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secretagentspydetectiveninja · 9 months

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so there's no hindi version of phoenix wright but it absolutely SHOULD exist because it would be so good listen-

(i am fully "localising" this because if the english and french versions of the game were allowed to then so am i, dammit)

it would take place in some big city in india, probably mumbai so that the steel samurai stuff can be connected to bollywood

the last time i was in mumbai i literally saw a japanese temple like down the road from my grandparents' building so the japanese influences aren't even that out of place. it's a big city okay, it could totally work

kurain village can be a "gaon" (village) somewhere in the maharastrian countryside. the fey manor even feels a lot like the big family houses you get out in gaon, though with a lot more japanese influence of course

the thought of pearl calling maya "maya didi" is melting my heart omg ("didi" means "big sister" but you can also use it on people who aren't literally your sister)

maya can still be called maya, it's a common name in india

and morgan would get so mad whenever phoenix doesn't call maya "maya-ji" ("ji" is a respectful suffix like "-sama" in japanese). he'd be like SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND, WHY TF WOULD I CALL HER "MAYA-JI"

edgeworth and gumshoe would have THE jai dixit and ali bhai dynamic from dhoom. without the motorbikes, of course. gumshoe would call people "yaar" instead of "pal" (it means the same thing).

larry is circuit. i don't know how else to put that. if you understand then you understand and if you don't, you don't.

speaking of, furio tigre would ABSOLUTELY refer to himself with the pronoun "apun" (a first-person pronoun often used by mafia-type characters) and call people "mamu" ("sucker")

OH AND WOCKY WOULD TOO. wocky would speak in the most munnabhai slang you ever heard. he would also mix english, hindi, marathi, gujarati, punjabi and bengali all in the same sentence. nigh incomprehensible.

lotta hart... while it makes sense to make her from south india, i feel like they get negatively stereotyped enough as is and they deserve better. so you know what? she can be gujju. lotta is from surat now and she talks like it. she's got that "hurati" accent. morgan fey hears her with her પાણી instead of पानी and ગોળી instead of गोली and is immediately like "get out >:("

wendy oldbag being one of those desi grannies is absolutely brilliant lmao

sister bikini being a desi auntie is even better

me and my brother have been calling hindi manfred von karma "manoj karma" for funsies so i've decided to keep it (the word "karma" is of indian origin so it works perfectly)

i haven't come up with pun names for people yet but phoenix, apollo and athena can keep their english first names. seriously, in mumbai you see places with those names all the time. especially apollo. it is inescapable.

^see? i was DYING. anyways

MAYA'S TRADEMARK FAVOURITE FOOD SHOULD BE PANI PURI ("gol guppa" for you dehli peeps), NO I AM NOT TAKING CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

khura'in, being likely in the himalayas somewhere near bhutan (based on their climate and culture), would still be a few hours' plane journey from mumbai so it still works. a lot of the khura'inese characters can keep their same names too, eg "nahyuta sahdmadhi" already sounds very very sanskrit to my ears (sanskrit is the south asian equivalent of what latin is in europe). and also have you seen how he dresses because it's clearly a sherwani (indian/pakistani formal clothing) and amara's idle animation is clearly inspired by art of hindu deities and rafya's middle name is literally padma and oh my god there is so much shared cultural influence they are CLEARLY countries that border each other

(the "kh" sound strongly present in the khura'inese language is also giving me south asian vibes...)

me and my brother already joke about how shah rukh khan would totally make a great mr reus/roger retinz. LISTEN okay he absolutely would. he's got that villain swag.

you don't even need to change the other guy's real name ("manov mistree") because that already sounds like an indian name. do you know how common the surname "mistry" is in some parts?? do you know how many gazillions of people i personally know who have names that sound exactly like that??? and roger retinz is the ratings rajah. RAJAH (king). i've already been headcanoning him as desi since the first time i played aa6. anyway shah rukh khan character vibes

(but then again amir khan has literally played an evil magician in a bollywood movie before, so he could pull it off too i think...)

hindi has informal ("tu"), medium ("tum") and formal ("aap") second-person pronouns. you could have SO MUCH FUN with those. franziska would call literally everyone "tu" to assert dominance while edgeworth would call literally everyone "aap" to keep them distant. siblings amirite

franziska referring to miles as "mera chhota bhai" is actually killing me oh my god. that's her chhota bhai you guys skjdhkjfhldjssdrgse

feenie calling dahlia "dollie" works really well because i have like seven relatives with the nickname "dollie" so i'm presuming it must be common

oh yes, and mumbai does occasionally get earthquakes so the DL-6 incident still makes sense

india also has an active space programme so the UR-1 incident does too

and there's a monsoon season with storms so the SL-9 incident does as well ahahhahahhaa this is sO GOOD (okay in all fairness the monsoon season is not in february, when the case takes place... whatever whatever it's FINE i can make it work somehow)

you can use three scripts for the one translation -- english romanisation (for NRIs like me who suck at hindi...), the devanagari script commonly used to write hindi, and the urdu script so that urdu speakers can play too (for the most part the languages are mutually intelligible, you wouldn't need to change the dialogue at all, only the writing system)

if anyone out there is better at hindi than i am and wants to make a fan translation please do, it would be so iconic

#since my grandparents have been here i've been thinking about this a lot #ace attorney #long post #random stuff #i'd try translating it myself but like i said‚ i suck at hindi #i can understand movies and stuff i just can't speak it #i'm way better at gujarati bc that's what we speak at home #uhh i think there were a few spoilers in here hang on-#aa6 spoilers #there we go

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neutronian · 1 year

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oh i am going to need to see a voice acted conversation between edgar, ty and anne.

#going to be so normal about that. so normal. i swear i know what the word normal means #but also just any conversation between edgar and ty is uhh how do i put it? going to make me spontaneously combust #they're SO SIMILAR i LOVE how similar their speech patterns are #woke: ty picking up base jargon #also woke: edgar picking up flinchite jargon #thank you ace for suggesting that bc it's literally built a little house in my brain now #woe.begone #e speaks #normal about character tag #... ah. oh no.#... conversation between edgar and mystery...#woe.begone spoilers

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fwob · 2 years

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still cant believe this url was available

#ill change my pfp and theme and stuff uhh . this weekend probably #ace speaks

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zaddyazula · 3 months

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woah!!! what’s this!!! also jumpscare warning for british accent!!!

#please ignore how inconsistent my voice for gumshoe is #uhh yeah this is pretty long and at a random point in the case but whatever #also i start talking immediately 😭 there’s like 3 seconds of silence and then i don’t shut up #also also i am not a voice actor 😭😭😭 forgive me for the voices i give them #also my voice is fairly high :( gragh #zad plays #zad talks #zad plays ace attorney #ace attorney #zad speaks #Youtube

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ramshackledtrickster · 4 months

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Thoughts on the tyranny of king Washington dlc?

Not good.

