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

[glassinine]

[ 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.

Comments

[glassinine]

And said people kept beavers as pets.

[everylittlething]

Come to think of it, he didn't get a very good grade on it.

[glassinine]

I should hope not!

[everylittlething]

I studied Germany. At the end of my presentation, I pulled a six-foot string of sausages and German flags out of my notebook!

[glassinine]

...What grade did you get?

[everylittlething]

An A! And my teacher borrowed a grill from the PTA to cook up all those sausages at lunchtime.

[glassinine]

You did store them at the proper temperature, correct? To inhibit the growth of bacteria?

[everylittlething]

[You can practically hear her eyes rolling.]

They were in a fridge in the teacher's lounge until class started.

And I can't tell you about after that because it's magic, Uncle Miles.

[glassinine]

Yes, well, magic has never prevented food poisoning, Trucy.

[everylittlething]

It wouldn't have been as impressive if I pulled a cooler full of sausages out of my notebook.

Anyway, how are things going? Are you getting a lot of business done?

[glassinine]

I...am, yes. It has been very productive.

[everylittlething]

So are you almost done?

[glassinine]

No. I've much more to do.

[everylittlething]

Ahh... really?

So you're going to have to be gone longer? How long?

[glassinine]

I am sorry. I don't know.

[everylittlething]

Mmm...

[A sigh.]

I don't like this. What's so important you have to be in Canada for it, anyway?

[glassinine]

It's...

I would not be here if it were not important. You have my word.

[everylittlething]

I know that much.

You'd tell me if something was really wrong, wouldn't you? Like if you had to leave for a good reason?

[glassinine]

[ Ahhh, God, he can't deal with this guilt. He really can't. So finally, reluctantly: ]

I...have a good reason for leaving, Trucy. Please believe me. I would still be there with you if I didn't have a very good reason for being elsewhere.

[everylittlething]

[She's quiet for a moment, and then cracks a teeny, weeny little smile.]

I can tell when people don't tell the truth, Uncle Miles. You can just tell me things like that.

But you're not in danger, you said? Really?

[glassinine]

[ That smile does make him relax, just a touch. He responds with...Not good humor, exactly, but sorrowfully fond emotion, perhaps. ]

No. I'm really not; I promise. I promise that if I were, I'd have sought out the help of the most capable magician I know long ago.

[everylittlething]

Good. I'd tattle to Daddy on you if you were.

[Though she's aware her father probably has more insight on the situation than she does, just because it's him. She'd rather get the story from the source, though. Even if he's stubborn and insists on the kid gloves treatment. :| ]

So what's keeping you away, then? It must be a situation that you can't solve here in Heropa.

[glassinine]

It...is, yes. I'm sorry, but it's also something that I oughtn't talk about.

[everylittlething]

How much money do you owe 'em, Uncle Miles? Maybe I can bail you out.

[glassinine]

I - I do not owe money, Trucy.