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[puppydogeyes]

[It's rare that Tyke makes a post to the network not looking annoyed, but this time there's obviously some attempt to smooth it over, to keep her tone neutral.]

Manfred von Karma's death has been found to be self-inflicted. Miles Edgeworth has been released.

[It looks like that's going to be it, because she doesn't want to explain the outlying circumstances or invite questions on Edgeworth's innocence. But then all of the annoyance she's been keeping tamped down rises to the surface, irritation clear in her expression and her voice as she continues-]

You find a scene like that, you report it to SEC, and you don't fucking touch anything.

[That's it. She cuts the video before her temper can get any worse.]

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[jurisimpudent]

[He tries to work up the energy to wince or feel guilty when he sees her anger and irritation, but...Honestly, he's spent of feelings after these past few days. Instead, quietly, in the tones of a man who's really hoping the response to his offer is no:]

If you would like, I can answer questions they might have.

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[puppydogeyes]

No. [Mostly because she doesn't think anyone needs to know the details surrounding the whole thing, and if they insist on it, she's going to be able to handle that better than him getting harassed for personal information.] I've got it, Edgeworth.

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[jurisimpudent]

[There's the sound of a quiet breath - a soft sound of relief.]

I do apologize. I know this is supposed to be my job.

[briefly]

Ah. You'd think that was obvious enough. Apparently not.

[pause.]

Are they frequent? Deaths?

[puppydogeyes]

A lot of this shit's obvious. Doesn't stop people.

[She doesn't have a good opinion of the ship's general population right now.]

Like this? [As in murders, instead of deaths caused by whatever hell the ship decides to give them.] No.

[briefly]

So... just an unfortunate exception.

[willpunchfaces]

[he still doesn't know how to do filters or anything, otherwise he would]

You want to spar or anything? [archery practice helps him when he's frustrated, maybe something similar would be beneficial for her]

[puppydogeyes]

[She takes a breath, some of the irritation draining away. Sparring or similar sounds like a really good idea right now, if she could.]

Probably wouldn't be good for it. I'm still not 100%.

[willpunchfaces]

Oh yeah. [he ducks his head, scratching at his hair in irritation. he hadn't considered her injury. now he just feels stupid] Sorry about that.

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[51stcentury]

[Jack's working on getting to know her personally, but he doesn't need to be a psychic to know that she's pissed. He encrypts the message somewhat, hoping that will get something of a response out of her. He wants to know more.]

Someone disrespecting crime scene protocol?

[only sort of here]

[coffeeking]

[Ianto is somewhere in the background, and can be heard faintly scoffing]

Remind me, Jack, how many times did we disrespect crime scene protocol in the course of our work?

[action; only sort of here]

[51stcentury]

Oh c'mon. That was different, Ianto, and you know it. We were Torchwood. We were...

We had our own protocol to follow. [Oh, yeah. Like that explained everything that they did away.]

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[puppydogeyes]

Someone disrespecting our team.

[She might be taking it a little more personally than she maybe should.]

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[coffeeking]

Ha. Knew it.

[And that's all he really has to say on the matter.]

Bloody martyr.

[Well, maybe that too.]

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[puppydogeyes]

Don't start.

[Not that she disagrees, but she knows enough of the situation around Edgeworth that she doesn't think he should get attacked on either side at the moment.]

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[foolproofed]

[He's quiet, maybe a tad ashamed.]

I didn't mean to fuck it up, man. I was just — checking if the bastard was alive.

...

Edgeworth's clean, then? That's a relief.

[He thought the guy didn't do it, but if he did... well damn, Marty'll need to re-think how well he can read a dude.]

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[puppydogeyes]

[There's a pause. She hadn't really meant him, but saying so on an open feed is going to either look like hypocrisy or give too much away.]

You did the right thing. Just could've done it neater.

[Though she hadn't really known he knew Edgeworth - enough for it to be relief.]

Yeah, he's out.

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[thatsaflaregun]

So that's that then. Now why the hell would someone want to frame Edgeworth, sistah?

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[puppydogeyes]

He pisses people off.

[It's half snapped, because it was the truth, but also because a good chunk of this wasn't her story to tell.]

video ; encrypted 50% look at me touching this all late and stuff

[faithlessly]

Huh, knew the guy was innocent. Didn't figure the other dude offed himself though. [ crossing his arms. ] Do you think it was an accident, or something a little less nice?

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[puppydogeyes]

[She huffs a laugh, dry, and shakes her head.]

It wasn't an accident.

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[adlered]

And the entire population of this great ship rejoiced. Never did strike me as someone who could actually commit murder.

[ Which is a slight, technically, but at the same time, who really wants to be known as someone who might commit it. ]

And we both know why it was touched. Simple logic. [ Irene would have done it to an enemy, oops. ]

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[puppydogeyes]

Knowing why isn't gonna make me okay with it.

[Edgeworth is one of her team. She doesn't take her team being fucked with lightly, at all.]

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[suit]

That's good. Figured he didn't do anything, but the confirmation is always nice.

[ a beat. ]

If it happens again, could just arrest them for tampering with evidence.

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[puppydogeyes]

Confirmation gets him out of the brig.

[Even if it was only really Edgeworth himself that had put him in there.]

And have to deal with even more shit about all the laws we don't fucking have? [She gets enough of that already, thanks. Anyway-] Have to find them, first.