ace_attorney | IC Contact

[It's Maya. Need anything else ever be said?]

Great, I'm glad you agree! We'll celebrate your first pay check in style! [In other words it's all going to burgers.]

[In any case, Maya's now leading him over to the stand]

It's really close by!

(I didn't really agree with there being any basis for it, just for the record!)

I think I can guess what that style is going to be...

[And he follows her. If it's actually in their line of vision, he is going to stare at her.]

So you're all set! All you need now is the money.

[It isn't! But it's about a seven minute walk, and after that last statement, she quiets down]

(Maybe I can hold off on that until I have a full wallet for once.)

[After a bit of silence...]

What about you, Maya...? What's... going on with you here? How long have you been here and everything?

[Good luck with that, Phoenix.]

[She blinks at his questions, interrupted from her thoughts]

Huh? Me?

Oh, I've been here pretty long! So I'm an expert on this place.

...And it looks like you made it through in one piece, at least, Maya.

(Well, mostly one piece. The hair looks off. But maybe she was trying something new.)

How long?

[There's a small pause at the first bit]

[And then she laughs a little, waving her hand] Well, duh! I'm waaaay too tough to be taken down by anything here.

Preeeeetty long. I kinda stopped paying attention, though.

(Very suspicious, Maya...)

You stopped paying attention? It's been that long!?

(...Or your attention span is that short.)

You should catch me up on the things that've happened to you here, then, Maya.

Oh, come on, Nick! I've got bigger fries to fish! [That's "fish to fry", Maya] Places to go, people to see, foods to eat! I'm not going to remember every little detail.

[Except this isn't "every little detail"]

[It might not be a surprise to see five five ~~psychelocks~~ psycholocks pop up into place in front of her]

[....]

Edited 2012-02-17 04:32 (UTC)

I've been pretty busy! Being an awesome assistant, looking after everyone, taking care of the office and cases...

All in a day's work. Or... however long's work!

[NO IT'S A PRETTY BIG SURPRISE]

(....!

It seemed like such an innocuous topic...)

(Okay, I don't have any evidence yet...

...Or do I?)

So, who have you been assisting while I wasn't here?

You, when you were here! And Mr. Edgeworth, of course! [Apollo, but that was a long time ago]

[Wolfwood--]

And some other people! But I've been offering my services to tons of people in the city, since I'm just that awesome.

(How does offering your services to everyone who doesn't ask make you awesome? That sounds more like... Well, let's not think about that!)

...Right. Well, that makes sense... But other people? You mean other lawyers?

[GET OUT PHOENIX]

Nah, people in general. Lots of people in this city are pretty gloomy, for one!

(Well, that makes sense... But I can't imagine Maya "assisting" just anyone. At least, not to the level of calling it that officially.)

Well, I'd like to meet these people sometime, Maya. A friend of yours is a friend of mine, after all. Who were they, anyway?

[She's just being overdramatic okay]

[No, Phoenix, you really don't. At least not some of them...]

... You want to meet all of them? I know a lot of people.

Just the most important ones, then?

[Most important....]

[.....]

[No, if anyone, it'll have to be the safest ones. Ahiru, Yako...]

Why do wanna know? Don't tell me you can't make your own friends!

(She's resisting... There's clearly something here! That or she just wants to deliver another one of those insults.)

Why would I want to know? Well... The reason that it's important for me to know about who you've been associating with here is...

[> It's the only way to know what's going on with you
> They might be dangerous
> Pearls will kill someone if there's a guy
> I really can't make friends]

...The people you spend time with are an important part of what's happened to you.

You're not... hiding something, are you, Maya?

[A little bit from column A.....]

[In any case, Maya's never been a good liar, and when put on the spot like that, well--]

H-Huh...?

Edited 2012-02-24 02:22 (UTC)

[Geez, he doesn't waste any time!]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action] 1/2

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action] 1/3

[Action]

[Action]

[Action] 1/3

[Action] 2/3

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action] 1/?

[Action]