Toy Story [OPEN]

[prosecutory]

Who: Miles "closet otaku" Edgeworth and YOU!
When: IC: 08/13
Where: Shopping District, going to the apartments
What: Edgeworth's latest ViViD regain...turns up somewhere public. Oops. Now he has to ninja his way back home before too many people see him with a doll from a children's TV show.
Rating/Warning: None, just Edgebarrassment.

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PHASE I: SHOPPING FOR AN EXCUSE

[Edgeworth wondered if his ViViD victories had all been glitches, since he hadn't gotten what he had requested. But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked - er, when he found his Steel Samurai doll sitting on the backrest of a bench in the very heart of the CERES Marketplace. It was a wonder no one had decided to snatch it up.

Anyone venturing into the Marketplace will find Edgeworth trying to duck into the thickest of crowds or alternately, the alleys between the boutiques, something clutched in both hands. Alternately, you may find him when he's so engrossed with trying to escape public scrutiny that he may just run slap bang into you!]

Urk - I-I'm sorry!

[And then attempt to disappear again. Quick, use your Edgeball if you want to catch him!]

PHASE II: IT'S IN THE BAG

[Edgeworth has escaped the CERES Marketplace but he still isn't out of the woods Shopping District. This time, he has a new tactic and is now toting a bulging paper bag. His pace remains quick and he looks like he's in a hurry to be somewhere that isn't here. You might just be standing in his way, so he blurts out a terse:]

Excuse me.

[Are you going to let him through or start up a conversation? Or see what's in the bag...there might be a Samurai Spear poking out of it.]

PHASE III: HOME FREE...ALMOST

[The final leg of his harrowing, embarrassing journey brings him to the Residential District! FINALLY. He still has that big ol' bag with him but the bag may be on its last legs. Edgeworth probably should've gone for an even bigger bag.

His heart hammering in his chest, he strides past the other apartments and breaks into a run...

...only to trip and fall because he was going too fast and/or he's tired from the day's ordeal. Oh, was that your apartment he fell in front of?]

Nnngh!

[He groans through gritted teeth; his bag goes flying and out pops the Steel Samurai. Battle-honed instincts allow him to grab it really fast...but why does Miles Edgeworth, hater of all things fun and happy, want this doll so much that he's not letting go of it?]

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phase iii.

[metalist]

[ What
is
happening



Pyrrha had been too caught up in her thoughts to recognise Edgeworth until he faceplanted right near her feet, just outside the entrance to her building. Drawn abruptly out of her considerations, she blinks down and - oh. Oh, my. ]

I'm sorry!

[ Pyrrha, you... you didn't do anything... ]

Are you alright, Mr. Edgeworth?

[ She moves to help him up — ]

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[Edgeworth's jaw drops, but he doesn't say anything while accepting Pyrrha's assistance in pulling himself back to his feet. He unceremoniously stashes the Steel Samurai back in the bag, his cheeks pink from exertion and humiliation.]

Er...y-yes. [He clears his throat and tries to brush off his trousers with his free hand. Pyrrha is a respectable young woman, she doesn't deserve to see him this way!!!] Thank you, Miss Nikos. N...no need to apologize. [The words fall out of his mouth in quick, formal succession. It doesn't look like he actually hit her, though. Thankfully.]

[metalist]

[ ... is he blushing?




Huh. ]

Well, I'm just glad you're okay.

[ Except now, she's somewhat curious about the bag. The moment his eyes fall away from her, she's going to try to use the advantage of her height to get a brief peek. ]

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth only belatedly realizes that she's peering into his bag. Too late.]

Ah...I received that from ViViD.

[But ViViD decided to zap it into the middle of the Shopping District.]

phase i

[dereban]

... What's that you're holding?

[ Just out of idle curiosity because it looks like he's trying to hide something. ]

[prosecutory]

[And she would be right.]

It's... [A doll of the Steel Samurai, Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo, the best TV hero ever. Buuuuut no, he's not saying that out loud.] I got it from ViViD.

[dereban]

[ With the way he trailed off, there's only one thing she has to ask. Is she going to goad him on? Yes. ]

It's what, exactly?

[prosecutory]

[Urgh. He can't lie out of this, Inaba would figure it out, being a smart girl, and the ordeal would be so much worse. Edgeworth grits his teeth and sighs.]

A doll of the Steel Samurai, a fictitious hero famous in my world.

[Okay, he got it out of his system. Please leave him alone now, he wishes, but in the back of his mind, he knows she'll keep pressing.]

Phase ii

[meowbel]

[Just as Mabel was hanging around in the marketplace, that's when she heard a familiar voice nearby. Without another moment to lose, that's when she had a huge smile on her face]

Well look who it is! I haven't seen you in a while, how have you been?

[Because there's no way Mabel is going to let him go without striking up a conversation!]

