Planning on apping at towerofanimus

[auffallen]

Ja, mun!

Glad to see you've picked the reins back up. Can't let this stallion get too rusty, hah!

... Though I've noticed that other muse in your head... seems a lot like Kris, I think. Different circumstances, but...

Anyway! We're going to have fun there, ja?

... It's a what game? They do things to who?

Nevermind, nevermind. I can get through it. And all the little fräuleins there will be -

... What do you mean, my German is wrong? Of course I speak it!

... I see. You checked with your teacher. ... Well then.

- Klavier Gavin ☆

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[lightofgrace]

Why would you speak a language you don't know how to speak?

[auffallen]

Of course I know how to speak it! I spent years in Germany!

[lightofgrace]

That doesn't mean you're getting it correct. I was there when the Tower of Babel fell, I know how this works.

[auffallen]

You were - ach!

OBJECTION!

That's impossible!

[lightofgrace]

What's the matter with it?

[auffallen]

Heh. There's no way you could be that old!

[lightofgrace]

Angels are older than they look.

[auffallen]

Ja, but aside from being a name or a nickname, angels aren't real.

[warriorscribe]

I think it's my turn to object - or it's his turn, but we're both qualified.

*He'll stick up for any angel.*

[auffallen]

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Claiming to be 'angels'... that's a very extraordinary claim.

[warriorscribe]

*If it's evidence you want, it's evidence you'll get. Enoch does enjoy showing off.*

I can't give you evidence that I am an angel; I'm not. But I can show you divine work in action.

*And with that, that weird asymmetrical armor he's wearing? It just vanished.

He's never tried to reform it slowly like this before, but now he tries, looking down in concentration as light pools around his feet and slowly moves up his body, reforming his armor as it travels. Finally, it forms the wing-shaped neck guard, light glinting off its tips, and he raises his head.*

[auffallen]

[Clapping his hands for the magic show.]

A very good illusion! But every trick - it has its secrets, ja? So I wonder, Herr Sparklepants, what is the trick behind your treat?

[warriorscribe]

*Herr Sparklepants? What...?*

It isn't an illusion. Come see for yourself.

*And he holds out his arm for Klavier, inviting him to inspect it for himself.*

[auffallen]

[Welcome to Ace Attorney, Enoch.]

Well, someone's forward.

[He grins, and heads over to poke at the armor. ... Hm. It's solid. So it wasn't some kind of hologram or something. Hmm...]

Ach, I'm afraid this isn't my area of expertise. I'd have to ask the fräulein with the magic panties for advice on this one.

[warriorscribe]

With the...what?

*Is this an attempt to prove angels are real or a contest to see whose canon has weirder elements?*

[auffallen]

... She's a magician, Herr Sparklepants.

[warriorscribe]

You need a second person to tell you what you can see and feel here is real?

*And while he's still touching it? He'll dismiss it again just to prove his point - there's definitely energy at work, since it gives off warmth.*

[auffallen]

She's more skilled in these kinds of things, ja.

[He deals with logic, not magic.]

[warriorscribe]

*Well, learn to deal with magic or you'll be hopelessly lost in the world of crosscanon RP.*

She won't come to any conclusion you haven't, I'm sure.

*He laughs, but not sarcastically. It's genuinely nice to see someone testing things and making sure of what they see. Sure, the skepticism is a little annoying, and he did just say the two people who mean the most to him don't exist, but...all the more reason to prove him wrong. It's clear he means no malice.*

[lightofgrace]

Am too real.

[auffallen]

You are. Angels are not.

[lightofgrace]

I am an angel.

[auffallen]

Hah. I don't think so.

[lightofgrace]

Do I really need to pull out the six wings and the trumpets?

[hobologic]

Not you too, Gavin. [Phoenix would rather not see anyone have to deal with the Tower.] Good luck. You'll need it.

[A pause.] Fräuleins, huh? [He shakes his head.] At least you've got your priorities in order.

Are you sure you know German? I always wondered about that.

