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[text] god I'm sorry I can't help myself I love posting in this game too much you guys are so great

[ That's right. It has been one week - less than one week - and Edgeworth is already bored and restless on vacation. So here he is. ]

A few items of business.

Wills. The risk of unexpected disappearance due to Porter malfunction is significant. Please be advised that, in the absence of kin or a legally recognized will, any possessions accrued in this world by a disappeared imPort will revert to the government.

I would recommend that all imPorts visit an attorney to write a will with them so that their possessions and funds either go to a friend or stay in the imPort community. I am willing to do this work pro bono; I have little doubt that other members of our legal community here would be willing to do so as well.

Please spread this offer to new imPorts when they arrive.

My thanks to April Ludgate for bringing this vital issue to my attention.

Employment. There are two primary difficulties facing imPorts if they choose not to register. The first is finding employment. I have been accruing a list of imPort-friendly businesses who are willing to hire unregistered individuals, and I am currently working on setting up a service that will help new imPorts find job placements. The first step is finding someone who will work as a career counselor and manager of this service; please contact me if you wish to apply for this job.

Fund. The second difficulty is, of course, finding money. It is difficult to sustain ourselves, being as we are refugees, if we do not have support from the government; those who reject government support are often at a loss.

To counteract this, I've set up a legally registered fund. This fund will make interest-free loans to any imPort in need of support.

The current endowment is $26,000. This is a paltry sum, as you can see. It is desperately in need of donations. All donations will be completely tax-deductible. One-time donations are appreciated, but continuing donations are even more so; I myself am donating 10% of every paycheck to this fund. It need not be so much; every bit helps.

Phoenix Wright is the other individual working with the fund. Contact him or myself if you have any questions.

Thank you very much for your time and attention.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ It takes a few minutes, but finally: ]

I know the law; I know its ins and outs, and I know how it works. If the law changes, then I change my strategies accordingly.

Understand: the law is a chain that binds those with power from harming those without it. If the government strains until the chain that binds it has a little more give, then we step back out of the government's reach once again. And I have been at this for much of my life: I am confident that with only a glance at the chain and what it contains, I can judge a safe distance to stand.

That Sounds Like A Wonderful Dream
Perhaps Youll One Day Wake Up To Realize Those Without Power Are Just As Bound
If Not More So

[ Ugh. ]

I defer to your superior wisdom.

Im Really Sure
But Your Problem From The Start Is That Youve No Idea What Youre Really Talking About
And Then Id Be Nearly As Naive If I Thought Youd Ever Realize This

As you say, ma'am.

This Is What Youre Doing Now
You Wont Reexamine Your Position And Youve Given Up On Trying To Conquer Mine
So Its Just Insincere Agreement Until I Get Tired Of Talking
You Should Know I Can Be Quite A Talker

Right. Your position being, of course, that I'm naive and don't know what I'm talking about. Correct?

Thats More Of A General Fact To Take For Granted
There Are More Specific Positions Ive Expressed To Whatever Context They Fit
But You Probably Wouldnt Have Noticed Them While Too Caught Up In The One

I haven't noticed them because you've buried them under your desire to insult me.

Honestly, think about it critically. You've come in and spoken up...why, precisely? To try to take the legs out from under a free, optional service I'm offering to those who wish to take advantage of it to make sure that the people they leave behind are taken care of. You've attacked it furiously and desperately and slipped quickly into attacking me personally. Is there perhaps some slight possibility that it's not actually the service itself you wanted to talk about? Is there perhaps some possibility that you were simply interested in trying to undercut me once again?

And really, with all the problems we face: do you have time for this?

