NO ONE EXPECTS THE VK INQUISITION! [Closed]

[snakesnvectors]

Characters: Medusa Gorgon, Admiral von Karma, and possibly Miles Edgeworth
Content: Medusa has some 'splainin to do.
Setting: Captain's office, Victoria II
Time: Not long after landing in Bellicus
Warnings: Probably fewer than you'd think.

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[edge_of_honor]

The small space grew hot and stuffy, and Edgeworth did his best to ignore the numb feeling in his legs. He had been stuck in the wardrobe for at least a quarter of an hour, if not more; long enough to hear the entirety of Medusa and von Karma's conversation, at any rate. They finished with their vague threats and deal making, and Edgeworth strained his ears to listen to her footsteps. The closing of a door signaled her exit, and he slowly counted to ten. Fortunately, a small, indistinguishable piece of heavy paper prevented the door from closing shut on him, and he pushed it open and stepped out in the room.

He took a brief moment to stretch his legs, and turned towards von Karma. "Well sir, what do you wish to do now?"

[karmauberalles]

von Karma turned slightly to face Edgeworth, standing up and cracking his knuckles.

"For the moment, I'm going to keep an eye on her. If she's being truthful about the fact that she doesn't intend to stab me in the back the first chance she gets, she'll make a fine ally. On the other hand, she could be lying that she doesn't know anything, and it's possible that she was involved in the bombings."

He looked rather sore at the last item; but then, that wasn't something one could get over easily even if they didn't have a habit of carrying grudges.

[edge_of_honor]

Edgeworth nodded along with von Karma's words, and made careful note of his displeasure.

"And what would you like me to do about this, sir?" He had a vague idea of what his duties would entail (keep an ear out, tell him everything, etc etc), but it never hurt to get more detailed instructions.

[karmauberalles]

"If you find any information about her, give it to me," said von Karma, turning to the window. "I want to know anything that would threaten me. Also, keep an eye on her, but do it discreetly; she doesn't know that you know about her, and I want to keep it that way."

[edge_of_honor]

"Of course." It made sense; after all, it would do no good for von Karma to show his hand early.

"If you have no objections," he started, "I might try and strike a conversation with her, when the opportunity arises. So long as it's over something official, she should have no suspicions."

[karmauberalles]

"I have none," said von Karma, giving him a slight nod. "Do it whenever you think it's prudent."

[edge_of_honor]

"Very well. Is there anything else?" At the moment, Edgeworth wanted nothing more than to leave the room and relieve his sore muscles, but he wanted to make sure there was no further need of him, first.

[karmauberalles]

"No, that will be all."

[edge_of_honor]

Edgeworth nodded again, and said, "Then I'll be on my way, sir." With his goodbyes taken care of, he walked briskly towards the door, and thought on how to best approach Medusa. One wrong move could end in disaster.