I believe I’ve talked about this before on my blog but I can’t find the posts to link back to rn unfortunately.,,

But uhh I’ll just. Lightning round it real fast

“it’s all a dream” dumbassery

Racism behind the scenes (exclusion of indigenous talent and consultants that were present in the main game, very little care or no usage of the Kanienkehá:ka language, etc)

P much non of the indigenous cast returned except for Noah as Ratonhnhaké:ton. Ziio, Kanen’tó:kon, Oiá:ner… all different people (and all white or non indigenous if memory serves me right. I heard a story where Tiio Horn didn’t even know the dlc was being made until Noah told her at a con)

Killing ziio again for no god damn reason. And Kanen’tó:kon. Oh how about we kill Oiá:ner this time too. All of em died shamefully.

Writing Ratonhnhaké:ton pretty badly,,?? Idc if it’s bc of the weird tea he drank he shouldn’t be an asshole to Kanen’tó:kon and have that go unaddressed

Making him more animalistic and a jerk in general. Like the animal spirit dream segments keep making him run around on all fours n snarling n shit STOP IT

THEY WROTE ZIIO SO BADLY????? She only appears as this big floating head after her death shaming him for drinking the tea and she finally says “you’re no son of mine” JESUS CHRIST???????? This is not my Kaniehtí:io who are you and what did you do to her. No amount of girlbossism is gonna fix this for me

The spirit animals powers and plot … self explanatory (I love how ac3 took efforts to avoid harmful stereotypes and then just mega beamed it into the dlc)

His outfit,,, most of the game is in winter why aren’t u dressed more practically omg. Also I get.. weird vibes from it idk. It low key feels like an excuse to just make him scantily clad eye candy (also they debuffed him a lil which makes me sad. You are dehydrated !!!!)

“Wouldn’t it be wild if George Washington was genocidal good thing he never had the apple irl” hate to break it to you but— (I’m sorry I just. The framing in the game irks me where they treat him being racist as being the result of the apple and that he’s just a misunderstood guy that wants a vineyard or whatever tf he said in the game)

Thomas Jefferson being here and being a good guy. Idk I just. I don’t like it.

It has a salvageable premise,, a reimagined history timeline of a largely indigenous cast rising against a maniacal George Washington that shoots lasers. In the hands of a better crew and artist i think it would have been great and fun but as is.,,

I also like bad end alternate universe stories where someone gets dropped into a world where everything they know is wrong!! Call me silly but. Phineas and Ferb across the second dimension. But no yeah this is awful awful awful despite using a trope I like.

The only good thing I can say about tokw is that it has a great score. Lorne Balfe knocks it out of the park again but no yeah this kinda sucks ass imo. Also Noah’s voice performance really went off here but that’s it.

If I find the posts I talked abt this before in I’ll link it here but yeah. Lucky me that my favorite ac game also has the worst dlc of the entire franchise. And so the monkey paw curled.

Also heads up I’m not indigenous so when I talk abt the more racial stuff here, I’m not speaking from experience but rather what I’ve learned from other people who discuss stereotypes in media and what should be done to allow better representation

Anyways that’s abt it will edit if I find my old posts

#tyranny of king washington #assassins creed #ask to tag #and I say all this bc I LOVE ac3.#why is the dlc so….. hhghhghfg

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siren-serenity · 5 months

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hi siren!! can i request a reader that spoils deuce whenever he enters the cafe? like as soon as he comes yuu is giving him heavily discounted food or "complementary snacks"!! just a reader whos incredibly sweet and nice but just to deuce?

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↳ *READER X DEUCE SPACE!* ༉‧₊˚✧

˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ omg this is so cute alkjlkjdsjldfsa. i just love the idea of the first year gang staring/gasping at deuce as the reader gives him so much obvious bias LMAO

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"Come on, Deuce!" Ace whined, dragging his best friend to Cafe Amor. Deuce Spade rolled his eyes but trudged behind him for the nth time. Their other friends, including Jack, Ortho, Epel, and a slightly reluctant Sebek, followed behind.

Deuce let a small swear tear from his throat as he stumbled. "Shit!"

"No swearing!" Ortho's cute voice piped up. Epel snickered.

"Oh my Sevens- can you hurry up, Juice?" Ace laughed as Deuce flipped him a sneaky middle finger. "I wanna get free stuff from Cafe Amor! Or should I say...from Y/N?"

Deuce's cheeks flushed bright red as he attempted to form coherent sentences but failed. The 'First Year Gang' watched with amusement as splutters and half-formed excuses made their way out of his mouth only for him to choke on his words. The paleness of his skin made his blush stand out more obviously.

"W-What? Come on Ace, what are you talking about now?" Deuce scoffed but the stutter in his sentence gave way to his flustered feelings immediately.

Ortho spoke up and his blunt way of speaking was enough to rouse laughter.

"You have a blush! According to science, this indicates the person has feelings for the mentioned person! You have a crush on Y/N, Deuce."

The bell chimed over their heads as they walked into Cafe Amor. Deuce's loud stutters drew a couple of students' attention.

"Ortho, can you please say that softer so Y/N can't hear?!" He whisper-shouted, gesturing wildly. Ace slung an arm over his shoulder, practically cackling.

"Aww is Juicy-Deucey getting shy?" He teased, narrowly dodging a punch to his face. "Sevens- not the face!"

"Shut up!"

"Erm- hi?" You spoke, waving your hand awkwardly. Deuce and Ace froze comically; the spade-eyed boy had Ace's shirt bundled up in his fist while Ace's arm was frozen over Deuce's head. "Are you all ready to order?"

"I'll have the apple pie," Epel piped up. "Sebek and Jack wanna try the mango smoothie and Ortho..."

He trailed off, staring at Ortho with a questioning look in his eyes. "Uhh, Ortho, how do you eat?"

The robot boy shrugged. "I don't eat, I analyze the food to understand it's flavor! I'll just see what everyone eats."

Epel nodded. Deuce and Ace let go of one another, clearing their throats, although a bright blush remained on Deuce's face. Sevens- how could he let himself be all wild-like and feral in front of Y/N? Who knows what they might think of him after this...

"I'll have a cherry tart and Deuce wants the egg tart," Ace spoke before leaning in with a glint in his eyes. "But....can the tarts be free? You know, asking from one friend to another."

You laughed as your fingers typed in their orders. "Can't do that, and you know it, Ace."

"Come on! We all know that you always give Deuce an extra tart or two, even though he didn't order it!" Ace whined. "Please, Y/N? We're your best friends, right?"

Deuce smacked Ace's head. "No means no, Ace! Good Sevens..."

Melody took over the counter as Y/N left to go get ready their food. She chuckled at the sight of them, red and blue eyes twinkling.

"Flustering Deuce again?" She shook her head in mock disapproval although anybody could see the glee in her eyes. "For shame guys, for shame."

"And done!" Your cheery voice piped up as you set down their take-away bag. The scent was delicious and the first years were practically drooling. "Thank you for choosing to eat at Cafe Amor!"

"Thanks, Y/N," Deuce gave you a smile as he took the heavy bag from you. Your fingers brushed against each other and he could feel a spark down his spine from just milliseconds of contact. From the blush on your face, it seems that you felt it too. "F-For the food!"

You covered your face with one hand before using the other to shoo them away. "B-Bye guys! See you in class!"

Before Deuce could make a further fool of himself, Jack took pity and dragged him out of Cafe Amor.

