Third Turnabout - Audio;

[wrightingwrongs]

Hey there, everyone! I've got a question, that hopefully someone can answer.

[ There's a beat, a shuffling of papers. ]

So the classes I'm meant to teach are about wrapped up - just a couple weeks left. And since I had been wondering, before-

Who here is acquainted with the law, here? I assume I'd uh, need to re-apply for the Bar Exam if I wanted to practice, obviously. I just need to know who I need to talk to, if there's special requirements, for ImPorts.

Obviously, I'm not expecting a free pass, or anything, but I know there might be... differences in what I'm used to and here, so! I just want to get things cleared up and hopefully get on track to defending people once more.

If you've got any answers, feel free to get back to me!

Oh and, uh, to everyone else - nice to meet you! My name's Phoenix. I'm uh. Maya's friend, if you know her. I suppose I should have made that clear by now...

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[oceanthief]

Nobody really seems to care what imPorts do. You probably don't even need to take a test.

[especially not if all you're testing is bars...

Lapis, no]

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[wrightingwrongs]

I mean... I guess there's a point to that, but I want to try and do things by the right method, I guess. Just because I'm an imPort doesn't mean I know the law inside and out!

[Good Guy Phoenix, trying to do things the right way.]

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[monge]

I'm so glad my son and my sister are best friends, zuraa~

[Says Komasan, who is once again in a nearby room. ...And has known about Nick and Maya's friendship for some time now.]

I guess that kinda makes her your aunt, huh, zura?

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[wrightingwrongs]

[ Komasan that's weird, you're weird. ]

I think she might feel old if you called her my aunt, Komasan...

(Not to mention, isn't that kind of odd...?)

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[restingstitchface]

I know how the law works. I used to sit in judgment of it.

[His tone doesn't focus enough to be accused of seriousness. The honorable Judge Crane.

Hell, there's a joke in that.]

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[wrightingwrongs]

I see. And... what are your experiences in terms of imPorts in law? Is there any particular practices I need to be aware of?

[ Crane has always been... odd to Nick. But he is well-learned in the system, at least... ]

[kendo_taisho]

I got onto th' police force without havin' to go through the academy first, if that helps. They gave me a test and a physical t'make sure I was up t'par but bein' an import got me th' job inside've a month.

As for local law, I can send ya some material to read up on. I don't know yer world but there've been some differences from mine.

[wrightingwrongs]

[ Give him a moment to parse your accent, but you can hear his voice brighten on the channel. ]

Ah, is that so? That's pretty good news, taking the Bar last time took forever...

I can't guarantee my differences are the same as your differences, but a book or two never went wrong, and hearing what the big differences are will give me a leg up.

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[sleight_of_hand]

Ehhh...? A lawyer, hunh?

[ He let out a faint laugh; sure. Why not. He'll introduce himself. ]

Detective Tohru Adachi, sir. Well, at least, a detective back home.

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[wrightingwrongs]

Yeah. I was a defense attorney, back home. I was considered pretty good at it.

[ He... kind of enjoys that fact. Even if it's taken him a long time to realize that. ]

Good to meet someone else working with the law. Have you had to jump through any hoops, being an imPort?

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[murimurimuri]

Wow, so you're a lawyer? I don't know a lot about the law, but have you met Mr. Edgeworth? I bet he could help you.

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[wrightingwrongs]

I... yeah, I know him. He and I come from the same... [ Country? World? Reality? ]

Place.

voice;

[rideme]

[NICK HE TRIED. HE TRIED SO HARD. BUT--]

Hey, I know of one bar exam you might pass.

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[wrightingwrongs]

[ MAD SPUTTERING, and in a voice that can literally be heard halfway across the house. ]

B-Bull!

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[rassera]

What's the point. Anyone you put behind bars gets out in four months.


[Bitter? Only slightly.]

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[wrightingwrongs]

...What?

[ THIS IS NEW. ]

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[doesntdomuch]

I'm acquainted with law enforcement, if that helps any.

I can't say if there's any requirements but if you already passed the Bar Exam once and have experience in the field it shouldn't be too hard to get back in, right?

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[wrightingwrongs]

That's exactly what I'm looking for, so I'm glad for the help.

I suppose not, and that's what everyone's saying. I have a Defense Attorney's badge to prove I passed the Bar back home.

...Though on second thought, I don't know if badges would be a good proof, here.

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[skyhiiigh]

Phoenix it is a pleasure and pleasure again!

[Totally moseys on in here. Let him love you, Feenie.]

I'm Keith, Keith Goodman! Although I myself am not acquainted, I wonder truly and truly again if you ever managed to get ahold of Mister Petrov. He was a judge back home.

[Still recommending him even after finding out he's..um. Well. Lunatic. Whoops. What is his life even.]

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[monster_san]

I can't help you much with learning the law, I'm afraid, but I wish you the best of luck in passing the Bar Exam! It will be very reassuring to know that a fellow imPort can defend us in court in case anything goes wrong.

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[wrightingwrongs]

That's the idea, at any rate. I figure if I can get a handle on imPort law, I can help people feel safer, and at least a little more trusting of the law.

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[iamtetsuo]

Hnh. I know enough to know it's a waste of your time.

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[wrightingwrongs]

...Maybe. But it's still worth a try, anyway.

[ He's getting filled in on the Pan scoop, at least. ]

...This is about Peter Pan, right?

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[amadaman]

[Ken...... listens to Kaneda and Tetsuo's responses and decides to just say,]

ImPorts are often exempted from proper law enforcement, so even people who commit crimes like murder are let out of prison within months, and probation officers that get assigned to them are also imPorts. One of those people... just got out recently, and is an enemy of ours.

If anything, I think if you just asked, they'd give you a badge. That's how easygoing they are on us, probably because they don't see us as people.

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[wrightingwrongs]

[ That's... harsh, Ken. Harsh, but he doesn't have a good counterargument. ]

...I forgot, it's less a matter of murder and more... personal property destruction, huh?

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[dualismum]

They probably will believe you can do your job, even without a Bar Exam. We do get free passes for things like that.

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[wrightingwrongs]

Really? That's pretty surprising...

Or do we just not get a lot of imPort lawyers through?

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[khajidont]

It's okay. You don't have to tell everyone who your friends are when you say hi to everyone. But hey, it's nice to meet you too.

[It's probably not a terrible idea to mention Maya anyway. She's awfully popular, after all.]

I figure you'll wanna talk to the bigwigs in charge of all that legal stuff, but you might wanna do a lot of reading up on imPort law. Not to jinx you or anything, but if you're gonna be a defense lawyer, you're probably gonna be representing a loooot of imPorts.

[wrightingwrongs]

Sorry, I just figured, since she's more established, it'd be a way to explain who I am.

[ He sounds like he's nodding as Jaime explains. ]

That's what I'm expecting, yes. With all the differences in laws from their own homes, I imagine Import Law is a mess to tangle.