#or kay on Edgeworth's side

[paeinovis]

I think prosecutors should get co-councils more often in aa...

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

bring iris back rn.

[loz-the-noob]

what are you talking about. she wasthere the whole. Time

[phoenxart]

[demon-prosecuted]

The worried expression the other wears isn't a good sign, but Edgeworth is also good at getting that response. His coping mechanisms have never been good, his sleep always poor in quality. And it's painfully difficult to admit that he likes or finds enjoyment in anything.

❝ It's exactly what the name says - it's a battle facility crossed with a subway station. Its central hub is in Nimbasa, but it connects to the entire region, and its gimmick is that you can partake in battles while riding. ❞

Though, the shift into a different topic cannot last forever. It circles back with the reminder that, yes, he had spent an hour working on paperwork.

❝ ..This is hardly anything. ❞ He blurts out. It's right - he oftentimes will go longer, only pausing to refill his tea. (The mistake is easy enough to make, he supposes. The correction can be made later.) ❝ But.. I doubt I will be winning this argument, so.. Fine. A walk should suffice. ❞

Not to mention that he doesn't want to start an argument over such a thing - his own needs and health. He might argue for a living, but the evidence all points in Altra's favor.

❝ Although, I'm not sure where to. Did you have anything in mind? ❞ Or are you just winging it? Oh, but he's standing up now, mindful to straighten his tailcoat as he does. Maybe he doesn't mind that much, in this case.

Altra was quiet as he listened. He was.. really good at doing that at least. But as Miles listed off his things to do for 'fun', Altra looked.. a bit worried. That all hardly sounded fun, it sounded like something just 'to do because he had the time'. Not something enjoyable.

"What's.. a 'Battle Subway'?" He looked confused. A lot of things to do with Pokémon battling were rather beyond him.

But the worry only compounded when Miles revealed he hadn't slept well. And while.. Altra wasn't 'happy' about the answer, he didn't want to pressure more out of Miles as a result.

"Well.. Maybe.. a bit of fresh air would do you good? You've been hunched over that paper for like.. an hour now." Had it been a straight hour? Looks like it according to the clock. All the while Altra had just watched Miles work.

Sure, he could easily complain about being bored, but instead he remained silent. Watched, waited, and simply took a chance to ask about his friends well being over all else.

"A little bit of a walk? And maybe something other than coffee.. you know?"

[rivalsforlife]

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Announced

At the Nintendo Direct today, news I have been tirelessly waiting six years for arrived: The Ace Attorney Investigations games are coming to all modern consoles! This includes Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (now officially known as Ace Attorney Investigations: Prosecutor's Gambit), after THIRTEEN YEARS of being a Japan-exclusive game!

Now everyone gets to experience Debeste Ace Attorney games! ... The Winner Ace Attorney Games!

Key Information

The collection is coming out on September 6, 2024 to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBOX One, Windows, and Steam. It will be available in Japanese, English, French, German, Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese, with new voice dubs. Most of the information in this post will be coming from the official website, which you can check out for more details.

The reveal trailer is as follows:

There's lots of information here, so let's break it down:

New Features

Since these were originally Nintendo DS games, there's a massive jump in graphic quality to HD! This includes a new interface for Logic, the court record, and redone full-body sprites. But if you prefer the classic look, the AAI collection will let you swap between the sprite styles:

Similarly to the Great Ace Attorney Chronicles and 456 Collection, the AAI Collection includes story mode, dialogue history, a gallery containing concept and special art, and music including orchestral arrangements of the soundtrack.

You can also change the in-game soundtrack to rearranged tracks! This applies to Confrontation - Allegro, Confrontation - Presto, Objection 2009, and Pursuit - Chase Down The Truth (commonly known as Lying Coldly) with and without the intro.

Pre-Order Bonuses

Much like the AAI tracks, AAI2 arranged tracks can play in game, but these are currently restricted to pre-order bonuses (though this might change in the future). This includes Confrontation - Allegro 2011, Confrontation - Presto 2011, Objection 2011, and the intro and non-intro versions of Pursuit - Uncover The Truth (commonly known as Wanting To Find The Truth).

That's all on the English side, but much like the 456 collection, Japan has a physical collector's edition called the Mitsurugi (Edgeworth) Checkmate Set. This includes an arranged mini-album of songs by other composers, and new album art by Tatsuro Iwamoto.

The new songs include "Objections of Different Eras" (seemingly a remix of Objections 2009 and 2011), "Raven that Pursues The Truth" (remix of Kay's theme), "It's Time for Action!" (remix of Gumshoe's theme), "Howling Echoes" (remix of Lang's theme), and "Unveiling the Truth" (remix of the Pursuit songs).

This collection also includes a diorama set:

The set has two backgrounds (the rooftop of the Grand Tower and Edgeworth's office), and has standees of Edgeworth, Kay, Gumshoe, Franziska, Lang, Gregory, and... Verity and Eustace.

