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[wrightingwrongs]

H-Hello? Is this thing on!?

[When the communicator turns on, there’s a visual feed - looking straight up at the ssky. It’s hard to tell where it is, though the shot of some buildings suggest downtown Nanoh, and what should come up on the screen but-

a… bird?

A bird, poking at the screen with one of its feet - red and yellow in color, and with a wisp of small flame trailing off its head.]

Ugh… I’m no good with electronics… can… can someone help!?

[The bird is talking at the device.]

Look, I know this is a weird story, but - I’m not supposed to be a bird! I’m a human! I don’t know why I’m a bird, of all things - but I need someone to help me change back! I have no idea if I can... but…

My name is Phoenix, Phoenix Wright, if anyone could help me, could you please speak up? I’m… usually not a bird, I promise.

[If a bird could look exasperated, this one certainly does.]

What a way to make a first impression...

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[shutterbugged]

Have you tried thinking very hard about not being a bird?

[ Strange men dressed in spandex dispensing terrible advice is no basis for a social network. ]

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[wrightingwrongs]

....Thinking hard about not being a bird?

(Who is this guy, and what's he talking about?)

text | id reads "Agent P"

[doesntdomuch]

That's new.

I didn't know humans could be forcibly changed into animals in this world as well.

[Well in the very least Perry seems pretty chill about seeing a bird on his feed.]

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[wrightingwrongs]

E-eh!?

[He reads that text and stares at it, before piecing it together>]

Y-you mean this isn't a new thing for you!?

[help]

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[monster_san]

Oh, but it must be wonderful to fly! And you know, for a bird you speak very well.

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[wrightingwrongs]

I... uh. I don't have the hang of flying, yet.

[He looks very embarrassed...]

I- yes, I do! Which I'm glad, otherwise....

(Otherwise this would me much more difficult...)

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[dendarii]

[ Here's a fella with a bit of a funny face, not helped by the pink scar bisecting it. He leans in a little closer to the camra, not really believing his eyes. ]

Er. This is new. Are you all right?

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[wrightingwrongs]

(Well, I guess other than being a -bird- I'm fine...)

...Unhurt, yes. It's more... inconvenience, than anything else.

[mightthinkthat]

[ Francis is from a world where even flinging the word objection about doesn't make it surrounded in a giant speech bubble, so magic is not his thing, but the guy asked for help, so help he gets. ] Well. What happened when you turned to a bird, can you remember?

[wrightingwrongs]

I... uh... was startled. And then I turned into a bird.

(...By a flying car, yes, Phoenix, tell him that.)

private; voice

[restingstitchface]

[A bird? No.

A person? Of course. But it's the name that gets him. Straight in with advice, he goes. His voice is calm and polite, demure, not very threatening at all.]

My gift from the porter is remarkably similar. I believe I may be able to help you, if you desire.

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[wrightingwrongs]

[Well, now, -this- is interesting. Blinks twice, staring at the feed.]

Similar? How similar?

[video]

[dogsled]

I can help you, if you like. Animal transformation is a difficult power to negotiate, and changing back... I found it to be harder than it ought to be.

[ But just to demonstrate that poor Phoenix isn't alone in his difficulties, Fraser changes into an Arctic tern, and then back again. ]

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[wrightingwrongs]

(That's... remarkably similar, actually...!)

That... definitely looks pretty similar. How do you do that?

(Maybe if I learn how he does it, I can do it myself...)

[ Video ]

[enucleation]

Did you arrive as a bird? [ it's an important question. ]

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[wrightingwrongs]

Uh...no. Not exactly.

I got startled after I first showed up and - before I knew it, I was a bird.

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[matadorable]

[To no one in particular:] ...Wow, has the Porter's sense of humor always been this terrible?

[Then his attention shifts to the reason for this post in the first place. Generally, he prefers text, but he thinks maybe that would be harder for little bird feet to manage, so...audio it is!]

I have transformation powers too, and panicking only made it harder for me change back the first time. You're new, right? Do you need someone to bring you to a safe place?

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[wrightingwrongs]

I know all about bad senses of humor, trust me.

[Thank you for appreciating that bird feet cannot type.]

I'm... trying to calm down. I don't know that I need anyone to bring me anywhere, just... need a chance to figure this out.

[knifecollecting]

Wait, your name is Phoenix and-

[She laughs. Sorry, she can't help it.]

Maybe you just need to think about being human again?

[wrightingwrongs]

Yeah, I know. I know.

[THIS IS JUST HIS LIFE, OK. DUMB PUNS ARE LIKE SECOND NATURE.]

I... I -guess-? But I've been thinking about how to change back this whole time and it hasn't been helping -that- much...

permatext

[deadtective]

Birdman at law strikes again! Shit, man, you should have told me you were gonna take your show on the road.

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[wrightingwrongs]

...Wait...

[BIRDLY EYE NARROW]

Who... is this...?

[HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM you should laugh at him more. He'll figure it out.]

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[oceanthief]

Why would you need any help? You just switch to whatever you want.

[someone is not really remembering that humans can't normally shapeshift, whoops...]

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[wrightingwrongs]

I... don't think I can do that...?

I didn't even ever -transform- until I got here...!

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[rathercommon]

Oh, how odd.

[ Kitty is frowning slightly at the screen. ]

You're new, I'm guessing. Did you come out of the Porter as a bird, or did you transform since you've been here?

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[wrightingwrongs]

I've... transformed, since I've been here, I was - startled, briefly, and before I knew it I turned into a bird...!

[He looks very embarrassed, shifting from foot to foot.]

I- haven't figured out how to turn back, yet.

[AUDIO]

[abittertruth]

[Godot's immediate responses ranged from surprise, to disbelief, to anger, to internal conflict, to--very briefly--actual outright laughter.

Thankfully for Phoenix's dignity, he gets through all of those before he actually places his call.]

Ha...!

And here I thought I had it bad. Perhaps we only get what we deserve in this world... Phoenix Wright.

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[wrightingwrongs]

(That voice...!)

[Only one person he knew talked like that, only one person called him Phoenix Wright at the end of a winding sentence, just like that.]

[whitequeens]

...what do you usually look like, if not that?

[wrightingwrongs]

Uh...

[The bird sort of, fluffs its wings up, looking up.]

...Tall? Blue suit? Spiky hair, angled eyebrows...?

[Nick doesn't often take stock of himself, but if he had to list off the most notable definitions he had...]

I'm a human, obviously...!

[resipiscent]

Is that a pun?

[wrightingwrongs]

...Not by choice.

[Have you ever seen a bird grimace. You just did.]

I transformed into this after I got here, but my name is Phoenix...!

video | id reads "karen starr"

[boobwindow]

[ She remembers that name, though the face is... different. ]

Okay, first: you should calm down.

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[wrightingwrongs]

[It sure is.]

C-calm down!? Is it considered calming to be a bird...!?

[You might have to walk him through it a -little- bit, Karen, he's not entirely used to this.]

[fastballspeciaaaaal]

What's wrong with being a bird? Birds are nice! Most of the time. Usually. ...sometimes.

[wrightingwrongs]

There's nothing wrong with it... I just - became a bird so suddenly, and I would like to know how -not- to be one!

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[failureisntachoice]

[ That name sounds familiar... ]

Have you tried reading the files they gave you? It should tell you how your powers work. Ish.

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[wrightingwrongs]

I... I was, but I didn't get the chance to before I became a bird. And they don't exactly explain how to change back, just that I can...!

It's... uh, a little frustrating.

[Leave it to him to get incomplete evidence.]