"Goodbye Y/N!"

"See you in History, Y/N!"

"GOODBYE HUMAN! THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD!!"

"Bye!"

"Damn Deuce!" Ace threw an arm over Deuce's shoulders, poking his blush with a Cheshire grin on his face. "You're down bad for them!"

Ortho's voice made his blush grow even darker.

"I sense there's more than one egg tart in the bag! It seems that Y/N has given us another free treat!"

Ace and Epel exchanged a grin. "Yeah I wonder why..."

"ALRIGHT, THAT'S IT! ACE, YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO RUN!"

"SHIT!"

#twisted wonderland #disney twisted wonderland #battle of the restaurants #twisted wonderland x reader #x reader #twst x reader #deuce spade #deuce spade x reader

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aroacesafeplaceforall · 8 days

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hi!! Can you please explain to me the drama of what happened with the rap music thing and people calling you racist??

this is a side note but I saw someone post about it saying this is how white asexuals treat black asexuals and included me and I’m not white?? It says in my intro but ok….

Yeah basically saw some one post in the asexual tag with a screenshot saying “as a sex repulsed ace I don’t listen to most music with lyrics (90% of pop) this isn’t aimed at rap”

The OP who screenshot the reblog tags was calling them racist for it, I jumped in and said “uhh what no? They said pop music as well and yeah it’s a little weird to mention rap in this but not racist” And they lost their shit, calling me a racist for saying that.

In the end it spiralled, someone made a blocklist for anyone (including POC aces) who said anything similar to what I was saying/saying that that wasn’t racist, calling them racist and saying we were spreading “white supremacy talking points”

They also called someone racist for listening to another kind of music and they called me racist (again) for saying I liked music that I could relate to more and as im not interested in sex a lot (not all) of popular (again not all just a lot of the popular) rap didn’t relate to me.

I AM AUSSIE I DO NOT HAVE ANY INTEREST IN AMERICAN SHIT FURTHER THEN “don’t vote for trump” AND MAJOR ECOLOGICAL ISSUES (mining ect)

I think a big issue comes from the fact im not American and therefore know fuck all about American history with people of colour (apart from the obvious; “not very good (read: genocidal) relations with the Native Americans”) and a bit about the slave trade

I in the past did say I wasn’t going to speak about this again but thought I would finally explain everything I know about what’s going on. This is the final post on the matter

The others on their list are more then welcome to explain in the replies/reblogs their side of the story and anyone else is also welcome to.

#discourse

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caged-heartz · 6 months

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Guys, I feel a song coming on… GRIM! HIT IT!

Exclaimed Ace. Suddenly, everyone bursted into dance as “I CANT STOP THE FEELING” by justin timberlake blasted throughout the school. The group had finally defeated Malleus Draconia so what else could they do besides celebrate

“This is my JAM!!” Jamil shouted as he started doing the worm.

“Jam?! Where!!?” Grim exclaimed as he looked around

Everyone bursted out laughing at Grim and his large appetite “Not that kind of jam, grim..” Yuu chuckled.

As everyone was dancing and having a great time, Malleus was standing in the corner by himself.. The other members of Diasomnia had already joined the others on the dance floor

Malleus glared at the students having a good time until he felt his foot tapping.. He was in shock. He tried holding his foot down, trying to stop this strange sensation to let him be controlled by the music

To no avail, his other foot started tapping until he felt his whole body moving along with the music. Everyone giggled as they saw Malleus dancing

“What’s happening to me?! What is this strange sorcery!!?” Malleus questioned.

Ace slung an arm around Malleus. “It’s not any kinda sorcery, Malleus! You’re just feeling the groove!”

“Well, this ‘Groove’ you speak of is nothing i’d like to participate in!” Malleus scoffed as he turned his head away

Deuce laughed “Then.. Why are you still dancing??”

“Huh?! I-I…. Ah, what the heck!” Suddenly, Malleus started breaking dancing in the middle of the dance floor as everyone cheered him on!

“Woah, He’s really feeling the groove!” Ruggie exclaimed

As they all partied like it was their last day on earth, the day was coming to an end.. They all had to say goodbye. But not after one last group hug!

Everyone huddled together in one big hug.. Everyone except Malleus.. He started at the group solemnly, too ashamed to join them. He slowly walked away, dragging his feet along the way.

Yuu looked back at him before calling out to him. “Hey.. Get in here, Big guy!” Malleus turned his head around to see everyone awaiting his participation in their big huddle!

“R-really?! After everything I’ve done…?” He couldn’t believe it.. Would they really accept him into their group even after he almost killed them all??

“Of course! We always have room for one more!” Azul said.

“Come, Roi des Dragons, join us!” Rook added in

“Yeah… But i still kinda don’t forgive you for almost killing me.” Idia said as he crossed his arms.

Malleus finally gave in and joined their group hug.. and everything was good again…

“Uhh, guys..? Wheree is Grim??”

#satire #twst #twisted wonderland #disney twisted wonderland #disney twst #twst wonderland #heartslabyul #savanaclaw #octavinelle #scarabia #pomefiore #ignihyde #diasomnia

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wowowwild · 2 months

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"Maya, what are you- Franziska?"

"Franziska?"

"Miles Edgeworth!"

"Nick!"

"Miss Fey?"

"Phoenix Wright!"

"Alright, I think we've established who all is here, thanks.”

FranMaya has been secretly dating and WrightWorth is... They'll figure it out.

“Hey, uhh, so you’re going to be busy tonight, right?” “With the case? Yeah. Edgeworth is going to come over to help me, though,” He replied absentmindedly. “Oooh, Edgeworth? I’m almost sad I’ll have to miss it, but it’s probably good for you two to have some privacy.” “M-Maya! We’re not like that, and you know it. And where are you going?” “Unlike you, Nick, I don’t kiss and tell.” “You’re not even going on a date, are you? I bet you’re just going to convince Gumshoe to share what little noodles he subsists on.” “Hey, it’s your boyfriend who keeps cutting his salary, and if he wants to share noodles with me, then that’s his choice.” “You’re a leech.” “But you love me!” “Yeah, yeah. Now let me focus on this. If I can’t figure out where this case went wrong, my case will be ruined!” “Good luck with your nerd shit.”

This pleased Maya greatly.

MF: We’re on.

FvK: Are you certain?

MF: Absolutely. He is going to be soooo distracted he won't even notice. He also came to the conclusion that I'd be hanging out with Gumshoe which helps as long as they don't talk to each other.

FvK: He'd be hard pressed to speak with Scruffy on special noodle night. He will be eating microwave noodles that cost exactly $1.38 more and watching an old monster movie.

MF: He'll be hard pressed alright. It's also v cute that you know that.

FvK: It is not cute, it is impossible not to know when he so foolishly announces every single move he makes to the nearest set of ears. I do not, however, understand your first statement.

MF: I'll explain it later. See you tonight "at precisely 5:35 PM".

FvK: You shall.

Now the only thing left was to wait.