Which is a good segue into:

Localization Differences

Since most AA fans will be familiar with the fantastic AAI2 fan translation, the new names will likely be an adjustment for all of us. Characters in AAI (like Kay and Lang) will not have their names changed, just characters that were previously exclusive to AAI2.

Known name changes include:

Yumihiko Ichiyanagi / Sebastian Debeste -> Eustace Winner

Hakari Mikagami / Justine Courtney -> Verity Gavèlle

Tateyuki Shigaraki / Raymond Shields -> Eddie Fender

We also know that Manosuke Naito / Horace Knightley's new last name is Knight, and Gai Tojiro / Ethan Rooke's last name is Rook, which isn't much of a departure from fan translation names. We also know that Mikiko Hayami / Nicole Swift's new last name is Lloyd. I will provide updates on more names when they become available!

Regardless of your feelings on the new names - it's going to be an adjustment for everyone used to the fan translation that has been around ten years now - let's all keep in mind that despite the new names, the characters behind the names will be the same. And personally, as a massive fan of AAI2, I think the adjustment will be worth it if it means that more people get to experience my favorite ace attorney game for themselves.

With this announcement, all canonical ace attorney games have been ported to modern consoles and given an English translation. As I mentioned at the beginning of the post, this announcement is thirteen years in the making for AAI2! This is an unprecedented time for the popularity and accessibility of Ace Attorney.

(All we need now is the Layton crossover...)

Thank you all for joining me in this excitement and I look forward to collecting and sharing more updates as they arrive!

[archivebottles]

My piece for the @eurekazine was such a fun project to be a part of and leftover sales are open until 3/1!

[IMG ID: drawing of Edgeworth, Kay Faraday, and Ema Skye from Ace Attorney. They are standing side by side with kay punching information in on Little Thief. The background is Little Thief's window modeled after Windows 95's OS with windows of various clues from the case and games cluttering up the space. / END ID]

[wildfey]

Thoughts on the new investigations official art as I suddenly realised I had some (also I really like it! I actually think it's one of the best of the big AA group portraits and clearly a lot of thought went into where each character is in relation to their role in the plot and to each other.)

Images are all terrible phone screenshots sorry but I'm on my lunch break at work

1.

This is one of my fave official gumshoe images of all time. Up there with giving pearl a piggyback and fishing with Maggey. Look at them. I love them. Gumshoe and his lil puppy. Also a real cute missile. But also this is Edgeworth's game and Gumshoe is Edgeworth's friend (one of Edgeworth's closest friends - and we get to see the origins of that in aai) so it fits that we get to see the loveable gumshoe that Edgeworth sees here, right behind him, with his dog. It's adorable.

2)

AHH my faves. First of all I just love seeing Shih-na looking very cool and mysterious whereas Lang looks cool at first glance and then you look closer and realise that his pose is actually really stupid. It's very them. And they are obviously next to each other as always - Lang in front but pushed out to the side, whereas Shih-na is behind him and slightly hidden but she's actually closer to the centre which is a nice little metaphor for their positions in the plot. She's also next to Kay which is a clever nod to what we learn in aai.

(Also maggey and lotta in the background are cute too).

No notes really just nice to see new art of team Interpol.

3)

Okay so this is the bit I really do have thoughts on because positioning! Obviously Miles in the middle, it's his game after all. But having Gregworth and MVK in the background is just a fun choice - after all, they are literally his background! They are facing away from each other, going in opposite ways and Miles is in-between them! Just a nice bit of visual metaphor considering how much a theme of the games is his background and upbringing, and how Miles has to choose between these two opposing influences in his life and find a path between them (and both appear more in the investigations games then they do anywhere else so their size and influence is really significant here).

4)

And finally, Fran! Only her 13 year old design is on this poster, despite the fact that she actually appears as an adult in the game more but that makes sense, this is advertising and this is a unique design for aai. But I like how she's also in the background, she's a figure from Edgeworth's past, but in a much more active pose than MVK or Gregworth are - she remains an active player in his story, unlike them. Also she's placed next to Edgeworth and MVK, which makes sense considering their relationship.

Also I genuinely do just like this design for Fran - I think one place where aai really works is its character designs which are almost universally really well done and nice to look at visually. I like that she's a horse girl and you can tell. I like that it references her trilogy outfit but with a far less adult silhouette. It's just good.

[aceof-stars]

Miles Edgeworth is both extremely perceptive about other people’s intentions and motivations, but also terrible at understanding how his own actions affect others. It’s quite an interesting nuance that I think is often overlooked.

When Edgeworth returns in 2-4, he is already aware of what Phoenix is lacking as an attorney before he even knows the full extent of Phoenix's crisis (Maya being kidnapped). In their first conversation, Edgeworth says: "In order to understand this case, you have to understand a certain "truth"". He knows that Phoenix's current motivation for being a defense attorney is flawed (cue his "we are not heroes" line). However, at the same time Edgeworth doesn’t fully understand how his actions of disappearing have affected both Phoenix and Franziska.

