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lancer (diarmuid ua duibhne)

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This is Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. The real one.

Please disregard anything you may have been told by the last person on this network claiming to be me. I'm sorry for the confusion.

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[Wherever Saber's living now, early that evening there would be a knock on her door by a very unhappy-looking Diarmuid.]

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I'm not sure I know what you mean.

If you'll allow me to step inside, I can elaborate; the situation is best discussed confidentially.

...of course, please come in.

[Edgeworth nods, walks in, coses the door behind himself, and only spares himself a quick glance at the surroundings and a few yards' distance from the door before getting straight to business:]

I understand that you may be the victim of a crime.

I'm...sorry?

[His knowledge of the modern justice system is essentially 'prosecutors are a thing'. Forgive the blank look you're getting right now.]

Theft of identity can be a serious problem in today's world. While what publicly transpired only seems to rise to the level of criminal mischief, it's important to make sure that whoever is responsible didn't take advantage of the situation to interfere with anything more than your interpersonal relations. The crime is widely known for enabling theft of a more literal variety, though it has several other applications.

[What.]

[What?]

[WHAT?!]

She's not--I mean, it's really...oh, this has to be a cruel joke on a universal level...

Edgeworth, what is currently transpiring is an immensely complex situation, and one I really think I should handle myself.

I've rarely prosecuted crimes that did not involve immensely complex situations. Few people are driven to extremes by simple matters.

[He looks pretty serious about this, too.]

I understand--do not think your concern is unappreciated.

But I highly doubt the crimes you have dealt with involved a situation quite like this.

I've dealt with cases involving international smuggling and counterfeiting, coverups of incidents ranging from embarrassing to felonious, corrupt authorities including colleagues at the time, attempts to manipulate employment, love triangles and even a love pentagram at one point, and forces that oughtn't exist. Some of these cases have scarcely been solved within the time allotted. Do not presume that complexity will hinder me.

Very well; imagine someone who caused women to fall in love with him at a glance, completely independent of his will or theirs.

Now imagine this power drove a woman to commit numerous cruelties. She can hardly control it, all she does is what she believes is for that person's benefit or at least will ensure her a place at his side.

Tell me, Edgeworth, could you hold her truly responsible for what she did knowing all that?

[Edgeworth pauses, doubly uncomfortable at this. After all, the situation described involves not one but two things he isn't at all comfortable with -- supernatural forces and the insanity defense. When he continues, firmness and confidence have given way to caution in his tone:]

...To begin with, can proof of the unwilling nature of this obsession be furnished?

I no longer have proof of it. The curse was broken upon my arrival here, but apparently it still has a residual hold on Sola's mind.

If that is the case, it does indeed severely complicate matters. However, the situation is not entirely without recourse.

Believe me, I am quite open to suggestions at this point.

A restraining order. Essentially, under some circumstances -- typically those involving stalking or persistent harassment -- it is possible to make it illegal for a particular person to contact or come within a certain radius of you.

Yes, I've been told such a thing existed now. But considering this really isn't her fault, I don't wish to cause her too much trouble.

Be aware that stalking is itself a crime. In my prior jurisdiction, it was subject to six months to a year in prison, fines ranging from five hundred to a thousand dollars, or some combination thereof, depending on the circumstances. To merely subject her to a restraining order could be seen as a warning by comparison -- one which, if ignored, would cause her to have broken two laws rather than one.

It's not her fault. I'm the one that should be held responsible for how she's acting.

Was it your choice to have this effect on others?

I've had this curse for as long as I can remember. So while I never asked for such a thing, I had it regardless and I should be responsible for the effects it has.

...Diarmuid. One of the key principles of the age -- one that, indeed, mankind still struggles to fully embrace -- is that mere existence should never be a crime.

It was not my intention to claim otherwise, Edgeworth. Cursed or not, my existence alone is no crime.

But if Sola is going to commit such things as a result of the hold my curse still has on her, then I as the origin of such a problem should accept consequence.

...Then the path that must be walked is clear, though how it could possibly be reached is not.

[To judge by his tone, whatever idea he has doesn't seem to be very comfortable for him.]

What are you thinking, then?

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