Rukia only caught the tail end of the conversation, but from from what she heard, it seemed rather one-sided. The dark-haired young man was going on about books, and the nurses accusing people of something, but Rukia couldn't really make sense of what little she heard.
"Hello. And thank you," she said, smiling at the grey-haired man who moved so that she could wheel up to the table. She was about to ask him his name when the younger man spoke up. Rukia blinked, looking from one to the other. The description on the bulletin board had been of the older of the two... Perhaps they were simply working together. She had seen both of them before, in any case, so perhaps they had become friends here. Or they could have been from the same place. In the end it didn't matter.
Rukia regained her composure fairly quickly, nodding. "I understand," she said to the younger of the two, "and I'm sure my Captain would be curious to know how we might help you. But first," she continued, addressing both men, "do you have any questions about the Arts and Crafts Club? And may I ask your names, should I need to contact you in the future?"
"You're welcome," Edgeworth said, returning the smile as he settled back into his chair. He flipped through a few pages of the book, finally settling on Hamlet's speech to his players. "And while you do make several good points, Hideki, I still wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't there tomorrow," he added, before underlining the passage and closing the book. "You might be right, though - especially considering that the passage I marked is a rather well-known one."
Edgeworth turned back to Rukia, and tried extending his hand again - he wasn't entirely sure if the gesture would be accepted, as it had about a 50/50 acceptance ratio, but the habit was so engrained in him that it didn't feel right not to do it. "Very nice to meet you, Rukia. I'm Miles Edgeworth."
He listened to what she said, and smiled for a second time when she mentioned the Arts and Crafts Club. "While I have plans to go out with the History Club tonight, I do feel as if I owe you and the other members of the Arts and Crafts Club a favor at some point. The maps that you posted to the bulletin board have proved to be quite useful, and I appreciate the effort it took to put them together."
Rukia knew about shaking hands, and had done it enough to respond appropriately. She did, however, still bow slightly from her seated position; she couldn't really help such an ingrained gesture. "It is nice to meet you as well, Mr. Edgeworth. Or Miles, whichever you prefer."
"We could not have put the maps together without the help of so many," she said graciously. "And hopefully a small addition will be posted to the bulletin board later today, so do keep your eye out." She grinned, hoping that the sketchy map of the roof would come in handy somehow.
Rukia nodded to Hideki, now more curious as to what his plan was. "I will do that. Do you ave any suggestions for an alias?" She didn't want to accidentally call him something that might insult him, after all. Who knew what offended some people? Given his comment, perhaps she could call him 'Mr. Generic'...
She considered his question for a moment before replying. "My Captain, Hitsugaya Toushirou, is usually very busy all day with meetings, so perhaps you would be kind enough to give me a general idea of your plan? I could then relay it to him, and he could decide whether or not it is feasible, and could then speak with you himself."
"I'll watch for it, and do let me know if I can be of assistance," Edgeworth replied, "though I expect what you're probably looking for are maps of the lower levels. While I've not been there myself, I have an acquaintance who may have done so, and I'll ask next time I see him."
He turned to Hideki and asked, "If you'd rather, I can move to one of the other tables and let you two continue the discussion, though given the testing you were doing a few moments ago, I must admit I'm rather curious. I won't intrude, though." He felt as if he should add something about attorney-client privilege, but chose not to, not being sure how familiar either of his companions were with such things. It wouldn't do to presume.
"That's very kind of you," Rukia said to Edgeworth. "And yes, maps of the basement would certainly prove useful. The Arts and Crafts Club would appreciate any information you could send our way, and we would of course ensure that it is distributed to the others prisoners." He seemed like a very intelligent, dependable individual; Rukia would have to mention him to Captain Hitsugaya come nightfall.
Rukia sat quietly, listening to all of what Ryuga had to say. His request didn't seem like it would be at all difficult to carry out; the various teams would simply have to make note of their encounters each night and pass the information to him each day. And if he could discover patterns or flaws in the Institute's workings, it could be an enormous benefit. Rukia didn't think that Captain Hitsugaya would object, but it was of course not her place to say so.
When Ryuga seemed to be finished with his explanation, Rukia nodded. "I will pass what you have said to my Captain, and I'm sure he will leave you a note when morning comes."
When he turned his attention to Edgeworth, Rukia took a moment to scribble a few notes into her journal so that she didn't forget anything vital before evening.
Edgeworth nodded to Rukia. "I'll get the information to you as soon as I'm able. May I use your real name on the bulletin, or would you prefer I use an alias?" He wasn't entirely sure when he'd run into Dias next, but if it wasn't that night, he'd make a post to the board asking about it.
He opened his journal back up, making a brief note as Hideki spoke. "I see - you're working on an expanded version of what was posted to the board a few days ago? I'll likely be going out with people tonight, so I'll make note of what I see and pass it along to you. I can also add a few details about the monsters I've encountered thus far."
