[S] Lawyer Time

[14:14] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> From a legal standpoint it is the exact same.
[14:14] <Lyra_Bel> That's not ME, though
[14:14] <Lyra_Bel> Same fallacy that Roko's Basilisk uses
[14:15] <Lyra_Bel> An identical simulation doesn't have any effect on the real version
[14:16] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You are Lyra Bel, the person whose mind and body created this contract
[14:16] <Lyra_Bel> Interesting choice of words
[14:17] <Lyra_Bel> Since I didn't do it
[14:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You did
[14:18] <Lyra_Bel> I did, or another me did?
[14:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You are Lyra Bel by your own statement
[14:18] <Lyra_Bel> Not the same one!
[14:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You did
[14:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Lyra Bel is the person with whom this pact is sealed
[14:18] <Lyra_Bel> A different Lyra Bel
[14:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You are Lyra Bel by your own statement
[14:18] <Lyra_Bel> Right?
[14:19] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Therefore
[14:19] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Logically,
[14:19] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The contract is with you
[14:19] <Lyra_Bel> But I'm not the Lyra Bel who made the deal
[14:19] <Lyra_Bel> That'll be the one from one of the other timelines, right?
[14:19] <Lyra_Bel> Shieldwraith, probably
[14:19] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Irrelevant
[14:20] <Lyra_Bel> Fine
[14:20] <Lyra_Bel> Let's accept, just for a moment, that I've somehow been conned into a contract
[14:21] <Lyra_Bel> The other me did a good job, then
[14:21] <Lyra_Bel> Because this contract is ridiculous
[14:21] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You will of course uphold your end of the contract as per the normal
[14:22] <Lyra_Bel> And I'm sure she did
[14:22] <Lyra_Bel> To the letter
[14:22] == Archive has changed nick to The_Real_UE
[14:22] == The_Real_UE has changed nick to Archive
[14:23] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Anything else you wish to address?
[14:23] <Lyra_Bel> The contract itself
[14:23] <Lyra_Bel> It's... it's almost painful to read
[14:23] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> How so
[14:23] <Lyra_Bel> Because there's another me who managed to convince you that any of this was a good idea
[14:23] <Lyra_Bel> I mean, duh
[14:24] <Lyra_Bel> You two wrote this together?
[14:24] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I drafted the documents, you edited and eventually approved it
[14:24] <Lyra_Bel> Yeah, those edits
[14:25] <Lyra_Bel> I gotta hand it to her, she was good at that
[14:25] <Lyra_Bel> Obviously intended for Regent to fight you for dominion over the body
[14:25] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Hmm?
[14:26] <Lyra_Bel> Admittedly, she can't be that good if she needed agility to get out of Derse
[14:27] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You had probably with the Guard's reaction times and their spears
[14:27] <Lyra_Bel> Nah dude
[14:27] <Lyra_Bel> I ain't intending to fight my way out
[14:27] <Lyra_Bel> But I digress
[14:27] <Lyra_Bel> The important thing is, you already broke terms
[14:28] <Lyra_Bel> Thirty eight hours and twenty seven minutes ago
[14:29] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> How do you mean?
[14:29] <Lyra_Bel> You ain't allowed to influence my core values.  And alt-me obviously didn't expect to make it to the end of the game.
[14:29] <Lyra_Bel> I want to win.
[14:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I haven't influenced them
[14:30] <Lyra_Bel> You have
[14:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> That was your own doing
[14:30] <Lyra_Bel> You convinced her to lose
[14:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Prove it
[14:30] <Lyra_Bel> Heh
[14:30] <Lyra_Bel> Alright
[14:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Do you have any evidence to back your claim?
[14:30] <Lyra_Bel> You can read my mind.  You already know my proof.
[14:30] <Lyra_Bel> I ain't a martyr
[14:31] <Lyra_Bel> If you got her to resign herself to being one...
[14:31] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Nor was she
[14:31] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Nor were you
[14:31] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You died when Nick Varnegs killed you
[14:31] <Lyra_Bel> Oh, so the Maskwraith timeline, eh?
[14:31] <Lyra_Bel> Let me guess
[14:32] <Lyra_Bel> Nick killed me because the thirty-minute period where you're in control just happened to coincide with his murder attempt
[14:32] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Not at all
[14:32] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You fought to your last breath
[14:32] <Lyra_Bel> Yeah, no.  I don't believe you
[14:33] <Lyra_Bel> I could have taken him
[14:33] <Lyra_Bel> I CAN take him
[14:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Well, I suppose if you have any evidence you can attempt to file it into a court reading should you manage an unbiased jury
[14:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You could've easily fended off this Nick
[14:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> This person you call the Wraith...
[14:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> He didn't have Faerzen talk to him
[14:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> He was very angry when you took his mask
[14:34] <Lyra_Bel> I know, I know
[14:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> That is, me
[14:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> He killed you for it
[14:34] <Lyra_Bel> Nothing goes right for the resident Wraith
[14:35] <Lyra_Bel> Because of your influence
[14:35] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> That is a harsh claim
[14:35] <Lyra_Bel> How can you even pretend you aren't playing a part?
[14:35] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I made no contract with that man
[14:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The only contract he made was with himself
[14:36] <Lyra_Bel> Nice phrasing
[14:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Any other concerns you have about the contract at this time?
[14:36] <Lyra_Bel> Oh, hundreds
[14:36] <Lyra_Bel> First, what's to stop me from just tying myself down during the periods where you're in charge?
[14:37] <Lyra_Bel> You obviously thought of that the first time at-me did it
[14:37] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I would just untie myself
[14:37] <Lyra_Bel> Implying that I'd be able to
[14:37] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You would offer no resistance during these periods
[14:37] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You would not physically be able to
[14:37] <Lyra_Bel> What, no
[14:37] <Lyra_Bel> Listen to what I'm saying
[14:38] <Lyra_Bel> I would be physically incapable of untying myself
[14:38] <Lyra_Bel> That's the whole point!
[14:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I believe that is covered in the contract, actually:
[14:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Abyss will allow me the strength to break free of any restraints placed upon my person"
[14:38] <Lyra_Bel> Allow ME.
[14:38] <Lyra_Bel> Not you.
[14:39] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> When I am in control of your body I am able to harness your strength
[14:39] <Lyra_Bel> Seems like a breach of contract to me.
[14:39] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I do hope you have time for all this nitpicking, you mortals have such short lifespans
[14:39] <Lyra_Bel> Eh, I'll live
[14:40] <Lyra_Bel> Or die
[14:40] <Lyra_Bel> Not that big a deal, either way
[14:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> A breach of contract?
[14:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Nothing prevents me from using my powers to benefit myself
[14:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> To their fullest extent
[14:41] <Lyra_Bel> Sure, whatever you say
[14:41] <Lyra_Bel> Next topic
[14:41] <Lyra_Bel> You absorb souls taken by the WEARER.
[14:41] <Lyra_Bel> Not me
[14:42] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You are wearing
[14:42] <Lyra_Bel> And what happens if I take you off?
[14:42] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I suggest not allowing others to wear while under this contract
[14:43] <Lyra_Bel> I dunno, sharing is a pretty big personality trait for me
[14:43] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Suit yourself
[14:44] <Lyra_Bel> Kinda seems like you're trying to influence that
[14:44] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Am I?
[14:45] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Influence is a specific term used to, in this case, mean Altering your mind structure directly
[14:45] <Lyra_Bel> Where does it say that?
[14:45] <Lyra_Bel> You can't just make up definitions to suit your argument
[14:46] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> (No response)
[14:46]  * Lyra_Bel grins
[14:47] <Lyra_Bel> Now then.
[14:47] <Lyra_Bel> Give me the power to dictate your say over rewriting the contract.
[14:47] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Lyra, Didn't we agree upon no loophole exploitation?
