Cerealia Inbox

[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.

Comments

[prosecutory]

During both times, only three days passed in Cerealia. But I stayed home for more than a week, I believe, when I first disappeared from the colony.

[His voice remains even, and matter-of-fact.]

I saw no aliens.

[usefulanalysis]

No aliens. Right.

[There's a scratching sound. Notes are being taken.]

Are you doing okay? Did you have to play that awful game again?

[prosecutory]

Yes, I'm fine. And yes...it was as if I was newly brought to the colony.

[Edgeworth slows down with his words to allow Ema to take notes more effectively.]

[usefulanalysis]

That's inconvenient. But at least you knew your way around.

[Taking breath, Ema finally sets down her pencil.]

What happened when you left?

[prosecutory]

When I woke up, I was back home, at the same point in time when I left. I didn't remember anything about Cerealia or the Flamines, or anything that happened here. Not until I returned.

[usefulanalysis]

No memory. Got it.

What happened? Nothing to crazy I hope.

[prosecutory]

Er... [How much should he tell Ema? She was in the past, she didn't know any of this yet. It was one thing to openly discuss this with Wright; he was Edgeworth's old friend and someone from the future.]

I solved a few cases.

[usefulanalysis]

Okay. [She seems fairly content with that answer, though his pause...]

Nobody tries to kill me or anything, right? I mean, I understand the concept of a time paradox, but still.

[prosecutory]

No, no. You did help me investigate, though.

[usefulanalysis]

Well, of course! I mean, it's the kind of thing I want to do, and if it helps you? All the better!

[prosecutory]

Thank you, Ema. Those cases were particularly...convoluted, so your assistance was very much welcome.

[usefulanalysis]

After what you did for my sister, it's the least I can do. And I hope I wasn't as complicated or scandalous as dealing with Mister Gant.

[prosecutory]

Unfortunately it was more complicated, and possibly more scandalous as it involved someone of a high position.

[usefulanalysis]

Higher than the chief of police and head prosecutor?!

[prosecutory]

Not quite; this was a former Chief Prosecutor. Someone who held the position before your sister.

He conspired with a body double of a president and a prison warden.

[usefulanalysis]

...Of the president of the United States?!

[prosecutory]

No, the president of Zheng Fa.

[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.]