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[ Accidental Video ]

[ You would figure by now, somebody would notice how easy it was to accidentally set these phones off and make them start recording and maybe, you know, fix them. Because it's happened again. But this time it's not some secret affair or helpless person experiencing shadows for the first time. What you see unfolding on the screen looks like a teenager trying to pick a fight with kids a little younger than himself. Wow, what? That hardly seems fair! ]

The hell do you punks think you're doing? Get out of here! Scram!

[ ...Yet amazingly, all it took was a few swings and punches at the air to scare the kids away. Of course, doing so reveals another child curled up on the ground, hugging a plush bunny to her chest. Of course, the big and scary teenager makes his way over to her, but with a much different aura about him this time. He actually kneels down to her level and gives her head a pat. ]

You okay, kid? ...Damn it, they really did a number on him, didn't they? Here, lemme see him.

[ Yes, he just whipped out some thread and a needle. And he is totally sewing the bunny back up like nobody's business. Obviously he must be a pro at this. Eventually he's done and hands it back to the kid who gives her thanks and scampers off. ]

Geez, kids can be so cruel. Ain't fair, being ganged up on like that. Now where did I put-- shit!

[ Yeah, he may have just realized the phone someone got knocked out of his pocket and is totally recording everything. Panic mode is go!]

Shit, shit, shit! How do you stop this thi--

[ Oh, looks like he finally got it! Click. Of course, it's not like that's going to keep anyone from calling him back or anything. ]

[ Action ]

[ Later on, you might find Kanji wandering about the city. Doesn't look like he's actually doing anything in particular, but if you hadn't seen his earlier accidental video, he might look like the type that's looking for trouble. I mean, those piercings and that scar don't exactly give the best first impressions. Feel like bothering him? ]

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Wow, that's... [ A pause. ] ...quite a skill you have there.

You didn't see anything, okay?

[ Because obviously denying it happened will make it go away. ]

Ummm, why? [ Abel sounds confused. ] I wish I could sew that fast.

Wait. You mean you don't think it's... [ A slight pause, almost as if he's making sure nobody's paying attention to him. ] Weird or anything?

...why would sewing be weird? [ Abel sighs. ] It's a useful skill.

Uh, well... [ Should he really be telling this to a complete stranger? Probably not, but he's the first one in forever to not mock him for his hobby so... ]

Well, I've told a few people before. [ Like everyone he's ever? ] And they all kind of laughed about it. Said I was weird for liking stuff girls like to do.

[Rather than bother him per-se, a woman almost a foot shorter than Kanji will be totally oblivious to her surroundings (thank you, headphones) and just kinda... walk into him, if he doesn't do the dodging himself. There is no way this wouldn't send her rear-first to the ground.]

Edited 2011-12-04 05:27 (UTC)

[ Yeeeah, probably doesn't help that he wasn't really paying too much attention himself. But that thud was pretty noticeable, even if it didn't really hurt him any. ]

T'ch. Watch where you're going je--

[ ...Oh, it's a lady. Well, there's kind of conflicting emotions already. His mama raised him well enough, but it's not like he's exactly had the best track record interacting with the female gender these last few years. ]

I mean, uh. You... okay?

[ Yeah, make things twice as awkward, Kanji. ]

[ Oh, that. Yeah, Abel's gotten that too, but being able to smash people's faces in, coupled with his lack of giving a fuck about what strangers think means it hasn't hit too hard. ]

Figures, I got that line once or twice. [ Abel switches the feed to video, revealing his craggy, scarred face and his muscular torso. ] I learned how to sew because hardly anything fits me, and I ended up enjoying it.[ He crosses his arms. ]

[ Abel isn't exactly sure why he's sharing all of this. ] ...I get more crap for being French than sewing, actually...

Oof... Yeah, just startled. Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going.

[And she chooses now to look up and notice who that brick wall she ran into was. The nice new kid who seemed embarrassed at, well, actually being a nice kid maybe? Probably best not to bring that up and she does have a pretty great poker face, so she'll just get up and dust herself off a bit, offering him a small smile.]

Don't think I've seen you around before, come to think of it.

[ Well, if this guy is switching his on-- oh holy shit. He's huge. Not that it's a bad thing at all. It might actually have a sort of calming effective on him, strange as it sounds. ]

W-well, I don't exactly sew for myself. My family owns a textile shop, so I've been helping out since I was little. Guess I was just sort of born into it.

Don't see why people would give you shit for that, though. Ain't nothing wrong with being French. [ Not that he really knows much about France beyond having a few dishes before, but still ]

So, you don't like sewing, it's just...the family business? [ Sounds like me, and being a mercenary. ] Because I'm a soldier. [ And clearly, that explains everything, even if it doesn't, so Abel says nothing more. ]

You're like that frog prince, but smaller. Hmm... I wonder just how alike you are~...

[ ...Oh boy, he's just going to force himself to look away because he is not good at all with this kind of stuff. Focus on being a bad ass, Kanji. Focus. Don't you dare get flustered over a casual smile. ]

Uh, yeah. Woke up in some hotel room this morning. Don't really know how or why, but guess it ain't that important. I just need to find a way back home.

[ Well, if he could get away with that. Sure, why not? ] Yeah, something like that.

[ ...Well, that at least explains why he's huge, to Kanji at least. ] Wow, that's pretty cool. I'm, kinda just a student for now. Still got a couple years left. 'Dunno why I bother, though. Pretty sure I'll just end up working full time back home.

...Frog prince? The hell's that supposed to mean?

Ah. [ So he probably views it as a chore. Abel isn't sure why, but he feels...disappointed. ] I suppose. [ Killing people isn't my idea of cool. ] You could always quit, but...I'm not the best person to ask, I never [ Dejected. ] ...went to school.

Yeah. Something like that happened to a lot of the people here, myself included.

[A small shrug.] Dunno about a way out though. That's still a bit of a problem.

[Today is unusually warm for early December, so that new long coat Edgeworth bought the other day is sitting in his hotel room in favor of his suit alone. Furthermore, he's run into some walls in his early investigations and that job application is still being processed, so right now he's taking a break by window-shopping at a music store. More specifically, the prosecutor is taking notes about a display of flutes.]

[He totally aww'd at the video. Of course he's going to reply fearlessly.]

Welcome to the city. I'm sorry your welcome wasn't better.

It's a pet name. I'll think of one for you eventually.

[Just derisive laughter for now.]

[ Wow. All kinds of awkward in here now. But he'll try not to be offensive or anything. This is the first person he's met that doesn't think sewing is that weird, after all. ]

Well, I barely go as it is. Kinda end up getting into a lot of trouble because of it, but I don't see one damn good reason to bother. Not like I've got any friends. [ Oh, so he actually went and said it... ]

So, everyone's in the same situation, huh?

[ Welp. How 'bout all this awkwardness? He's totally not rubbing at the back of his neck or anything. ]

Kinda figured. Didn't see any boats or planes laying around. ...Not that I've got the money to waste on a trip in the first place. Guess swimmin' is out of the question, too.

Yeah, I...don't have any friends either. [ He chuckles nervously. ] Looking like you sleep in a bed of razors doesn't help...

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