Two men took their seats in a cramped sideroom on the Global Studios set.
An uneventful silence persisted between them… until a bright and rosy figure sprung abruptly from behind their folding chairs.
"BOO!"
"Maya–!?" The man in blue jumped at her sneak attack. "What are you doing?"
"Haha! Why so shocked, Nick? Didja think I was a ghost?"
The suggestion was enough to send him into a cold sweat. "Don't joke about that, Maya. Sometimes you are a ghost." Turning his attention back to a thick stack of paper he held in his hands, Phoenix Wright furrowed his jagged brow. "I'm still not so sure about this movie thing. I've only read halfway, but this script hits scarily close to home…"
"You're lucky, then!" The girl in the pink costume clapped her hands together with delight. "You'll be a natural for the part! No need to rely on the acting skills you don't have."
(I resent that! Bluffing could be considered a type of acting.)
Brushing off his indignance, Phoenix continued. "What kind of story is this even supposed to be? Isn't it a little serious for a kid's show?"
Maya shot back, "Get with the program, old man! Everybody loves it when TV shows get a little darker and edgier." She whirled to face the other lawyer seated beside him. "You agree, right? Don't you like things edgy, Mr. Edgeworth?"
"Mm…" Choosing to pardon the pun, Edgeworth agreed. "It is an interesting choice to base the plot on an old cinematic classic. I can commend the franchise for being willing to take risks in a direction that appeals to more mature viewers peripheral to its target demographic."
"…Excuse me?" Phoenix threw Edgeworth a baffled glance, having hoped his old rival would support his argument just this once.
With unwavering eyes, the prosecutor clarified, "I'm only speaking from a marketing perspective."
"Anyway!" Maya interjected. "How often do commonfolk like you actually get to guest-star in a real Steel Samurai special?"
Phoenix protested in vain, "Commonfolk like me? What about y–"
(…Oh, right. You're a little too unique to be called "common.")
His assistant grinned smugly. "That's right, I was already a shoo-in to play the character I inspired, after all! I told the director I'd do it only if my friends could be in the movie, too. You should thank me for this opportunity!"
"J00 4C70RZ!" The jarring voice of the director called out from the neighboring studio. "R U rE4dy 2 m4Ke dIs m0V13 h4PPen?"
"…" The lawyer's most crucial objection to participating in this project was the idea of having any further involvement with the greasy criminal accomplice whom he had the displeasure of meeting two years prior. However, his objection was overruled by the unboundable excitement of his young friend.
Rising from his seat, Phoenix sighed and resigned himself to fate.
Cast of Characters
"The Commoner" - Phoenix WRIGHT
"The Woodcutter" - Miles EDGEWORTH
"The Policeman" - Dick GUMSHOE
"The Priest" - The JUDGE
"The Samurai" - Will POWERS
"The Bandit" - Kay FARADAY
"The Woman" - Maya FEY
"The Medium" - Pearl FEY