[14:47] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Absolutely not
[14:47] <Lyra_Bel> Ooh, sounds like SOMEBODY just invalidated a contract
[14:48] <Lyra_Bel> You need to grant my requests, remember?
[14:49] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I need to grant requests that pertain to the powers you have been given by me
[14:49] <Lyra_Bel> This is a power of yours
[14:49] <Lyra_Bel> And now it's a power of mine
[14:49] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I shall by no means allow you free reign to alter the contract as you see fit
[14:50] <Lyra_Bel> "then the contract will be invalidated".
[14:50] <Lyra_Bel> Says so right here
[14:50] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I suggest you read the document outlining such power descriptions
[14:50] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Abyss poofs up a several thousand page document on the ground in front of you
[14:50] <Lyra_Bel> By all means.  Give me a useless document so full of loopholes that it doesn't matter what I want from it
[14:51] <Lyra_Bel> Good thing contracts function the way I expect them to, eh?
[14:51] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Perhaps you wish to negotiate a rewriting of the contract?
[14:52] <Lyra_Bel> Sure.  Let's see whatcha got
[14:52] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> What is it that you want changed
[14:52] <Lyra_Bel> Well
[14:52] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Then we can talk about what I want
[14:52] <Lyra_Bel> I wouldn't mind clarification on the whole "impassive jury" thing
[14:53] <Lyra_Bel> Because as is, you can just deflect anything you can't answer as "take it to a jury"
[14:54] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Should you find an entity believed to be an unbiased jury you can sue for contract breach penalties
[14:54] <Lyra_Bel> Sure
[14:54] <Lyra_Bel> I choose Reggie
[14:55] <Lyra_Bel> Now I'd like to sue you for breach of contract, please
[14:56] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I disagree
[14:56] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> He is not an unbiased Jury
[14:56] <Lyra_Bel> Well, that's unfortunate for you, now isn't it?
[14:57] <Lyra_Bel> Because you said that *I* need to find someone impartial
[14:57] <Lyra_Bel> And I'll assume he'll hate you just as much as he does me.
[14:58] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I did not say that
[14:58] <Lyra_Bel> You kinda did
[14:59] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I did not say you need to find somebody you believe to be impartial
[14:59] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I believe you need to find somebody who objectively is impartial
[14:59] <Lyra_Bel> No
[15:00] <Lyra_Bel> I need to find someone "believed to be impartial"
[15:00] <Lyra_Bel> You specifically said that
[15:00] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> In the contract it states thusly
[15:01] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Should either party fail to withhold their end of the contract all terms are voided and the party who withheld the contract to the fullest, as determined by an unbiased judge, i
[15:01] <Lyra_Bel> And in words YOU stated thusly:
[15:01] <Lyra_Bel> Should I find an entity believed to be an unbiased jury
[15:02] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I did not say believed by you to be
[15:02] <Lyra_Bel> Well then
[15:02] <Lyra_Bel> Good thing that's the way I interpreted it, huh?
[15:02] <Lyra_Bel> Gotta say, really liking the contract
[15:02] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Going to play that game?
[15:02] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> As you wish
[15:03] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I call upon the entity Reggie, according to your thoughts of him
[15:03] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Faerzen's Book appears hovering midair
[15:03] <Lyra_Bel> That's Regent.
[15:03] <Lyra_Bel> I said Reggie
[15:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I believe that this creature was once known as Reggie, isn't that right?
[15:04] <Lyra_Bel> Speculation only
[15:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> the book appears to be very confused
[15:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Not speculation
[15:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I have been there
[15:04] <Lyra_Bel> Too bad
[15:04] <Lyra_Bel> That's not the one I meant
[15:04] <Lyra_Bel> And you know it
[15:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Good thing that's the way I interpreted it then!"
[15:05] <Lyra_Bel> Eh-hem
[15:05] <Lyra_Bel> "If a contract doesn't play out the way I expect it to, everything is null and void between us."
[15:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Wrong
[15:06] <Lyra_Bel> How?
[15:06] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You did not specify that upon creation of this pact
[15:07] <Lyra_Bel> Doesn't matter.  The contract isn't going how I expected, therefore everything's vetoed
[15:07] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Wrong
[15:07] <Lyra_Bel> Nah
[15:07] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You have no method through which to veto this
[15:07] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You made a pact
[15:08] <Lyra_Bel> The pact vetoes it
[15:08] <Lyra_Bel> Hardcoded in
[15:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Where?
[15:08] <Lyra_Bel> The second deal we made
[15:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Second deal?
[15:08] <Lyra_Bel> I follow the first one myself, and in exchange no loopholes
[15:09] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Was that legally binding?
[15:09] <Lyra_Bel> I'm sure you'd be able to pick out the exact wording
[15:09] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I don't recall it to be
[15:09] <Lyra_Bel> Memory that bad, huh?
[15:09] <Lyra_Bel> Guess that means the first wasn't real either?
[15:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Can you prove occurance of this reported legally binding second deal which was of course established on legal grounds
[15:10] <Lyra_Bel> Darn right I can
[15:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Really?
[15:10] <Lyra_Bel> Eeyup
[15:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Do so
[15:11] <Lyra_Bel> Let's go take a walk, shall we?
[15:11] <Lyra_Bel> I need to say hello to a man with a very special watch
[15:12] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Lead on then
[15:13]  * Lyra_Bel steps to the edge of a cliff
[15:13] <Lyra_Bel> Hey, Maskwraith!
[15:13] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> No response
[15:13] <Lyra_Bel> You want these clothes delivered!?
[15:14]  * Lyra_Bel decaptchalogues the outfit and holds it over the edge
[15:14] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> < In my head he already was long gone to terrorize somebody else before you started talking to Abyss >
[15:14] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> there is no answer
[15:15] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> In the meantime
[15:15] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Abyss displays a view from earlier
[15:16] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "My volition. I'll help you, I'll fulfill my end of the bargain. You won't need to force me to do it, I'll do the stuff myself once we're done dealing here. No more trying to avoid it"
[15:16] <Lyra_Bel> Well there we go then
[15:16] <DOOMED_Nick> <she told me to>
[15:16] <Lyra_Bel> Or are you going to only replay the half that benefits you?
[15:16] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Abyss approves, and slackens a tiny bit around your face, to the point where you aren't in pain
[15:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> She sighs in relief and gives up on trying to open the Encrypted Gel Flask.
[15:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "But. In exchange, no more lawyering on your part either. No more tricks. Loopholes and the like either don't exist, or I must be fully aware of them and their consequences. If a contract doesn't play out the way I expect it to, everything between us is null and void. That also means it's my call - within reason, of course - what counts as completion.
[15:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Clear?"
[15:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Is this what you are referring to?
[15:17] <Lyra_Bel> It is
[15:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Abyss continues the memory
[15:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Abyss starts... Giggling?
[15:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I'm gunna take that as a yes. Nice doing business with you"
[15:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Lyra hops down from the roof.
[15:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Reggie, at any point was a contract made here?
[15:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Was there any form of agreement between both parties?
[15:19] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "It does appear that Lyra here did assume that you agreed, while in reality no real binding commitment was made between the two of you."
[15:19]  * Lyra_Bel clenches a fist
[15:19] <Lyra_Bel> Reggie.
[15:19] <Lyra_Bel> What makes a person?
[15:19] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Their memories"
[15:20] <Lyra_Bel> And there it is
[15:20] <Lyra_Bel> So if someone with different memories were to make a deal, would that deal bind me despite my being entirely unrelated?
[15:21] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I suppose that as long as the person wasn't you yourself then the contract wouldn't be binding"
[15:21] <Lyra_Bel> And we know, because of the memories, that they weren't
[15:22] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "But I am uncertain to the legal definition of 'you' here"
[15:22] <Lyra_Bel> Me as a person
[15:22] <Lyra_Bel> This collection of memories
[15:22] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "What are you saying?"
