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[jurisimpudent]

Good day. My name is Miles Edgeworth; I am a security prosecutor in Tranquility.

[This is...relatively similar to how he typically starts out his transmissions…except not quite. Indeed, there are a few differences from the norm. First, his manner is slightly unfocused. Second, it's video, and third, he has a friendly-looking shiba inu plopped firmly down on his lap.]

This is Pess. Pess is my dog. I know you don't like me, but Pess is...

[A slight confused pause, then he continues.]

Pess is completely, completely off-limits. If anyone thinks about harming her, I will - "return the blow with a strength twenty times your own!" [That has the air of quoting something, and his self-satisfied nod seems to confirm this.] You may also have time with Pess, if you are a decent sort.

Erm.

Oh, yes. Did the buddy system work well? I'll take notes...I need paper. [He casts about for a piece of paper; Pess wriggles around in his lap and jumps up to bite his chin and Edgeworth accidentally turns off the feed with his elbow.]

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[birdhousesoul]

[The dog is cute, but.]

Are you all right?

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[jurisimpudent]

[He nods very, very firmly.]

I am all right.

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[birdhousesoul]

[Anders tilts his head fractionally. Hard to gauge this kind of thing through the tiny screen, but he could swear Edgeworth had looked and sounded a little ... off. Wavery. Confused. That's a state Anders can't recall having seen him in.]

Well, that's good, then. I'm sure you know yourself best. [Besides, Anders isn't a nurse anymore. He transferred to the oxygen garden, which has nothing to do with his interest in collecting chicken and cow shit at all, no.] To answer your question, the buddy system worked quite well for me and the 'buddy' you assigned me.

[jurisimpudent]

Yes...Good.

[He hesitates, and rubs at his mouth - ]

It's...three weeks to the next jump.

[birdhousesoul]

[Anders leans toward the screen, squinting a little.]

Yes. Yes, it is. Did you experience any ill effects?

[jurisimpudent]

From the last jump? No...Did you?

[birdhousesoul]

Not that I've noticed. [Hm, how to phrase this...] It can be hard to tell.

[jurisimpudent]

[He nods, thoughtful.]

They can make us forget things, after all.

[birdhousesoul]

Feel dizzy at all? Woozy? Have you had difficulty keeping your balance?

[jurisimpudent]

Er - in general?

[birdhousesoul]

In general, if you like. More specifically, right now.

[jurisimpudent]

Right now...a - Oh, well, that's -

[Pess has leaned in to sniff the camera, completely blocking out the image.]

[birdhousesoul]

... Hello, Pess.

[jurisimpudent]

[Her nose darkens the camera; Miles extricates it with some crackling noises in the microphone.]

My apologies. She's a little bit, erm, curious.

[birdhousesoul]

I'd be curious too, if I were a little dog on a ship in the Void. The whole place must smell unnatural.

[jurisimpudent]

I...wonder.

[He looks down at her and scratches under her collar.]

She's doing all right, though.

[birdhousesoul]

[Well, now Anders doesn't have the heart to ask whether Edgeworth might be having an allergic reaction to the dog.]

She's a brave girl.

[jurisimpudent]

[He nods warmly, then looks up.]

Do you have pets?

[allucinator]

[He grins.]

You got a dog? Aw, can I meet her? Please?

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[unparental]

[ ...jenna is not sure if she's horrified or so, so amused. ]

Hey, you.

[jurisimpudent]

Um -

[He thinks for a moment, then nods decisively.]

Yes. You may.

[allucinator]

[HE DOESN'T EVEN REPLY he just shuts his communicator and races to Edgeworth's room-- because oh my god it's a dog, a dog!

And that excitement is clearly visible, too-- Jack's all but jumping from foot to foot as he knocks on Edgeworth's door. A dog!]

[birdhousesoul]

I had a cat once. Didn't get to keep him long. The Wardens made me give him up.

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[jurisimpudent]

[And Edgeworth actually smiles at the sight of her, and there's nothing remotely strained or self-conscious about it.]

Jenna.

[And then the smile fades a bit, just a little, as he stops to wonder - ]

Er - you were talking to me, correct? Rather than Pess.

[jurisimpudent]

[There's an immediate bark that starts as soon as he knocks. And the door opens, and at once there's a wriggling, exuberant mass jumping as high as Jack's...Well, just above his knees.]