Audience: Medb

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[ah.]

It's...not on purpose. [sometimes there are side-effects to having freezing, spiderweb veins all over.]

[fergalicious]

Can I have your cloak?

[ She's assuming he isn't affected by his cold generation, but she is? ]

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[no he's very much affected by his own freezing but she just got mauled so he wordlessly takes off his cloak and hands it to her. now she gets to see he's still dressed like a nerd. though also i guess i should mention he's paler than the last time she saw him without a hood, those veins taking on a slight blue-black color and skin a little stiff. the shadows continue to roll off of him and from his eye sockets in little wisps, hollow and sunken in.

but otherwise he's probably fine, even if when he speaks his fangs look a little sharper and longer.]

Better?

[fergalicious]

[ STOP DON'T GIVE HER YOUR CLOAK, THEN, MILES. I'm in tears.

Wish Medb could be a mean girl about his nerd outfit but her usual trial outfit sports a similar cravat/jabot thing, too. Awful.

She slings his cloak over her shoulders, and she smiles. ]

Yeah, thanks.

[ She looks more carefully at the differences in his Avatar transformation. ]

Did you go through another recalibration after dying? [ ... ] And what exactly is being continued, here?

[ By their choosing to become Avatars... the indulging... their wishes? ]

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[hate that for both of them. he doesn't quite smile back, but the expression's more one that says he doesn't mind as much as he should.

that question is a bit more difficult though.]

Not exactly, no. [he looks at his hand again.] This started on its own but...it's changing without notice.

[from there, he folds his arms loosely over his chest.]

We chose to become Avatars, Medb. I think you can wager what, exactly, we were trying to continue.

[fergalicious]

[ What does it mean if the Avatars' transformations are evolving? She isn't sure it's a good thing. She doesn't think it's good at all, actually.

She gestures to the space ship at large. ]

This whole thing? Do you have a wish you want granted?

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[hm. it's probably fine?]

When this originally started, yes. There was a wish I had. [still have, but he's clarifying anyway.]

[fergalicious]

It sounds like there's a but here. Or an and?

[ She tilts her head. ]

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...no, I suppose there isn't. It's still something I want.

[but you know, being an avatar. etc.]

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You have something you want, but something has changed from when you became an Avatar. Or because you became one.

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Something to that effect. Being an Avatar means there's much left to be done before I can even think of what I want again.

[fergalicious]

Duty before desires? That's not very greedy of you.

[ She hums. ]

Will you tell me what you want?

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[a wry smile.] I know. But it can't be helped.

[...]

...a few incidents have occurred that have begun to change how the law is viewed by the public. One of our young prosecutors has just been arrested for a murder I firmly believe he didn't commit.

[a pause.] ...and a year ago, a friend was disbarred for presenting false evidence to the court. I don't believe he did that either.

But without proof, this is what the public believes. An age of corruption has begun to set in.

[the dark age of the law.]

[fergalicious]

[ THIS CANON POINT i hate it

Medb thinks she can draw a conclusion. ]

You want to fix your law system, and you'd like to see those two people cleared.

[ Medb's views on justice as a whole are not strict or great. Her morals are corrupt, and she just does whatever the fuck she wants. It really is a wonder how she gets along with Miles as much as she does. ]

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[:D]

Yes. Exactly that. [it's maybe a wonder, but sometimes it's not.] ...Wright cleared my name once before. It's only fair that I return the favor.

[and blackquill...it didn't make sense. but finding answers on his own hasn't been going well.]

And if the law cannot be trusted, then I'm afraid of what the future may hold.

[fergalicious]

People in power do like to bend the law to their will.

[ She is a prime example sometimes. Not that there was much of a law system in Celtic myths, but you know.

She could have been so terrible with the rule ability, but she just used it to be funny. ]

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It isn't unfamiliar to me, all things considered. I'm sure some may find my desires a bit underwhelming, but...this is what matters most to me. The truth. And making it right again.

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What you want is what you want. What's important to you is what's important to you. Who cares how people view it, as long as you hold it as important?

[ Own up to your desires and don't back down. That's how Medb tries to operate, much to my crying and screaming at how I don't know how any of her relationships developed.

Even if she can't fully relate to him, she likes him enough that she wants him to get what he wants eventually. ]

—Oh. Which of you owns an umbrella?

[ IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MEDB'S SECOND QUESTION TO HIM, BUT I FORGOT BECAUSE THE CONVERSATION SPIRALED KSDFLKSDJSAD ]

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And I suppose that's why I'm the Avatar of Greed, among other reasons. [because at the end of the day miles always just does whatever he wants to get the results. even if they're not as underhanded as they used to be.

he at least appreciates that medb is taking this in stride. it's why he also doesn't mind the change in topic and he blinks for a moment.]

Ah. A little rain would damage the fire, wouldn't you say?

[fergalicious]

[ That's probably why they get along. Even if their morals are kind of opposed because he no longer is that underhanded. ]

Okay, got it! Thanks, Miles. You should probably go unless you want to get locked in here with me.

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Ah. Yes, I suppose I should.

[he holds out a hand though.] I'll need that back though. The chill will leave when I do.

[fergalicious]

[ She makes a face. She wanted to keep it, but Edgeworth is much more aware and smart than White.

Sighing, she hands the cloak back. ]

You're no fun.

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[he raises an eyebrow, but he's also a.) putting his cloak back on to cover himself and b.) reaching into the sleeve to pull out a black peacoat? sure. he'll offer it to her.]

I would prefer not to go out in public with my face exposed. [that's it, that's the main reason he took the cloak back.]

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s[ People need to stop accommodating her, but yeah, of course she's going to take the peacoat. It's hers now. She's a little appeased. ]

It'd be funny. Is there a punishment if too many people see your face?

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[no she's perfect and deserves the world. she's 100% allowed to keep the coat too.]

Funny for you, perhaps. [there's a thin smile though as if to show he's only joking. but after a moment it fades again.]

There isn't a punishment or Envy would have suffered weeks ago. [live broadcasting...] I just don't like it.