[15:23] <Lyra_Bel> I'm saying that I'm not the same as the duplicate that Nick killed
[15:23] <Lyra_Bel> Different memories, different person
[15:23] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Except that she has a memory match of 99.9998%
[15:24] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Well within the boundaries specified in the contract
[15:24] <Lyra_Bel> No boundaries were specified
[15:24] <Lyra_Bel> Not until you made them up
[15:24] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Specified in the universal contract format for this scheme
[15:25] <Lyra_Bel> That's illegal
[15:25] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> How so?
[15:25] <Lyra_Bel> If we're going full-on court mode, then you can't just assume some obscure information will magically be known
[15:26] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> There is a legal definition to how much a person can differentiate from the person they were when they signed a contract and still be that person l
[15:26] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> By no means is it my fault if you are not educated in the laws of your universe
[15:26] <Lyra_Bel> Reggie?
[15:26] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "..."
[15:26] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "It does appear..."
[15:27] <Lyra_Bel> Sneaking information into fine print
[15:27] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "That you are in the wrong here, by means of uneducation"
[15:27] <Lyra_Bel> ... Alright
[15:27] <Lyra_Bel> Fine
[15:27] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Have you perused these laws ever by any chance?"
[15:27]  * Lyra_Bel tosses the clothes back onto the cliff
[15:28] <Lyra_Bel> Banishes her wings
[15:28] <Lyra_Bel> And takes half a step off the edge
[15:28] <Lyra_Bel> "Y'know"
[15:28] <Lyra_Bel> "I'm only fifteen"
[15:28] <Lyra_Bel> "Legally, I can't agree to contracts yet"
[15:29] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "You knowingly signed a contract with no age limitations in place on it"
[15:29] <Lyra_Bel> "That ain't how it works"
[15:29] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Suicide will get you nowhere Lyra"
[15:29] <Lyra_Bel> "If we're even pretending to follow the law, then I need a responsible adult"
[15:29] <Lyra_Bel> "Oh wait.  He got hit by a meteor"
[15:29] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I'm sure Abyss here won't hesitate to eat your soul should you die"
[15:29] <Lyra_Bel> "Ooh, like I care"
[15:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I believe that nothing in the contract prevents Abyss from saving your life?"
[15:31] <Lyra_Bel> "No more than thirty minutes a day"
[15:31] <Lyra_Bel> "I can keep jumping"
[15:31] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I suppose so"
[15:31] <Lyra_Bel> "Oh, and hey"
[15:32] <Lyra_Bel> I just remembered, you broke the first contract too
[15:32] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I believe you did as well
[15:32] <Lyra_Bel> Or does that one not count either, because of some stupid legalese you're gonna pull out your butt?
[15:32] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Would you like me to explain how you have failed to withhold your end of the contract?
[15:33] <Lyra_Bel> Sure, let's see what you decide
[15:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> From a period of 8 hours ago, up until just recently
[15:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You were knowingly hiding thoughts from me
[15:33] <Lyra_Bel> That wasn't part of the contract
[15:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> By having the mask removed from you
[15:33] <Lyra_Bel> Not the one I'm talking about
[15:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> And making no effort to replace it
[15:34] <Lyra_Bel> Abyss?
[15:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> And not disclosing any form of information within that time frame
[15:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Hmm?
[15:34] <Lyra_Bel> You're an idiot
[15:34] <Lyra_Bel> NOT THAT CONTRACT!
[15:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> What contract then, Lyra Bel?
[15:35] <Lyra_Bel> The first one
[15:35] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Which one?
[15:35] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Do you have the document on hand by chance?
[15:35] <Lyra_Bel> When I first borrowed you from Nick
[15:35] <Lyra_Bel> I do not
[15:35] <Lyra_Bel> But, as before, I'm fairly certain Maskwraith will be able to help with that
[15:36]  * Lyra_Bel picks up the clothing again
[15:36] <Lyra_Bel> Show up or else
[15:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I don't recall you ever having had made a contract upon borrowing me from Nick
[15:36] <Lyra_Bel> Well then
[15:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Other than the one you are holding, that is
[15:36] <Lyra_Bel> Good thing you're similar enough to the other version
[15:37] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> What do you mean now?
[15:37] <Lyra_Bel> Come on, you're reading my mind
[15:37] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Can you provide proof of said contract?
[15:37] <Lyra_Bel> You know exactly what I mean
[15:37] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> It isn't polite to assume people are invading your privacy all the time
[15:37] <Lyra_Bel> And if Maskwraith were to show up already, we could look back over the specifics
[15:38] <Lyra_Bel> You're right, invading my privacy?  That could never happen.
[15:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Glad we agree
[15:38] <Lyra_Bel> Sarcasm, genius.  Ever heard of it?
[15:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> So
[15:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I have
[15:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> This is a court however l
[15:39] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> So
[15:39] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You supposedly have a written contract with this facsimile of myself?
[15:39] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> A legally binding one this time?
[15:40] <Lyra_Bel> Doubt it, since you'll make up a new "universal law" that makes it obsolete
[15:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You wouldn't dare waste this jury's time I'm sure with a nonofficial contract like previously, correct?
[15:41] <Lyra_Bel> I'm already gonna die
[15:41] <Lyra_Bel> Why shouldn't I?
[15:41] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Everybody dies
[15:41] <Lyra_Bel> Yes
[15:41] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You needn't waste the time you have with paltry suicide
[15:41] <Lyra_Bel> But if I die, you're the one who's gonna suffer
[15:42] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Am I?
[15:42] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Judge
[15:43] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Was Lyra's disappearance for a period of 6.7 hours great enough to count as a breach via the methodology of concealing thoughts?
[15:43] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> She has not informed me even now, of how or why it occurred
[15:43] <Lyra_Bel> I can't be held responsible for breaching a contract I didn't know existed!
[15:43] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "..."
[15:44] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Did you not make this contract Lyra?"
[15:44] <Lyra_Bel> OF COURSE NOT!!!
[15:44] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "But your True Blood is on it"
[15:44] <Lyra_Bel> No, another Lyra's is
[15:45] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "The essence of your mind and body is inscribed on the contract"
[15:45] <Lyra_Bel> A different mind, and a different body
[15:45] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Who else but you could've made it?"
[15:45] <Lyra_Bel> An offshoot of myself, from one of the Darkest Timelines
[15:45] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Judge, the mind, as stated previous, falls within ranges to be deemed identical as a person, and the body has a perfect DNA match throughout
[15:46] <Lyra_Bel> An offshoot who SHOULD be the one suffering for the deal she made
[15:46] <Lyra_Bel> The mind is not identical, any more than it would be if I were to sue you right now for breaching a contract the Abyss made
[15:46] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Lyra, it would be greatly helpful if you could explain why you were concealing your thoughts exactly during this period of time"
[15:46] <Lyra_Bel> Because he told me to!
[15:46] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Who?"
[15:47] <Lyra_Bel> The Abyss
[15:47] <Lyra_Bel> He very explicitly told me to return him to Nick
[15:47] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "When?"
[15:47] <Lyra_Bel> That was the first contract.
[15:47] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "What time approximately?"
[15:47] <Lyra_Bel> I don't know, time is weird here.  If I were to guess, I suspect I'd find it'd be six point seven hours ago
[15:48] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> 6.7 hours ago?
[15:49] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Are you certain on that?
[15:49] <Lyra_Bel> Of course not!  I just said no!
[15:50] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> What were you doing 8 hours ago, as soon as the "Concealment" begun
[15:50] <Lyra_Bel> I don't remember
[15:50] <Lyra_Bel> Probably screaming on Derse or something
[15:51] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You have no alibi then?
