video; forward dated to 12/25

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[It's Christmas, sure, but Maya's not really one to celebrate it.

Neither's Edgeworth. Bad things have always happened in December. Bad memories. Bad fights.

That's probably why today was just really not the day for them to be in the same room. After Maya had dared to suggest using some of Mia Fey's tactics for his investigation, Edgeworth had snapped and insulted the elder Fey, unaware of her demise.

Now, Maya sits under a streetlight in Heropa on a curb, surrounded by the quiet of the dark. It's hard to see her face with the lack of light and all, but she's not smiling quite the way she usually does.]

Hey, so... is everything closed on Christmas?

I thought stuff'd be open.

[...It probably doesn't help that she just took off in any which direction instead of going somewhere specific, but she hadn't been thinking. She hadn't known what to do. Phoenix wasn't there, Mia wasn't there... What could she do?]

Sooo. What's everybody doing tonight? For, you know. Celebrations.

[She just wants something to talk about-- something to take her mind off the argument-- and is doing her best to keep a smile on. Too bad it doesn't look like a real one.]

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[It's a pretty smooth ride too, all things considered-- but by the time they're stopped and off the bike, Maya's really glad she has Kaneda's jacket. Holy hell, her legs are freezing.

Once she's gotten herself off the darn thing, she hops from foot to foot for a second before patting her cold ass legs, then straightens up and looks toward N5.]

...Looks homey.

[She's at least trying to sound cheerful, still.]

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Does it?

[It's never a word he's put to the place, and his head tilts sideways a little as he looks towards it, elbow jutting out for her to take. Nonah 05, as much as he lived there, was just a place to live in for most of his stay here. He never called it home, not to himself, anyway.

To him, it was just a place to sleep.

But with Ken's absence, Bull keeping him here, and promising to protect it, it was hard not to think of it in the same vein as a home. Even if he didn't want to say it.]

I guess it looks the part, at least.

[His voice lowers to a more comforting one, almost unlike him as he starts to walk up those steps, snapping his bike bak to...wherever it goes.

For all it was worth, this was now Maya's home for as long as she needed it to be.]

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[Maya takes his arm quickly, grateful for the gesture; it's nice, not just for warmth, to be near someone.]

I'll judge it when I see the inside.

[It's a tired attempt at a joke, but she keeps a little smile on, huddling close to him to keep pace.]

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[Making sure he doesn't drag her along, he hops up those steps, opening the door to Nonah05. If Bull didn't do anything, it'd still be unlocked, and let's be real, he's probably drunk by now.]

Oi, I'm back!

[Enjoy the army of cats around the living room, and...one very excited golden retriever bounding for the door, wrapping himself around Kaneda's legs.]

Hey buddy...! [His hand goes down to run against his back. It's short lived, though, because once the dog's done basking in HOW GREAT HIS MASTER IS HIS MASTER IS SO GREAT!!! he sees Maya, tail thumping against Kaneda's legs as he moves over to greet her.]

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[holy crap there's a cute puppy EVERYTHING IS SO MUCH BETTER. She lets go of Kaneda so she can stoop down to pet this cute ass dog, holding her hands out to him before ruffling his doggy ears.]

He's so cute... Hi!

[It's a nice way of making herself feel just a little less small-- being next to this happy pup and his ever-so-slightly-heroic master.]

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[Capsule's quick to fall victim to those hands behind his ears, tilting his head in the direction of which fingers scritch the most. If his master brought this human home and gives such good head scritches, then they must be okay! His legs can hardly contain his joy as he wiggles about, turning around to let her pet his back, panting and tail twumping against her legs.

Hello friend! You are a strange dog much like my master! He is a good master he is nice and smart and you are nice and smart too!]

His name's Capsule.

[Kaneda's accent slides out a little at that but he smiles, watching this all play out. Capsule was usually a good judge of people. Dogs always were. And the fact that he's taking to Maya immediately...


Yeah, she'll fit right in.]

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[She can't keep from giggling, scritching at Capsule's back-- and looks up at Kaneda when he addresses the dog's name.

Huh. There's something about the way he said that-- Capsule. It's not the word capsule, exactly, it's Capsule. She addresses the dog the same way and starts baby-talking him in Japanese.]

You're a good boy, huh, Capsule?

[Maya may be tired from crying, but after everything... she can't help but feel warm.]