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[The feed ends almost as soon as it begins. Only a flicker of video is shown before it cuts out.

However, it goes in and out several times, and each time it shows a brown-haired man in a bright orange blazer with an awestruck expression on his face. He seems to be pressing several buttons on his screen at once, saying something that's hard to make out since he keeps cutting the feed out. In reality, this idiot has probably made several little video embeds on accident.]

Ho-- [click] he hec-- [click] does this th-- [click] work?! ... Ah?

[Finally, the feed is stable. The man grins, triumphant that he got it to work.]

Finally! Man, this thing is so cool! I never thought I'd get to touch a real holographic screen in my lifetime. This stuff is only in sci-fi movies back home!

Anyway, the name's Larry Butz, and I'm stayin' in the Freya House from now on. Y'know, the house that's practically full of girls? Yeah, that one. [He looks especially proud of this.] Nice to meet you guys, and stuff.

But my main reason for this post was I wanted to ask you guys something. What do you do for fun around here? I saw some kind of "comfort house" on the way to the welcome hall and that looks promising, but what else is there here? Any clubs or something like that?

[Is it obvious enough that this guy lost his map? And what about that "mission" they're supposed to be on? This man has other priorities.

He looks thoughtful for a moment, as if he's trying to figure out how to end this ridiculous post.]

So, uh, yeah. Thanks!

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[Cue wincing at the whiny voice! He puts his documents aside.]

The clear lack of a legal system should not stop me from pursuing the truth.

[He pauses, reaches for a pen, and writes something down quickly in his organizer.]

And, I found work with the library at Odin District for the time being.

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[He pouts a little.]

Well yeah...but you could take a break or something! [... Wait.] They don't have a legal system here? How does that work?

[He leans closer to the screen to watch Edgeworth write. Siiiiggghhhh. Boring as always.]

This is really going to be long-term, isn't it? Staying here, I mean. If you've got a job and everything...

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I do take breaks! [Lies and deceit. He scowls at that.]

I'm not certain whether the gods intervene when they must, or if they prefer to be spectators. In any case, the natives seem so lifeless that they pose no threat to anyone.

[But he does sigh when Larry mentions this thing being long-term. After all, Miles was part of the very first batch that had arrived, if he was not mistaken.]

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Oh yeah? When? [He doesn't believe Edgeworth for a minute.]

So...what's the big rush then? Gonna cover all the new people?

[That sigh speaks volumes. Larry frowns. So it's true...]

You've been here a while, huh? I dunno how the heck that works, but Franzy said...

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When I need to. And, even though the natives are currently harmless, we can't say the same for those who have arrived with us.

[A beat.]

What did Franziska say?

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Yeah, we're all not exactly lifeless zombies.

She said you guys have been here for weeks...when I just saw you a week ago.

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She's correct. Time...flows differently here. I take it you last saw us during the case at the embassy?

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Yeah. So we get to deal with time paradoxes too? Add another crazy thing to figure out to the list!

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Yes.

[Larry was most likely going to be dealing with time paradoxes very soon if he met Apollo Justice. Again, Miles frowns; not out of annoyance, but...it's hard to tell. Frustration? Exasperation again? Disbelief?

Should he tell Larry about what he had heard about Phoenix? He had kept everything Apollo had told him to himself so far...]

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Whaaat a place this is.

[Out of annoyance or not, Edgeworth is still frowning and Larry is going to comment on it.

Jokingly,]

C'mon Edgey, stop acting like you're not happy to see me. You know you missed me.

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Well, I certainly missed the solitude that comes with not having you around to attract trouble.

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Wh-Who says I'm going to attract trouble here?!

Edgey, I'm hurt.

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I do, because you have proven time and again that whenever something smells, it is, without a shadow of a doubt, the Butz!

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Come on man, cut me some slack! Like ninety percent of the time it wasn't even my fault!

[He's likely overstating that, but he doesn't care.]

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Perhaps not, but you still manage to contribute to these messes!

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I-It's not like I try to... [sniffle]

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Besides, you'd have no excitement in your life without me in it!

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[You don't even need to try, Larry.]

You bring far too much "excitement".

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Well you're just gonna half to deal with it, 'cause I'm not going anywhere anytime soon.

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[At least not until the gods decide that they no longer need you to breathe life back into this city.]

Just...be careful. If you recall, each of us has been given powers related to our Houses.

[Please, please DON'T CAUSE TROUBLE WITH YOUR POWER WHATEVER IT MAY BE it is usually one of two.]

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[Wow, rude!]

... Oh yeah! I forgot about that! Edgey, what house are you even in? And what's your power?

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Odin.

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My power is ice magic.

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... Wow, that's really fitting.

[At least the last part is. He has no idea what Odin is like.]

Maybe now you'll be able to actually freeze people with your icy glare!

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[What. He frowns, and answers dryly:]

No, Larry, I can't.

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But have you tried?