Maya was being ridiculous. Edgeworth was not his boyfriend. He totally could be if he wanted, but he clearly didn't want to. If Master of Logic Miles Edgeworth couldn't connect these dots, the world was doomed, therefore he totally knew and wasn't about that. Which was fine. He was still Phoenix's best friend and he wouldn't give that up for anything. But right now he had to focus on the case because once Edgeworth was there it was a 50/50 chance he wouldn't be able to think at all. If only he could figure out what was missing…

"Wright, honestly, you're going to make your back even worse leaning over like that." "Edgeworth! Uh, hey. I was just trying to figure out how this case is related to my current one, but I can't seem to get the pieces to fit." "You're hopeless." Edgeworth picked up the file and moved to the couch. "What are these notes? You think it was the same culprit?" Phoenix flopped down next to him. "Not the same, but related. I think this murder happened because that one wasn't properly solved." "I see… Assuming you're correct, do you think the victim in this case was the perpetrator in that one?" "Could be. I don't want to make too many assumptions up front and miss something." "Actually thinking things through for once? I'm impressed."

That smug grin sent butterflies to his stomach. What was he saying? Come on Phoenix, you can't lose it all yet!

"I always think things through, you just aren't privy to my grand plan." "Privy? I see that thesaurus I got you is going to good use." "Ugh," Phoenix grinned and playfully shoved him. "Now, Wright, if you continue your violent streak, you'll be the one who needs defending." "Would you defend me?" "I would tell Franziska to prosecute you and wait for the paperwork." "Aw, gee, Edgeworth, I didn't know you felt that way." Phoenix laughed. "Ahem, yes, well, I think right here needs more clarification, don't you?" Edgeworth turned so that Phoenix couldn’t see his face.

Right, too much, Phoenix. Keep it friendly but not too friendly. Edgeworth is doing you a courtesy by not calling you out.

"Yeah, I can't figure out what they were trying to hide." "Well let's think about what someone could gain and then follow to who that someone was."

They talked it over, pulled up more information, and plowed through any remaining questions fairly quickly.

“Wow, I’m feeling better about the case already.” “Aren’t you forgetting something vital?” “Hmm? Like what?” “Evidence, perhaps?” “Aw, you know me. I’ll scrounge up what I can and everything will fall into place when I get the culprit on the stand.” “Unless the culprit is the first witness, you’re going to have to actually put in some work to get them there.” “Sure, but I’ll find a way. And I do have some evidence, thanks. Making this case fit in was the last piece I needed. My client will be walking free soon enough.” “Don’t get too cocky now, Wright. You have an impressive record, I will admit, but feeling overconfident can make you miss even the most obvious of details.” “Trust me, I’m not overconfident. But if I went around lamenting how hard I’m going to fail, that wouldn’t exactly set me up for success either.” “I suppose not. What did you find, anyhow?” “You’re not going to believe what I found in the victim’s trash.” “The trash?!” “Not all of us have detectives on their side, you know. We’re lucky I was allowed to root around in there.” “I suppose…” “Now let me show you my case.”

Franziska von Karma was perfectly punctual as she was in all things. At exactly 5:35 PM she slipped through the door of Phoenix Wright’s foolish office and silently made her way to the back room Maya would be in. It was quiet with no sign of Phoenix Wright, but Maya had not said he had stepped out so she remained cautious.

Ever so quietly Franziska knocked on the door she knew Maya was behind. It opened softly revealing her date for the evening. This of course brought a smile to both of their faces. It was then that voices were heard coming from the kitchen area. Phoenix Wright had a guest. This must be why Maya said he would be distracted. As they moved to sneak out, however, they moved closer to the source and she began to feel that the second voice was very familiar…

She stopped in plain view of the kitchen, but their backs were turned to her. What in the world was her foolish brother doing there at this hour? Helping the foolish attorney with a foolish case? They had both taken off their suit jackets and rolled up their sleeves. How utterly foolish her brother was to be at this man’s beck and call but still refuse to announce his feelings.

Maya couldn’t help herself, Fran’s face seeing Edgeworth there was too much. A snicker or two made it out, catching Nick’s attention.

"Maya, what are you- Franziska?" "Franziska?" Edgeworth whipped his head around. "Miles Edgeworth!" "Nick!" Maya whined a bit at being caught. "Miss Fey?" "Phoenix Wright!" "Alright, I think we've established who all is here, thanks," Phoenix noted. “Miles Edgeworth, what are you doing here?!” “I could ask the same of you, Franziska.” He stood and took an awkward posture, suddenly unsure of himself. “I- well- I asked first!” “Wait, Maya, I thought you were hanging out with Gumshoe.” “Actually I said I don’t kiss and tell and you assumed some things I let you believe.”

Phoenix looked to Edgeworth incredulously.

“That is a strange thing to assume from the context.” “Well I didn’t think she had an actual date!” “What can I say, Fran and I just have it more together than you.” She gave each of them a meaningful look. “And what about you, little brother? Have you finally announced your feelings or are you foolishly clinging to your safe deniability?” “Come on, Fran, we’re gonna be late if we try to start that conversation now. Let them sort it out.” “Hmph. Our reservation has saved you this time, little brother. Let us away.” Franziska pivoted and offered her arm to Maya. “Away we shall.” Maya took her invitation with glee.

Miles Edgeworth regretted a lot of things in his life. Preserving his friendship with Phoenix Wright rather than admitting to romantic feelings was not one of them. Or so he told himself.

“Did you know they were dating?” “Hmm? No, I was not aware. Though that would explain where she disappears to whenever she’s here.”

Hopefully Wright wouldn’t ask for clarification as to what she was talking about.

“So, uh, you have feelings for someone?”

He jinxed it.

“I don’t know what she’s talking about. She seems to have gotten an idea into her head and you know as well as I, there is no dissuading her.” “Edgeworth… You don’t have to hide it from me. You know I’ll support you no matter what. I think it’s great you found somebody you like! You should go for it!”

If he was so supportive, then why did he sound so upset?

“It’s really neither here nor there. He’s not interested.” “Oh… I’m sorry. That really sucks.”

And yet he sounded more happy at that than his previous statement. Maybe he was nervous at the thought of being left behind? Larry only seemed to pop back up when he had been dumped, though Miles hoped Phoenix knew him better than that. Nothing would ever be more important to him than the bond they shared, even if years down the line someone else captured his heart. Which was unlikely, for the record.

“It’s really nothing to dwell on.” “I suppose. But just so you know, I think you’re a great guy, and you deserve someone who can give you everything you want. This guy is a total loser for not seeing that.”

Oh, the irony.

“For what it’s worth, I’m kind of in the same boat, so if you want to talk about it…” “Really?” He tried to hold back his shock a fraction of a second too late. Phoenix looked confused and responded slowly, as if he was piecing something together before he revealed who the true murderer was. “Yeah, actually. It’s uh, my guy’s not interested either. Which is totally fine! I love being friends with him, it just, uh, kind of sucks. But it’s fine! And I wouldn’t trade our friendship for anything.” “Your ‘guy’ is a ‘total loser’ as well, then.” “Ah, you think?” Phoenix chuckled. “I do. You are the best man I know, with more passion, determination, and heart than seems possible. Anyone who spends even a moment with you can see that.” “Oh… Say, Edgeworth…” “Yes, Wright?” “Uh, I mean… This is awkward. I’m just now getting the feeling that I might have been wrong about something.” “About your case.” Phoenix looked confused, as if he had entirely forgotten why Miles had come over in the first place. “No, not the case. Just an assumption I had made.” “You should know better to assume. Weren’t you just saying that earlier?” “In my defense, a significant amount of evidence pointed towards my assumption being correct, but I had failed to consider one unlikely option.” “Is that so? What conclusion have you come to now, then?”