Another very obvious example of this is in AAI (I think?). In response to Kay asking: “Have you guys not decided if you are going out, or is it just one sided?” Edgeworth says: “‘Decided’…? Shouldn’t the parties involved naturally just know…?” Edgeworth thinks people in a relationship should instinctively perceive the feelings of the other person without communicating. He doesn’t consider the possibilities of misinterpretation or misunderstanding.

So in the context of Wrightworth, essentially what I'm saying is that unless something like fear is holding him back, Miles definitely knows about Phoenix's feelings. It's Phoenix who's off somewhere deluding himself.

[hyperfixatinator]

Every now and then I like to picture how a Batman x Ace Attorney crossover would go.

Bruce Wayne and Phoenix Wright talking about the numerous kids they've each adopted over the years (honorary and literally).

Jason (in civvies) getting framed for murder (again, but this time the whole fam knows he didn't do it).

Batfam meets the Yatagarasu! I can see Kay and Steph getting along dangerously well.

Cass immediately clocking Trucy and Apollo as people who can read body language unnaturally well.

I wanna see the magatama being used on Bruce, but from Bruce's perspective. Would he suspect something supernatural's going on? Would there be signs? What would it feel like to have one's own psyche-locks broken? What if another batkid watched the interaction from an outside perspective?

Athena getting constant headaches from the emotional discord going on in the Wayne family.

Edgeworth hating Bruce Wayne, but getting along swimmingly with Batman (which is kinda surreal for Bruce since it's usually the other way around).

Khura'in being a neighboring country to Nanda Parbat.

Japanifornia being a heavily Americanized region of Japan with its own laws (If we're going with the English translated games).

Damian and Simon Blackquill bonding over swords and hawks. This terrifies everyone around them.

Franziska Von Karma assisting Interpol in the search for Alvin Draper, the international art thief. Tim knows Bruce is gonna have questions about that later.

Edgeworth and Bruce having a little more in common than either of them are comfortable with.

Trucy and Apollo's perceiving abilities, along with Athena's empathetic hearing, could be meta abilities. However, the existence of metas in Japanifornia have barely begun to be documented, and the Meta Protection Acts hadn't been proposed there yet. The Fey and Khurain families' channeling techniques could fall into this category too (in that it is genetic, but the Khurainism religious connection can't be ignored).

Gotham rogues Vs. Phoenix's uncanny ability to get out of anything virtually unscathed.

The WAA lawyers often have to either use underhanded methods and connections to get info from detectives, or do the detective work themselves. They wouldn't be used to a detective they just met willingly helping out the defense's side.

If we extend this crossover to the rest of the DC universe, then John Constantine meeting a lawyer with connections to the supernatural could be hilarious.

Dick absolutely THRIVING with all the name puns!

Courtroom shenanigans. Need I say more?

[just-a-gamer-daydeamer-girl]

Ace attorney headcanons I have cuz I can’t focus on just one thing

Phoenix/Ryuichi hated his name when he was younger but he has grown to love it in his adulthood

Miles finds Kay’s rants interesting

Phoenix is a Japanese American hybrid and is proud of his heritage on both sides.

Trucy actually knows quite a bit of law

Phoenix is great at Japanese but not perfect

Ryuichi is great at English but not perfect

Edgeworth has ‘girls nights’ with franzica where they gossip

Larry was messing with Phoenix in the beginning of turnabout time traveler.

Apollo naturally attracts ladies (juniper was not a solo incident), but he is too focused on other things to notice or care.

Phoenix doesn’t have a law degree, he has a degree in art though. (Look it up it’s not required to have a law degree to take the bar in some places)

Athena wears her special headphones somedays when everything is too much.

Maya is acesexual and maybe Aromantic as well.

Trucy has an inkling of her and Apollo’s biological relationship.

The ‘little big brother’ is a running gag of sorts between the group.

Phoenix is actually a genius and would be absolutely terrifying if he ever got serious or learned how to properly use his smarts. But his brain sometimes makes connections before he even realizes it, and ‘bluffs’ as a result.

Kristoph did his best to isolate Phoenix from his friends. It got to the point where Phoenix had to be careful who he meet up with or what he wrote or spoke, thankfully he managed to keep some friendships.

Phoenix has a bit of a rough relationship with his parents as an adult, he loves them and they love him but there are just some things they can’t agree on.

Apollo has a great singing voice, but gets super nervous when others are watching him so it causes him to mess up with his cords of steel.

All the Lawyers in the wright anything agency are strong. Phoenix can kick and knock down doors, Apollo helped Clay with astronauts training, and I don’t need to tell you about Athena do I?

Phoenix is actually pretty well off (royalty checks from Britain for some reason) but he was taught that money earned himself is better. He was also taught to be frugal. But he is often a little TOO frugal when he doesn’t need to be and that offen leads to greater trouble. (This might as well be cannon, the reason why his back was so bad in SoJ was because he skipped out on a proper hotel, yet he had money to blow for Trucy’s allowance in aa4 and on a plane ticket)

Kay is super athletic and is a master at parkour

Maya is kinda bitter about Mia leaving the Fey clan and becoming a Lawyer

Pearl needs glasses

[raptorian]

Day 8??

