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[After the last few days, there is a single temptation in Kate's mind: to put this off. To let it rest. She's earned it. Then again, she'd end up guilting herself and worrying about it too much, so it's worth getting it out of the way. Besides, all of it is important, and she wants to help.

So, it's back to the daily grind.]

Hey, everyone, a few things of note! First, I've updated the FAQ to reflect a few questions from you guys, as well as the recent bills that passed (or failed to pass). Hopefully, this clears up some things, and as always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

On to the cleverly numbered points!

1. Shepard and I spent the last couple of months looking for information on some of the people from Annie's list. I call it Annie's list only in short hand.

I've compiled that information in this document here. Hopefully, that will add some light to things. Whether these people are Hornets or not is yet to be made clear, but I do want to draw everyone's attention to Eleni Wang and the fact that she might be in Greece. If you're up for going to Greece to ask her some questions, I think you should do it.

2. Unrelated to this, my team is looking for some new members! We call ourselves the Young Avengers, and we're a branch of a much larger team of heroes from back home. While this won't give you officially sanctioned Avengers-status due to the circumstances of being here, we are looking for a few extra hands.

The only conditions we have are that you're at least seventeen (though we can be a little flexible on this point), and that you're willing to work with us as a team to do some good. We all play to our strengths, and we'd love to work with some of the heroes here moving forward. As a team, we're a little less "you must do this" and "you must go here. Also, we're very fun, and you can annoy Loki a lot.

If you're interested, you can either drop me a line here or contact me privately with your credentials.

Oh, and I figure it's implicit in our name, but we're generally looking for younger heroes.

Thanks!

3. My twenty-second birthday is this Saturday, and I've gotten one of my favorite diners to agree to let me throw my party there. It's intended to be a less rambunctious gathering, especially with Christmas right around the corner. If you know me, you're probably invited. Please use your judgment wisely! Also, gifts are not required. Sorry for the short notice.

The location is [insert Maurtia Falls location that's near Loki's apartment.]

That's all!

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I've unfortunately had some experience with it. While it's never as easy as the response I just gave you, I'm not willing to let that sort of thing fly.

[Of course, Nate ran away before consequences could've come about for his actions, but ... Kate still feels strongly for it.]

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That makes you stronger than a good many people, I'm afraid.

[He fidgets in his seat, tapping his finger against the device. Her experiences - well, he's no stranger to trusting the wrong person]

But that is unfortunate. [And what you deserve, whispers a nasty voice in the back of his head, thinking back to her work as a vigilante. But that voice strikes him as harshly as it strikes her, so he ignores it] You have my sympathies.

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Thanks. It's a part of the work, and I'm not surprised it'd be a concern.

[Not surprised, but perhaps tired of explaining it? She's definitely that, but she's been here for a year. It's normal.]

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[He wonders for a moment how many friends and allies have turned on her in the past, but before he can follow that train of thought, he's reminded of his own disastrous debuts. The lies that he missed and the traps that he fell into, the facts and the people he failed to check thoroughly, his idiotic hyperconfidence - god, what a fool he was!

And here is, criticizing her for trusting the wrong people.

...perhaps it's time to bring this conversation to a close. After all, he got the information he wanted, didn't he? If he needs anything else, he can just... ask later, or better yet, ask somebody else]

So it seems. I'm afraid I have to rescind my offer, but thank you for the information, regardless.

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[She's not surprised by those words. There was a reason why Kate hadn't eagerly accepted Edgeworth's assistance only to have him find out later that she was partaking in vigilante activities. That would make a worse and less reasonable conversation.

As for not trusting the right people, it's more a matter of "many people have asked her why she's a vigilante."]

No problem, Mr. Edgeworth. I'm glad we were able to talk reasonably about it.

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[That was a good life decision, Kate. That conversation would have been much less reasonable and much, much louder. A very bothersome conversation all around.

But, enough about that hypothetical conversation. This one seems to have come to an end, so instead of giving a proper goodbye, Edgeworth will simply stop replying]