(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.
U-Unless you want me to go through all our cases and all the cool stuff I did.... But I don't know if a stuffy guy like you can handle that level of "cool"....
(I can totally make friends on my own, Maya! Doormats are in great demand... I mean, that's only if I have to, though! Wait, I'm really glad I didn't say this aloud.)
...Right. Let's hear about some of the cool stuff you did, then, Maya.
Plenty of stuff! I used to be assistant manager of the Finding Things Agency on top of managing the law offices and helping out at the orphanage, I taught the whole Port about the Steel Samurai and this burger joint, I got to fly this one time when the Core got all weird... And plus, some of the cases we worked!
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And some other people! But I've been offering my services to tons of people in the city, since I'm just that awesome.
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...Right. Well, that makes sense... But other people? You mean other lawyers?
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Nah, people in general. Lots of people in this city are pretty gloomy, for one!
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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?
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[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.
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[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!
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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?
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[In any case, Maya's never been a good liar, and when put on the spot like that, well--]
H-Huh...?
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...Right. Let's hear about some of the cool stuff you did, then, Maya.
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I'll clearly need more Evidence before I can figure this out. But I won't forget.)
Sounds like your kind of thing... Which cases did you mean?
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I see...
[He fixes her with his best investigative stare.]
So you've had a pretty good time here despite it all, Maya?
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.. Huh? Are you worried about what it's going to be like for you, or something?
Things can get pretty sucky here, but there are a lot of great people and opportunities, so don't worry, you'll be fine!
[Answering questions: You're doing it wrong, Maya. (Those psycholocks are still up, anyway)]
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All right... I'll talk to you about this later, when I've got more of an idea of this place.
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Alright... but you don't have to worry, Nick.
... So are we getting those noodles or what?
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...Except when it's all her fault.
Pretty complicated club.)
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