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[truthsnomiracle]

[The following message is accompanied by a close-up image of a pair of round silver cufflinks with this design etched into them. They're apparently pinned to the end of a burgundy sleeve, and are small enough to make it unlikely that the design was hand-carved.]

While I can appreciate the craftsmanship of these cufflinks, I don't recall owning a pair like these. I have as little idea concerning how they came to be pinned to my suit as I do of how I came to be on this unfamiliar island. If anyone has seen a pair of silver cufflinks studded with a pair of half-carat garnets each or can shed light onto the origins of this pair, I would appreciate the lead.

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[video] whoooops late tag sorry 8D;;;

[croibhristeoir]

I must admit, your priorities are vastly different than most I have seen here.

[video] Not too late! :)

[truthsnomiracle]

I am merely asking for help concerning a piece of evidence. As the exchange occurred prior to my awakening here, it has the potential to be related to the mass kidnapping.

[video] >w<

[croibhristeoir]

Very well. I've seen no such things, as I have not seen anything else that has been taken from those who arrive here.

[video] :D

[truthsnomiracle]

So this in particular has most probably happened only to me, and thus is likely to be irrelevant to the greater crime at hand.

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[croibhristeoir]

You're certainly not the only one missing things, though that's relatively small in comparison to most. Perhaps you should consider yourself fortunate on that count.

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[truthsnomiracle]

My apologies for the misunderstanding. What other sorts of objects have been stolen?

[He's taking out a tiny leather-bound notebook and a pen, even. If Diarmuid's expression is making any impact, he's not showing it.]

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[croibhristeoir]

Most notably a number of weapons, all of which are more than ordinary in nature. Swords, lances, things like that.

I apologize, I don't believe I caught your name.

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[truthsnomiracle]

[Jotting that down, though to judge by the expression he makes as he does so, he seems to find something strange about it...]

Miles Edgeworth. To whom might I be speaking?

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[croibhristeoir]

My name is Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. Just call me Diarmuid, most people do now. I have been here since summer--possibly five or six, I am not certain.

[How's your book-learnin' on the Fenian Cycle, Edgey ol' boy?]

I take it you only arrived today?

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[truthsnomiracle]

[Nonexistent. However, that name pings him for an entirely different reason...]

Might you be the same Diarmuid that Issei Ryudo mentioned in our conversation this afternoon?

I am indeed a new arrival.

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[croibhristeoir]

[Alas. Isn't it sad, Lancer? No one knows who the hell you are. :|]

That's correct, I would assume. Is there anything I can help you with?

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[truthsnomiracle]

I was told that you were one of the earliest victims of the kidnapping spree. If you have any insight into the matter due to this seniority, I would appreciate any relevant information.

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[croibhristeoir]

To my knowledge, I was indeed one of the first...but I am not sure I know very much more or less than the others here.

Though I have experience with the Dark Hour, Shadows, and Personas, I am no closer to understanding the method or reason to our arrivals here than I was months ago.

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[truthsnomiracle]

Has the investigation been so disjointed? [THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON, RIGHT?!

As the Dark Hour is mentioned -- presumably the same phenomenon Ada Lovelace claimed occurred at midnight -- a clear flicker of unease passes through Edgeworth's eyes. If he has further questions, something bright red with gold trim is stopping him from asking them...]

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[croibhristeoir]

We've had several people looking into and documenting the Shadows themselves.

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[truthsnomiracle]

And yet none focusing on the mass kidnapping itself? [Congratulations, Prospero, you are officially worse investigators than his home district's police force.]

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[croibhristeoir]

Where exactly do you propose we even start? It doesn't seem as if anyone even wakes up in the same general area, never mind come from similar places or even similar years.

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[truthsnomiracle]

To judge by what few conversations I've had since arriving here, an investigation of the hotel would seem to be in order. To offer free room and board to new arrivals seems a poor way to conduct business. Ergo, funding must be coming from somewhere -- perhaps from someone in the know.

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[croibhristeoir]

A fair enough point, I suppose. I'm a little behind the times as far as the functions of this world are concerned.

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[truthsnomiracle]

Is anyone in charge of the investigation?

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[croibhristeoir]

Not that I am aware of. I just try to make sure no one gets killed.

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[truthsnomiracle]

Are there any known dangers to life and limb outside of this so-called "Dark Hour"?

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[croibhristeoir]

At the moment, no. Though I know of one or two dangerous individuals I would rather keep an eye out for.

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[truthsnomiracle]

Elaborate.

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[croibhristeoir]

Ryuunosuke Uryuu and his partner Caster. back in Fuyuki City they were serial killers and generally quite troublesome. So far, here they have shown little if any clear hostility, but I am cautious all the same.