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[skybluecape]

[Today on the network channel twirling some sort of cyan and magenta cloth around her hand. Her cheeks are puffed out in a thinky-thought, disgruntled expression, and while she does seem to be holding onto her comm with the other hand, she's not yet looking at the camera. She looks off to one side, then around to the next.

Then tosses the cloth into the air and puts that hand to her hip. The cloth... doesn't reappear, at all. Like it vanished into thin air. And the girl turns her attention to the comm.]

Now, this just isn't right! [she declares loudly.] Don't get me wrong -- I'm all for taking on new jobs, but you can't just take a performer away from a show she already had scheduled. Now what'm I gonna tell the boss? And the audience! I bragged about the new trick I was practicing, magicians can't be liars.

[What's a girl gonna do?? But California is so, so far away, and she doesn't have a flight back. She used up fifteen years' of advance allowance last year, so she's stuck, fast! For a second it's almost as if she's planning to end the feed there, but suddenly, like she planned this whiplash of mood, she shrugs her caped shoulders with a cheery "oh well!"]

Well, Wonder Bar will have to wait for now. I have this show to perform at instead! So this is an advertisement -- if you'd like to come see me perform, keep your schedules open for dinner at the Now You Sea It--! in Nonah. Keep your eyes out for me, Trucy. Hope you like seafood!

[And now, announcement made, she takes another look around and frowns, scrunching her face up.]

By the way, I'm looking for a Phoenix. A Phoenix Wright! He always winds up wandering around... I better go find him before my show.

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[deadtective]

Magicians can't be liars? Iiii'm pretty sure you need to get a bachelor's in lying before they even let you near the rabbits and doves, actually.

[skybluecape]

Wrong! It's not lying! We're secretive.

Besides, I'm still in high school so I'm nowhere near having a degree in anything! I'm just already a professional

[deadtective]

Secretive liars, sure. There's nothing wrong with that as long as you own that shit.

Being a professional doesn't mean jack shit, let's be real. I mean, hell, I'm technically a professional and I'm a fucking trainwreck.

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[monge]

Oh! I know a right phoenix, zura!

[HE IS GOING TO DO IT, HE'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL.]

...O-Oh wait, no...he was more like a wrong phoenix, zura...

[DAMN IT, SO CLOSE.]

[skybluecape]

The wrong Phoenix?

[Like that one tiger pretending to be a phoenix she heard tales of? the one with the cardboard badge???]

What do you mean?

[monge]

Well...he came into the house as a baby phoenix youkai bird, but...uh... then it turned out he was just some guy, zura.

[It was kind of disappointing, actually.]

He did have some crazy monge~ hair though, zura!

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[ringen]

[ ... How can a human being be this cute? Cute is a word that Gaby typically only saves for puppies and kittens or other baby animals... ]

I don't know of a Phoenix Wright, but I'm quite interested in your little magic act there.

[skybluecape]

[Trucy's lips peel back in the most theatric of grins.]

Magic attracts everybody's attention! That was simply a clean-up trick to free my hands, but I can show you plenty more.

[ringen]

I think I would be interested in that. Magic doesn't exist where I'm from.

[ And she's met a few people here who've talked about magic, but she's never really seen it in action. Color her curious. ]

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[missleadingquestions]

Wait... You're looking for Phoenix?

[But... Maya doesn't have a clue who this girl is. Why would she be looking for him?]

[skybluecape]

[Someone who recognizes Phoenix although Trucy doesn't jump on that because

GASP]

Maya! I didn't know you were here too!

[mightthinkthat]

Time doesn't move forward in your world while you're here.

[skybluecape]

Oh, huh! Well, in that case my groove is totally thrown off!

Rather, it's not, but now I have to let it out somewhere else! So I'll just have to focus on this one anyway -- so you should come see!

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[enucleation]

whatever is happening in your world is "on hold" for now. So no one will realize you are gone.

And isn't magic all about lying to the audience?

[skybluecape]

Tsk tsk tsk -- [she even shakes her finger at him] -- putting the audience under an illusion and awing them is different from lying. We keep our promises! It's sort of like bluffing. Those are allowed in court, as long as they work.

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[monster_san]

The Americans have been really inconsiderate about whatever previous obligations we had. They do tell us that we'll be returned to the moment we left, which is good, but I still don't look forward to catching up.

[Although Fuu is looking less at Tracy than the background... well... her magic credentials seem valid, because. Where did it go?]

What happened to the handkerchief, Miss Trucy?

[skybluecape]

Oh, this?

[She was waiting for this! All serious - but definitely unimportant - conversations like catching up tossed aside, Trucy latches on to the girl's question. This girl knows where to pay attention to!]

Why, it's been stored away for later, of course. And it isn't a handkerchief -- they're my Magic Panties!

[because that explains anything.]

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[ktfod]

Uh... [What an entrance. He's not sure what to say for a moment before his gaze goes steely and he finally finds the words.]

Aren't magicians just good liars? That's part of the act, isn't it?

[skybluecape]

[All these people, who just don't understand...!]

You're wrong, and correct! Acting's different from lying -- putting on the dramatics and putting the audience on edge, giving them just enough sense of suspense... that's performing!

Lying is for things like not keeping promises, or not telling the truth on the witness stand.

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[exceptfebruary]

When you say magician, you mean stage magic, correct? Slight of hand, rather than casting spells.

[ His world has stage magic and magic-magic at least one person who does both, so it's good to specify. He's pretty sure it's the former, though. It brings back memories. ]

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[skybluecape]

Sure, you could put it that way if you want! It isn't wizardry, if you know what I mean. You know what I mean?

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[homerunning]

Heyyyyy, nothing wrong with a little outsourcing, huh? Everyone likes dinner-and-a-show.


...well, at least one person does.

[There's a thumbs up, turning back to point at his chest.]

Consider yourself with an audience of at least one.

[skybluecape]

[You can just hear how happy she is in the exclamation she raises at that. Score! Someone's coming to see her!]

Really? You'll come watch??

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[wrightingwrongs]

Phoenix... Wright?

[The feed clicks on, showing a very... confused Nick.]

I'm Phoenix Wright.

(How is it the minute I show up, people are already looking for me...?)

[skybluecape]

Well of course you are!

[Trucy has heard enough from Maya and is observant enough that she recognizes this as the Daddy she met, not the Daddy she knows. And maybe this will backfire, and that's gonna suck, but Trucy believes in not lying. She can't lie to him!

So she responds with video too and with the brightest smile she's given anyone so far, she greets him.]

Hi Daddy!