tenth date; [video; the Butz has a life crisis]

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[When the feed switches on, the first thing you will see is a rough pencil sketch of Kurt, Ahiru and Xion on a stage surrounded by spotlights. Beside that is a whole lot of colored pencils almost obscuring the spotlights.

Then suddenly, a kitten's orange-and-white paw. It bats the NV across the desk, and you will get a movement blur of jars of

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[voice]

[mentis_reae]

[Edgeworth's voice is wary.]

What, precisely, is wrong?

[voice]

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[Larry will now attempt to evade the question and fail extraordinarily.]

N-nothing...when can I give you the cash?

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

Never mind the money. You're acting exceedingly strangely.

[voice]

[troublesmells]

No, I'm not...I just woke up... [Failing...failing...]

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

And what of it? I've spoken with you previously when you've "just woken up." You were not like this.

[voice]

[troublesmells]

...

Whaddaya mean, I'm not like this?

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

You were more...chipper. In nearly every circumstance.

[voice]

[troublesmells]

...whaddaya mean? [His voice now has a slight defensive edge.]

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

That I've never seen you in a bad mood for no reason. Ergo, I can conclude based upon past patterns that you are in a bad mood for a reason.

[voice]

[troublesmells]

Well...uh...what if I'm just having a bad morning?

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

Very well. What has made your morning bad?

[voice]

[troublesmells]

Umm...I woke up, and felt like it was gonna be bad?

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

And somehow that translates to your sudden belief that you cannot do anything right.

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[troublesmells]

[URK -

BRB shopping for a new excuse.]

[voice]

[troublesmells]

I'm having...um, a really, really bad morning...?

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

And that was enough to rob you of all confidence. When said confidence was, to this point, your watchword.