[15:51] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Try to piece it together
[15:51] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> < Make up a time when shit occurred >
[15:51] <Lyra_Bel> Fine.  Let's rewind, shall we?
[15:52] <Lyra_Bel> I've been in this stupid cave for who knows how long
[15:52] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "How do you mean?"
[15:52] <Lyra_Bel> Dungeon crawl.  Chatted with Maskwraith.  Nothing important
[15:53] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "That is your official description of what occurred 8 hours ago?"
[15:53] <Lyra_Bel> Darn it, listen to me!
[15:53] <Lyra_Bel> I just said "who knows how long"
[15:53] <Lyra_Bel> Because I don't know!
[15:53] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Order please Lyra, it won't do you good to get angry"
[15:53] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Please, try to piece it together for us"
[15:54] <Lyra_Bel> Fine.
[15:54] <Lyra_Bel> Cave
[15:54] <Lyra_Bel> Before that, Derse
[15:54] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "If you have no alibi I will have to default to the other party"
[15:54] <Lyra_Bel> Before that, the intervention with Faerzen and Regent
[15:54] <Lyra_Bel> Before that...
[15:54] <Lyra_Bel> I accidentally hurt a friend of mine
[15:54] <Lyra_Bel> Stupid mistake
[15:54] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Just give us what happened from 8 hours ago, to until you picked up Abyss here please"
[15:55] <Lyra_Bel> That'd be the friend thing, I guess
[15:55] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Elaborate please"
[15:55] <Lyra_Bel> I made a dumb mistake, and he got hurt for it
[15:55] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Location?"
[15:55] <Lyra_Bel> Ash planet
[15:55] <Lyra_Bel> And partially here
[15:56] <Lyra_Bel> You can probably still see the blood splatter if you know where to look
[15:56] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I assume she means the bodies referred to commonly as LOAAC and LOTAD Your Honor
[15:56] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Is that so Lyra?"
[15:56] <Lyra_Bel> I don't know, maybe?
[15:57] <Lyra_Bel> I don't know the official names
[15:57] <Lyra_Bel> I was on the ash place, and I helped him climb through a gate, and he fell
[15:58] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Is that all you have to say?
[15:58] <Lyra_Bel> About what?
[15:58] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> This occurred for 6.7 hours?
[15:58] <Lyra_Bel> Do you want the rest of the story?
[15:59] <Lyra_Bel> Do you actually care?
[15:59] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Yes, for legal evidence"
[15:59] <Lyra_Bel> Fine
[15:59] <Lyra_Bel> He fell, and then I switched bodies
[15:59] <Lyra_Bel> To the cliff place
[16:00] <Lyra_Bel> So I tried to fly to where he was
[16:00] <Lyra_Bel> But I kept on falling, because I wasn't used to the wings
[16:00] <Lyra_Bel> And eventually my passenger forced me to stop
[16:00] <Lyra_Bel> And he brought me to Faerzen's house
[16:00] <Lyra_Bel> And they staged an intervention, basically
[16:01] <Lyra_Bel> Eventually I got to switch again, to Derse
[16:01] <Lyra_Bel> Chatted with MY Abyss there, then went back to the ash land body
[16:01] <Lyra_Bel> And did a dungeon run
[16:02] <Lyra_Bel> And now I'm here
[16:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "We may ask for elaboration on specific events later, but that is all the major events that occurred over the last 8 hours?
[16:05] <Lyra_Bel> Unless I'm forgetting something, yeah
[16:06] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "This will be taken down as your official description"
[16:07] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Don't forget anything"
[16:07] <Lyra_Bel> Wait
[16:07] <Lyra_Bel> No
[16:07] <Lyra_Bel> Don't write that down
[16:07] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "What should I be writing down then?"
[16:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I don't want to rush you, but do try to make it your official statement this time"
[16:08] <Lyra_Bel> I'm not giving a statement
[16:08] <Lyra_Bel> Not yet
[16:08] <Lyra_Bel> I want a lawyer
[16:09] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I assumed you were standing in such a lawyering role for yourself"
[16:09] <Lyra_Bel> No
[16:10] <Lyra_Bel> I want a lawyer
[16:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I suppose that a lawyer can be provided for you"
[16:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You feel an electric tingling
[16:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> And then Faerzen[aberrant] is standing next to you
[16:10] <Lyra_Bel> What.
[16:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> In her glorious golden pajamas
[16:11] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <Faerzen is wearing a flowing golden dress with ornate lace decorations, and is a female>
[16:11] <Lyra_Bel> What.
[16:11]  * Faerzen[aberrant] stands in silence
[16:11] <Lyra_Bel> What.
[16:11]  * Faerzen_Norstov looks around in confusion
[16:11] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "This person is the most reliable figure found within a recent search of your memory to providing a lawyering experience for you"
[16:11] <Faerzen_Norstov> L....Lyra?
[16:12] <Lyra_Bel> What.
[16:12] <Lyra_Bel> What I don't
[16:12] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Will this be an ok arrangement?"
[16:12] <Lyra_Bel> What
[16:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> Whoa whoa whoa
[16:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> What?
[16:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> I am Lyra's Lawyer?
[16:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> What for?
[16:12] <Lyra_Bel> No
[16:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> Is this Abyss?
[16:12] <Lyra_Bel> Put him back
[16:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> No.
[16:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> Fuck this.
[16:12] <Lyra_Bel> Uh, her
[16:13] <Faerzen_Norstov> I've already heard enough of this to know I want nothing to do with Abyss or your contract
[16:13] <Lyra_Bel> Good!
[16:13] <Faerzen_Norstov> What have you gotten yourself into now?
[16:13] <Lyra_Bel> Get out!
[16:13] <Faerzen_Norstov> I can't!
[16:13] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> < Note: In quotes is Reggie, the book >
[16:13] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> < No Quotes is Abyss >
[16:14] <Faerzen_Norstov> Please explain to me what is going on.
[16:14] <Faerzen_Norstov> I have been rather preoccupied with an existing mission of mine.
[16:14] <Lyra_Bel> I'm not saying anything without a lawyer
[16:14] <Lyra_Bel> Send them back
[16:14] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Is there somebody you have that would be able to better suit this role for you Lyra within transport vicinity?"
[16:14] <Lyra_Bel> Same person I wanted before
[16:14] <Lyra_Bel> Reggie
[16:14] <Lyra_Bel> MY Reggie
[16:14] <Faerzen_Norstov> Is there a different Regent here?
[16:15] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Where is this Reggie?"
[16:15] <Lyra_Bel> Faerzen, where'd you put Reggie?
[16:15] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> < Faerzen you see the book floating up writing the words in text >
[16:15] <Faerzen_Norstov> <what does Faerzen actually see, I have no idea what is going on and who is in the room>
[16:15] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> < Abyss is on Lyra's face, Reggie(Book) is floating typing, and Lyra is talking >
[16:15] <Lyra_Bel> ((Lyra's wearing Nick's mask and standing on the edge of a cliff.  Regent the book is floating nearby))
[16:15] <Faerzen_Norstov> Your crown containing Regent is in the same location as where you left it: in my living room.
[16:16] <Faerzen_Norstov> Last I checked, that is
[16:16] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Regent?"
[16:16] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Is this the same entity you refer to Lyra?"
[16:16] <Lyra_Bel> Yes
[16:16] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> < Fuck how am I gonna play all these characters at once >
[16:17]  * Faerzen_Norstov walks over to book!Regent
[16:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Faerzen is now wearing Regent the crown
[16:17]  * Faerzen_Norstov freezes in surprise
[16:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Wha- Transportation? Fuck*
[16:17] <Faerzen_Norstov> What?
[16:17]  * Faerzen_Norstov heaves a massive sigh
[16:17] <Faerzen_Norstov> This is a mess!