It was bound to be profound and earth shattering, as all of Phoenix’s revelations tended to be.

“Am I your guy?” “W-what?!”

Damn that man and his brilliant mind. Miles should have kept his mouth shut.

“I am, aren’t I?”

Why did Phoenix seem so… excited?

“Please tell me if I’m right or not… Well, I’m always Wright, but-” “Yes, you are correct,” Miles cut him off to avoid hearing that joke for the millionth time. “Ok, so then I have a big question, what made you think I wasn’t interested?” “… What?” “I mean, I’m just wondering. Since you’re my guy, too.” “I’m- You- What?!” “Yeah, This whole time I thought you could tell so I figured you weren’t interested, but clearly I was wrong. About multiple things. But so were you, so you can’t make fun of me.”

That was a little bit too much. Though it did explain what Miles had picked up on earlier with Phoenix’s words not matching his emotions. And the more he thought about it, much of Miss Fey’s teasing could have been implying Phoenix had romantic feelings for him. And it wasn’t like that was all Miles had struggled to piece together when it came to Phoenix. Retroactively, this explained a lot.

“Wright.” “Edgeworth?” “You’re telling me… You’re telling me you have romantic feelings for me?” “Uh, yeah. A lot of feelings in general, but romantic ones are in there. And you?” “Yes. I also have those kinds of feelings for you.” “Great! … That feels like it was too easy. Like something dramatic should have happened. Do you think one of us is about to die?” Miles gave him an incredulous look. “What are you blathering on about?” Phoenix paused before breaking out into laughter. “Well I’m glad nothing’s changed!” “I wouldn’t say nothing,” Miles mumbled. “Oh, right. Can I kiss you?” “What?!” Miles felt a heart attack coming on. Maybe Wright had been… right. “Too soon, huh? That’s ok. I can wait.” “That reminds me, how long exactly have you felt this way?” “Oh, uh, haha…” Wright trailed off. “That’s actually kind of embarrassing. Um, you know how we knew each other for like, 4 months back then?” “Wright… You can’t be serious.” “I mean, that was just a silly childhood crush, but it was a really formative time for me. And when I saw you again in the paper… Crush renewed. Becoming a lawyer was probably 50% because of you and 50% to save you, so… yeah… And you?” “I’m… I’m afraid I can’t say quite the same, though I can’t deny those 4 months were formative for me as well. It wasn’t so immediate when I saw you again, either. It crept up on me… and then you did save me. And I couldn’t deny it any longer. Feelings for you had started to grow.” “Oh wow. So we’ve been kind of silly waiting around this whole time. No wonder Maya and Franziska are so annoyed with us all the time.” “Mm. That would be a fairly sound hypothesis. I think I would like to answer your question, now.” Miles could feel himself blush as he turned away, not quite confident to say what he wanted while looking Phoenix in the eye. “Huh? What question?” Idiot. “You can kiss me. Phoenix.” “O-oh. Ok! Yeah!”

Maya had a fantastic evening with her lovely girlfriend whom she adored. They had accidentally stayed at the restaurant until closing time, talking and laughing, trying to get as much time with each other as possible. She had figured Nick would be in bed by the time she got back since he was practically geriatric, but she was surprised to see the lights still on, and-

“Hey, isn’t that…” “My fool brother’s car?” “… How safe do you think it is to go up there?” “… You know my hotel room has a hot tub-” “Sold.”

#ace attorney #ace's fic #maya fey #franziska von karma #franmaya #narumitsu #wrightworth #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth #two fics posted in one night? legend behavior tbh #i tried some coding stuff on the ao3 page if you would like to look and give an opinion.

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yulin-pop · 2 years

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Could you do the Lips sealed headcanons with Crowley, Crewel, Trein, Riddle, Lilia, Malleus, Floyd and Jade?

⤷ ✧ Keeping quiet

- order 35 | Headcanons | Riddle, Jade, Floyd, Lilia, Malleus, Crowley, Crewel, Trein

P.1 — VDC group+Neige

Gender neutral, platonic for the staff

Note: It’s fun writing interesting character traits. It’s one of my favorite types of things to write. Thank you for requesting!

Riddle Rosehearts

He never really noticed you never spoke, he assumed it was just being nervous but it became obvious that you don’t speak to anybody.

He wants you to use other forms of communication but gets confused with your gestures .

“Wait so, who broke one of the rules? Uhh tail… ears? Cross? No? Here just write it on a piece of paper.”

He wonders how you can go about everyday without speaking. But maybe he’s just sort of always yelling and got used it to it.

Jade Leech

He’s never encountered someone that never speaks. He’s met shy people but you’re not shy. You just don’t speak. He lets you communicate through gestures and notes.

He can tell what you want just by looking at you. He’s naturally good at reading people.

It seems like he doesn’t care but he’s intrigued. He wants to know why. Why won’t you speak? Are you nervous? He concludes it’s out of anxiousness. Which would be right on the money.

Floyd Leech

He’s just as you’d expect. He always has something to pick on no matter who it is. Of course for you, it’s because you don’t speak.

“Shrimpy, how come you never speak?” He said while leaning forward to get close to your face.

His pestering is never ending and it’s not like you can run or fight him. Your only options are to avoid him or deal with it.

“I’m gonna squeeze you!”

“Floyd, don’t do that to the prefect…” Azul commands. “Sorry about that.”

Lilia Vanrouge

He’s one of the more understanding people. He wants to ask why but decides to just observe you first. He gets your message through with gestures, expression, and notes.

You may or may not catch him just staring at you. His gaze is soft and even loving but its undoubtedly creepy no matter how sweet it is.

He can translate for you if no one understands. He actually understands you better than Ace.

He makes teasing jokes about you never speaking but it isn’t to pressure you into doing so. He’s curious but it doesn’t matter to him in the slightest.

Malleus Draconia

He knows that humans are social creatures which is why you’re such an intriguing specimen. He thinks you’re unique because of your behavior.

You’re average, that much is clear but he decides to regard you differently because of your lack of speech. He wants to observe you. But conversations with him are nothing fun. It’s awkward since you usually have others lead the conversation as you nod. While he barely even has conversations.

“You’re here another night? Hmm.”

“…”

“Why are you giving me that look?”

He’s bad with context clues so he can’t tell you’re being passive aggressive or not. He can tell when you’re happy or sad though.

You two don’t mix well under these circumstances but there’s still a possibility of getting closer.

Crowley

How troublesome! He doesn’t get you. You’re supposed to be happy and chatty but you’re just completely silent (and annoyed).

He originally believed you were just shy because of this new environment, understandable. But eventually he got the hint that it’s something that’s not gonna change.

