and even if I could there are other partners I'd much rather tango with.

Let's get down to brass tacks. Rewatching a few episodes doesn't mean you're ready to play me. You know it, I know it, everyone who's reading along to all of this knows it so why don't you take a step back to reconsider what you're doing before you embarrass yourself?

It might be a little late for that, actually, since... well. Here I am, already. At least try to make it worth my while this time. Last time turned out to be horrendously uneventful, and if there's one thing you should remember about me it's that I need certain... cravings to be filled.











It's sex. I'm talking about sex.

... oh, and about these keywords. I'm not sure who this "Phoenix" fellow is, but if he really does need a new suit I do know some people in the business.

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[the_collector]

Mine hasn't even finished watching my series and I'm here already.

Seems like patience isn't really a thing in these parts.

[perfectbastard]

Not that it's in abundance everywhere else. People are always rushing into one thing or another. Relationships, careers, marriage is an especially common offender so I suppose I shouldn't even be surprised by one more rash decision.

[the_collector]

Think it's a human thing to still be surprised by the way people are.

[ Even when you've been around for six hundred years. ]

Maybe it's good. Means you have a little faith left or something.

[perfectbastard]

I'm not sure how much faith is warranted in this case. His track record with this sort of thing isn't exactly... glowing.

[the_collector]

Can't be worse than the one taking me on.

[leftjoker]

Ah, your mun is hoping to acquaint you with Phoenix Wright, are they? The man has trouble getting by financially, so I really don't know how he even got his first outfit to begin with.

Shoutaro Hidari, detective of the Windy City, Fuuto. I've worked with the members of Crane, Poole and Schmidt's Tokyo branch in the past, and they've said... interesting things about you.

[perfectbastard]

So it would seem. From what I gather he has a thing for courtroom theatrics, so I don't think there's anything we have in common.

I have a strange feeling that I'm not so popular in the Land of the Rising Sun.

[leftjoker]

No, I don't think so, the man can never seem to hold his booze. It's actually somewhat sad to see what happens to him when he's on tequila. [discreetly slides bar-tab account over to Alan]

Sometimes I just mention your name and the senior partners will start involuntarily twitching. Yomiko-san rushes out of the room for some reason, and when she comes back she seems to glow. You know anything about that?

[perfectbastard]

[ Alan peruses the tab briefly, his eyebrows arching just slightly as he reads the tally. ] Oh dear. This is not the mark of a man who's accepted his limits.

[ At the mention of the senior partners Alan laughs shortly, but Yomiko's name encourages a smile of a rather different sort. There's no one in the world who would describe that smile as being innocent. ]

You don't get far as a lawyer by having loose lips, you know.

[leftjoker]

The man somehow is able to turn dead-end defeats into certain victory, it's impeccable. Of course, success in one path of life does not necessarily correlate to success in another. I keep telling him to stop, but some part of holds me back when he's making his move because damn if it isn't amusing.

[Oh, Shoutaro knows that look. He knows that look all too well.] Ah, but it is a lawyer's ability to present the facts in such a way that his side appears favorable to the jury that makes him so invaluable to his firm and clients, is it not? Words are power in the courtroom, after all. [smiles back in a similar fashion.] Loose lips may not become a lawyer, but his ability to tongue twist allows for more interesting, rapid fire rebuttal, would you not say?

[perfectbastard]

Is that a fact? Perhaps we have something more in common than I initially believed. Next you'll be telling me he favors long-winded closing statements and gets up on his soap box once a week as if to address an audience beyond the wall.

[ A pause, as he glances towards you. Not you, Shoutaro, you. The mun. He sees you.

He winks.

Then gets right back to it. ]

Mm. I think it will suffice to say that... tongue twist is the most applicable term you could have used to describe the situation in question.

[leftjoker]

His closing statements are actually not that long, but the moments leading up to them are quite intense, almost as if he's physically attacking his Witness's testimony. It's quite a sight to see.

[Hi Alan! I'm waving to you from in the real world! I hope you find a Denny Crane!]

Is that right? My own skills with the spoken word are sufficient, but as a detective I find that a hands-on approach gets better results, you know? You need to be willing to get your hands dirty in the search for truth.