Nothing much to say besides here’s Kay! I adore her and I think she deserves some more love, which hopefully she’ll get when the collection releases. As a side note, I’m planning on joining artfight this year so I’ll be making a post/linking to my account sometime soon so look out for that.

Side by side image of her beside Sebastian and Edgeworth under the cut!

[sunstone-smiles]

Use Your Imagination!

Original request: "For Day 12, I wanna see Kay up to mischief since the Investigations Collection came out recently! Maybe some Lee Edgeworth and Gummy too?"

Author’s note: Wooo, time to (finally) celebrate the release of the Investigation Collection with a fic! Here’s Day 12 of Tickletober: “Mischief,” “Ancient,” and “Wall” from August’s Tickletober List, Crow’s Tickletober List, and Nim’s Tickletober List! I hope you enjoy!

Series: Ace Attorney Investigations

Characters: Miles Edgeworth, Detective Gumshoe, Kay Faraday

Word count: 1,576

Summary: Kay is playing an imaginative adventure game to obtain a ‘treasure,’ but Edgeworth’s lack of imagination disrupts her game; that is, until she gets a mischievous idea to rope him into her adventure. (Side note: There are no spoilers that are mentioned so please enjoy!)

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Imagine a tense sequence of an adventure movie, where the hero is in the depths of an underground cave, slowly approaching a room with ancient treasure that’s perched on top of a pedestal. That’s exactly the image that’s playing out in Kay’s brain currently. 

She tiptoes towards a rounded table near the entrance of Edgeworth’s prosecutor office, keeping her eyes locked on the ‘treasure’ she wants to obtain—the legendary, convenient stapler (that she took from Edgeworth’s desk).

“The adventure approaches the pedestal, careful not to set off any traps,” Kay narrates for herself in a quiet whisper. “And then…she makes a run for it!” Kay picks up speed towards the stapler. As she closes in on the treasure, her vision of the prize becomes obstructed. She stops on her heels as Gumshoe steps in front of the table with his arms thrown out like a goalie and in prime position to block any adventurer from passing through.

“Nice try, pal! But you’ll have to get through me first!” Gumshoe smiles as he plays along with Kay’s game.

“Drats! A wall!” Kay exaggerates her words. “Not a problem! I can just go around it!” She attempts to run around to both sides to find an opening at a different angle, but Gumshoe mimics her movements to block her path.

“Or how about going through it!” Kay exclaims right as she charges at Gumshoe. She tries to duck under his arms, but Gumshoe catches her. She stretches her arms as far as she can and flails them towards the stapler like she was swimming to it, although she’s just out of reach, even when trying to push her way through Gumshoe’s barricade.

Kay wiggles herself backwards out of Gumshoe’s hold and stares up at her ‘obstacle.’

“Sorry, pal, but you’re not getting past me that easily!” Gumshoe says.

“Well then! If I can’t go around or through the wall, then I guess the only option left is to make the wall crumble!” Kay balls up her fist in determination. However, under the guise of her determination, there’s a glint in her eye that’s practically brimming with mischief.

“Good luck with that. Because whatever you do, this wall will not brea–hehehehey!” Gumshoe’s last word morphs into giggles when Kay lunges her hands at the detective and starts tickling him. The strength to keep his arms up falters and he quickly squeezes them to his sides for protection, then twists to his right from her attack.

“Demolition by ticking!” Kay grins as she follows the detective's movements and scribbles into one of his sides.

“Nohohoho! My one weheheheakness!” Gumshoe continues to play along with the game. A giggly yelp comes from Gumshoe when Kay’s hand’s scribble at his belly, causing the detective to nearly fold in half.

“Kahahahahay, whahahait!” Gumshoe breaks character through his giggles. He leans forward even more, “Thahahat reheheheally tickles!” He loses his balance and collapses to his knees. His hands wrap around himself as Kay and her hands still follow him down.

“Ah ha!” Kay exclaims victoriously. She pulls her hands from Gumshoe, then races to claim her prize. 

“Now to just grab the treasure!” She reaches out for it, and just as she’s about to grab it, the stapler is snatched up by another hand right in front of her.

“Hey!” Kay looks up at the stapler now in the hands of Edgeworth. The prosecutor has loose papers in his hand and seemingly needs the stapler for its intended function. “Mr. Edgeworth!” Kay places her hands on her hips. “That’s my ancient treasure!”

“It is not treasure, Kay. It is my stapler and I need to use it,” Edgeworth says while looking at his paperwork instead of her. He begins to trot back to his desk.

“Aww, come on, Mr. Edgeworth!” Kay follows his footsteps. “Where’s your imagination?”

The prosecutor straightens his stack of papers and taps them on his desk.

“It’s on vacation,” he says bluntly. He clicks the stapler to the corner of the pages.

