Disclaimer: Ace Attorney and all characters are copyright by CAPCOM; I'm just a fan imitating. The stories presented are influenced by the multiple games as well as the comic (Manga written by Kenji Kuroda).


25 Reasons We Didn't Know We Loved Miles Edgeworth

#4-Foodie


Maya and Pearl gaped in awe as Larry pulled into the gate of a sprawling complex named Gatewater Heights. There were three towers with grand windows and decorated grounds with topiaries and flowers all designed in a classic Greek motif. A fountain decorated the center of the drive in front of the largest building.

"Just take her into the garage," Edgeworth motioned with his hand, "Since you broke my car and now it needs fixed."

Larry sobbed a little, "I'm so sorry Edgey!"

"Mister Ed-ji-worth, does this whole place belong to you?"

Edgeworth looked a little sheepish, "Yes… Yes it does."

"This whole thing is your house?" Maya looked incredulous.

"Um, no…" Edgeworth drawled, "I have the Penthouse at the top of this building. The rest of the flats are for let. I have quite a few tenants."

Both Maya and Pearls eyes grew so large as they passed through the grounds and headed around back toward the garage.

When Larry parked, Edgeworth led Maya and Pearl to the stairwell and they started going up, Larry wasn't invited, but he followed anyway.

"Doesn't your building have an elevator?" Maya asked when they'd gone up five flights of stairs.

Edgeworth paused on the landing and frowned, "Yes… But it's under maintenance."

"You're not just scared of elevators, are you?" Maya grinned at him.

"Never," Edgeworth started walking in order to kill the conversation.

When they got to his floor, his was the only door. As soon as it was opened a large golden blur burst from the flat and tackled Edgeworth into the opposite wall. Pearl and Maya stared while the big dog licked Edgeworth's face and ears while pinning him to the floor.

Pearl started shaking and Maya grabbed her, "Mystic Maya! It's eating him!"

Pearl started screaming.

Pess started barking.

Edgeworth decided to bring everyone inside the flat and sort things out.

"Shh! Sit," he told Pess and then knelt so that he and Pearl were eye to eye, "Now, Miss Fey, do not panic. Pess will not hurt you."

"I don't want to!" Pearl tried to push back against Maya to get away.

Edgeworth stood, "If you are afraid, don't go near her. She'll leave you alone."

"Can I pet her?" Maya asked.

"Yes you may," Edgeworth nodded and smiled.

"Can I pet her too?" Larry asked.

"What are you doing here?" Edgeworth asked, startled to see him.

"You invited us didn't you?" Larry grinned at him.

Edgeworth only grumbled and walked away. Pess followed him as he led the group into the flat. He waved an arm in the direction of a bright spacious room with a hearth and several sofas with carved wooden embellishments and regal looking upholstery.

"This is the sitting room," he said, "You may make yourselves at home here."

"Are you going to give us the Grand Tour?" Maya asked.

Edgeworth frowned, "I hadn't planned on it…"

"Oh, but you should!" Maya said, "We need to scope out the whole place!"

Edgeworth looked at her oddly, "Why?"

"But we have to find Mister Nick," Pearl raised both fists determinedly.

"Right," Edgeworth added, "We shouldn't waste time gallivanting about my private residence."

Maya leaned in toward Edgeworth, "Some other time maybe?"

Edgeworth blushed.

"Lunch!" Maya hopped up suddenly, "You said you'd feed us lunch!"

"Ah, yes," Edgeworth nodded.

He led the group out of the sitting room back to the grand entryway toward another large bright room with a long table and heavy chairs. There were tapestries on the walls.

"This is the dining room," Edgeworth waved his arm as he walked past.

He turned into a smaller room with a round glass table and service for four, "This is the nook," Edgeworth added.

Edgeworth motioned for everyone to stay in the 'nook' while he poked his head into another door, "Hello?"

Edgeworth returned with a scowl, "No one is in the kitchen," he said.

"Mister Edgeworth!" A tall thin and harried looking man with a very pompous turn of face hurried into the nook, "Mister Edgeworth, we were not expecting you so early and with guests!"

Edgeworth pointed at the man, "This is Mister Wellington, he's my butler."

Larry, Maya, and Pearl waved. Wellington sniffed.

"Sir, will you guests need refreshment?" Wellington asked.

"Yes, please," Edgeworth nodded, "and lunch."