[16:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Oh, I see what's going on, Court proceedings?*
[16:17] <Faerzen_Norstov> A literal mess!
[16:17] <Faerzen_Norstov> What is everyone doing here?
[16:17] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Abyss chuckles quietly to itself
[16:18] <Faerzen_Norstov> I tuned all of this out on purpose, you know.
[16:18] <Lyra_Bel> Put Faerzen back
[16:18] <Lyra_Bel> This isn't their issue
[16:18] <Faerzen_Norstov> Are you dealing with Abyss now, Lyra?
[16:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Lyra and I are negotiating contract breaches
[16:18]  * Faerzen_Norstov rolls her eyes
[16:18] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Do you wish to be returned Faerzen?
[16:18] <Faerzen_Norstov> Why was I summoned here, and how was I summoned?
[16:19] <Faerzen_Norstov> And what are both of these Regents doing here?
[16:19] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The Court brought you here to be Lyra's temporary Lawyer as per her stipulation
[16:19] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Do you wish to accept the request?
[16:20] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> If you do not, this crownly gentlemen will be asked
[16:20] <Faerzen_Norstov> What conditions and/or implications are there for me participating in this matter?
[16:20]  * Faerzen_Norstov thinks to the Crown, "what do you think of all of this? what do you want to do?"
[16:20] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You would serve as Lyra's lawyer until this issue is resolved defending the claim of breaches against her
[16:21] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *I don't know how to be a lawyer, I never studied universal law*
[16:21] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Not for contracts with powered entities at least*
[16:21]  * Faerzen_Norstov thinks to the crown, "Neither have I. Fuck, why does Lyra always have to make things so complicated!"
[16:21] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *It seemed so... Religiously affiliated*
[16:23] <Faerzen_Norstov> What are the claims? And does my participation at all in any way tie me to the contract in question or bind me to any actions related to this case other than providing my counsel at the present moment?
[16:23] <Lyra_Bel> *Hey Reg*
[16:24] <Lyra_Bel> *Sorry 'bout this*
[16:24] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "The claims are somewhat vague and numerous, to be honest the whole thing seems a bit slipshod to me"
[16:24] <Lyra_Bel> Thank you!
[16:24] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Lyra's claims are as follows"
[16:24] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> 1. Abyss has broken a contract previously made(No evidence shown to support yet)
[16:25] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Hmm"
[16:25] <Lyra_Bel> Evidence Maskwraith can provide
[16:25] <Faerzen_Norstov> Who is that?
[16:25] <Faerzen_Norstov> Wait.
[16:25] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Were there other claims Lyra?"
[16:25]  * Faerzen_Norstov looks horrified and all color drains from her face
[16:25] <Faerzen_Norstov> No.
[16:25] <Faerzen_Norstov> Is he here?
[16:26] <Faerzen_Norstov> Please say no.
[16:26] <Maskwraith> im afraid the answer is yes, babe
[16:26]  * Faerzen_Norstov collapses to her knees
[16:27] <Faerzen_Norstov> No. no. no. no.
[16:27] <Faerzen_Norstov> How is that even possible?
[16:27]  * Faerzen_Norstov slowly looks up to look at maskwraith
[16:27] <Maskwraith> something wrong? heheheheh....
[16:27]  * Lyra_Bel googles "ten of swords"
[16:27]  * Faerzen_Norstov feebly tries to keep her composure
[16:28] <Faerzen_Norstov> I knew this would happen eventually.
[16:28] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Who might I ask are you sir and can you explain why you are interfering with a trial of universal law?
[16:28] <Faerzen_Norstov> That you and I would meet.
[16:28] <Maskwraith> <you see an older nick. wearing elegant clothes and missing a wing... his other wing looks like it cant even flap anymore>
[16:28] <Faerzen_Norstov> I ask one thing of you, please.
[16:28] <Faerzen_Norstov> Stay away from me.
[16:28] <Maskwraith> oh... abyss! making the deals again lyra? well... if that's the case i suppose i could just stay in here
[16:28] <Maskwraith> since im relevant to everything
[16:29]  * Lyra_Bel looks at him for a moment, before returning to the screen of the Shades
[16:29] <Maskwraith> why are you so scared faerzen...
[16:29] <Lyra_Bel> Yeah, hey.  Wondering when you'd show
[16:29] <Maskwraith> afraid of
[16:30] <Maskwraith> --shut up bitch. you are fucking everything up again
[16:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Explain yourself Sir or you shake be evacuated from the premises"
[16:30] <Maskwraith> lyra. i fucking told you to wake up till he woke up
[16:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> DO NOT SWEAR AT THE GIRL
[16:30] <Maskwraith> *wait
[16:30] <Lyra_Bel> This whole mess is already a farce
[16:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> YOU SHALL NOT TALK TO HER IN SUCH A RUDE AND IMPUDENT MANNER SIR
[16:30] <Lyra_Bel> SHUT UP CARL!
[16:30]  * Faerzen_Norstov puts her head in her hands, sitting on the ground
[16:30] <Maskwraith> im... speaking to who now?
[16:31] <Maskwraith> i lost track after the part where lyra broke her first deal
[16:31] <Lyra_Bel> I never broke the first deal
[16:31] <Lyra_Bel> He did
[16:31] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You broke the first deal as according to my memory
[16:31] <Maskwraith> the bitch... always thinking she was in zugswang...
[16:31] <Maskwraith> a gambit
[16:31] <Lyra_Bel> Then you're an idiot
[16:31] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Leave Sir"
[16:31] <Lyra_Bel> And I've told you at least a dozen times
[16:32] <Maskwraith> why is he?
[16:32] <Lyra_Bel> I ain't the one in zugzwang
[16:32] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "No vulgarity is allowed in the court"
[16:32] <Maskwraith> well then... ill keep my rotten tongue to myself
[16:32]  * Faerzen_Norstov looks up and shoots Nick a heated glare
[16:32] <Faerzen_Norstov> Please do.
[16:32] <Maskwraith> how's your date with nick going, faerzen?
[16:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Order in the court
[16:33] <Faerzen_Norstov> Fuck you.
[16:33] <Maskwraith> hahahahahahahah
[16:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> You shall remain on topic or be quiet!
[16:33] <Maskwraith> HAH,
[16:33] <Lyra_Bel> What topic!?
[16:33] <Maskwraith> alright alright...
[16:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The trial of course!
[16:33] <Lyra_Bel> This whole mess is ridiculous
[16:33] <Faerzen_Norstov> I concur.
[16:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Well, we clearly don't need the crown, right?
[16:33] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Or is he the lawyer?
[16:34] <Lyra_Bel> I didn't sign the contract, any more than Nick murdered me
[16:34] <Lyra_Bel> Am I wrong?
[16:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Nick did murder you
[16:34] <Maskwraith> well... i didn't murder YOU
[16:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Mr Varnegs
[16:34] <Faerzen_Norstov> Oh, is this what we are getting at now?
[16:34] <Lyra_Bel> Exactly!
[16:34] <Faerzen_Norstov> Temporal shenanigans?
[16:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Is it true that you murdered a Ms Lyra Bel?
[16:34] <Lyra_Bel> Alternate worlds
[16:34] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Same people
[16:35] <Maskwraith> ripped her heart out from her chest.
[16:35] <Maskwraith> it was A lyra
[16:35] <Maskwraith> not THIS lyra
[16:35] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> They are the same person
[16:35] <Lyra_Bel> No, we aren't
[16:35] <Lyra_Bel> I stand before you, heart firmly within my chest
[16:35] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Your Honor
[16:35] <Lyra_Bel> If the contract happened, then so did that
[16:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> This point was brought up numerous times previous
[16:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Permission to move on on the grounds of wasting the court's time?
[16:36] <Faerzen_Norstov> I have one question at the present moment.
[16:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Yes Faerzen?"
