[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

[defections]

Not officially, but I'm looking for space.

[glassinine]

Are you keeping to international law, rather than criminal?

[defections]

Well, for now.

[glassinine]

What would spur a change?

[defections]

A good offer.

[glassinine]

Good monetarily?

[defections]

And interestwise.

[glassinine]

Well. You won't argue the most interesting cases over here - not at first - but I can arrange for an interview.

[defections]

As a public prosecutor?

[glassinine]

That's right.

[defections]

I'll take the interview.

[glassinine]

Excellent. Let me speak with my superiors. They'll contact you to set a time.

[defections]

Thank you. I really appreciate the opportunity.

[glassinine]

Not at all, sir. If you come to the office, and prove capable and diligent, then I will be the one indebted to you.

[defections]

Is it really that bad?

[glassinine]

Ah - No. Please, forgive me; my intention was not to slander my coworkers. It is not remotely "bad." I am simply always in search of talented young attorneys such as yourself.

[defections]

That definitely makes things sound better, yeah.

[He laughs a little, but it's good natured.]

[glassinine]

[ But he hesitates, and then finally admits: ]

We are also perhaps having a bit of trouble...keeping abreast of the more...unusual crimes. Superpowers make criminal law a rather...difficult enterprise.

[defections]

I'm not against a challenge. Is it the ethics that get muddled?

[glassinine]

Sometimes. There's also the matter that people were kidnapped to this place and have been placed under a foreign government's laws - that is a quandary in and of itself.

More, though, it's simply establishing and proving guilt. You were not present during that rash of possessions, were you?

[defections]

And there's the question of international law itself for imports who are from countries that still exist here.

No, I wasn't.

[glassinine]

Quite so.

And the issue was...an unfortunate one. A man with the ability to control the minds of others caused other people to commit crimes on his behalf. They were innocent. But untangling their innocence was a challenge - and likewise, once word got out, naturally a number of suspected criminals claimed they were simply mind-controlled into committing their crimes. Establishing their guilt was likewise complicated.

[defections]

[A pause.]

And how does one conclusively prove that beyond reasonable doubt?

[glassinine]

We withheld some of the details of what it was like to be possessed from the press. Those who were not able to accurately describe the process were not allowed to claim such coercion.

private;

[defections]

That may start to prove difficult.

Have you met Ms. Lounds?