When the younger gentleman turned to him to ask about working together, Edgeworth took a moment to think, closing his eyes for just a second, but only just. It was a straightforward proposition on the surface, and he saw no immediate reason to say no. "I believe we can work together."
"Yes, feel free to use my real name," she said. "Or you can give any information you might find to my Captain, or any of the other team leaders: Abarai Renji, Matsumoto Rangiku, or Hinamori Momo."
Rukia, too, looked up when she noticed a nurse approaching. She was confused as to why the woman would be holding slippers, but she quickly understood why: Ryuga was barefoot. Unable to restrain herself, Rukia laughed out loud. "I'll have to try that," she snickered to him; it certainly seemed to annoy the nurses. "And you're welcome. I hope we can help each other."
"Thank you again, Mr. Edgeworth, for your offer of assistance. Good luck to both of you tonight." She bowed again, then began backing her wheelchair out to where her nurse was waiting.
"Hello. And thank you," she said, smiling at the grey-haired man who moved so that she could wheel up to the table. She was about to ask him his name when the younger man spoke up. Rukia blinked, looking from one to the other. The description on the bulletin board had been of the older of the two... Perhaps they were simply working together. She had seen both of them before, in any case, so perhaps they had become friends here. Or they could have been from the same place. In the end it didn't matter.
Rukia regained her composure fairly quickly, nodding. "I understand," she said to the younger of the two, "and I'm sure my Captain would be curious to know how we might help you. But first," she continued, addressing both men, "do you have any questions about the Arts and Crafts Club? And may I ask your names, should I need to contact you in the future?"
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Edgeworth turned back to Rukia, and tried extending his hand again - he wasn't entirely sure if the gesture would be accepted, as it had about a 50/50 acceptance ratio, but the habit was so engrained in him that it didn't feel right not to do it. "Very nice to meet you, Rukia. I'm Miles Edgeworth."
He listened to what she said, and smiled for a second time when she mentioned the Arts and Crafts Club. "While I have plans to go out with the History Club tonight, I do feel as if I owe you and the other members of the Arts and Crafts Club a favor at some point. The maps that you posted to the bulletin board have proved to be quite useful, and I appreciate the effort it took to put them together."
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"We could not have put the maps together without the help of so many," she said graciously. "And hopefully a small addition will be posted to the bulletin board later today, so do keep your eye out." She grinned, hoping that the sketchy map of the roof would come in handy somehow.
Rukia nodded to Hideki, now more curious as to what his plan was. "I will do that. Do you ave any suggestions for an alias?" She didn't want to accidentally call him something that might insult him, after all. Who knew what offended some people? Given his comment, perhaps she could call him 'Mr. Generic'...
She considered his question for a moment before replying. "My Captain, Hitsugaya Toushirou, is usually very busy all day with meetings, so perhaps you would be kind enough to give me a general idea of your plan? I could then relay it to him, and he could decide whether or not it is feasible, and could then speak with you himself."
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He turned to Hideki and asked, "If you'd rather, I can move to one of the other tables and let you two continue the discussion, though given the testing you were doing a few moments ago, I must admit I'm rather curious. I won't intrude, though." He felt as if he should add something about attorney-client privilege, but chose not to, not being sure how familiar either of his companions were with such things. It wouldn't do to presume.
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Rukia sat quietly, listening to all of what Ryuga had to say. His request didn't seem like it would be at all difficult to carry out; the various teams would simply have to make note of their encounters each night and pass the information to him each day. And if he could discover patterns or flaws in the Institute's workings, it could be an enormous benefit. Rukia didn't think that Captain Hitsugaya would object, but it was of course not her place to say so.
When Ryuga seemed to be finished with his explanation, Rukia nodded. "I will pass what you have said to my Captain, and I'm sure he will leave you a note when morning comes."
When he turned his attention to Edgeworth, Rukia took a moment to scribble a few notes into her journal so that she didn't forget anything vital before evening.
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He opened his journal back up, making a brief note as Hideki spoke. "I see - you're working on an expanded version of what was posted to the board a few days ago? I'll likely be going out with people tonight, so I'll make note of what I see and pass it along to you. I can also add a few details about the monsters I've encountered thus far."
When the younger gentleman turned to him to ask about working together, Edgeworth took a moment to think, closing his eyes for just a second, but only just. It was a straightforward proposition on the surface, and he saw no immediate reason to say no. "I believe we can work together."
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Rukia, too, looked up when she noticed a nurse approaching. She was confused as to why the woman would be holding slippers, but she quickly understood why: Ryuga was barefoot. Unable to restrain herself, Rukia laughed out loud. "I'll have to try that," she snickered to him; it certainly seemed to annoy the nurses. "And you're welcome. I hope we can help each other."
"Thank you again, Mr. Edgeworth, for your offer of assistance. Good luck to both of you tonight." She bowed again, then began backing her wheelchair out to where her nurse was waiting.
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