[16:36] <Maskwraith> sure
[16:36] <Faerzen_Norstov> If this is a court, and Lyra and Abyss are the interested parties
[16:36] <Faerzen_Norstov> Then who is the judge?
[16:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I am"
[16:37]  * Faerzen_Norstov turns to look at the book
[16:37] <Faerzen_Norstov> You got dragged into this as well?
[16:37] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "They needed an unbiased party"
[16:37]  * Faerzen_Norstov rolls her eyes. Again.
[16:37] <Faerzen_Norstov> Considering your recent memory loss, that would seem to be reasonable.
[16:38] <Faerzen_Norstov> I apologize for you being dragged into this if you did not wish for it to happen.
[16:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Moving on"
[16:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Reiterate your claims at this current time Mr Abyss"
[16:39] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> 1. Lyra had a breach of contract between the times of [8 Hours ago] to [~1.3 Hours Ago]
[16:39] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> That is all
[16:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "And would the opposing party reiterate their claims?"
[16:40]  * Maskwraith sits down on the ground and decaptchalogues and old. rusting down crossbow and beggins checking the string and moving parts
[16:40] <Lyra_Bel> I just wanna say I'm not bound by a contract I never signed
[16:40]  * Faerzen_Norstov completely ignores Nick
[16:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> No weapons in the courtroom Mr Varnegs
[16:41] <Maskwraith> this is not a weapon
[16:41] <Maskwraith> it doesn't work
[16:41] <Maskwraith> not anymore
[16:41] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Regardless
[16:41] <Lyra_Bel> Or, failing that, to charge the Abyss with breaking the contract this morning
[16:41]  * Maskwraith captchalogues the rusting crossbow again
[16:41] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "State your claims in legal formatting please"
[16:42] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Or at the very least be a tad more descriptive"
[16:42] <Lyra_Bel> 1.  The Abyss had a breach of contract at the time of [dawn this morning]
[16:43] <Lyra_Bel> 2.  The Abyss attempted to take legal action against a minor without an adult present
[16:43] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Objection
[16:44]  * Maskwraith slowly walks to faerzen and hands her a note. "its nick's birthday. surprise, he turns 17"
[16:44]  * Faerzen_Norstov takes the note, immediately crumpling it and dropping it on the ground without looking at it or at Maskwraith
[16:44] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The party in question was fully aware of such legal action and no adults are required for acceptance of contracts with powerful entities
[16:45]  * Maskwraith whispers "just read it, and then im not bothering you anymore"
[16:45]  * Faerzen_Norstov turns and stares at Maskwraith right in the eyes.
[16:45] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The party in question was well above the minimum legal age for such proceedings
[16:45]  * Faerzen_Norstov whispers, "What. The. Fuck. Do. You. Want."
[16:45] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Objection granted"
[16:45]  * Maskwraith grins
[16:45]  * Lyra_Bel grits her teeth and continues
[16:45] <Maskwraith> read. it
[16:46] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Lyra"
[16:46] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Before you continue"
[16:46] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Perhaps you should like to consult your lawyer in these proceeds?"
[16:46]  * Faerzen_Norstov whispers "I told you to leave me alone. I'm sorry for what happened to you, but things are different here and I want nothing to do with the vile things you did."
[16:46] <Lyra_Bel> Anything to add, Reggie?
[16:47]  * Faerzen_Norstov turns to Lyra
[16:47] <Faerzen_Norstov> We need to formally decide who that is, Lyra
[16:47] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *What? Fuck*
[16:47] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *I don't know shit about any of this!*
[16:47] <Faerzen_Norstov> Neither Reggie nor I have any formal training in universal law regarding powerful entities.
[16:47] <Lyra_Bel> *Doesn't matter.  You know the judge*
[16:48] <Lyra_Bel> *How am I s'posed to word this?*
[16:48] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *uhhhhhhh*
[16:48] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *The fuck do you want to say?*
[16:48]  * Maskwraith whispers "this isn't about me faerzen. its about the nick that's sleeping literally a roof away from us."
[16:49]  * Faerzen_Norstov continues staring at Nick, visibly shaking now.
[16:49] <Lyra_Bel> *I want you to point out the difference between me and the version of me that died*
[16:49] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *uh*
[16:49]  * Maskwraith whispers "he's down there... sleeping peacefully... and freaking out in prospit... because you dissapeared..."
[16:49] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *how?*
[16:49]  * Faerzen_Norstov whispers, "No. NO, you don't. You stay the FUCK away from Nick. The LAST thing he needs is to meet someone as fucked up as you."
[16:49] <Lyra_Bel> *I don't care, just do something!*
[16:49] <Lyra_Bel> 3.  I'm being held to a contract I never signed.
[16:49] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Objection
[16:50] <Lyra_Bel> 4.  A second contract was also broken by the Abyss
[16:50] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> It is still a point of debate whether or not the contract in question was signed
[16:50] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Lyra, rephrase your third claim please"
[16:50] <Lyra_Bel> 5.  Every contract thus far was made under extreme duress
[16:51] <Lyra_Bel> I said I never signed the contract
[16:51] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Objection Your Honor!*
[16:51] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Nobody on this party has any idea what the hell is going on, pardon my language*
[16:51]  * Maskwraith whispers ...oh! im not going anywhere around him... as strong as i am i cant bring me to kill.... me. i always had problem with that part, otherwise i would be wearing a nice purple pair of underpants right now"
[16:51] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "..."
[16:51]  * Faerzen_Norstov slowly raises her right arm, pointing at Nick, several inches away from his face
[16:52]  * Maskwraith keeps whispering "so.... if you mind reading that small note please? im trying to make his day better for now. let him have a good time once in a while"
[16:52] <Lyra_Bel> 6.  There isn't a single part of this contract that applies to the prosecutor.
[16:53] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Prosecutor?"
[16:53] <Lyra_Bel> Carl
[16:53] <Lyra_Bel> 7.  I'm being verbally abused and gaslighted
[16:53] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Objection Your Honor
[16:53] <Lyra_Bel> EIGHT!
[16:53] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Nobody named Carl in this court!
[16:53]  * Faerzen_Norstov whispers, "I know you wouldn't kill him. That's completely counter to nearly everything you would want. But you need to stay THE FUCK AWAY from him completely. Or you will have HELL to pay from me."
[16:53]  * Faerzen_Norstov whispers less quietly, "It may not be much, but I have worked SO FUCKING hard to save you from being you and I will do EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO KEEP IT THAT WAY."
[16:54] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "ORDER IN THE COURT"
[16:54]  * Faerzen_Norstov quickly lowers her hand and rounds, looking at the rest of the proceedings in silence
[16:54] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Would everybody please maintain a moment of silence while we patiently work this out?"
[16:54]  * Maskwraith whispers real quiet "you are doing a perfect job.... have you though of letting him do that for you?"
[16:54]  * Faerzen_Norstov lets out a long breath while rubbing her temples, trying to calm her breathing
[16:55]  * Lyra_Bel glowers at the Abyss
[16:55] <Lyra_Bel> ((Which is to say, nowhere in particular, since he's on her face))
[16:55]  * Faerzen_Norstov whirls around at maskwraith
[16:55] <Faerzen_Norstov> WILL YOU SHUT UP!?!?!?!
[16:55] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Right now I require-"
[16:55] <Faerzen_Norstov> I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU.
[16:55] <Faerzen_Norstov> EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
[16:55]  * Lyra_Bel conjures a battleaxe
[16:55] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "ORDER DAMMIT!"
[16:56]  * Faerzen_Norstov freezes midsentence
[16:56] <Maskwraith> OBJECTION JURY.
[16:56] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE PREMISES IMMEDIATELY"
[16:56] <Maskwraith> THERE'S NO PLACE FOR ORDER RIGHT NOW
[16:56] <Maskwraith> HAHAHAHAHA
[16:56] <Maskwraith> who's gonna make me go?