“Boooo! You’re no fun,” Kay jokingly insults him. “It’s like talking to a brick wall.” Just then, Kay blinks as if her vision needs clarity. She straightens her posture as an idea clicks in that playfully devious mind of hers. 

She points her index finger in the air as her classic, mischievous smile makes its second appearance. “But walls are meant to be broken!”

Edgeworth still has his eyes on his paperwork as he places it down, “Kay, what are you talking abo–hohout!” Edgeworth yelps mid sentence as Kay lunges her hands at him, pushing his back to the desk. She wastes no time as she scribbles into his sides, causing Edgworth to lean back and brace his free hand on the surface of the desk. His other hand still holds the stapler as airy snickers begin to release from the prosecutor.

“Demolition by tickling part two!” Kay smiles.

“Kahahahay! Get ohohoff mehehe!” giggles start to pour from Edgeworth as he’s momentarily pinned between Kay and his desk.

“Then give me the stapler back, Mr. Edgeworth!” Kay attempts to reach for the stapler, but Edgeworth holds it above his head. The pause in Kay’s tickling allows Edgworth to sidestep out of his pinned position and reach the corner of his desk.

“I will not!” Edgeworth backs away as Kay steps closer. 

“Then if you don’t give it back, you’re a thief!” she points at him. “And there’s only room for one Great Thief around here!” Kay smiles as she approaches Edgeworth. Edgworth backs up further and rounds the corner of his desk to his chair.

“How can I be a thief if it’s my stapler?!”

“Use your imagination! Remember, Mr. Edgeworth?” Kay says before running towards him.

“Kay, no!” Edgeworth runs in the other direction and around the rest of his desk with Kay chasing after him. The prosecutor rushes towards the front of the room, where Gumshoe is now standing.

“Get him, Gummy!” Kay shouts with a grin. As Edgeworth attempts to run past him, the detective wraps his arms around the prosecutor and spins around with him to halt his momentum.

“Gotcha!” Gumshoe says.

“Detective, don’t you dare!” Egdeworth frantically tries to wiggle himself out of Gumshoes' hold. He manages to get his arms free; however, Gumshoe throws his own arm across the prosecutor’s chest and pulls him back, then he puts Edgeworth’s stapler-holding arm in a headlock with his free arm to trap it. Gumshoe’s hand that’s wrapped across the prosecutor's chest immediately goes to work by tickling his underarm. Another yelp is followed by deep giggles that encase the prosecutor’s form.

Kay approaches with her hands on her hips again. “Ha ha! Looks like you set off a tickly trap while you were escaping! That’s why you gotta be a skilled adventurer like me,” she grins before winking at Gumshoe. “Thanks for the help, Gummy.”

“No problem, Kay,” Gumshoe smiles. 

Kay moves forward and assists Gumshoe, using her fingers to wiggle into Edgeworth’s belly. “Now, hand over the treasure!”

“Whahahat if I rehehefuse? Hahaha!” Edgeworth attempts to stand his ground as he wheezes through his words. A shriek suddenly comes from the prosecutor when Kay’s fingers crawl their way up to his ribs. 

“Then you get your ribs tickled, that’s what,” Kay grins, knowing that Edgeworth’s ribs are his weak point.

“Ahahalright! I gihihive! Juhuhuhust tahahake the stapler!”

“What stapler? I only see treasure,” Kay teases him one more time.

“The treasure, ohohokay?! Tahahake it!” 

Kay jumps up and immediately snatches her prize from his hand. Gumshoe releases Edgeworth from his trap, causing the prosecutor to squeeze his arms to his sides as he recovers breaths of air.

“Pleasure doing business with you,” Kay takes a bow to celebrate her win.

“Glad you’re happy now,” Edgeworth uses one hand to rub his previously attacked ribs. “I’ll just use a paperclip or something as a temporary solution,” he begins to turn towards his desk.

“Nah, you can have it,” Kay holds out the stapler.

“Wh-What?!” Edgeworth stutters. “Kay, why did we just go through all of that if you didn’t even want the stapler?!” he questions.

“Yeah, Kay. I thought you said earlier that the stapler couldn’t be replaced with anything else as the treasure,” Gumshoe adds.

“I did it to have fun, of course,” Kay answers Edgeworth's question. “You need to have fun around the office more often. You’re lucky that Gummy and I are here to help with that.”

Edgeworth opens his mouth to begin a counter argument, but Kay speaks first. 

“Come on, Gummy! Let’s imagine a new scene! This time, we can be on a train heist!” 

“Sounds good to me, Kay!” Gumshoe replies and the two go back to their spot near the front of the office, after Kay runs over to return the stapler to Edgeworth’s desk.

Edgeworth rolls his eyes and disregards what he was going to say. He walks over to his desk, takes a seat, and grabs the paperwork he was working on. He straightens out another stack, then glances at the stapler now on his desk. Kay and Gumshoe’s new game can be heard in the background of his work. It doesn’t distract him, nor does it bother him. Truthfully, it makes the office a bit more lively; it makes it feel a bit less lonely.

