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I'm not saying to leave them alone. They're still kids.

[ he has a slight tone of exasperation. ]

Just don't hover over them constantly. Let them come to you, to extend some trust. It's not like we don't all have access to the network in case of an emergency.

[A sensitive ear could just about hear him frowning.]

And if they get in trouble and can't get to the network?

Then someone nearby will help them.

You can't exactly follow them around everywhere either.

...How much have you spoken with Yagami?

Before you butted in with your opinion of my rendition of Chopsticks?

Like I said, briefly. We talked a bit when I first got here too. He seems like a reasonable kid... if a bit bored.

[ he finishes with a slight frown, remembering what Light had said in his network post. ] Is that the problem?

[An uneasy sigh.]

Yes. He was given some responsibility as a detective back home and wants to reclaim that glory.

Did you hear about the incident that occurred a few days before your arrival? Where the museum was set ablaze?

By someone claiming to be Lucifer. Violet told me a bit about it.

[ and then it's not a stretch to guess: ] Yagami went running headfirst into it?

He would have, had I not directed him elsewhere. And then afterwards, he all but begged me to let him participate in the task force seeking to bring Lucifer to justice.

He mentioned that he's intending to go into law enforcement. I can see why he'd be trying to help, if he did some detective work at home too.

Except that this man is far too dangerous for him. Lucifer can kill with nothing more than a gesture. Is that the sort of man that some nineteen-year-old boy should be going after?

From the sounds of it, he's too dangerous for anyone to be going after. And doesn't seem to care who he kills or doesn't kill.

[ there's a lot he wants to know about this 'Lucifer' too, but it can wait. ]

There's more to a task force than physically going after a suspect. Can't you give him something, away from the action? It'll keep him out of harm's way, and you'll be giving him something to do with his time.

Frankly, even if I do give him that sort of work, I don't trust him to stay put. The boy is too ambitious for his own good. I'm sure he wants to be the one to take him down.

Now you're just making assumptions.

If you don't trust him to stay put while doing something he's asking for, how exactly do you expect him to stay put when you tell him to stay out of it completely?

He won't have enough information to find Lucifer.

[A slight pause.]

And Lucifer won't come for him.

And what did the people in the museum do to Lucifer?

Nothing. But Lucifer did...He has a pattern of behavior where he does go after those who are trying to stop him.

So he goes after people who are trying to stop him, and he also goes after people who've done absolutely nothing to him. In that case, isn't having more knowledge safer than knowing nothing?

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[Edgeworth's voice is quite quiet.]

No. I don't think so. There was a difference between...There was a difference.

[ Phoenix frowns. ]

What happened?

[Edgeworth is quiet a moment, then finally forces himself to answer.]

I was the one he came after. The only reason I'm still alive is because he wanted me to spread a message more than he wanted me dead.

[ he stays silent, and when he speaks again, his voice is tight. it's not that hearing about the careless destruction and disregard for lives didn't make an impression. but this? this is personal. ]

Why did he come after you specifically? What point was he trying to make?

I was one of the first on the network after he acted. I was the one who coordinated the effort to stop the fire and rescue the people inside.

He...wanted to show that he was - all-powerful. That fighting against him was pointless. I suppose.

Anyway. Don't sound like that, Wright. I'm fine now.

( How did you expect me to sound?! )

You... [ he sighs, running a hand through his hair. ] Here, you're going on and on about your housemates' safety, and you completely forget to mention the part where you were targeted by him. How long ago was this? How did he find you?

One expects to take on a bit of risk when one is in this line of work. It's fine.

[With anyone else, Edgeworth would sound fierce and defensive. Phoenix alone gets to hear his real attitude towards this: he sounds quiet, a bit resigned, and very unhappy.]

And it was...within moments of his attack on the museum. I don't know how he found me; he simply appeared in my office, then disappeared just as quickly.

He must have some kind of power that lets him find people. Teleportation. None of which will make it easy to find or stop him.

[ damn it. he's concerned and that gives his tone a more agitated edge than he intended. ]

Line of duty or not, that's no excuse for throwing yourself into danger. Leave that to the people who can defend themselves, like the police or those so-called superheroes. I shouldn't have to be the one telling you that.

[ Phoenix takes a breath, before asking more quietly: ] What did he do, when he showed up?