And There Youve Gone And Proven My Point
You Havent Seen The Beginning Of My Fury Or Desperation
And Frankly Im Insulted That You Think This Is Even Close
This Is Simply Critical

I Think The Will Is A Bit Pointless As the Majority Of Imports Wont Have The Sort Of Possessions That It Would Benefit
But Thats Fine It Doesnt Require My Approval So Ill Just Leave It
The Fund On The Other Hand Could Be Important
Im Pointing Out Things That May Present Themselves As Problems For It
Not Immediately Perhaps
But Ive Seen Them Happen Before And Youd Be A Fool Not To Prepare For Them

You However Have Decided That Your History In A Much Nicer World Trumps My Experience In Worlds More Similar To This
Moreover Youre So Conceited As To Think That Anything I Say Is For The Express Purpose Of Undermining You
This Is The Problem I Was Telling You About Before
Why Youre Difficult To Take At Your Word
You Cant Remove Yourself From It
Any Scrutiny Of Your Methods Must Be A Personal Attack

I Only Started Insulting You Once You Had Already Closed Your Ears
Not That It Isnt Easy

Forgive me, but no. You took disagreement as closed-mindedness and began your attack. It was never anything of the sort. It was just disagreement. Look. I really have no interest in engaging in some war of insults with you. I'd like to hear what you have to say, but you make it difficult. Could I possibly prevail upon you to express yourself for some ten minutes without including some aside about my character deficiencies?

That Wasnt Just Disagreement
You Shut Down The Discussion Because You Didnt Want To Listen To Me
I Would Much Rather Discuss Nearly Anything Other Than Your Deficiencies But That Seems To Be The Only Thing Youll Actually Respond To

May we start the ten minutes? Perhaps a general ban on the word "you" for ten minutes. On both sides.

Edited 2014-07-29 18:12 (UTC)

There Will Need To Be A Continuance Of The Discussion First
Namely That I Believe Some Contingencies Will Be Needed In The Event Of Martial Law Or The Removal Of Rights Offered To Imports
Because I Dont Think Those Possibilities Are Unreal

I will continue the discussion only if there is the ban on the word "you." But if there is, I will continue readily.

I Expected The Omission Of The Word In Question Would Implicitly Suggest My Agreement

The word "first" indicated otherwise. But very well. The answer I must give will not be reassuring. In those events, none of our possessions or assets, no matter where they are held - even in our homes, truly - will be safe. The fund will be a tough nut to crack; I frankly think it will be safer than individuals' personal accounts. That said, it also will be more attractive, so there is the trade.

In A Situation Like That We Would Need To Be Mobile
We May Even Need The Funds In Question To Mobilize Ourselves
I Suppose It Might Be Mostly A Matter Of Knowing When The Getting Is Good
But Should The Account Be Frozen That Would Be A Pretty Clear Red Flag

Quite so. But if they do freeze the funds, it will be quite easy to make a political issue of it. At the moment, at least, we are viewed as heroes. The money in this account is clean, and it will be used for clean purposes, to help this place's heroes. If the government freezes the account, it will be embarrassing for them; the right people can wield that embarrassment against them, shame them. Public opinion means something - particularly to the current administration.

I Dont Think It Will Be So Easy
Political Posturing Amounts To Extraordinarily Little Under Martial Law
If Its Come To That Then Embarrassment Wont Be A Very Large Concern Any Longer
And While It Isnt The Likeliest Of Outcomes Should We Try To Make It An Embarrassment
I Wouldnt Like To Risk A Martyrdom

Nor would I, though I'm perfectly willing, if that is what it comes to.

Again, though, the central issue is this: it won't be safe in such a circumstance, but nor will anything else. If the tides look to be turning that way, attempts can be made to liquidate the fund. But putting a stop to it merely because it is no safer than anything else...It's akin to refusing to build an airport because it's not designed to withstand a bombing. One cannot put a halt to peacetime projects merely because there is a possibility of war - and, moreover, what buildings can withstand being bombed?

[ there's a delay in her response, as if she's deliberating. ]

Should I Donate To This Fund I Will Be Trusting You To Safeguard It With Your Utmost
Ive Been Collecting These Funds For A Similar Purpose And I Wont See Them Wasted Or Commandeered
Your Responsibility Is To See That Is Prevented To The Best Of Your Ability
Do We Understand Each Other

Also While I Have Broken The Strictest Terms Of Our Exercise I Believe I Am Still Within Its Spirit

[ There's a pause in response as he stares at that message. ]

Forgive me; perhaps I do not understand. You do not want to donate.

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