dog day afternoon [OPEN]

[prosecutory]

Who: Miles Edgeworth, his faithful canine sidekick Pess, and YOU!
When: Any day after the intro log.
Where: Errywhere, pretty much. See prompts for locations.
What: Edgeworth takes his dog around, and runs into people. Adorbs ensues.
Rating/Warning: Dog. Grumpy prosecutor being a little less grumpy.

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[OPTION A: RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Edgeworth is taking his dog out for a walk around the district. And before he can do anything, the big and very real tricolor border collie suddenly stands up on his hind legs and barks excitedly at the first person he sees (which is you, sorry). Pess may or may not brace his front paws on your thigh or any part of you he can reach, tail wagging with anticipation. It's a new friend. New friend!!! On the bright side, he's a pretty clean dog. NEW FRIEND!!!

Edgeworth doesn't care, and gasps at this public display of affection.]

Pess, no. [That firm "no" is all it takes for Pess to behave, although his tail is still wagging like crazy and he's panting and grinning as a dog would. Edgeworth sighs, shaking his head. He's quick to apologize.] I'm sorry; he enjoys meeting new people.

[Far more than his master.]

[OPTION B: SHOPPING DISTRICT

There's a cleaning robot. It's doing its business, sweeping up some debris from a nearby food stall. Suddenly, out of nowhere comes this border collie. He bounds over to the robot, starts sniffing it, and promptly raises one leg ominously over the poor thing.

What do you do, responsible citizen of Cerealia? What do you do - well, while Edgeworth hasn't caught up with his dog, anyway?]

[OPTION C: GARDENS

Pess is a pro at getting people to play with him. So while you're there, you may just find this dog walking up to you with a stick, or a ball, in his mouth. He drops this at your feet, wanting a game of fetch. If you take too long to decide what to do, he'll just sit down, tail wagging happily and staring up at you with those big pleading puppy eyes.

Edgeworth is close by. He'll be looking for his dog when Pess takes a bit too long to get back to him.]

[OPTION D: GARDENS/SHOPPING DISTRICT/RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT/POLICE DEPT.

Drop something? If you did, you might just find this dog picking it up and offering it back to you suddenly before Edgeworth can act. Yeah, I guess Edgeworth is in this prompt too. Thank his dog. And the master, maybe. THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLES...er, peoples and doge.]

[OPTION E: WILDCARD

Do you want doge somewhere else? Let me know if you want another prompt!]

Comments

[prosecutory]

[There has been an influx of real actual dogs lately, which is always a good thing. Anyway, Pess is so happy that he leaps into the air before running after the stick.

When he comes back, however, he is pursued by this man, jogging alongside his dog and curious as to who had started a game of fetch with Pess. When Edgeworth sees Kousetsu and how Pess dutifully brings him the stick, he nods. There's the mystery stick thrower. One of those...sword people?]

Good afternoon.

[heiwana]

[ Yes. One of those people, or not people if you want to be technical about it? Either way Kousetsu gives a polite bow and in turn looks between Edgeworth and Pess. ]

Thank you for allowing me to play with...your companion. He is a very well trained dog.

[ Kousetsu approves of Pess, he's a pretty nice dog given the whole being without his master. ]

[prosecutory]

Why, thank you. [Edgeworth bows right back.] And thank you for indulging him. [Pess, meanwhile, leaves the stick on the grass and looks back from Edgeworth to Kousetsu and vice-versa, waiting for either of them to give the stick a throw.

Edgeworth picks up the stick, and with a warm smile that seems to be reserved only for his pet, hurls the stick as far as he can.]

[heiwana]

It was no trouble. He is a very good dog. [ Reminds him of Zwei and that encounter too. ]

It seems there are...more than a few real animals within this place. [ He'll watch Pess chase after the stick with a soft, kind, look on his features. ]

It is...a good change to see.

[prosecutory]

Indeed.

[Edgeworth watches Pess run for the stick, pick it up in his jaws, and trot happily back where he will be rewarded by a vigorous petting from ear to tail.]

When I first arrived, I was very disappointed to know there were no real pets.

[heiwana]

I am not sure what their intentions are for not bringing such animals as well. Especially if they were...trying to save our worlds. [ His frown is so deep right now. ]

The creatures of our planets are...just as important as we are. To bring something such as myself and not other living things...it is strange.

[ A sword spirit was not more important than a living breathing animal as far as Kousetsu was concerned. ]

[prosecutory]

Yes, although they claim to be working on restoring our worlds. I assume they also mean the creatures within.

[Edgeworth frowns as well, remaining always the skeptic.]

[heiwana]

It is strange that they have not told us how or when such things are occurring. [ His frown is a deep one still but he does move down to pet Pess again. ]

We can only hope that they are not lying and keeping us from our homes.

[prosecutory]

[Pess welcomes this new round of petting.]

I doubt that. I was returned to my home world...twice already. That can't be a coincidence.

[heiwana]

They cannot be trusted, that much has been made clear. But there is not much we are able to do about it.

[ It's worrisome if Kousetsu's frown is anything to go by. ]

Being at the mercy of such people is...troublesome.

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth understands Kousetsu's worry and lets out a breath.]

It is. But what we can do is keep investigating and remain vigilant.