65 [Filtered to Phoenix Wright | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

...I hear that the timber in Bydan is getting worse this year.

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[Edgeworth | Voice | Unhackable]

[isntthatwright]

Edgeworth!

Is it -- really you? What's going on? Mr. H said Bradley attacked you, and the person on the Gloriosa is some kind of impostor, and...

I guess what I really want to know is, what happened?

[Phoenix | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

[sighs]

I said, I hear that the timber in Bydan is getting worse this year.

[Edgeworth | Voice | Unhackable]

[isntthatwright]

Huh?

....oh, right! What was it again...

"But at least the owls are still around."

Now will you tell me what happened to you?

[Phoenix | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

["Hmphs" to himself] I'd apologize for the formalities, Wright, but considering the circumstances - well, lets just say that I need to be sure that this is really you that I'm talking to.

[clears his throat] That being said, that obnoxious coffee vendor is the last person I expected to deliver the news. However, if he's with the White Lotus... [Takes a deep breath, and his voice quiets] Then I'm afraid that everything he's said is true.

[Edgeworth | Voice | Unhackable]

[isntthatwright]

...then...Bradley really attacked you? But why?

[Phoenix | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

Do you recall the show that the Amestris put on in Bydan?

[Edgeworth | Voice | Unhackable]

[isntthatwright]

How could I forget? A dead body dropping from the ceiling tends to stick in your memory.

[Phoenix | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

Bradley was the one who arranged for the murder - and I was unfortunate enough to catch him in the act.

[Edgeworth | Voice | Unhackable]

[isntthatwright]

Bradley was responsible for that, too?! But why? Why would he want to sabotage talks with Bydan? He's the captain of a diplomatic ship!

[Phoenix | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

I wish I could tell you. All I have is conjecture, and little more.

...however...you might be able to find out more.

[Edgeworth | Voice | Unhackable]

[isntthatwright]

....me? Look into Bradley?

....I suppose it wouldn't be the first time I've investigated someone in the military....

But first, what about you? Are you all right?

[Phoenix | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

I'm as fine as can be expected. My current ship has been arranged by an old friend, and a member of the order. There's nothing to worry about.

[Edgeworth | Voice | Unhackable]

[isntthatwright]

...that's not an answer, Edgeworth. I want to know if you're okay. And don't just tell me you're fine. Bradley nearly killed you, for goodness sake! How can you just be fine after that? I don't know how you get yourself into these messes, but....is it too much to ask for you to be careful?

[Phoenix | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

I...

[He sighs, and his voice quiets]

...you're right, I should have been more careful. However, what's done is done, and there are far bigger things to worry about now than my own well being.

[Was that...guilt? No, no, that would require Edgeworth to admit that he was wrong about something]

[Edgeworth | Voice | Unhackable]

[isntthatwright]

Just because there are other things to worry about doesn't mean I'm not worried about you too. I'm going to ask you again, Edgeworth, and this time I want a real answer, instead of another attempt at changing the subject. Are you all right?

[Phoenix | Voice | Unhackable]

[edge_of_honor]

The truth is, I'm... [takes a deep breath to compose himself]

I'm frightened, Wright. Not just for myself, but for those I know, for the Amestris, and for Ivona and Reial as a whole. I've never been at this much of a loss, not since-...not since last year.