[auffallen]

[... Ah. Wright. All of the awkward feelings now... tch. He can put those aside for the moment.]

Heh. He used to play me in a place they called Purgatory. I could handle myself there.

[Yes because you made friends with the biggest flirt aside from you. And the monsters weren't as bsd.]

It's always important to, ja.

[He'll be over here flicking his hair. Sexily.]

I studied in Germany for years. I could not have gotten by without being understandable.

[In terms of him speaking it totally fluently aside from legal terms, though...]

[hobologic]

[Yes, this is awkward, but Phoenix continues on as if ignorant of the fact.]

Purgatory? Sounds like a nice place. I'll take your word for it. This tower is pretty bad, though. They make you eat oatmeal.

[And that's just the start.]

Plus, you'll run out of hair products.

[Phoenix is immune to sexy hair-flicking! Well, usually, and currently his immunity is in full working order.]

What's with the put-on accent, then? Just part of your rock star image?

[auffallen]

[As expected. Wonderful. Denial City, population: these two.]

It wasn't actually that bad.

... Well. When Kris disappeared from it, it wasn't that bad.

[... Wait what.]

A... ach! I will find a way!

[Okay. Okay, fine.]

I do have somewhat of an accent... many of my pre-teen and teenage years were spent there. But I do tend to emphasize it in public. You can't have a mysterious foreign rock and roll star without the foreign, ja?

[hobologic]

[In denial? Phoenix? Never. Also, having one's name cleared does do wonders for one's goodwill.]

This place is that bad.

[Although, since Klavier brings up Kristoph, he guesses it's all right to do so himself...]

At least he's not there.

[He smiles. Looking on the bright side!]

It'll be pure torture for you, Gavin. You'll get split ends.

[Ha ha.]

Thought it might be something like that. Your mystique. Maybe I should put on an accent. What do you think? I am a musician too, you know. You might even say we're colleagues!

[Not because of that other thing they both do... Or did, in Phoenix's case.]

[auffallen]

[Well okay Klavier can be alone in this denial party that's cool too. Kristoph is still an issue.]

Eh... we will see how bad this place is.

[... No. Just no. Not even in the same league.]

I... do not think so. It wouldn't fit with your image. Your persona for playing is the everyman, ja? It wouldn't do for you to take up an accent.

[perceivesjustice]

...Yeah, I'm pretty sure your frauleins or whatever will be too busy to notice you. Sorry, Gavin.

[Do you see the way he mangled that German word just for you? Yeah, you're welcome!]

[auffallen]

[Just. Keeping a smile up.]

Why not? There's always time to relax.

[perceivesjustice]

You might serve as a pretty distraction from time to time, but still, there's some... heavy stuff that happens here.

Though I guess some girls might actually appreciate your attitude.

[auffallen]

Herr Forehead, the best time to relax is when there's 'heavy stuff'. You'll miss things if you're too tense, you know.

[perceivesjustice]

I'm not tense! I'm fine! If you relax too much, you'll--!

...You might end up facing some sever consequences.

[auffallen]

You keep saying that, but you do not show it.

Ah? Like what?

[perceivesjustice]

Tense muscles aren't really a thing you can see through clothes, Gavin. I'm just fine.

Like... I don't know, getting eaten by monsters? The dangers of the tower are both numerous and, well, puzzling, to say the least.

[auffallen]

... Ah. That... is a problem, yes. I have a little firearms training, but I do not like carrying a gun.

Let me know if I get this wrong and I'll change it. XD

[frilliance]

A word of advice - nobody uses the word 'fräulein' nowadays. [Also he's trying hard not to cringe at the accent.]

Nah, you got it.

[auffallen]

Eh? Heh. I know. The fans seem to like it though, no? My performances in Germany were... different.

[Aka he drops the accent totally and uses an American accent.]

Re: Nah, you got it.

[frilliance]

I see. So it's a gimmick, then? [WILL NOT COMMENT. WILL NOT COMMENT. ;_;]

[auffallen]

... Such a cold way of putting it, Herr Edgeworth. But yes.