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[bratziska]

( Good morning, network! The video feed displays the image of a bright-eyed, blue haired girl, a riding crop in hand. Despite her attempts to puff herself up as much as possible, she looks about twelve. ) Honestly, why did these people even bother bringing us here if they won't use us to the full extent of our abilities? I think it's discrimination, plain and simple, to deny us our perfect profession based on a pointless factor such as age! ( The last word is said with something of a snarl, and Franziska begins to bend her riding crop between both hands. )

As if the fools don't know that it changes every year!

Anyway. ( Straightening up now, and getting back to the point of this post. ) Anyone with any knowledge regarding this so-called 'Teen Court', report to me immediately. ( Even the name itself makes her want to shudder. ) Also, if anyone one knows what one must do to become involved with real investigations, I require such information as well.

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[video]

[yatagarasu]

[Holy...

Kay feels like she's time-traveled. First, Edgeworth was back and looked quite young...younger than he was when she last saw him here or at home. Now, here was Franziska, looking exactly the way Kay remembered her 7 years ago, not the way she was presently. Or rather, the way she should be. This was almost some kind of joke (a joke on her), but she's been around long enough to know that this sort of thing was never a joke.

This is the face of a somewhat confused and surprised teenage girl with the same black bangs and green eyes of another girl Franziska may have met. She clears her throat. Okay, Franziska is probably not going to believe her when she tells her who she is, but they'll have to cross that bridge eventually.]

I'm a juror. Are you...one, too?

[video]

[bratziska]

Of course not. I'm a lawyer. ( Just... going to leave that 'in-training' part off for now. It's not relevant. She even goes as far to clarify. ) A prosecutor, in fact.

[video]

[yatagarasu]

[Yup, definitely Franziska. Kay can't recall at the moment if Franziska was already a prosecutor at the time of the second KG-8 incident, but anyway. Probably not, she thinks. But that didn't matter.]

Oh! Well, we could always use more lawyers. [A laugh.] Guess we're gonna be seeing each other real soon.

[video]

[bratziska]

Oh? Why is that? Are you assigned to work at this so-called 'Teen Court' as well? ( She squints at the screen. This girl looks about the right age - and oddly enough - familiar as well.

It hasn't quite occurred to Franziska to look at the name attached to the messages yet. )

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[lurings]

[ oh my pre-teen sass. still, abigail tries not to be dismissive because of her apparent age. and if she seems unattentive it's because she's in the middle of shoving stuff in a bag.

if franziska is home, she might be able to hear the echoed plaintive meowing of abigail's cat who seems to be in emotional distress, but even if she isn't home, she will still be able to hear it faintly through the video feed.

poor cat. ]

I think they try to stick to the labor laws of this universe. Are you in school, too?

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[bratziska]

I'm supposedly enrolled here. ( said with all the emotion of someone who does not want to go back ) But I already finished my schooling last July. Why shouldn't I be able to enter the workforce?

( Franziska is, in fact, home, and can hear the cat's meows if she listens closely. At the moment, she's trying to discern its origin. )

[lurings]

Well, here you need a work permit, which you can probably get at the guidance office at the school. They gave you a part time job so they're not against working, but school is pretty important.

[bratziska]

Why on earth would school be important if I've already finished? ( A beat. ) If I receive this permit from the school will they allow me to work full-time.

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[rathercommon]

What's your job, then?

-Lizzie

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[bratziska]

Here or back home?

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[rathercommon]

Back home. I sort of guessed your job here with the talk about the "Teen Court."

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[bratziska]

I was to sit the bar and become a prosecutor.

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[clinomaniac]

Well, since it changes every year, maybe you can apply when you're older?

What is it, anyway.

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[bratziska]

What is what? My age?

( You can't just ask a lady a question like that! )

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[clinomaniac]

No, not your age. [He's assuming you're like. Amada age. And Amada age people hate having their ages asked.]

Your job back home.

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[bratziska]

I am to be a prosecutor. ( So not quite one yet. )

[video]

[acrobrat]

...So get another job. You don't have to stick with Teen Court or whatever if you don't want to. [This girl has a problem - and the proof isn't just in the fact that she's about to snap that riding crop in half. What was she anyway, some junior equestrian?

Anita looks bored, and it shows in how her arms are folded across her chest and she is leaning against the headboard from where she's sitting on her bed.]

[video]

[bratziska]

Hah! ( Franziska looks less than impressed. Almost derisive. ) You don't understand, do you? If I was allowed to embark upon my proper profession they would've allocated me to it right away!

( Muttering under her breath: )

Teen Court...

[video]

[acrobrat]

Too bad. You don't always get the job you want here.

[Her brow furrows, but at least she straightens her posture.]

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[lyingheart]

You do realize you're technically involved in one of the biggest investigations you can be in while in this country simply by being here as an imPort. Don't you?

The age limitations are a nuisance. Deal with them anyway.

text; sorry for the late! ended up on an extended roadtrip...

[bratziska]

Is this mere 'technicality' supposed to make me feel better? Because it doesn't.

How would you suggest I 'deal with them'?

( She actually has an idea or two in mind, but some of the steps still need hammering out. )

text; i hope it was fun!

[lyingheart]

By coping. To what extent or degree depends on the work you're willing to put in. So it's up to you.

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[notdaredevil]

What the hell is Teen Court?

[ This is the first he's heard of it. Probably because he's at least twenty years too old to participate in it. ]

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[bratziska]

Apparently it's a court, run by teenagers, that deals in the prosecution and sentencing of juvenile offenders.

( For the teenagers, by the teenagers. )

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[notdaredevil]

[ This is a horrified silence. ]

...that is the most preposterous thing I've ever heard. That can't seriously be a thing.