He can’t have a prefect that doesn’t speak. He tries to council you. It’s often very uncomfortable sessions. But since he’s “so busy” He can no longer give you counciling.

He encourages you to use a notebook to communicate. Overall, he just wants you to enjoy life.

Divus Crewel

He doesn’t really go out of his way to check on his students. It probably took a two weeks before he even noticed. He thought you were quiet and he approved of that. It wasn’t until he caught you messing around with a friend, that’s when he had to have a discussion with you.

“STAY! You two. Now get over here.”

“Aww… We’re in for it now..” Grim whined.

When he went to scold you, he expected a “yes teacher.” But you only looked at him with a bothered expression.

“I expect an answer. Now what do we say?”

“Uhhh… One problem.” Grin spoke up to get his attention, “They don’t like speaking. Actually they don’t speak at all.”

You glared over at Grim at his wording. He felt a slight wave of a guilt but not enough to stop the scolding.

He doesn’t call on you for anything but he still expects you to pay attention and preform well in his class.

Mozus Trein

He would notice a lot sooner than Crewel. His class involves a lot of participation. For a while, you hadn’t been called on, it was mostly directed at Grim since he’s a chatterbox.

But the time has come when you were supposed to supposed to answer a question verbally.

“What year was the prototype of the ghost camera created, MC?”

“…”

“Professor… They don’t speak.”

He pulled you in after class and warned you your possibility of failing this class because of your lack of participation. But he found a solution. You can have Grim say it for you whenever you’re called on. Let’s hope that Grim is at least awake.

#riddle rosehearts x reader #jade leech x reader #floyd leech x reader #lilia vanrouge x reader #malleus draconia x reader #platonic #crowley x reader #divus crewel x reader #mozus trein x reader #that feels weird to type but it’s all platonic with the staff

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ursaribbon · 4 months

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Pokemon Scarlet OC

(not sure if the alt text is too long or not on the first image. i would appreciate it if someone with more experience with alt text gave me some feedback!)

Likes and reblogs are appreciated!

This is the character/OC I've been playing as in Pokemon Scarlet! Here's her info:

Name: Senpai (I named my character this as a joke and now I'm committing to it for the OC)

Pronouns: pronounfluid (any if not indicated)

Age: 16-17 during the events of the game

Personality: HEAVILY based on mine (obviously). Laid-back, internet funnyman, lover of wordplay and dad jokes, swears regularly

Champion Assessment Team:

Sylvia the Skeledirge

Pawmetto the Pawmot

Tokyo Drif the Drifblim

Wheezell the Floatzel

Griddy the Gogoat

Rocky the Annihilape

Also Actively Training:

Eegl the Talonflame

Oliver the Arboliva

Unnamed Event Bronzor

Unnamed Event Shiny Lucario

Ruff Ruffman the Rockruff

Virgin Maree the Ampharos

Unnamed Pokemon HOME Reward Scorbunny

Unnamed Pokemon HOME Reward Grookey

Unnamed Pokemon HOME Reward Sobble

SPOILERS FOR SCARLET/VIOLET UNDER THE CUT

Fun Fact about her and Arven:

Starting somewhere around the second or third Titan, Senpai will often call Arven "big guy" when addressing him while speaking to him; they will also jokingly call him "big buddy" in response to being called "little buddy".

In the hypothetical Japanese version, also starting somewhere around the second or third Titan, she will ALMOST ALWAYS refer to him as 「ペパーちゃん」 (Peper-chan), even, for example, when talking to...

Classmates who only vaguely know him or know of him (such as Nemona before The Way Home or any of the other students who have classes with Arven--if Senpai happens to know they have classes with him--or students who are in classes that Arven and Senpai have together),

Geeta (when it is confirmed that she probably at least knows of Arven upon Senpai's completion of the initial Academy Ace tournament, since she attended the tournament, likely watched Senpai's battle with Arven, is closely associated with the Academy, and is implied to have some sort of connection to Professor Sada)(NO SPOILERS FOR THAT LAST PART IF IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED),

The teachers, and/or

Director Clavell.

Uhh I guess some hypothetical Japanese honorific stuff for Penny and Nemona:

Nemona:

She would probably want Senpai to start using just her name (ネモ Nemo) without honorifics upon his completion of Victory Road. He would say ネモさん (Nemo-san) up until that point. He would just call her "Nemona" in English.

Penny:

Senpai would say Penny's name with -san (ボタンさん Botan-san) at first, but would start saying ボタンちゃん (Botan-chan) after The Way Home. He would also use -san for Cassiopeia. He would just call her "Penny"/"Cassiopeia" in English.

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huecycles · 1 year

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speaking of sans, i think spamvil having sans as a casual friend with benefit/emotional support skeleton who just sits on his ass and watches the two kiss, pissing spamton off with jokes about his skill issue while jevil lets out the most inhumane screeches (laughing) and spamton has to ask him why they even invited the grocery store janitor to hang out with them to which jevil responds "he's funny :o)" so sans just does his "heh." is so funny for me to imagine. these three would definitely fool around especially since i think sans is aromantic and on the ace spectrum too so it's all very casual and hilarious. true short kings shit

and everyone else has a slightly (but still far off) different picture of them. spamton comes over to sans' shop, yells "HEY [FunnyBone] CAN YOU PLEASE STOP TELLING THE WHOLE [[Neighborhood]] & THEYRE [HotMAMA] THAT YOU """BEFRIENDed""" ME AND MY CLOWN HUSBAND [At 2:AM Friday Night] THANKS", buys 3 gallons of milk and leaves. so susie and sans talk about it:

"i see you 'befriended' kris's uncles"

"wrong i'm just the janitor"

"bro everyone is talking about it"

"'everyone' ain't me, also tell those two i won't be going to our date today"

"??? so you did befriend them"

"uhh no i literally just turned down a date"

#this is the funniest shit to me #and i do love how all three of them are cool with it too #spamton of course always gets pissed off at sans #but when sans smooches (bonks) his cheek all his anger dissipates in a cloud of smoke #jevil is just like. teehee!!#idk how to tag this #spamvil #sans #uh #spamton #jevil #yeah #txt

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yuus-sentient-teddy · 1 year

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"Yuu-Yuu hurt." Part 9

Part 1 | Part 8 | Part 10

"Did. . . did anyone else see that?" Deuce asks. His eyes wander, as though searching for the grey space that brought him to Yuu's. . . mind?

Ace was blinking and rubbing his eyes, and he noticed that some of the others were doing the same. "Yeah. What was that? Actually, let's figure that out later. Come on, we need to see if the Prefect's all right."

The card soldiers were joined by the other First Years, each of them in similar states of dishelved but nonetheless alert. When the group reached the Prefect, Grim and the teddy bear were rubbing their hand and puffing air onto their fingers. "What are you guys doing?" Ace asks.

"Trying to warm them up! They're cold as ice," Grim says.

The Prefect's clothes had returned to normal, but the places where the thick globs of ink had stuck were damp and stained black. Their eyes were closed, heavy bags beneath them, and it looked as though they weren't moving. It was like they had been pulled out of a lake, unconscious, in the middle of the night. Ace touches their wrist and flinches back. "What the--it's like they stepped out of a freezer!"