[16:57] <Maskwraith> ill GLADLY leave voluntarily if faerzen actually paid attentionn to the note
[16:56] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Mask wraith is suddenly sendified away
[16:56]  * Faerzen_Norstov collapses to her sitting position again, with her head in her hands, facing away from Nick
[16:56]  * Lyra_Bel snorts back a laugh
[16:57] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Now
[16:57] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Now"
[16:58] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "If Lyra's Party could address the objections and reiterate their claims in one list"
[16:58]  * Lyra_Bel laughs out loud
[16:59] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> This is no laughing matter Lyra
[16:59] <Lyra_Bel> You sure?
[16:59] <Faerzen_Norstov> Lyra.
[16:59] <Lyra_Bel> Because this whole thing seems like a joke to me
[16:59] <Faerzen_Norstov> Please.
[16:59] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Now
[16:59] <Faerzen_Norstov> Can we take a moment to think about this?
[16:59] <Faerzen_Norstov> I'm sure we can get this straightened out.
[16:59] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Who of these two is working to assist you?
[16:59] <Faerzen_Norstov> I don't even know for sure what I am doing here.
[16:59] <Lyra_Bel> ...
[16:59] <Faerzen_Norstov> Can we have a brief moment to discuss and decide the matter privately?
[17:00] <Lyra_Bel> Just go already
[17:00] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Lyra's party requests a Recess of the court?"
[17:00] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I will allow it"
[17:00] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "We shall convene again in 7 hours"
[17:00] <Faerzen_Norstov> I do not know if I qualify as a member of Lyra's party, but I request one, yes
[17:00] <Faerzen_Norstov> Thank you, Regent
[17:01] <Lyra_Bel> No, screw that
[17:01] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I expect both sides to have prepared their cases well"
[17:01] <Lyra_Bel> We're doing this now.
[17:01] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "To be frank Lyra"
[17:01] <Lyra_Bel> I ain't spending the next seven hours under this utterly STUPID contract
[17:01] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "You need some time to get your argument together"
[17:01] <Lyra_Bel> No
[17:01] <Lyra_Bel> I know exactly what I'm arguing
[17:02] <Faerzen_Norstov> You do know exactly what you are arguing
[17:02] <Lyra_Bel> What I don't know is, as always, the systen
[17:02] <Faerzen_Norstov> But you seem quite clueless as to how.
[17:02] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "You have no legal knowledge, you could not possible when here"
[17:02] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *possibly win
[17:02] <Lyra_Bel> What happens if I kill the Abyss?
[17:03] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Murder of an entity isn't that easy, but you would gain all of its powers assuming it was a consensual duel"
[17:03] <Lyra_Bel> Of course, "consent".  This game cares a lot about that.
[17:03] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Irrelevant to the topic at hand however"
[17:03] <Lyra_Bel> You wanted a list of complaints?
[17:03] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Here is a court issued book of law on the matter"
[17:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "You have 7 hours until this case is reviewed"
[17:04] <Lyra_Bel> No
[17:04] <Lyra_Bel> We're doing this now.
[17:04] <Lyra_Bel> Or else.
[17:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Dare you attempt to defy the will of the court?"
[17:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "There will be reciprocation a"
[17:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *s
[17:04] <Lyra_Bel> Boo hoo
[17:05] <Lyra_Bel> I'm already screwed over, right?
[17:05] <Lyra_Bel> Ten of swords.
[17:05] <Faerzen_Norstov> Lyra, please stop.
[17:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Faerzen"
[17:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "You are now legally Lyra's court issued lawyer"
[17:05] <Faerzen_Norstov> If you wish for this court to hold any bearing over you and Abyss, you must allow it to take it's proceedings.
[17:05] <Faerzen_Norstov> Really?
[17:05]  * Faerzen_Norstov sighs
[17:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "This may change over time"
[17:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "But for now"
[17:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "this is how it shall be"
[17:06] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Any comments your party has before beginning the recess?"
[17:06] <Lyra_Bel> If we take a break, there's only one way things are going to go
[17:06] <Lyra_Bel> You know that
[17:06] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The book ignores your whining
[17:06] <Faerzen_Norstov> Would you request a shorter recess, Lyra?
[17:07] <Lyra_Bel> I would request NO recess
[17:07] <Faerzen_Norstov> Formal requests are going to be taken much more seriously in a court of law than complaints.
[17:07] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Denied"
[17:07] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Assuming that was official"
[17:07] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Might I recommend you discuss this out of earshot?"
[17:07] <Lyra_Bel> With my abuser stuck to me?
[17:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Abyss will stay here for now while you talk in private, and will do so for until the end of the recess"
[17:08] <Lyra_Bel> Under what penalty?
[17:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Abyss detaches from your face
[17:08] <Lyra_Bel> What happens when he breaks that rule too?
[17:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Penalty?"
[17:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "This is a court order"
[17:08] <Lyra_Bel> So?
[17:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "It transcends the contract"
[17:08] <Lyra_Bel> What happens when he breaks it?
[17:08] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Which rule?"
[17:09] <Lyra_Bel> The court order
[17:09] <Lyra_Bel> Of it staying away from me
[17:09] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Abyss floats off of your face and hovers a few meters away
[17:09] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "He would be fined considerably"
[17:09] <Lyra_Bel> So what?
[17:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Does your party have any more official comments before the break?"
[17:10] <Faerzen_Norstov> I do, yes.
[17:10] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Proceed"
[17:11] <Faerzen_Norstov> I have several inquiries relating to my appointment, however temporary, as Lyra's lawyer.
[17:11] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Alright"
[17:11] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Ask away"
[17:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> 1. Would my involvement in these court proceedings cause me to be associated, implicated, or bound to this contract in any way?
[17:12] <Faerzen_Norstov> Whatever the ruling on it may be.
[17:12] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Not at all"
[17:13] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Continue"
[17:14] <Faerzen_Norstov> 2. I have no training whatsoever in universal law regarding powerful beings, and practically no training in normal law in general. If I have questions purely about the workings of the system of law applicable in this court case, may I inquire to you about their details using objective questions that do not seek to obtain advice for how to use said
[17:14] <Faerzen_Norstov> rules in Lyra's argument.
[17:14] <Faerzen_Norstov> I find it hardly possible for Lyra and her party to construct an argument with no access to the rules under which that argument is to be scrutinized.
[17:16] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Permission granted"
[17:16] <Faerzen_Norstov> Thank you.
[17:16] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "You may also ask objective questions during the recess"
[17:17] <Faerzen_Norstov> 3. During this recess, can it be declared that no party can take any actions to fulfill their end of the contract with the expectation of being repaid by the other party upholding their end of the agreement as the agreement is still in a questionable state of veracity.
[17:18] <Faerzen_Norstov> However, any actions taken during the recess that break the rules of the contract may still be viewed as breaking the contract if after this ruling the contract still stands.
[17:18] <Lyra_Bel> Wait
[17:18] <Faerzen_Norstov> I do not wish for either party to take advantage of the other while their agreement is still undecided.
[17:18] <Lyra_Bel> No
[17:19] <Faerzen_Norstov> What is your objection, Lyra?
[17:19] <Lyra_Bel> According to Carl, even being just separated from it is a breach on my part
[17:19] <Faerzen_Norstov> Okay, let me rephrase
[17:19] <Faerzen_Norstov> When I say actions, I refer to actions performed under free will and not dictated by the court
[17:20] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "The contract shall be suspended for the period of the recess and the duration of the trial"
[17:21] <Faerzen_Norstov> Thank you.
[17:21] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Objection your honor-
[17:21] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Overruled"
[17:21] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Anything else Faerzen?"
[17:21] <Faerzen_Norstov> For now, that is all.
