[no game, open RP] The "pester Edgeworth in his office" post

[truthsnomiracle]

[Chances are, when you enter room 1202 of the Prosecutor's Office, you'll find High Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth hard at work. He learned the hard way not to be too quick to throw people out when they interrupt him, so as annoyed as he probably will be once he notices your presence, you'll more likely than not get a sufficient chance to justify yourself. Usually.]

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Since no non-default journal styles, let alone any with one of those sidebars where you can click on specific threads, are well-suited for long threads, here's a nice manual index.

1. Phoenix Wright (gotyoucornered) makes a Valentine's Day delivery (gen)
   
2. "Sibel Miryzo" (visionofchaos) discusses an improbable bank robbery (gen)
   
3. Chie Satonaka (stompyerface) visits a friend who's never met her (gen)
   
4. Franziska von Karma (whipthebell) henpecks an overworked Edgeworth (gen)
   
5. Pamela Ibiss (cuteghost300 perkily adds further evidence towards an uncomfortable conclusion (gen)
   
6. Byrne Faraday (promisecutor revisits his former office (gen)
   

Comments

[truthsnomiracle]

[Edgeworth sighs and rubs his temple.] (You mean aside from the fact that the statements gathered thus far are entirely inconsistent, Ms. Miryzo?)

I am aware of some such difficulties, and have been attempting to unravel the truth behind them. If you can aid my progress in that regard, I would be grateful for such assistance.

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

I may be able to, but you need to be aware of some details that may limit how much trust you may wish to place in my account. I have something of a conflict of interest in this case...

[truthsnomiracle]

If you would allow your statement to be recorded, then? This matter sounds far too grave to be left off the record.

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

If it comes down to it, I will say what I must. But I think putting this on the record would be... premature at this time. It would complicate an already complicated situation and wouldn't really help much in getting at the truth of the case.

It also has the disadvantage of, like so many niggling details of the case, seeming to defy the obvious facts.

[truthsnomiracle]

Apparent contradictions are altogether too common in my line of work, Ms. Miryzo. To reconcile such things and prove that truth to others in turn is a defining aspect of my job. I've risen above any concern for the truth not happening to favor my own case, if that is the reason for your hesitation.

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

It's a bit more complicated than that, but I suppose I will have to leave the matter at your discretion.

As for the nature of my conflict of interest... I am the defendant.

[truthsnomiracle]

(Oh for God's sake...)

Even if one were to assume that the defendant in this case were a master of disguise, Althea Tamochi is in custody.

Paradoxes are so tempting... :P

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know. I was there.

I don't expect to be able to prove this to you. Particularly not at this juncture. But under the circumstances, you need to know why it will be problematic for me to provide incriminating testimony.

Nevertheless, if I did not in truth know better, I would have to admit what I've seen seems pretty incriminating...

Edgey hates you so much right now. ;)

[truthsnomiracle]

Did you escape merely for the purpose of taunting me?! [With that, he whips out a cellphone.]

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

...it would probably save some additional headaches if it were as simple as that, but you might recall I was on the scene as a witness when the defendant was taken away, and I'm quite sure if you check with the detention center officials you'll find I'm still in custody.

Again, this is not something I expect to prove to you, but when I say I am the defendant, it might perhaps be more correct to say I was the defendant.

1/2

[truthsnomiracle]

[Processing...]

(First it is ghosts and spirit mediums that I am expected to accept, and now time travel?!)

Still not done with the actual deskslam, but this face is right at least. 2/2, and done!

[truthsnomiracle]

[The prosecutor slams his desk.]

I have been shown incontrovertible proof of things nearly as strange before... whoever you might truly be. If you expect me to take you seriously, at least try to prove your claims, no matter how uncertain you might be of how you might go about doing so.

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

_{[The elderly woman sighs slightly and digs in a pocked, pulling out a worn, yellowed piece of paper.]}
Let's see, what did I decide to keep from the local paper... The lowest lottery number from tomorrow night's drawing was a 7, tomorrow's front page story is about a political scandal in Zheng Fa... And I took down the horoscopes for the next 7 days; seemed harmless enough as such things go...

_{[ handed over.]}

Incidentally, I don't trust numbers to not change; chaos and all that. I suspect the rest should be fine, though.

*makes note of at least one, possibly two icons to seek out*

[truthsnomiracle]

[Edgeworth carefully bags the paper, somewhat mollified that she rose to his challenge. If this has any worth as evidence, it will prove itself in short order. He then picks his cellphone back up and dials.]

...Yes, this is Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. I require confirmation that the defendant from the FT-7 case is still in custody. ...Althea Tamochi, yes.

[A couple of minutes pass in near-silence, Edgeworth's finger tapping impatiently on the back of his phone while he waits.]

...She is. Very well, officer, my apologies for the interruption. Good day. [With a *bip*, he ends the call and repockets the phone. He then returns his gaze to "Sibel" -- wary, but reluctantly willing to at least humor her.]

Consider yourself fortunate, "Ms. Miryzo." Whether it is a positive matter or not that you find such fortune today, however, remains to be seen.

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

Not as fortunate as I might have hoped. I was hoping to get to the bottom of some things unknown even to me, which is why I found myself back at the scene as a witness. I still lack adequate answers as to why this event transpired as it did. But I do intend to find out, if I can, and I understand that you're not the type to leave such things under-examined either.

He almost said "witness and perpetrator". Yeah, not so much trust as an open mind here...

[truthsnomiracle]

You claim to be both witness and... another on the scene, and yet you still lack an understanding of matters? Each of your claims proves to be more dubious than the last, ma'am.

Intro 1/5

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

Don't get me wrong. I still know a good deal about what happened. Though I would think it unwise to hinge a case on future knowledge.

But at this point, I've talked circles around the issue enough. Why don't we start picking apart the contradictions in this case?

Let's start with the lack of surveillance footage...

Testimony 2/5

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

The defendant was not picked up on any surveillance cameras.

[truthsnomiracle]

HOLD IT!

That much I am aware of, ma'am. As might be expected, the first thing that I ordered further investigation into upon being informed of this was whether the cameras or their footage had in any way been tampered with.

Testimony 3/5

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

Only one camera, the one monitoring the safe deposit boxes, was found to be non-working at the time.

[truthsnomiracle]

HOLD IT!

Indeed, the existence of footage that shows business as usual from the other cameras is proof enough of that. Given the... decided peculiarity of the lack of evidence, I made a point of having forensics verify that the day's footage was not spliced together from previous days'.

Testimony 4/5

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

The camera itself was functional; the fault was in the monitoring and recording system.

/presses most suspicious point last as usual

[truthsnomiracle]

HOLD IT!

Specifically, another camera's feed was being recorded redundantly instead of that camera's for the past day, was it not? A most suspicious fact.

Testimony 5/5

[visionofchaos.livejournal.com]

The defendant was apprehended by bank security in the safe deposit box room.

[truthsnomiracle]

HOLD IT!

A simple ambush by one of the guards in particular, as I recall? Although I do find it peculiar that only she took that opportunity...