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Tranquility - the last transmission on the network was not a hoax. We have been boarded.

All non-combat personnel should keep to their quarters at the present moment. Further instructions will follow.

Note please that the boarders are able to hack all transmissions, including those which are highly encrypted. Do not discuss tactical information over the network. Do not discuss extraneous things. We do not know what will be of use to these brigands, and we need to deny them as much information as possible. Keep silent; keep vigilant; updates to come.

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[Sympathy for you there, Edgeworth. He laughs, shortly.]

Yeah. That's one thing we're short on. Idiots. If we ask really nicely, d'you think the pirates'll leave us some of theirs?

Oh, I'm hoping.

[Grimly:]

At least those are idiots with information.

And lies.

Lies fall apart with time.

[A surprised pause.]

Yeah. Quickly, or slowly, depending on how you're asking. Aren't you the solicitor?

Lawyer. I practice in the United States, where the legal profession isn't split.

Seems like there's more than just that one difference.

Well - certainly, yes; if you have ten minutes, I could enumerate several dozen fundamental differences between the legal system. What are you thinking of specifically, though?

When we're talking about torture not three minutes into the conversation, I'd say that enumerates enough. Unless that's a space-thing, and less a lawyer-thing.

[A long, long pause, and then, aghast - ]

What?

'Lies fall apart with time'?

You - that - Because evidence is collected which reveals the untruths, and people will forget the specifics of their lies while the truth does not - Why would you ever think that!

[Based on how horrified he sounds, that's probably true, so. Er.]

All right, don't get excited. I hear something like 'lies fall apart with time', and I'm thinking you're-- You don't see how that could sound more, er, unsavory?

[He's quite nearly shouting, so outraged is he:]

No! No, in point of fact, I do not! Not unless someone is searching, and searching hard, for the single most unscrupulous interpretation there is!

You said-- we were talking about getting information out of people, information that wasn't lies--

[This isn't really an argument that needs to happen, but wow this is overkill on the reaction, and he's taken aback by that for a moment before he relents.]

All right! All right, so I made a mistake. There. I've admitted to it. You do not torture people, or put up with torturing people, and God forbid anyone interpret your vagueness otherwise.

[Still spitting mad but calming down a bit - a bit - ]

The sarcasm only serves to make you seem even more a fool, sir, so I recommend to you that you cease such idiocy at once. You don't - I do not think you get to act the injured party when you just accused someone of condoning - participating in - indeed, instigating torture.

You're new, correct?

You are so seriously overreacting--look, I made a mistake. I made a fucking mistake, and I didn't accuse you of anything, I said--

[You are just too much. But he can't even properly be angry--irritated, yeah, mostly bemused and irritated--]

Oh, what does that have t' do with anything? Are you trying to make me sorry for talking to you, because if you are, I already am.

Given what you just accused me of? I'll be damned glad if I make you intimately regret this conversation. But I'm asking because it seems that you don't know how things work around here, and that's the only conceivable excuse for that.

You mean because I don't know you.

Kindly cease putting words into my mouth. I don't.

Why? That's what you mean. It's not the ship that sets rules, it's the people, and you're one of those people. So sorry I don't know your moral code.

None of us torture.

And wouldn't? And you know that.

That's right. And if they try, I'll personally stop them.

Seriously.