#Reunion and Turnabout

[miikpal]

interwoven

my full piece for @aasiblingszine i drew last year!! leftover sales are on - make sure to check it out!!!!!! lots of gorgeous showstopping works in there

[sinlizards]

Wheels slow, the fumes die There's nobody left, she's alone and counting

[v-o-i-d-p-u-n-k]

Problems

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All (2002)

The Lost Turnabout Reunion, and Turnabout Turnabout Big Top Farewell, My Turnabout

[catsafalin]

Idk what they would wear in their free time (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；⁠)

[undefeated-attorney]

Here's something interesting I would like to present to the court... But,

Before I go off, I would like to remind everyone what the magatama does.

3. It allows the user to see/read people's hearts.

2. It automatically reacts to people who have secrets within their hearts.

And 3. Allows its user to visualize(psyche-locks) how closely kept that secret is and how close they are to finding the truth(shown by the psyche-locks breaking)

There is just... One thing that bothers me.

When Pearl explains how to use the magatama, she says something that... Piques my interest.

"You must be careful, though, Mr. Nick. If you make a mistake, it will hurt you. If you don't think you have the proof you need, you must have the courage to stop."

When you present the wrong evidence, it takes one bar off your "health," and this lines of dialogue appear:

"Ouch?"

It seems like it actually hurt Phoenix, huh?

It's even more supported by what he says next:

Hurt.

What does "hurt" mean? Does it mean hurt physically? Mentally? Spiritually?

Here's what I personally think:

Whenever he makes a mistake, his heart gets hurt. In less cryptic words, mentally.

I mean, he is reading someone else's heart. It's only fair if his heart is vulnerable, too, right?

Of course, I have something that backs up my claim pretty nicely.

I would like to present this line of dialogue that you get if you fail enough times:

"Your soul will shatter?"

Shatter... I wish Pearls had gone into more detail about what that meant. That's bothering me quite a bit...

What I personally think the meaning of this is...

Well, the best way I can describe it is... An equivalent to dying.

To elaborate, I first need to present a few options of what a soul can mean/be. And it can be quite a few things, such as:

an immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life

a spiritual principle embodied in human beings

a person's "total self"

the moral and emotional/sentimental nature of human beings

I personally think, again, starting my sentence with "think" and "personally" because I have no evidence to support this claim—

Pearls refers to the "soul" as the embodiment of someone's emotions and morals.

When it shatters, that person loses all that made them. (A neat fic idea just came to me...)

That would make the most sense. To me, anyway.

Could you imagine? A lawyer trying to get a secret out from you and continuously failing to present evidence that supports his claims. Eventually, that man drops dead. His soul shattered.

I guess that raises the risk and stakes, but...

Sigh. I wish we get to see what a "soul shattering" looks/feels like, but alas, Pearls is always somehow there to stop that from happening. Even when she is not nearby.

It most definitely has to do with Phoenix's mental state and health. I think this statement Pearls just gave us proves it, yeah?

Y'know, I could also tie this into what I said earlier— about what the "soul" of a person means here— which is the emotions of said person.

I guess I do have evidence to support my claim.

He seems a little... Panicked? Frustrated here? He's probably leaning more towards frustration.

Well, in any case, afterward, the world fades away and returns to normal.

Going back in straight away starts Phoenix's health at its lowest, and failing again gets you the same dialogue... "Your soul will shatter."

I suppose he needs time to recover. After all, his... Heart? Soul? Sustained a lot of "damage."

...I wonder if "heart" and "soul" are the same thing?

Well, anyway, I wanted more evidence to build my case, so I looked into what Edgeworth says when he fails to break a psyche-lock.

But... It seems like the investigation led me to a dead end. Nothing Edgeworth says implies that he was in pain. Hurt when he presents the wrong evidence.

Failing too many times with Edgeworth gets you the same line shown above, just with a different name— "Mr. Edgeworth...If you push yourself any more, your soul will shatter...Please calm down, collect your thoughts, and try again..."

But a difference response to it. (Blast it...! I've made too many errors...!) However, I don't think I can make any connections with this...

I also looked into other times Phoenix has used the magatama, and again, came back with nothing able to help...

After coming back here with nothing further to add, I had even more questions than before.

Why does this particular line of dialogue stick out like a sore thumb? Did Phoenix just build a pain tolerance after that one? Was this detail forgotten or thrown away?

How does Pearl stop us from going any further? Specifically when she is not nearby... How is her voice still heard?

Are the "magatama sessions" forcefully canceled by her, or did Phoenix and Edgeworth back out on their own after hearing Pearl's words?

(I should note that it is undeniable that Pearls is speaking whenever Phoenix or Edgeworth fails too many times. I also have undeniable proof to back that up, too. "Mr. Nick." There is only one person who calls Phoenix that. Pearls. That is my proof.)

How did she know that Edgeworth had the magatama in his possession(and was currently using it) when Edgeworth had not told her? (Note: See Bridge To The Turnabout)

These are questions I have that I... Cannot answer. Unfortunately. If there are answers to this... I would like to know.

With that, I must end this analysis.

Man... I just don't have enough to go off of...

Oh, well. What do you guys think?

[jinxedshapeshifter]

phoenix I am begging you to phrase things better

[merrigoroundandround]

fey clan - apple (tiktok)

[coatsarewarm]

POV

[syngmanyeep]

ini mimi miney mo

[pochqmqri]

one game prior...

[jotunvali02]

Playing AA2, Reunion and Turnabout

"Mr Wright, you're absolutely horrible!!"

Pure truth.

So Fee-Fee have amnesia now, great!

Aaaaand ANOTHER clock that stops at the exact time of death!

«When I see s/o in trouble, I have a hard time leaving them alone.»

Maggey is Sportacus!

MAYA! ♥

«I called a million times and you wouldn’t pick up!»

Maya... 😭

Oh God, the rich kid is soooo stupid...

Phoenix... WIPED the fingerpints.. OFF a piece of evidence??????????????????

WHERE the fuck is Mia to strike him and call him all the synonyms of MORON and abysmally STUPID???? and monstrously unprofessional???????

So... a murderder is about to get free ONLY because of Phoenix’ stupidity???

Wait. Phoenix’ and the murderer’s  phones look the exact same??

And Maggey blames herself for everything bad that happens around her, she’s half-Edgeworth and half-Phoenix.

«Everything really did come back to me...»

Fee-Fee... 😭

Wait Bitch-ton ERASED all of Feenie’s contacts on his phone??

[probablygayattorneys]

Was I okay two years ago

[fr0glet-5]

Replaying Turnabout Bigtop

[catsafalin]

Stuff

[nexaxel44]

Hello guys, I just remembered that I never posted this so I'm doing it now 🗣

I did this w my fingers on sketchbook and tracing the base (I'm kinda bad at drawing and this is when I wanted to learn a bit, it was also a year ago, so please dont kill me for this 😭🙏🏻)

It's not crazy good, but I want to see if there's any other Dr. Turner Grey enjoyer, he's so bbg he's one of my fav characters...

Please anyone? I swear I'm not insane 😭❗️