soul_campaign | o33 Voice

[Out of the blue, in the early light of dawn, Genesis' voice comes on to the network. There's the sound of live flames crackling in very close proximity, and he sounds incredibly confused.]

Where... how did I get here? [He murmurs to himself in confusion, not sure of exactly what to say. Then he snaps out of it for a moment.]

Neji, Edgeworth-- it looks like the arsonist has struck again. And at another residential buil--

[But his message is cut short as his attention is drawn to someone crying out not too far from him:

Officer! There he is!! That's the man who set fire to this place!

Immediately, there are footsteps, many of them-- and they all are coming towards Genesis.]

I'm not who you're looking for! I couldn't have set fire to this building!!

[The witness cries out again: Lies! I saw you with my own two eyes!
An officer cut in: We'll hear your story at the station. You'll have to come with us first.

You're Genesis Rhapsodos of the Watch, aren't you? I'm disappointed. I had more faith in you guests who chose to help us with keeping the city safe. I'm confiscating your communication device for now, but I'll let you make just one call.

Then, there's a little shuffle, as if Genesis only realized that the device was still on all this time.]

Edgeworth, Near, Neji-- if any of you are listening to this: I did not do this. And if I actually did, I did not do it by my own free will. I have faith that you will believe me. I'm counting on you to find who really did this.

[That's enough, buddy. You're coming along with us now.

There is the clink of metal: handcuffs, and the feed ends, cut off by one of the officers.]

((OOC: Action threads at the city jail is an option to take!))

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[For a moment, Genesis feels a little defensive about answering that question, not wanting to get his girlfriend caught up in this. But at the end of the day, he does have more faith in Edgeworth than anyone else. And thus, he allows this interrogation.]

I've been seeing her since about... August.

Then, you have been in a relationship with her for two months? Has anything like this ever happened to you during that span of time? [That spell of forgetfulness, the pendant, everyone claiming they saw Genesis at the scene...if Genesis was innocent, there has to be something that can unravel this tangled web.]

I was telling Mello earlier... there was nothing like this, but once in a while, I've been a little clumsy? Like I go to watch a movie, but I can't remember anything about the movie when it finishes. Or I start to read something, but the next thing I know, I had dozed off with the book in my hands.

Can you recall the first time you had such an episode? [Edgeworth gestures with his pointer finger as he talks. Exactly what it looks like in the icon.]

Edited 2014-08-16 14:58 (UTC)

[Sometimes, Genesis really had to wonder about Edgeworth's gestures. But then again, Genesis had odd gestures of his own.]

Maybe... about a week after I got the necklace? That was when I went out to a movie with Ligeia.

...

[There's a red flag going up.]

And have you always worn the necklace since you received it?

Yes. She insisted on it.

She insisted. [He repeats the word. That red flag just becomes clearer and clearer.]

So, after she insisted, and you obliged, you began having these episodes. When you didn't have these episodes, did you sense anything...odd, while wearing the necklace?

[At that, Genesis shook his head.]

No. Nothing at all.

...

[The pieces fall into place, and the picture finally dawns upon him.]

Genesis. That necklace may hold the key to your acquittal. Allow me to bring it to Shibusen.

[At first, Genesis feels a little defensive. Why? It was like suspecting the very person who gave it to him, the person who he regarded as one he loved. And it had been a while since he had fallen in love with someone.

He grasps the necklace around his neck, hesitating about handing it over to his partner. He might need a little more encouragement.]

[He extends a hand for the necklace. Frankly, Edgeworth could care less about how much Genesis loved his girlfriend. That isn't the issue. What is at issue is Genesis' innocence, which is infinitely more important to Edgeworth.]

Do you plan on spending the rest of your stay in Death City behind bars?

... I don't.

[It doesn't take long for Edgeworth to convince Genesis. He knows where his priorities lay. At the end of the day, his place was as a soldier in this war: not some man settling for a life of tranquility with someone to love. He still hesitates a little as he takes off the piece of jewelry, but it does end up in Edgeworth's hand.]

Here you are.

Thank you.

[His apology is curt, but sincere. He grips the necklace in his hand, the red flag in his mind still up and flying high. Edgeworth closes his fingers around the pendant, a feeling of foreboding washing over him as he dreads the worst.]

I won't rest until I have the truth in my hand. If you are truly innocent, there is a way to prove it.

Edited (wow I can't pick an icon) 2014-10-03 11:42 (UTC)

You have my full trust, then.

[Genesis nods, his blue eyes now bright with determination. It doesn't matter what his girlfriend could say now. His trust in his partner was far greater.]

I appreciate your faith in me, Genesis. Unless you have anything else to tell me, I shall take my leave.

[He nods.]

Good luck with the case, partner.

[Edgeworth nods, a firm expression on his face as he stands straight.]

Thank you.

[I need much more than luck, not that I believe in it.]

o33 Voice | 10-04, dawn

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