Deuce had the same shocked reaction after touching their wrist. "You're right!"

Simultaneously, the card soldiers take off their jackets and drape them over the Prefect's upper body. The other First Years followed along, placing their jackets on Yuu's legs, but Sebek pauses. Surely they couldn't be that cold? He touches their wrist, freezes, and quickly slips his jacket off. He then starts adjusting the jackets to better cover Yuu, and Epel and Jack help him.

As they're doing this, Ortho scans Yuu's body and the rest of the rescue team gathers around. "Their heartbeat is below its usual rate and their breathing is slow, but I do not detect any irregular patterns or difficulty breathing." There are cautious breaths of relief, but Ortho shakes his head. "I wish I was in my Precision Gear. I could be more helpful that way."

"You can warn us if anything else happens to their body," Riddle says. "Cater, do you have any signal?"

"Still nothing. I'm going to try going over there--actually, Idia, could you maybe call someone on your end?"

"Trying, but there's something that's getting in the way."

"Uhh. . . what does that mean?"

"It means I'm not going to be able to make calls any time soon and you guys might have to."

"This isn't just you trying to avoid talking to people, is it?" Riddle interjects.

"WHAT? Okay, listen. I'm being 100% dead serious when I say that something is getting in the way!"

"Okay, okay!" Trey cuts in before things could escalate further. "Idia, do you think you can figure out what's happening and fix it?"

"I'll try, but like I said, you guys are going to have to call yourselves," Idia grumbles.

"That's fine. In the mean time, Cater, I can help you find some signal."

"Thanks a bunch, Trey!"

Riddle takes a deep breath and volunteers too.

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After a few seconds of silently staring at Yuu, Jade speaks up. "Azul, what did you and the other dorm leaders learn from the scientist? Aside from wanting to harvest and use negative energy."

"You know, I've been wondering about that," Floyd says. "Wouldn't it just be better to take people who can build up Blot?"

"We thought that too, but he said that it wouldn't be as exciting nor an excellent spending of time, since most research has been on magic overall. The victims that he chose were in terrible situations in the foster care system or in group homes. It would be stressful for them as is, but since they lack magical abilities, it would be easy for those with magic to bully them." Azul adjusts his glasses, the echo of a sharp-edged memory passing through his mind. He notices some others clenching their hands as they reflected too. "The hardships would increase and so would their negative energies."

"Unfortunately, I can believe it," Deuce says glumly.

"And since the test subjects lack magic, they wouldn't be able to escape as easily either nor risk going into Overblot," Jade muses. "With the exception of Yuu, of course."

There are grumbled comments of how terrible the whole situation is; others are unsurprised by the scientist's thoughtful but disgusting choice of test subjects. "Considering that Yuu is a student of Night Raven College, did the scientist expect them to Overblot or cause any unusual effects?" Rook asks.

"Not at all," Malleus says. "He was just as surprised as us and had the gall to suggest we were the reasons they Overblotted." He glowered at the memory of the scientist's carefree smile. Outside, thunder rumbled.

". . . To be fair, most of us weren't that welcoming to them at one point or another," Ace says, causing some to sweatdrop. "They and Grim got picked on a couple of weeks ago by some of our classmates for not knowing a famous person. Not to mention, they had to witness first-hand a bunch of Overblots. That's gotta be terrifying for someone who comes from a world without magic."

"Even if we have some sort of involvement, we're not entirely to blame," Leona says. After the Magift ordeal, he spotted a few Savanaclaw members begrudgingly give a sandwich and some snacks to Yuu and Grim when they accidentally missed lunch.

"I agree with that. For one thing, Ramshackle Dorm is not a good place to live in." Jamil remembers opening a cupboard and screaming at the large spider residing within. He also remembers him, Kalim, and some others discovering mold, almost stepping into a hole in the floorboards, seeing a spider come out of nowhere or a rat poking its head out of a hole, and/or getting wet from accidentally tipping over a bucket of rainwater.

"Tell me about it! Before the roof got fixed, we kept getting bucketfuls of water crashing down on us anytime it downpoured," Grim says. "We had to keep hounding the Headmaster day-in and day-out before he finally agreed to do something about it."

"Also, when he came to Yuu about freeing students from Azul's contracts, he brought up their debt from unpaid meals. It sounded like he was threatening them," Jack adds.

"He what?!" Most of the expressions of shock came from everyone but Grim, Ace, and Deuce. Other memories sprung up of the Headmaster's less than savory moments. Hearing what Jack said further soured the mental image of the Headmaster.

"So, you mean, he was willing to withhold their meals if they didn't agree to an impossible task?" Ruggie says.

"I knew someone as kind as them didn't actually exist," Azul whispers to himself. Jack picked it up, however.

"It wasn't that they didn't want to help. They just didn't know if they would be able to."

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Kalim had been quietly staring at his wand during the conversation. The gem had been shiny and bright before he and the others entered the forest, but now there were small specks of ink on the surface. Knowing what he did now, and if Yuu's state could be shown on something like a Magic Stone, would he have been able to help prevent any of this? "Before they Overblotted, they cried about missing their dad and how people kept bullying their teddy bear," he says softly. "They also said they were scared of getting hurt by a spell, since they can't use magic to protect themself."

Ruggie nods. "It was depressing the way they were missing their dad. They were worried about him being dead when they got back or finding him on his death bed."

Cater had wandered near the group when he heard this. "That is depressing," he says, eyes wide. "We all know the Prefect has a wild imagination, but man, that's just on the opposite end of the spetrum of what they usually imagine."

"Still, that's not to say their worry is unfounded. Anything can happen while one is far from home," Jade says. He doesn't miss Floyd's eyebrows creasing together in displeasure and the frown that went along with it. Come to think of it, maybe the Prefect and the twins' mother weren't so different in their worries; both just want to make sure their dad or her sons were all right. "Going back to what we were talking about earlier, did the kidnapper say anything else, such as what he did to the orphans?"

"We suspect he did do something, but he wouldn't tell us," Azul says. "It was probably increasing their negative energies, since that was all he cared about."

Grim bristles and starts marching to the kidnapper. "Whatever he did, he's gonna pay for it. Especially because he messed with the Great Grim's henchman!"

"No, you don't!" Lilia plucks him up by the ribbon. "He must be in perfect condition to confess all that he did. If not, then he won't receive the entire punishment."

Grim begins to protest, but is cut off by Malleus. "Do as he says. It isn't worth wasting your energy on someone who will suffer the consequences anyway."

Finally, he relents but not without grumbling. He is dropped off next to the Prefect, and his anger tapers down upon seeing their face. Nothing has changed: their eyes are still closed and they're barely moving. He wishes they would stir or cough or something, just so he knows that they're truly still alive.

". . . Hey, Yuu is going to be all right, right?" He is met with unsure silence.

"Yuu-Yuu will be okay." Eyes land on the teddy bear, who has moved closer to Yuu's face and is pressing its cheek against their upper arm.

"What makes you so sure of that?" Leona asks.

