Two grumpy gits go out for tea together (open to Waver)

[frilliance]

[It was over and the defendant was declared Not Guilty.

And just so. No matter which worlds he traveled, Edgeworth's goal was to discover the truth. Admittedly he was a little uneasy about the use of alchemy as forensics but said methods provided accurate information and it turned out to be decisive evidence which made the real culprit break down.

Edgeworth walked out of the courthouse, satisfied. Now it was time to sort out some case files back at the little apartment he had bought in......well, this alternate London.

He heard a couple of girls giggling nearby and turned to face them. One of them blushed.]

Is something wrong, Miss?

Comments

[frilliance]

How dare you! I am a perfectly competent liar! And that's not the point since I wasn't lying in the first place.

....Erm. I'd rather not discuss that. [Because who would want to discuss Oldbag of all people?]

[fionnuisce]

You're too honest to be a competent liar.

[Waver laughed, only halfheartedly trying to hide it.]

Forget it, it's obviously a pain to discuss on both sides.

[frilliance]

[A small, incoherent 'Nrrrgh' noise can be heard coming through Edgeworth's teeth. But since Waver seems to want to drop the subject...]

Hnnngh...I will have to go and store these files. The case is over so I am no longer in need of them.

[fionnuisce]

Mind if I come with you? It's not often I get to experience the mundane side of things.

Now time to be pedantic and look up where most lawyers in the UK store files from completed cases.

[frilliance]

Hmm....I'm not sure if I would call punishing criminals 'mundane' but I don't see why not.

welp

[fionnuisce]

Sorry, I wasn't trying to insult you. Maybe 'normal' would have been a better word. The Clock Tower runs a little differently than the rest of the world, you know?

Lemme know if this tag changes because of my limited knowledge of the Nasuverse.

[frilliance]

It's all right. I take no offense to your statement.

Hm....it's not every day you get to hear about the Houses of Parliament housing a bunch of wizards.

i try not to think too hard about the details t b h

[fionnuisce]

We prefer 'magi', but whichever. As for our location, I suppose 'hiding in plain sight' is the best way to put it.

Ffffffff welp this dude is from Japanifornia and I try not to think too hard about that.

[frilliance]

My apologies. Magi, then.

The office is this way.

[When they reach there Edgeworth will ask Waver to wait in the office or something so he can go inside and store evidence. There is some high quality tea in his office if you wish for it! He will have let you help yourself to some.]

~details~, man

[fionnuisce]

[Edgeworth's office felt much different than Waver's own. It was similar in the fact that it was indeed the office of a hardworking person with no concept of 'vacation', but where Waver's was a normal office with very supernatural things in it, Edgeworth's was just plain normal.]

[...It was kind of surreal, actually, to remember that there was a large and functioning ordinary world outside the Clock Tower. As unconventional a mage as Waver was, it was much too easy to distance oneself from reality when one was part of the Association.]

[But he shrugged and made himself a cup of tea, looking through one of the numerous books on law with genuine interest.]

Re: ~details~, man

[frilliance]

[It wasn't that Edgeworth had no concept of 'vacation' - he just didn't do that sort of thing very often and ended up living with a guy who had only taken one vacation in his 40-year career for a very specific reason.

Also, Edgeworth enjoyed his work, so there.

Anyway, the prosecutor came back.] I hope the tea is to your liking.

[fionnuisce]

It's perfect, thanks. [He shut the book in his hand and carefully replaced it.]

Sorry--should I be heading back? I wouldn't want to take up much of your time.

[frilliance]

Don't worry, you're not taking up my time. I have a few things to sort out but I can do those at the place I am staying at. [And he goes to the table to brew himself some tea as well.]

I trust Diarmuid is well?

[fionnuisce]

The same as ever, of course. He can't seem to find the way to travel just yet, so I've been trying to check up on people in his place when I have the time.

Unfortunately, I haven't an abundance of time as it is.

[frilliance]

He can't find the way to travel? You mean he has trouble getting to the places he wants to with the portals?

[fionnuisce]

No, I mean he hasn't seen the portal at all. I thought about just dragging him through one myself, but I'm not experienced enough with Second Magic to know if that would work or what adverse effects it might have.

[frilliance]

Well, I have yet to see any side effects besides ending up in the wrong house or room. [Someone is still sore about Enoch seeing him break down.]

[fionnuisce]

Neither have I, but...this kind of thing is something of a big deal where magic is concerned, so I can't help but be cautious.