[prosecutory]

Ah - hello, Mabel.

[Just act natural, Miles. He hadn't seen her in a while, she was right. But now she must be very happy to have her twin back.]

I've been well. And you?

[meowbel]

Oh yeah, I've definitely been better than good! I've been starting up a magical store that's going to be awesome!

[She said with a giggle]

...And you know you totally want to visit it!

[prosecutory]

Oh? [When he hears "magical store" he instantly thinks of tricks and wands and silk hats. He kind of misses Trucy right now.]

I didn't know you enjoy magic tricks.

i

[sayonaradumbass]

[Kaneda's definitely wearing at least three tshirts so when he bumps into Edgeworth, inevitably, he is Padded.

He still notices the other male's got a considerable Thing going on.]

Where'd you snatch that?

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth doesn't care if Kaneda is Padded, he doesn't want to hang around right now. Especially not around this guy!!!]

From ViViD.

[His answer is terse and he turns to keep moving.]

[sayonaradumbass]

You get prizes from that thing? How'd someone like you do that? [he means a loser; annndd he's gonna follow at Edgeworth's heels]

[prosecutory]

By getting enough points.

[He turns up his nose and holds his head high as if to say THIS LOSER GOT A PRIZE HAR HAR HAR]

ii

[tuishou]

[With a tone like that, yes-- excuse you. Maybe if Edgeworth didn't look so damn suspicious (and, lbr, if Neji wasn't such a delicate little prick), he would have stepped off to one side and continued with his day.

No harm, no foul, right?

But. Nope.] In a rush? [Like it's not the most obvious thing ever- at least Neji has the good grace to deadpan?]

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth may have seen Neji in the gym occasionally - that, and he knows him from CRAU junk but Neji doesn't need to know that. So he does stop briefly instead of trying to find his way around the other guy.]

I'm afraid so, I apologize.

[There's nothing to be rushing for if Edgeworth had just been more open with his fandoms, though.

But at least he apologizes for the brusque way he had asked to be excused.]

iii

[onethousen]

[ Chihiro has been folding a paper crane on her notebook when Edgeworth's fall hs her looking up, startled as he hits the ground. She sets her notebook to the side and pushes up to her feet, trotting over toward him even as he's picking up whatever fell out of his bag. Why had he been in such a rush? ]

Edgeworth-san? Are you hurt?

[ She has a small package of bandaids she managed to pick up when she was investigating finding yogurt in the city earlier, she's ready for... minor injuries? ]

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I-I'm fine.

[He leaves his bag beside him to brush off his trousers, especially the knees, and to check if he has any bruises or cuts. He flinches, however, when he finds that one of his palms is bleeding; he must have scraped it against the floor.

On second thought...]

[onethousen]

[ She catches sight of the blood on his hand, turning on heel to get back to where she was sitting and pick up her water. ]

You're bleeding.

[ Statement more than exclamation; she's thankful he only appears to be bleeding from his hand. ]

Here, I've got water to wash it out, and I have band aids —

[ She hands over the water bottle with the cap screwed off and in her hand. Tucking that into a pocket, she fishes out the small container of band aids and carefully pries it open. ]

[prosecutory]

Ah -

[Before he can tell her that it's okay, he can take care of it himself, the water is poured over his hand. He lets out a breath and instead just says:]

T...Thank you.

phase III SO LATE BUT I HAD TO

[feytality]

[Why does Edgeworth want it? And does he want it more than Maya?]

[Questions that are about to be answered. Maya's coming out in full cosplay getup, getting ready to go to work, when she sees Edgeworth fall, she starts to reach out to help him---]

OH MY GOOOOSH, IS THAT A STEEL SAMURAI DOLL?!

[she practically squeals, eyes lighting up. Forget Edgeworth, shes going to grab the doll and try to pull it out of his hands]

YES PLEASE MAKE HIS LIFE WORSE

[prosecutory]

[The last thing Edgeworth needs right now is ANOTHER kid trying to steal the Steel Samurai from him. So go ahead, Maya, he spent the better part of an afternoon protecting his prize from Kaneda and since he DID admit that one time he's working out...

...yeah no he's not letting go and he can be pretty persistent about that.]

Yes! [Denial will just make it worse. So he yells that answer while he's still on the floor gripping the Steal - er, Steel Samurai. Edgeworth's expression is nothing short of I-can't-deal-with-this-anymore with an extra helping of frustration.] Now can you please let go of it!

;D

[feytality]

No! I want it, I want it!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEASE, MR. EDGEWORTH!!! This has got to be limited edition mint version! I need it, I need it, I need it!

[She's absolutely not letting go. He may be bigger and stronger, but she's a determined fangirl, if he tries to yank it out of her hands he'll just drag her with]

Pleeeeease?!