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ACE ATTORNEY SCRAPBOOK
Chapter 23: Foolishness
Case Tag: Post 1-4 (Turnabout Goodbyes)
Quote:
Gumshoe:
Mr. Edgeworth came in to wish me a happy New Year's the other day!
Talk about a pleasant surprise, pal! He said...
Edgeworth:
Whoooooooooooop! Detective Gumshoooooooooooooe!
Gumshoe:
...then he hung his head low and walked out the door. Kinda strange if you ask me...
January 1, 2017, 11:50am
Criminal Affairs Department
There was a certain feeling of festivity, cheeriness and hope in the air. Snow had fallen overnight, turning the city into a white kingdom of frost, the sun shining merrily overhead, glistening brightly off of the mountains of soft, puffy snow. The new year, which had begun less than 12 hours ago, had started off nicely.
Miles Edgeworth shoved his hands into his pockets as he casually strolled from the prosecutor's office to the police department a few street over. The previous year had not ended well for him. First, he was on trial for murder, then he confessed to the murder of his father believing he had been the one who let off the fateful shot that killed him; however, with the help of frenemy Phoenix Wright, the new year was able to start on a much better note. Edgeworth no longer had to wake each night to the recurring nightmare that had kept him sleepless on many a night. It was the first time, in a long time, that he didn't feel so hopeless and empty; it was a remarkable feeling.
Granted a new lease on life, Edgeworth was doing his best to take the advice that Wright had imparted on him at the end of his trial (or rather, the lesson Maya Fey tried to share with him) and be happy and enthusiastic like Detective Gumshoe. It was going to take quite some time, but he was committed to changing himself for the better, little by little. Edgeworth planned on starting this new year off the right way, by visiting his loyal friend and wishing him a happy new year.
Arriving at the police department the next block over, Edgeworth headed inside, thankful for the warm gust of air that greeted him from the vent overhead. Peering through the glass doors as he brushed some snow off of his boots, the prosecutor spied the detective inside the Criminal Affairs Department, sitting at his desk. Detective Dick Gumshoe immediately noticed Edgeworth upon entry and waved cheerily at his friend and coworker.
"Happy New Year, Mr. Edgeworth!" he called.
Edgeworth's lips adopted a small smile. Standing in the doorway, he cleared his throat before responding.
"Whoooooooooooop! Detective Gumshoooooooooooooe!" Edgeworth shouted in an unexpectedly loud voice. "Happy Neeeeeeeeeewwwww Yeeeeeeaaaaarrr!"
Gumshoe was admittedly shocked by this, his jaw actually dropping open.
"I feel foolish..." the frilly prosecutor murmured to himself.
Before Gumshoe could reply, Edgeworth hung his head low and turned to leave, heading right back outside into the cold. Strange, the detective considered, but a nice gesture, especially coming from someone has guarded and socially uncomfortable as Edgeworth.
At least it was a start.