// 1st Case //

[iobjectholdit]

[There's a receiver click, the rush of slight air and the sound of silence, signifying someone is on the other end. The silence only lasts several seconds, however; and when it's broken, the voice sounding over the line is a strong and commanding one--but nonetheless uncertain.]Hello--Can anyone hear my voice? My name is Miles Edgeworth. I demand

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[holditiobject]

-Edgeworth! When did you get here!?

[iobjectholdit]

... Wright?!

[holditiobject]

Y-yeah, but...

[He pauses and looks towards the closed door with a light frown.]

It's... not a prank. That you're here, I mean. We've been... kidnapped. We're stuck in this city.

[iobjectholdit]

Kidnapped by who? I don't suppose you've anything to do with this?

[Sorry Phoenix, but Edgeworth's voice is a little strained, just like his nerves. He pauses briefly to take a breath and calm his tone, though.]

... What do you know about this 'city'? Why... ... why on earth does it seem as though I've been here before?

[ufosrreal]

Uh...

Well... it's not really a prank, Mr... ah Edgeworth.

[iobjectholdit]

Then please enlighten me.

[ufosrreal]

Ah well... I-I guess you could say you've been abducted.

[iobjectholdit]

... That has made itself apparent. I would like to know who has done such a thing--and any other relevant information.

[tartswithtea]

I'm afraid to inform that you've been kidnapped into a...

How would you say this..? A small American town which is not America to begin. It's a little hard to explain now, but the city will more than likely introduce itself to you.

[iobjectholdit]

'A small American town that is not America.'

Who are you? You've also been taken, I presume?

[tartswithtea]

I am Bri-tan, and you said Mile Edgeworth? Which do you prefer to be called?

I know it sounds a little strange, but I can vouch for America and Meriken completely on the matter. Either case, though, yes, I have, along with quiet a number others. By some strange power we were taken from out homes and set here.

Ah! Perhaps there is a drone in your house. They're very static beings who are the actual citizens of the town. That should prove something.

[iobjectholdit]

... Edgeworth is fine.

[he's going to pretend you just made sense. B| ] I--I see.

'Drone'... That implies some sort of mindless creature part of a collective.

[perfect_karma]

...

You may cease with that tone, Miles Edgeworth. I'm afraid you're far too late to be in charge of this case.

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[iobjectholdit]

[--Franziska von Karma--!]

[iobjectholdit]

[Franziska as well as Wright. You can hear the gears in his mind clicking away.]

That implies that there truly is a case to begin with. What information are you at liberty to disclose to me?

[perfect_karma]

This is a kidnapping, therefore there is a case.

I will give you all the information at my disposal as long as you understand that I will be the one bringing our captors to justice.

[hourai_branch]

Something more sinister is right.

[iobjectholdit]

And? Who are you, and explain to me what you mean by that.

[hourai_branch]

My name is Kaguya Houraisan. This town is like a prison for us.

[iobjectholdit]

So I hear.

... And it's a pleasure, I suppose. How long have you been here, and other than the bit about the drones and the lack of a means of escape, is there any other information you can tell me?