06 [backdated to the afternoon of January 19]

[takethat]

[Written]

So, I woke up this morning to find all my stuff cleaned up and arranged and put away. Since there's no one else who could've would've done that but you, I have questions:
1. Why?
2. When?
3.












Where did you put my underwear??

Comments

[cantacquityou]

This...is your bicycle? From back home?

[takethat]

[He nods happily. "It's comforting to have it here now."]

[cantacquityou]

...




...It is amazing how the simplest things make you so happy.

[takethat]

["Wouldn't having something unexpected of yours from home make you a little happy too?"]

[cantacquityou]

Yes. But this is a mere bicycle.

[takethat]

[His face falls--he really has been very happy about his bike, but now Edgeworth is picking on him for it (not the he really expected anything else)...

"I guess I've had it for a long time." Since college, not that it matters. /emo]

1/2

[cantacquityou]

...

2/2

[cantacquityou]

[Notices the polish and cloth. He then takes one of the strips of cloth, dabs a bit of the polish on it, and hesitantly applies the cloth to bike, slowly and unsurely swiping it across the handlebar.]

[takethat]

...










[This second attempt at kindness (and unspoken apology, or something close to it?) doesn't go unheeded, and Phoenix kneels next to Edgeworth with a smile.

"You don't really have to. Wouldn't want you to smell like polish all day."

He picks up another rag and rubs in the polish with vigor.]

[cantacquityou]

[Edgeworth polishing = awkward]


You know, it would perhaps be easier if only you had gotten your licen--


[And at that, he attempts to reach for the bottle, and knocks it over , the polish promptly spilling out onto the tatami.]




...Damn it!

[takethat]

[Phoenix scoots to one side to avoid the spilled polish, and dives for some more spare rags to attempt to mop it up with. Unfortunately it's sort of soaking into the bamboo. He pinches his nose--the smell is nasty.]

[cantacquityou]

...That's putrid. I suppose that's going to have to be replaced...

insert 'smells bad' icon here

[takethat]

[He frowns and pokes at the smelly tatami. Oh well; he'll just ask the castle for a new one later. For now, he stands up and crosses over to the window, pushing it open and waving his hands around in an attempt to explain that he's doing it for fresh air.]

[cantacquityou]

[That really didn't have to be explained...He'd probably have done it, himself.]




...I suppose I should simply keep my hands to myself from now on.

[takethat]

[Shaking his head quickly! "No, I appreciated the help! Really."]

[cantacquityou]

...The courtesies are unneeded, really.

[takethat]

["It's not a courtesy."

Sigh. He leans back on the windowsill.

"I meant it."]

[cantacquityou]

Your expression speaks otherwise.

[takethat]

["I'm not that broken up about some spilled polish." A smile. No, he's actually a lot more concerned about how much you seem to be hating on yourself, Edgeworth.]

[cantacquityou]

That is not counting the fact that you cannot find anything now, thanks to my 'help.'

[takethat]

[...



"I can find it now that you showed me."]

[cantacquityou]

Hmph.

[takethat]

[Awkward silence is awkward, and Phoenix is fidgeting and antsy; he'd like nothing more than to convince Edgeworth his help really has been appreciated, but he knows better than to think he'd ever be believed if he tried.









"Do you want a drink?" Alcohol fixes everything]

[cantacquityou]

What do you have?

[takethat]

["Wine and beer." He shrugs. He's not exactly a connoisseur of alcoholic beverages.]