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[usefulanalysis]

Hello, you've reached Ema Skye! Sorry, I can't come to the phone right now but leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Have a nice day.

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[usefulanalysis]

Oh! That's...still really bad!

Goodness, it's resolved though, right? You put away the bad guy?

[prosecutory]

Yes, we did. The murder victim was the body double; the conspiracy I spoke of was twelve years ago, by my time. But this cast a shadow upon the last case I solved before coming back here.

[usefulanalysis]

How so? Was it something tied in? You say conspiracy like it's...much bigger than just a court case.

[prosecutory]

In a way, yes. But that's not all. The facts of that previous case, the SS-5 Incident, were tampered with. False evidence was included in the record.

And above all these people...was a mastermind who pulled the strings, who turned them against each other.

[usefulanalysis]

And you got them, right?

[Right?!]

[prosecutory]

Yes. [Don't worry, Ema. And Edgeworth is visibly relieved that he can say "yes" with certainty.] Yes, we did.

[usefulanalysis]

I'm so glad. I doubt there's any case you can't solve!

[prosecutory]

Heh. [Way to flatter his ego a little bit, Ema.] No case can go unsolved. [He doesn't brag about how HE'LL be the one to make sure of that, though.]

[usefulanalysis]

No, they can't. Letting anything remain uncovered is just wrong, since you never know what might and might not be relevant to a later case. Or when a criminal will strike again. [Just like with the SL-7 incident.]

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[pollygrapher]

Hey, Ema? It's Apollo. [He and the detective weren't really close even when she was around his age, but he figures he should check in on her since they did get separated on the first day.]

Did you get a chance to talk to Mr. Wright and the others yet?

[prosecutory]

Absolutely. And both those possibilities became fact back home.

Is there anything else you wanted to ask me, Ema?

[usefulanalysis]

Just if you're alright. You are, aren't you?

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[usefulanalysis]

[There's a shuffling sound of paper reams being moved and a Cerevice being uncovered, and then...]

Hello, Mister Justice. It's good to hear from you again. Yes, I did talk to them. I'm living a few doors away from Mister Wright and Mister Edgeworth.

Did you find them too?

[Apparently nothing's entered her mind about not being close. She's just a friendly kid, all around.]

[prosecutory]

Yes, I am. Thank you for asking.

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[pollygrapher]

They found me after those townspeople ushered us out onto the field.

Glad to hear you made it out of the game alright, even with the monsters showing up.

[usefulanalysis]

Oh that was just fine. Some...strange person claiming to be a goddess showed up and helped me out. I think she may have been an NPC.

Did you have any trouble?

[pollygrapher]

A...goddess. Right. [The disbelief is practically dripping from his words, but he refrains from saying anything else. The past week or so hasn't exactly been normal by any standards, and Apollo doesn't know what to belief or not anymore.]

I had some help on the field, too. That's where I found Mr. Wright and Mr. Edgeworth, actually.

[usefulanalysis]

Like I said, probably computer generated. There were really aggressive turtles and some sort of acorn creature. I got to use that big club and smash them to bits.

[Viridi is the most serious of serious deities, okay?]

And you did? Did you have to fight monsters with them?

[pollygrapher]

Something along those lines. The two of them have been here much longer than I expected.

[Edgeworth in particular had been very handle with a blade, surprisingly enough. And Phoenix had been unruffled by the monsters.]

[usefulanalysis]

I noticed that too. Mister Wright is a lot older than I remember. And he says he's been here for months. And Mister Edgeworth even longer.

[Ema bobs her head back and forth, thinking about the implications.]

You've gotten a job here haven't you? What does CERES have you doing?

[pollygrapher]

It sounds impossible, but we can't deny that time isn't as continuous as it should be here. [A sigh.] This might get messy later.

I'm not employed yet. CERES had a few suggestions that I'm looking into.

[He's only looking at one of them seriously, though.]

psst, HTML fail on Korra's tag!

[usefulanalysis]

It could be.

[Ema shrugs her shoulders a little bit.]

I took two of the suggestions. And they pay me to go to school, too. It's kind of nice.

[pollygrapher]

[If only he had been paid to go to school...]

Two of them on top of attending school? You're a hard worker. [He's a little surprised, but maybe he shouldn't have been. The Detective has always come through for him during the investigations, after all, despite her flippancy at times.]

Which jobs did you accept?

[usefulanalysis]

Well, I have to be. I mean, it doesn't make sense to sit idle.

[And she likes money? Who doesn't like money. Money is awesome.]

I took a job as a research intern in CERES's research tower, and I'm also a door to door fingerprint collector. Which I'd do anyway, just to build up my database.

[pollygrapher]

[Apollo smiles at the second option--he can't really help it. It's just so fitting for her.]

Sounds as if you're right in your element. I wish mine had been as useful...