The Turnabout Voicetest

[bewrightback]

This is a voice test for Phoenix Wright of Ace Attorney fame! Feel free to throw people here.

Some general guidelines:

-I'm primarily testing him with a Dual Destinies canon point. I still am welcoming of a few prompts for earlier time periods and possibly AUs, though, as long as they don't dominate. (Except that I don't think I can brain Hobo!Phoenix at this time)
-Nothing really explicitly shippy; I don't think I even have any shipping preferences with him just yet. But general fluff is fine.
-I'm not exactly sure about specific kinds of scenarios I'd like to play beyond one: working to unlock someone's Psych-Locks? And maybe emotional canon talks.
-Feel free to plunder the Random Scenario Meme for ideas (Leaving out sex of course)? I also welcome generic jamjar scenarios and text message threads.

Court is now in session!

Comments

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That's odd. [Then again, they do have a habit of popping up from nowhere.

Still, something about that tag bothers him and he examines it more closely. Could it be... the smell of Swiss rolls?! This... this...!

...This means absolutely nothing to him.]

It looks like our culprit has a sweet tooth...

[prosecutory]

A sweet tooth? [He snatches the Chinese finger trap from Phoenix abruptly. Edgeworth squints at the tag, and catches...yes, that unmistakable smell of...

Aha!]

Eureka!

[Hope you weren't startled by Edgeworth yelling, Phoenix. Because he already has a suspect in mind.]

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[Only a little startled. Only a little.

When did Edgeworth start making his own catchphrases?]

Are you planning to share with the class, or...?

[prosecutory]

[Since he achieved protag status just like you, Phoenix. Try to keep up.

Anyway, he taps his finger against his temple in true my-brain-is-awesome fashion, grinning.]

I know who our culprit is. Her name is Kay Faraday, and she has always enjoyed the courthouse's Swiss rolls since she was a child.

[Teenage assistants, they come with protag status. Really, Phoenix. update yourself.]

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[And Phoenix gapes in classic 'what is your brain even' fashion.]

Kay Faraday...? [Faraday. I know I've read the name somewhere before...] Does this girl have something against you?

[Sorry Miles, he's too busy to keep up with your adventures over in Cameo Land, where he enjoys his precious last months of pre-disbarment life.]

[prosecutory]

Hmph, nothing of the sort. [A shake of the head, a smirk, and a sound rather like a short chuckle. Tsk tsk, you must get out more often, Phoenix.] Her intentions, whatever they may be, are most likely mischievous but harmless.

[bewrightback]

I can understand that. [Note to self: never introduce this girl to Maya.]

So what are you going to do now? Don't tell me you're going to throw the book at her. [He does sound more fond of her than he does of most humanity, but that's not saying much.]

[prosecutory]

No.

[A pause. Also, the thing with teenage assistants is that they grow on you. Slowly. Eventually. After barging into your life and shaking it up and ducklinging you everywhere.]

But she will receive a brief lecture about planting "false" evidence. [Is she trying to steal valuable time I could be using to peruse the rest of my case files?]

[bewrightback]

[And Edgeworth's heart grew about 1.5 sizes on that day...]

I actually think that's a good idea. Innocent pranks are one thing, but false evidence is serious business. [IF ONLY YOU KNEW] Even she has to learn that.

[prosecutory]

Indeed. One would think that as the daughter of a prosecutor, she would know this very well, but another reminder can't hurt.

[Especially when such childish whims override that knowledge.]

[bewrightback]

You know kids these days. Sometimes it takes a few goes for a lesson to sink in...

[Like Larry, the most difficult child of all to deal with...]

So her father was a prosecutor? I'm sure I read about a prosecutor named Faraday somewhere...

[prosecutory]

Correct. His name was Byrne Faraday.

[His expression becomes somber as he recalls the details of that case...most prominently the part where Kay lost her father.]

I was supposed to take over a trial he was handling...but he and the defendant were found murdered in a defendant lobby.

[bewrightback]

[Murdered? Just like Edgeworth's... Phoenix now looks a lot more visibly sad.]

That must have been what I read about. Poor Kay... She must have been so young when it happened. [Considering how young she seems to be at the present based on Edgeworth's description.]

[prosecutory]

She was ten years old.

[It was one thing they held in common - losing their fathers at a young age. Their fathers had been lawyers, too...working for the truth.]

Franziska and I investigated the murders, but the killer managed to flee and evade arrest for seven years.

[bewrightback]

[A crime going unsolved for seven years? Who could imagine that.]

I'm sure that you two did everything you could. [They might not be the most pleasant people, especially that long ago, but they've always been able to do their jobs well.] Does that mean they're still evading arrest or that they finally... stopped... evading?

[prosecutory]

[WHO, INDEED.]

She has been caught recently, at last. [His posture visibly relaxes, and even his expression now looks more relieved than serious.]

[Unfortunately, that case isn't as straightforward as I seem to make it out to be.]

[bewrightback]

[A soft nod.]

I'm relieved to hear that. [It can't have been anything like an easy fix. But I hope that Kay was able to find some sort of closure, like Edgeworth did regarding his own father.]

She must have ran just a little slower than the truth, I take it.

[prosecutory]

She can run, but she cannot hide forever. [He spreads out his arms and shrugs, looking as if he totally expected this outcome in the end.]

[bewrightback]

[Weren't we going for a less ominous approach...]

I'm getting that this manhunt is something the prosecution can handle on its own...?

[prosecutory]

It took more than one person to corner her, I must admit. Even Kay herself had a hand.

[I cannot take full credit for Shih-na's capture.]

[bewrightback]

She's resourceful. I know what that's like, you know. I wouldn't have won a lot of my cases if it weren't for Maya.

[Should I really be saying that to my rival...?]

[prosecutory]

So, are you saying that without Maya, you would be an incompetent fool?

[You brought this upon yourself, Phoenix.]

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[If there's any higher power out there, please don't let this conversation get back to her.]

N-not necessarily! Maybe just... slightly less competent! You know?

[prosecutory]

While she is helpful, you can't rely on her during your entire career.

[I, for one, can handle a case well enough without Kay striding into the crime scene, or with a different detective assigned to me, for that matter.]