"Because [teddy's name] did what [teddy's name] was supposed to do. [Teddy's name] asked for help from friends and teachers and nurse, and [teddy's name] showed friends and police where Yuu-Yuu was. Friends saved Yuu-Yuu from Overblot, so Yuu-Yuu will be okay."

"So. . . they'll be okay because we saved them in time?" Deuce says.

"It did happen with everyone else. Who's to say Yuu's case will be different?" Kalim says, smiling hopefully and looking around.

"That's not realistic." It's Idia who says this.

"What? Why?"

"Listen!" If Idia was there, he would have held his hands up in a "don't shoot me!" gesture. He would also have crumbled from the glares the hot-headed of the bunch were giving him. "Just because things are supposed to go a certain way doesn't mean it will. I know some of you think so too--don't try to pretend you're not. [Teddy's name], look, I don't mean to rain on your parade, but there's no guarantee that Yuu will actually recover. Not a single person in the history of Twisted Wonderland has gone through something like this. You got people's attention that something wasn't right with them and you did what you could, but sometimes… even if you pick what you think are the right choices on a blind run, you get a bad ending."

With bated breath, everyone watches the teddy bear process Idia's words. ". . . Yuu-Yuu is going to die?"

Yeah, they're going to die. Idia takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly.

". . . Probably."

The teddy bear glances at Yuu's face. It grips their shirt tightly. ". . . Was it because I didn't do enough?"

"I don't think you could have done anything more."

"Am. . ." The teddy bear seems to gaze tearfully at his tablet, its next words whispery and wobbly. "Am I a bad friend for not doing enough?"

"Watch what you say next, Idia," Grim warns, paws on his hips.

"H-hey, I'm not that heartless." Idia huffs. ". . . You made a good move trying to get help when you knew you couldn't do it on your own. It's the best thing you could have done and. . . you know what, sure, it was enough. No one could have stopped that scientist from kidnapping them or even the Blot from building up. Plus, I doubt you can ever be a bad friend. You two are so cuddly together it's embarrassing. It's literally a red sign that says 'Hey look everyone! We're best friends! Sucks to be you, a friendless dweeb!' So, no, you weren't a bad friend."

"You really shouldn't blame yourself for what happened. You did things for the sake of them getting better and it's just like what nii-san says: no one could have stopped the scientist or the Blot accumulation," Ortho says. "On the other hand, I actually may have had a hand in what happened."

There are exclamations of shock, the loudest coming from Idia.

"What are you talking about? All you've done is scan them and say they were fine!"

"I did say that, but that's the thing." Ortho looks away, unable to meet the tablet screen nor the eyes of his classmates and friends. "In the months leading up to the kidnapping, my sensors kept notifying me that something was wrong with Yuu whenever I hung out with them. Every time I looked into it, the notification would disappear. I thought it was just a bug even though you've debugged my sensors so many times. I even saw the notification the day I fully scanned Yuu."

His hands clench and he feels something within him squeezing. He can't feel pain like an organic being, but it's like his gears and parts are working together to tear each other apart. It just hurts. "[Teddy's name], you could feel that something was wrong. I had the functions to detect any magical abnormalities. Maybe if I had just said something--"

"Ortho, stop! This isn't your fault!" Idia's tablet closes in on his face and the screen blips to show a concerned older brother. "Look online again for incidents on magicless humans Overblotting."

"There are zero results."

"Now look through government documents and classified information."

It takes Ortho a solid minute and thirty seconds. "There are also zero results."

"Exactly. You can't search up phenomena if it has never happened before and you can't blame yourself for not realizing something when there's nothing to look out for, even if it's just a passing anecdote."

"It's just as Shroud says," Malleus says. "I have lived longer than either of you and such an event would have made itself known quite easily, if not eventually."

"Take it from me too," Lilia says, placing a hand on Ortho's shoulder. "Even though my memory is not as it once was, I'm sure I would have vague feelings of deja vu for something like this, which I don't."

"There, you see? You're blame-free." Idia offers a comforting smile. Ortho nods, and Idia moves his tablet to let him hug it. Idia wishes that he was there to actually hug his little brother, but this would have to do for now.

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Riddle, Trey, and Cater return to the group. Their serious expressions told everyone what they needed to know. "Ortho, how is Yuu doing?" Riddle asks. Hearing that nothing changed, his demeanor somehow becomes more serious. "At this point, we may need to bring them and the survivors out of this forest, but a number of the survivors are still unconscious and we might have difficulty finding the way out."

"Fa--Lilia, would you or Malleus be able to teleport to the police station or the hospital?" Silver asks.

"We would, but since neither of us have been injured enough for a visit or gotten into illegal matters, we don't know where either are," Lilia regretfully says. "We can try, but it may take a while."

"Come to think of it, the nurse has always been the one to treat us no matter our injuries," Jack says thoughtfully.

"And a bunch of stuff has been kept reeeeeeaaally quiet," Floyd adds.

"Idia? What about you?" Riddle prompts.

He sighs. "Negative results. And before you ask, I've tried pinpointing your location through my tablet, but nothing is showing up on the map."

"I'd fly over to either place, but I don't know if I'd have enough energy for it," Ortho says sadly.

The atmosphere thickens with worry. "Grim, you're shaking. Are you all right?" Rook says. The fire cat grumbles something, which Rook asks to repeat.

"I said… I'm a lousy boss."

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Oh boy, what now?" Ace murmurs.

"I knew something was up with them. Their eyes were becoming duller every week and they were spacing out more than usual. I thought they would get cheered up by the nice things everyone was doing and I kept believing them when they said they were all right. But now…"

"What does that have to do with you being their boss, though?"

"I. . ." Grim blinked and tears ran down his cheeks. He hastily wiped them off, but more trickled out. He remembers a time when he angrily spewed out fire and Yuu's clothes caught some of the flames. They didn't need to go to the hospital or stay in the infirmary, but. . . "I hurted them. I promised I would take care of them, but I couldn't even stop their Blot from building up." His small body shook as he fully cried. "I'm their boss, I should be doing more! I should've been awake with [teddy's name] when they were being mind-controlled--"

Ace sighs and plops a hand on Grim's head. "Grim. It's okay. Remember what we all said? That this isn't our fault?"

"Y-yeah."

"Yeah, then you shouldn't beat yourself too much over it. Sure, you can be a real pain in the ass for stealing food and being reckless, but Yuu knew that you cared about them, otherwise you wouldn't have made that promise. Right?"

Grim sniffs. "Yeah."

"You could also do something for them when they wake up," Deuce suggests.

"Like share my tuna cans?"

"Erm, sure?"

"Okay, no, how about whatever they want?" Ace says. "Pretty sure they're gonna need some nice things after everything that has happened."

Grim wiped away the last of his tears and nods. "Yeah. I can do that."

He pats the Prefect's arm. "Just you wait, Yuu, you'll be cheered up by the Great Grim in no time!" His voice slightly warbles as he says, "Just. . . wake up soon, okay?"

Off to the side, Malleus crosses his arms with a concerned frown, thunder rumbling overhead. "Are you worried, Malleus?" Lilia asks.

"Yes. Their condition will not be helped unless they receive the proper care, but there is no way to contact that help and we cannot teleport to the exact location. It's a troubling situation."

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