Audience: Grace Monroe

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In theory. [ HMMMM. ] How do you guys know all this stuff anyway? Like... did someone tell you, or did you show up here and get the knowledge?

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Do I really strike you as the type to wait for someone to tell me things I want to know?

[alteracion]

I guess not? But I meant when you showed up here the first time. Did you know or was there like... I don't know, an introduction video?

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That doesn't change what I said, Grace. I went out and found my own answers.

[alteracion]

That's what we did on the train, too. [ grace is still in denial that she's wrong about that stuff so it's funny. ] So how did you find them?

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[stares at the sky at infinity train.]

I continued searching places that I'm sure we weren't meant to go. [illegal investigations....2] Ask enough questions, you eventually find a direction.

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At least you can't get arrested for it this time. Probably.

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One can only hope.

[is. is that a joke? maybe.]

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Maybe if we find the scapecops, you can show them your badge.

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[he looks briefly insulted.]

I would not need to show off my badge. [he's not phoenix????]

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Is it like a paper thing, then? I didn't even know lawyers had badges.

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Metal, actually. Like a pin that you can wear, though I prefer to keep mine in my pocket.

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So is it just... proof you're a lawyer? Since you're not supposed to show it off?

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Defense attorneys have a tendency to wear theirs. Most prosecutors have been trained to keep it in their pockets as to not draw immediate attention to themselves. It wouldn't be very wise to be an open target for the people we're attempting to convict.

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Yeah, I guess that'd make you a target for criminals. [ pensive. ] But wouldn't defense attorneys be targeted for... I dunno, other stuff?

[ vague. but. law stuff hard ]

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Possibly, but most of the defense attorneys I've met have been ridiculous enough that they don't think of it that way. Besides, the job of the defense is to prove the innocence of their client. I'm sure most culprits would want to be on their good side.

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[ stares in matt engarde getting maya kidnapped ]

Probably, if they're working for them. [ grace tilts her head in thought ] I never thought much about this stuff before. I've only ever read about it in books, and there's no way that's accurate. Well, there's probably a court car on the train, but I dunno how accurate that would be.

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[stop he said most!]

Given what I've researched about your train, I highly doubt it's reflective of a real court. Though that would depend on the books you've read as well. [there's a pause.] My father was a defense attorney. I had started to learn from a young age.

[alteracion]

Oh. Was he... teaching you?

[ it's a little hesitant, partially because of the whole murdered part, and partially because grace has her own parental issues in the forefront of her brain right now and absolute could not relate to it being the case. thanks, hellish memory trip in a hotel. that was cool to revisit. ]

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[leave his daddy issues alone. but greed settles on staring at the sky instead.]

I had thought I would grow up to be one myself. [so yes.]

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[ grace looks at the sky in turn ]

Well, you're a lawyer, just not the same kind. It's funny, I don't even remember what my parents did. Besides "important work".

[ well, no, it's not funny, because all she ever did know was that, but whatever ]

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[he does not feel like going into what happened while living with von karma, so instead he turns the conversation around on her. maus is busy trying to stretch for maximum pets between grace and greed.]

The worst kind. [it's a wry comment because he can read between the lines well enough.] ...if you had an option, what is it that you would do? I don't suppose anyone truly has to work on your train. [but it's curiosity that makes him ask.]

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[ maus is getting SO many pets. a ridiculous amount of pets. spoiled dog ]

I dunno. Dancer, probably. I liked it, and I was good at it. [ a beat, then dry: ] And that way I can skip the whole never making it to high school issue.

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[spoiled dog!!]

Ah. [literally can't relate.] There's no shame in focusing on the skills you excel at.

[except why would you not want to go to school? it's fine.]

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[ there's no school on the train, miles ]

I'm choosing not to take that as a subtle dig. [ she shrugs ] Well, it's like you said, there's not really jobs on the train. Or school. But I could keep up with dancing over time, and that translates to non-train specific stuff.