"Lunch?!" Wellington gasped.

"Yes, were is the cook?" Edgeworth planted his hands on his hips.

"Sir, you don't normally come home for lunch and the cook has gone to do the shopping for dinner."

Edgeworth sighed, "Oh."

"Wait," Maya puffed out her cheeks and balled her fists, "So we're not getting lunch?"

Edgeworth looked at the butler and the man shook his head, "I do not cook."

"I'll cook," Edgeworth looked over at Maya with no small amount of concern.

Maya clapped, "You can cook too? Mister Edgeworth…"

Edgeworth looked at them and smiled, "Would you like cereal? I have raisin bran and Cheerios…"

Maya looked aghast, eyes narrowed and jaw hanging, "I thought you said you were going to cook…"

Edgeworth frowned, "I can make a bowl of cereal."

Maya glared, "You're kidding. Please tell me you're kidding."

Edgeworth looked at Larry and Pearl, neither of who wanted to get in Maya's way about lunch. He tugged nervously at his hair at the back of his head.

"Okay…" Edgeworth said, "Why don't you ladies make yourselves comfortable? Mister Wellington will get you something to drink… Larry, come with me…"

Larry looked confused—which really wasn't unusual—as Edgeworth grabbed his arm and dragged him into the kitchen.

"Perhaps, Butz," Edgeworth had his head down, "You can redeem yourself."

The two of them stood in the center of the kitchen completely at a loss.

"Hey, Edgey," Larry said, "Why don't you make them cook? They're females…"

Edgeworth face palmed, "They are my guests. I cannot invite a guest to my home and not provide refreshment or meals should they require. It is beyond etiquette."

"Where's that?" Larry looked around in confusion.

"We need to make something for them to eat for lunch," Edgeworth took off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves.

"Do you have salad stuff? We could just slice that up and boom! Girls like salad."

Edgeworth smiled, "I dare say, there's a spark of intelligence in that old brain of yours!"

He went to open the refrigerator and stared.

"Just grab whatever veggies are in there," Larry smiled with his chin raised high, suddenly very proud of himself.

"Here," Edgeworth handed Larry two red bell peppers, a carrot, a jicama, a box of raspberries, a bag of alfalfa sprouts, a cucumber and a couple of shallots.

Larry lined up the ingredients on the counter and studied them, "It seems wrong. Like something is missing. Do you have anything that looks like leaves?"

"You mean lettuce?" Edgeworth asked.

"Okay, yeah."

"No," Edgeworth frowned, "But there's this… It looks like spinach but I don't think it is…"

"Maybe you should taste it?" Larry said.

"You taste it!" Edgeworth glared.

Larry tore a piece off of one of the leaves and then stuck it in his mouth.

"Ack! Wow! What the heck!"

"So it's not spinach?" Edgeworth asked.

"I don't know," Larry was spitting the remnants of the fowl vegetation into the sink, "It's gross!"

Edgeworth took the greens away from Larry and rinsed them, then he started chopping them roughly and put them in a bowl.

"I told you it was gross," Larry said, "Why'd you put it in there?"

"It looks nice," Edgeworth held up the bowl, "It's leafy."

"What's this?" Larry held up the jicama.

Edgeworth stared at it, "I think it's a radish… The large white radishes that—"

Larry grabbed it, "Here, I'll shred a little of that and we'll put a carrot in there, and—"

Edgeworth handed him a cucumber.

Larry shredded it into the bowl and then he mixed everything together.

"That looks nice," Edgeworth nodded.

"I guess we just feed it to them?" Larry smiled.

Maya and Pearl both looked relieved when Edgeworth and Larry exited the kitchen with all their limbs intact. The salad presented looked very lovely indeed.

"Let's eat!" Maya said.

Edgeworth watched in awe as Maya ate a bowl of the salad without pause. Then she looked at him, eyes watering.

"What kind of salad is this?" Maya asked, "It cleared my sinuses!"

Edgeworth looked at Larry and Larry stared back at him.

"It's gourmet," Edgeworth said.


A/N: Thanks for reading!

Gourmet—a fancy word for indescribable

I'm not sure what kind of salad that was, but I have a feeling they might have used mustard greens… Whhoo! That'd make me cry…

May 25 2016

More "said" reduction! Thanks for reading (or re-reading if that is the case) it means so much!