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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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[What a good! She's positively beaming.]

Yeah. I know that you did something. But we were all wrapped up in being a ball, so I couldn't see. And the water? I was covered in gunk.

Thanks, by the way. You really helped me out.

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It was difficult to aim for the reason too. You're probably lucky I hit the ground and not you. [ That isn't actually true... Merlin, stop. ]

But don't mention it. Whatever that thing was, I hope we never see it again.

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Oh we probably won't. Most crazy things only happen once here.

[Thank...fully...]

Anyway! You came to talk about fun stuff, not work. So...hey, let's do that.

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"Most crazy things" [ Ema that still implies there will be other things to come??? ]

But right. Though I wouldn't say that was exactly work either. I was dropping by to check you've been alright.

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Yeah. Most. I mean, ViVID sure is crazy and it's not going anywhere.

[The weird video game...]

Oh...[she blushes just a little bit and nods.] Yes! Actually. I've been doing okay. Nothing really's happened here. I mean, nothing out of the ordinary.

That's really nice of you though, Merlin. I...appreciate it.

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That place where we met, right?

[ He should probably go there again one day but um. Yeah. ]

Good. I mean, I haven't noticed anything weird yet so. [ A shrug. ]

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Yep!

[A beat...]

Hey! Um. Would you...like to...ah...go out to dinner in a night or two?

[Sort of her way of saying "Hey. Thanks! You're pretty cool."]

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[ Well, that's unexpected but definitely not in a bad way. He looks surprised, but then a small laugh slips out that's more like a puff of air. ]

Sounds great. I take it you're going to introduce me to something new again?

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Well that depends...how do you feel about steak?

[Look, he has to have seen that before. Cows are so good man...]

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[ Yeah, seen it on Arthur's plate. ]

I've never tried it.

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Then you'll try it.

[Ema laughs, pleased with herself]

I'll ask Mister Edgeworth for a restaurant recommendation tonight!

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[ The pause that follows that is ... long.

Merlin pulls his lower lip between his teeth, bites it as a wince starts to cross his face, then the explanation comes: ]

Might not want to say who you're asking for, in that case.

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Oh? Um. Did you get on Mister Edgeworth's bad side?

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[ He opens his mouth. Shuts it a second after then gives her a sheepish smile. ]

Something like that. He really does not like having fun.

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What...did you do? [Because oh boy...]

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I might have used magic on his dog's ball and made it run around everywhere in the gardens.

[ ...It's actually funny though, tbh. ]

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[Ema snorts out a little giggle.]

Oh! Oh Hahaha! That's...hah! I bet he didn't like that, but I know Pess did!

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[ He can't help but grin in response. ]

See, Pess I think I understand a little better. He was very happy in comparison.

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Well! Mister Edgeworth is really serious! he's a friend of mine, from home.

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You're from the same place? [ Though maybe it makes some sense (does it? He really knows very little about Edgeworth, only a bit more about her). ]

How long have you known each other?

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Oh! Yes! I've known him about...seven or eight years now? Since I was really little. he used to work with my big sister Lana.

[And he's always been someone she idolizes.]

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[ He's a little surprised about that, but maybe it explains some things. ]

I didn't know you had a sister. [ There's something fond to it when he says that though. Family is important. ] See. This is what we should probably be talking about to get to know each other better.

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Oh! Yeah! It really is. I have an older sister, her name's Lana, and she was Mister Edgeworth's boss for a couple of years. She was a detective and the Chief Prosecutor. The lawyer that tries to make it so bad people go to jail. She was really brilliant at it, too.

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What's it like? Having a sister? [ He leans to look at her then, holding the soda steady so he doesn't tip it over. It's rather fascinating to learn about how different everyone's lives are now. There's words there though that he's getting more familiar with. Edgeworth, Ema... and he can't help it, his curiosity gets the better of him. "Lawyer" is the biggest reason for this. ]

Is Athena from the same world as you then? I heard that term from her too. "Lawyer".

[ A very odd thing when he's from a place with very little chance of a fair trial, honestly. ]

But either way, you sound really proud of her. Your sister. You must be close?

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Oh. Um. It's really nice. She looks after me, since our parents died when we were younger. I don't know what I'd do without her. Well...without her or Mister Edgeworth and Mister Wright. Lana and I are super close. She's basically my best friend and my sister, and my parent too.

[She brightens at the mention of Athena, nodding animatedly.]

Yep! She's from my world. The same with Mister Wright, Mister Klavier, Mister Justice...though he's gone now, Trucy, and Iris. Oh! And Mister Butz. But I don't know him. Mister Wright just told me.