Perhaps Kay, as mischievous as she can be, is right. The office just wouldn’t be the same without them.

[callmertgamecrowd]

The parallels in aai2 case 3 are insane

Gumshoe and Badd, the eay they acted through out, going out of their way to help the side they believed in (even willing to risk a little to give Samson those chocolates). Even Samson sees it and Gumshoe admits he looks up to him (despite everything that happened with the yatagurasu or maybe even he looks up to that bit too)

Miles being both Edgeworth and Von Karma - Gregory's side always coming through in thr end but some of the hints and tricks never quite left (although, maybe those tricks were Gregory's attempts to fight in a broken system twisted after all)

Verity and Eustance between them have a von Karma role, although for Eustance it comes from nativity and we learn that both are not doing it completely on their own - and the end only occurs because they're willing to give up the fight to win.

Two fathers with kids that were abandoned- by choice or by being taken. Gregory shows time and again that he cares for Miles so much, thinking about him throughout the investigation, taking the time to show him the baking show, worrying he wont make friends, wanting him to take his own path. Gusto abandons his son completely the first time he isn't useful to him, when he gets everything he wanted.

Even Kay and Eddie - Eddie must watch Kay and Miles Investigating together and get a blast from the past of him and Gregory.

Just.... so many themes and parallels throughout

[painted-kneecaps]

Pride and Prejudice and Turnabout AU

The Confrontation- Edgeworth’s POV

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Miles had only wished to retrieve his hat.

He had notified the footman of its loss, and thanked him as he invited him inside the foyer to wait while he searched for it. Miles had stepped inside, gaze lifted to the high ceilings, admiring the murals and reveling in the cool air of the hall. He liked ballrooms far more when they were empty, when the echoes within were peaceful instead of overpowering. He remembered when he was a boy, before his father’s accident, before his studies under Von Karma had compelled him to leave his home, how he would lie on the cool floor of the ballroom at Pemberley and hum to himself, imagining his voice to be an orchestra as the sound swelled in the arched ceilings, changing the notes he would hum before the echo of the previous one had quite died out, creating fleeting harmonies that reverberated through the hollow space like breath over the mouth of a bottle.

He had considered doing so again several times since he made his return to his family home, but thought better of it. Kay might catch him, and she would never allow him to live it down.

He was shaken from his rosy thoughts of Pemberley by voices echoing through this ballroom- a lady’s voice, as well as a man’s- both of them threaded with a thick, uncomfortable tension.

“A debutante ball is not about friends and family, Mr. Wright,” the female voice said, her voice, though smooth, laced with a condescending haughtiness that made Miles’ skin crawl. At the mention of her companion’s name, Miles stomach clenched, his face flushing as he recalled his thorough humiliation, the way Lady Fey had glared at him, her eyes murderous, and the way that man had laughed at him, doubled over with mirth at Miles’ expense. Really, he did deserve it, he thought, ashamed- he should not have been so loose with his words in a ballroom, certainly not one where so many eyes were trained upon him.

“Truly, Mr. Wright, with the veritable halfway house you are running out of my ancestral home, I would have thought at least one of your little orphans would have made a match by now, despite their unfortunate circumstances.”

Miles stiffened at these words, his entire body reacting in horror to the complete disinterest in the woman’s tone, the way she spoke so casually of something so life-altering and tragic, something so familiar to Miles himself. His astonishment and morbid curiosity overtaking his good sense, he rounded the corner from the foyer and stood at the entrance to the ballroom, taking extra care that his shoes did not echo when he stepped. He had learned many years ago to move soundlessly in Von Karma’s household- learning to fade into the background had been vital to surviving the man’s rage, and he counted it among his most useful skills. He had never employed it for eavesdropping before, but there was a first time for everything.

That man stood in the center of the ballroom with a tall, slender woman, who stood, poised and proud, fanning herself daintily as she antagonized him. Mr. Wright stood rigid, his hands balled into fists at his side as he glowered at her. His tasteless suit had been exchanged for a casual white blouse beneath a navy waistcoat, his cravat crooked and hair untamed. He was unshaven, stubble dusting his chin like a shadow. He looked almost wild, Miles thought idly, like a character from an adventure novel.

Before Miles’ thoughts could devolve into further romanticism, something in Mr. Wright snapped, and he surged toward the lady, something dangerous in the stiff line of his shoulders and the edge of his jaw as he began to speak to her through gritted teeth, his voice low and threatening.

“I will thank you not to speak of my family in such a manner, Morgan,” that man growled, and Miles’ breath caught in his throat as he began to rail at the woman- Ms. Fey, he now recognized her as- berating her for insulting his family, and for an apparent lack of interest in her own daughter, as Miles understood it. Did Mr. Wright and Ms. Fey share custody of this child? Ms. Fey seemed too old to have been romantically entangled with Mr. Wright, but he supposed it was possible, though he doubted she would be here, poised and elegant if a scandal such as that had taken place- besides, given the blatant, venomous hatred the two parties seemed to hold for each other, Miles couldn’t imagine they had ever been cordial.

