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mightiswright

"You've reached the Wright guy. Leave a message, and I'll get back to you. Maybe."

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mightiswright

What about your other housemates? You can't be the only adult in the house.

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glassinine

One is a man-child and the other could not care less about the goings-on.

From:

mightiswright

[ he considers that for a moment, then switches to voice. ]

I've talked to both of them over the network, but only briefly. Just how bad is it?

[ initially, he'd assumed it was just the butting of heads, but if it's more serious than that... well. ]

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glassinine

[And he switches over as well. His voice is troubled, his speech unhappily thoughtful.]

It's...quite bad. Ms. Harmon is clearly gone half-mad with the freedom, to say nothing of the grief of being parted from her family. Just a few days after she arrived, she went to Los Angeles to examine whether her family was still there. I gave her money for the trip on the condition that she would use it to make good, safe choices - taking taxis, staying in hotels - and she returned it untouched.

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mightiswright

By herself? [ he's no stranger to independent teenagers, but going to the opposite end of the country is something even he'll draw the line at. ]

Are you sure she didn't just use her own money instead?

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glassinine

She might have. But she came back smelling of cigarettes, without having slept.

From:

mightiswright

What did she say about it?

From:

glassinine

That I was irritating and overbearing and had no right to ask her about it, mostly.

[But he doesn't sound annoyed - just worried.]

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mightiswright

Hmm. How did you ask her?

[ he places a slight emphasis on 'how'. ]

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glassinine

I - asked why she was getting in so late. How would you expect?

From:

mightiswright

[ there's a rustle and then a slight sigh. ]

I know you mean well. But you have a way of talking to people that puts them on the defensive, whether they intended to or not.

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glassinine

[Scowling and aggressive:]

I do not.

From:

mightiswright

You're doing it right now.

From:

glassinine

I'm -

[Well...]

I'm - not even asking a question right now, so your point is moot!

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mightiswright

My point is that you can't treat her or Yagami the same way you treat a suspect or a witness in court.

Give her some space. Teenagers don't like feeling coddled. And before you bring up Trucy again, believe me when I say you've never seen her at her worst.

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glassinine

[Edgeworth frowns. (And privately disagrees - Trucy is the best kid he has ever known or will ever know and he will keep sneaking her books and sugar-free chewing gum and twenty-dollar bills until Wright bars him from the house, because she is a treasure.)]

I'd agree with you normally, except that - Things are far too dangerous here. They can't be left to their own devices.

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mightiswright

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.

From:

glassinine

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

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

From:

mightiswright

Then someone nearby will help them.

You can't exactly follow them around everywhere either.

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glassinine

...How much have you spoken with Yagami?

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mightiswright

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?

From:

glassinine

[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?

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mightiswright

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?

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glassinine

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.