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

[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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[bewrightback]

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[bewrightback]

[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.]

[bewrightback]

[Why do I imagine Detective Gumshoe looking depressed...]

I- I know. I don't intend to. But... you can't underestimate the value of allies in general!

[prosecutory]

I never said I underestimate the value of allies. There is a difference between accepting help and relying on it entirely without your own efforts.

[He raises an eyebrow.]

[bewrightback]

[His eyebrows narrow insecurely.]

Okay! Well... I understand that, too!