“-Had you any concerns surrounding her upbringing at any point, you would have been well within your right to voice them- but since you did not, and in fact, have taken no interest whatsoever in her well being for the past decade, I must insist that you do not criticize the way that I have raised my children.”

Miles felt his stomach twist, his throat tightening at those words. His children.

He had found it curious, at the gala, that none of the Fey-Wrights seemed to be related to each other, as well as the fact that the two girls that Mr. Wright had referred to as his youngest seemed rather too old to be his, biologically. The implications of this arrangement fascinated him, the idea that Mr. Wright would so vehemently defend the honor of a family that was not his by blood-

It made something ache, deep within his chest.

“I see you still have not learned to respect your elders or your betters, even after all these years.”

Miles wanted to step in, wanted to say something, announce his presence somehow and put an end to this cruel woman’s disparaging of a man who was so obviously well-intentioned, but he was frozen in place, his eyes locked on Mr. Wright as he raised his chin, fixing her with an icy stare that somehow made it look as if Ms. Fey were the one being looked down upon, despite the several inches of height she had on Mr. Wright.

“I am not a child anymore, Ms. Fey,” said Mr. Wright, his demeanor poised, collected; his gaze a challenge. “And you are still not a Lady.”

That was when Ms. Fey lunged at him. She snarled, grasping the front of his shirt and raising her hand to strike him, but Mr. Wright never broke eye contact, his expression unchanged- a cool, unspoken challenge, his hands still clenched at his sides, never moving to retaliate. Miles couldn’t let this go on any longer.

He cleared his throat.

The scene dissolved almost instantaneously, Ms. Fey releasing Mr. Wright, who stared at Miles as if he had just emerged in a puff of smoke. Ms. Fey, suddenly the picture of elegant charm, invited him to her daughter’s debutante ball- either unaware of how much of her unbecoming behavior Miles had just witnessed, or perhaps she simply could not find it within herself to care- and Miles noted the way Mr. Wright’s shoulders went rigid at her words of affection for the girl.

“I do not wish to intrude,” Miles said, looking to Mr. Wright for his permission. The man gave him an odd look, slightly bewildered, his eyes narrowed as if he were trying to decipher him. The room felt suddenly very warm, and Miles squirmed under his scrutiny. Eventually, Mr. Wright shrugged, his shoulders slumping as he slipped into that obnoxiously casual attitude he had displayed at the ball.

“Ms. Fey is in charge of the guest list,” he replied with fixed disinterest, and Miles felt suddenly very irritated, but he gave his best attempt at a polite nod, his lips pressed tightly together before turning back to Ms. Fey and assuring her with practiced civility that he would think about it.

Mr. Wright announced his departure rather unceremoniously, calling over his shoulder to the woman as he strode toward the foyer, toward Miles himself, his posture and entire presence screaming his indifference to the fact that the woman outranked him. When she called out to him, he stopped, still not turning to face her, head tilted back as he sighed in a blatant display of irritation.

“Yes, Morgan?” He called out to her, and it was all Miles could do not to gape at the violence of his disrespect.

Ms. Fey, to her credit, responded with the civility expected of her station as she informed him that she should like to be the one to present her daughter. Miles watched, viscerally uncomfortable, but unable to look away as Mr. Wright turned, his smile a mask of politeness as he informed her that the decision would be left up to the girl herself.

Ms. Fey agreed to his terms, then said “I simply don’t want you to be disappointed by her choice. She is my daughter, after all.”

The challenge was blatant. The tension was palpable.

The easy, lopsided grin that bloomed across Mr. Wright’s face was positively rakish.

Miles felt the room around him grow rather warm, once again.

“I guess we’ll find out, won’t we?” That man said, his voice smooth and dangerously low. He turned his back on Ms. Fey, without so much as a nod in her direction for propriety’s sake, shoved his hands in the pockets of his breeches, and strolled toward the exit, that accursed smile still lolling across his face. He breezed past Miles, and just for a moment, their eyes met. Mr. Wright’s smile somehow widened further, his eyes sparkling mischievously, as if Miles were in on a joke that only the two of them knew.

Then, Mr. Wright winked at him.

Miles felt his heart stutter in his chest, his entire body jolting as though he had just been struck by lightning. His face felt hot. Why was this blasted ballroom so warm? His stomach twisted uncomfortably.

He blinked rapidly, attempting to regain his composure enough to reproach the man, to reprimand him on the vulgarity of his gesture- but by the time he had managed to form a single coherent thought, Mr. Wright was already gone.

