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[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Phoenix has been rather quiet since he woke up in the medical wing. He wants to think everything that happened was just some horrible nightmare, but as he overhears more and more conversations, it quickly dawns on him that it is impossible to say this is the case.

A week... If I'm right, I've been gone a whole week. Trapped in that thing...

Is it true? Was there some sort of false me running around? Is that why I see so many people looking at me with contempt when they pass? What exactly did my imposter do? And... why would they pick me, of all people? I'm new. I'm nobody. It doesn't make any sense.

I told Edgeworth I'd do everything I can to help... but in the end, I just helped create more hassle. Am I really supposed to be here?

He clutches the magatama in his hand as if all sense of his reality depends on his holding it.

((ooc: Phoenix's insecurities has a side effect: any attempts to lie to him right now will manifest psyche-locks, from one for a barely kept secret to five for a deeply guarded one. Carpe diem, as they say.))

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[uberlikehermama.livejournal.com]

[Vivio heads into the medical wing, frowning. Everything after the last couple of weeks had really gotten to her, and despite that bean that Gohan had given her healing her from that rather large electric shock, she was still tired.

But before she could rest there was at least someone she needed to see.]

Hi Phoenix, how are you?

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Vivio? I'm...



...I've been better.

[uberlikehermama.livejournal.com]

[Vivio blinks, looking over at Phoenix, frowning a bit.

At least, before she gets in the bed with him and gives her roommate a hug.]

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

He blinks in surprise. But the gesture isn't unwelcome.

Uh... thanks.

[raven-pursuer.livejournal.com]

[Edgeworth walks into the room...but every time he tries to meet Phoenix's gaze, he looks away.]

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Edgeworth...?



Edgeworth, are you okay? I'm sorry I couldn't help during all of this.

[raven-pursuer.livejournal.com]

Don't apologize. This is what our enemy is capable of.

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

So I gather.



...they say a double of me was running around. They're not joking, are they?

[untamedlawman.livejournal.com]

[Virgil just strolls into the room, and sits on the edge of Phoenix's bed]

Howdy, heard that you were awake.

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but the way some people have been looking at me, I'm sort of tempted to just pull the covers over my head and pretend I'm not. Is it really true I had a double running around messing things up?

[untamedlawman.livejournal.com]

Yeah, nasty piece of work - but I'll kick in the head of anyone who'd try to tie you to what he did. It ain't you fault, and it ain't right for them to give you the stinkeye.

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I think I could use some allies for a while. I still don't understand why they picked me of all people to clone.

[smoothouroboros.livejournal.com]

[Hazama enters the medical wing, glancing around a few times before noticing Phoenix. Is that a faint smile on his face?]

How are you feeling today, Mr. Wright?

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Oh... hi Hazama. Honestly? Pretty terrible. Finding out about what happened while I was gone... And here I was, not able to do a thing to help.

[smoothouroboros.livejournal.com]

So you've been filled in then?

From the reports I've seen, your clone kept pretty busy.

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

He grits his teeth.

Tell me about it. Poisoning? Betrayal? It's like they knew exactly what I consider to be unforgivable. I've got a lot of bridges to rebuild.

[yokaiofnaps.livejournal.com]

[At some point after her big post-battle nap, Meiling wanders in on her rounds of checking up on people.]

...Mr. Wright?

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Oh, uh, hi.

[yokaiofnaps.livejournal.com]

I... uh... heard that you were one of the people who got captured.

Are you all... alright?

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

"Hey big guy."

There's a blue Hedgehog leaning against the partition, smirking at him.

"How're you holding up? Got all the goo out of your spikes yet?"

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Huh? Oh, uh, hey Sonic.



I'm... Honestly, still in a bit of shock. I can't believe... But I did manage to wash all that stuff off, thanks. I wish I knew where the hell my suit was, though; that was my only one.

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

"You lost your SUIT?" Now that he thinks of it... before the mainframe screwup he'd never seen Phoenix in anything but that suit. It was part of what Sonic associated with the defense attourney; It'd probably be like Sonic losing his shoes!

...Except that Phoenix's suit probably didn't have more tech than Silicon Valley intigrated into it. But that was besides the point.

"Man. Tough luck there! Maybe they hid all the kidnap-ees' stuff somewhere around here? It doesn't make sense for them to just destroy it... once you get out of here, all you'll have to do is go look for it and you'll find it stuck somewhere!"

[bittervictor.livejournal.com]

...Phoenix.

Damn.

Are... Are you all right, sir?

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

About as good as you can expect when you've found out you had a monster clone running around messing things up in your absence.

[bittervictor.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'm glad that Kaz tipped me off... I could confirm you weren't yourself.

Sir, permission to speak freely?