[17:21] <Faerzen_Norstov> Do you have anything else, Lyra?
[17:21] <Lyra_Bel> As a matter of fact, I do
[17:22] <Faerzen_Norstov> What is it?
[17:22] <Lyra_Bel> I'd like to plead insanity
[17:22]  * Faerzen_Norstov stands, looking at Lyra, dumbfounded
[17:22] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Explain?"
[17:22] <Lyra_Bel> Well
[17:22] <Lyra_Bel> There's a few things
[17:23] <Lyra_Bel> Firstly, I'm obviously a sociopath
[17:23] <Lyra_Bel> Which should basically go without saying at this point
[17:23] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Objection
[17:23] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Party has no proof to verify claim
[17:24] <Lyra_Bel> Regent has been inside my head.  He KNOWS what it's like in there
[17:24] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *I can confirm as an eyewitness*
[17:24]  * Faerzen_Norstov looks around awkwardly upon Lyra saying "inside my head"
[17:25] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> then you must be open to cross examination
[17:25] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *of course*
[17:25] <Lyra_Bel> By all means.  Your honour?
[17:25]  * Lyra_Bel reaches towards the book
[17:25] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Granted"
[17:27] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The book ignores you
[17:27]  * Lyra_Bel takes the book
[17:27] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Sociopathy is hardly qualifiable as insanity"
[17:27] <Lyra_Bel> I said "firstly"
[17:27] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> The book floats out of reach
[17:27] <Lyra_Bel> There's more
[17:27] <Lyra_Bel> A LOT more
[17:27] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Something you need Lyra?"
[17:28] <Lyra_Bel> The idea was to allow you into my head, perform that cross-examination my opponent mentioned
[17:28] <Lyra_Bel> S'pose it doesn't really matter
[17:29] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I would be performing that examination of course
[17:29] <Lyra_Bel> Heck no.
[17:29] <Lyra_Bel> I want an impartial figure for that
[17:29] <Faerzen_Norstov> Cross-examination is not performed by the Judge, Lyra
[17:29] <Lyra_Bel> Then someone impartial
[17:29] <Faerzen_Norstov> Cross-examination is always performed by the opposing party, by definition
[17:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Thank you Faerzen"
[17:30] <Lyra_Bel> He's already been in there
[17:30] <Lyra_Bel> And I don't want him back
[17:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> I would be examining Regent
[17:30] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Not you
[17:30] <Lyra_Bel> Why?
[17:30] <Faerzen_Norstov> Abyss is correct in this regard.
[17:30] <Faerzen_Norstov> Lyra, that is how courts function.
[17:31] <Faerzen_Norstov> You present Regent as a witness.
[17:31] <Faerzen_Norstov> You and Regent give your evidence in support of your claim.
[17:31] <Faerzen_Norstov> Then Abyss attempts to refute this evidence or show it as unreliable.
[17:31]  * Lyra_Bel grumbles under her breath
[17:31] <Faerzen_Norstov> Our judge remains an impartial observer.
[17:31] <Lyra_Bel> "Fine.  Reg, your call I guess"
[17:32] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Im up for it*
[17:32] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Continue with your insanity claim"
[17:32] <Faerzen_Norstov> Unless this court works different, which is entirely possible, that is basic court of law practice.
[17:32] <Lyra_Bel> Two.  Suicidal urges.
[17:33] <Lyra_Bel> Again, shouldn't require elaboration
[17:33] <Lyra_Bel> I'm sure Reggie or Faerzen can provide confirmation of this
[17:34] <Faerzen_Norstov> I refuse to act as a witness in this case unless absolutely necessary.
[17:34] <Lyra_Bel> Good call
[17:34] <Lyra_Bel> You again, Reggie
[17:35] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *I can do so*
[17:35] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Granted"
[17:36] <Lyra_Bel> Three.  Let's call it amnesia, since I don't remember any part of agreeing to this contract
[17:36] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Do you have any evidence of such a disorder?
[17:37] <Lyra_Bel> I have no knowledge of court beyond what you've told me here and now.  If I remembered the making of the contract, I'd be at least a bit familiar
[17:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Can you prove that you are not simply lying to withold evidence from the prosectution?
[17:38] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Ahem"
[17:39] <Lyra_Bel> Your honour, you are a mind reader.  You know for a fact that I'm not lying
[17:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Ahem"
[17:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Mr Abyss"
[17:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Hmm"
[17:40] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I must remain impartial in these matters"
[17:40] <Lyra_Bel> I have said as much while under compulsion to tell the truth, and Abyss has accepted it.
[17:41] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "I have no ability to read minds as far as I am aware"
[17:42] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "And should I have I would not be able to use such powers to produce evidence for either side"
[17:42] <Lyra_Bel> Fine.  Abyss, then.  He knows for a fact that I don't remember any such contract being made.
[17:43] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> Your honor, I cannot be forced to use powers to produce evidence for the defense
[17:43] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Granted"
[17:43] <Lyra_Bel> You aren't being forced, you already know
[17:43] <Lyra_Bel> Reggie can read my mind to prove that you know it
[17:44] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Is this true?"
[17:44] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Uh, I don't think I can prove that he knows anything from you*
[17:45] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *I can do my best to prove you don't know anything*
[17:45] <Lyra_Bel> *You read my memory of him accepting my lack of knowledge*
[17:47] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> *Alright*
[17:47] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "And are there any other claims to be made at this time?"
[17:54] <Lyra_Bel> Hysteria.  That's a big one.
[17:55] <Lyra_Bel> I've been on the verge of a breakdown for days now
[17:56] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "And is that all?"
[17:56] <Lyra_Bel> Still no
[17:56] <Lyra_Bel> There's a whole list of stuff wrong with me that I could go through
[17:57] <Lyra_Bel> Like the attempted murders
[17:57] <Lyra_Bel> Or the, what's it called...
[17:58]  * Lyra_Bel googles some stuff
[17:58] <Lyra_Bel> 'Cotard Delusion'
[17:58]  * Faerzen_Norstov gestures for a short bit to his glasses
[17:59] <Lyra_Bel> Mm?
[17:59] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Write a comprehensive list and we shall review it at the end of the recess"
[18:00] <Lyra_Bel> Nah, I think that's the main stuff
[18:00] <Lyra_Bel> Oh, plus telling my best friend to kill herself
[18:00] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Now, is there anything else that needs immediate address?"
[18:00] <Lyra_Bel> But I dunno if there's a proper term for that
[18:01] <Lyra_Bel> Oh, one more question
[18:01] <Lyra_Bel> What happens if I fail to return?
[18:01]  * Faerzen_Norstov gasps suddenly and begins moving her hands around much more rapidly.
[18:01] <Lyra_Bel> If I physically cannot?
[18:01] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "You will summoned, or if unable to, the court will fine you for wasting time"
[18:02] <Lyra_Bel> Define 'fining' me
[18:03] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "A punishment as determined by the nature of and duration of delay"
[18:03] <Lyra_Bel> Give me an example
[18:04] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Loss of limbs"
[18:05] <Lyra_Bel> Oh, so something easy
[18:05] <Lyra_Bel> Okay
[18:05]  * Faerzen_Norstov looks at Lyra worriedly, while still moving her hands around quite rapidly
[18:05] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Any comments from the opposing party?"
[18:06] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> None your honor
[18:06] <Abyss[Ace_Attorney]> "Let the recess begin then"
[18:08] <Faerzen_Norstov> Thank you.
[18:09] <Lyra_Bel> Hmph


[18:11] <Faerzen_Norstov> Now if you don't mind, I have yet another thing to tend to at the moment.
[18:11]  * Faerzen_Norstov heaves a heavy sigh
[18:11]  * Faerzen_Norstov walks about 15 feet away and sits on the ground, further gesturing with her hands in front of her face