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AAI 1-3 dialogue comparison

Disclaimer : I only studied Japanese for a little while. AA dialogue is pretty simple though. Also English isn't my native language either. Feel free to correct me on anything wrong here. Also note that I'm not trying to make the translations sound natural, I'm mostly trying to explain what the words are saying, sometimes I'll be more literal than others. Translation =/= localization. Paups そうね。ヒメコったら‥‥テヘッ☆ Sou ne. Himekotara... tehe☆ I suppose… If they were me, then… blush

Edgeworth キミはヒカルくんの ガールフレンドだと聞いているが。 Kimi wa Hikaru-kun no gaarufurendo da to kiite iru ga. I believe you said that you are Lance's girlfriend when we first met, correct?

Paups ええ。そうですけど‥‥。あの！ けっして恋人同士ってワケじゃ！ Ee. Sou desu kedo... Ano! Kesshite koibito doushi tte wake ja! Yes, I am, but… Oh! It's not like we both think of each other as lovers! でも、この指輪のブレゼントは、 ただのトモダチじゃないから‥‥？ Demo, kono yubiwa no purezento wa, tada no tomodachi ja nai kara...? But he DID give me this ring, so I guess we're not just "friends" either…?

だって、これ！ ただの指輪じゃないの！ Datte, kore! Tada no yubiwa ja nai no! I mean, because! This isn't just any ordinary ring!

なめるとアマいんです！ ああ！　なんてステキなの！ Nameru to amain desu! Aa! Nante suteki na no! It tastes so sweet when you lick it! Ah! It's so wonderful!

Edgeworth （それは、宝石ではなく 　キャンディーなのでは？） (Sore wa, houseki dewa naku kyandii na no dewa?) (You mean to tell me that he gave you a lollypop ring…?) That, that is not a jewel it's candy isn't it?

Kay 片思いなのか恋人同士なのか、 設定がハッキリしませんねー。 Kataomoi na no ka koibito doushi na no ka, settei ga hakkiri shimasen nee. So which is it!? Have you guys not decided if you're going out, or is it just one-sided?

Lit: Unrequired love, lovers, you haven't made an establishment clearly uh. Comprehensible: (whether it's) Unrequired love, (or whether you're) lovers, you haven't established it clearly uh. Edgeworth 設定‥‥？ Settei...? "Decided"…? Shouldn't the parties involved naturally just know…? Established...? (lt: Establishment...?) A lot is added in the ENG. Quite honestly, the first time I experienced this dialogue (in English), I didn't think much of it. I saw it as Edgeworth thinking something like 'How in tarnation don't you know whether you're together ot not?' Shouldn't you know?' That was my own reaction in the first place. I thought it was saying more about Paups' lovesick character than anything else. But the JP with its brevity made me question if that was the original meaning. He sounds confused. Still, I'm not quite sure. I would say in general though, it makes sense that in his mind, you don't have to actually communicate by talking about your feelings. He is pretty bad at it in the first place... communicating what he feels, I mean. He tends to talk around things, he's a bit roundabout. He tries to say 'thank you' to express his gratefulness, doesn't really work, and is far more successful at showing appreciation when he says stuff like 'A man appeared and stood fast against that selfish me' (ending of 2-4), such a thing just works better for him. He's stating the facts, but not his feelings themselves. That man appeared and stood fast -> it's a simple fact. He doesn't say anything about how that made him feel. When he tries, he feels awkward, foolish. Something that doesn't suit him.

Paups お父さんが、天野河さんの 会社で働いていたから‥‥ Otousan ga, Amanogawa-san no kaisha de hatte ita kara... My father used to work for Mr. Amano.

ヒカルくんとは、幼なじみなんです。 ‥‥キャッ！　言っちゃった！ Hikaru-kun to wa, osananajimi nan desu. ...Kyaa! Icchatta! And so, Lance and I grew up together. …gasp! I said it out loud! Lance and I, we were childhood friends. ....Ahhh! I said it! Note that 'osananajimi', 'childhood friends', is the term used for Edgeworth and Phoenix's relationship in the JP version.

Edgeworth （そんなに、 　恥ずかしがることだろうか？） (Sonna ni, hazukashigaru koto darou ka?) (I don't see how that's anything to be embarrassed about…) Such a thing, is it something to be embarassed about? 'Darou ka' can be translated in many ways. 'I wonder if...' 'is it so', for example. Basically it expresses something akin to uncertainty. EDIT - a correction: 'sonna ni' actually means 'like that, to that extent, so much, to that point, to such a degree' So it can be translated in many ways: (To that point), is it something to be (so) embarassed about? Is it something to be embarassed about to that extent? Is it something to be so embarassed about? This last part is the most hilarious to me. He doesn't think it's something someone should be embarassed about, but he's also kind of uncertain. 'Wait, is it? Is it though? Am I missing something?' Kinda seems like Edgeworth is very confused. 'Should you be embarassed for such a thing? Is it supposed to be embarassing? I wonder if it's an embarassing thing?' And the maybe inner : 'Should I be embarassed about such a thing?' It's probably insignificant beyond showing Edgeworth's apparent obliviousness to other people's feelings and general misunderstanding of how some people perceive and experience romantic relationships, but it did earn a chuckle from me. So I thought I'd share.