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ACE ATTORNEY SCRAPBOOK
Chapter 32: An Outrage
Case Tag: 6-5 (Turnabout Revolution)
Quote:
Edgeworth:
...I watched "The Plumed Punisher: Warrior of Neo Twilight Realm" while you were gone.
And my verdict is...it's an outrage! Especially its theme song.
Even worse, the people here believe it's an original Khura'inese show. Can you believe it!
I've already spoke about it at length with Mr. Are'bal here, and he…
Phoenix:
Moving along to things that actually matter…
May 18, 2028
Former Sahdmadhi Law Offices
Miles Edgeworth dusted off the cushion on the couch in the former law offices of Dhurke Sahdmadhi, now the headquarters of the Defiant Dragons. This place was disgusting, to say the least. The dirt, the grime, the spiders...Edgeworth shuddered. The one redeeming quality was that it was a former law office. In theory, it should have some law books somewhere. At least that would be something to pass the time with.
"Hey, Edge," Datz Are'bal addressed him as he returned to the room.
"Mr. Are'bal," Edgeworth acknowledged. "Do you know if there are any law books remaining from Mr. Sahdmadhi's law days?"
Datz looked up from the box he was carrying.
"Probably," he said. "But I found something even better."
"Better?" Edgeworth repeated.
Datz plopped the box down on the coffee table unceremoniously. He reached in and pulled out what looked like a movie box.
"I've got the entire first season of the Plumed Punisher on video!" Datz said, holding up the box.
"Plumed Punisher?"
Was that the show that Wright had been referring to? The one that Maya had been obsessing about during her time abroad?
Datz watched Edgeworth with curiosity.
"Wait, don't tell me you've never seen the Plumed Punisher," he asked. "Have you?"
Edgeworth adjusted his glasses.
"I admit that I have not, Mr. Are'bal," he said. "I don't believe that program has ever found its way overseas."
Datz let out a laugh.
"Then, boy, are you in for a treat! Dhurke, even though the show portrays him as a villain, he's the real star of the show!" he announced. "Take a seat, Mr. Prosecutor, and be prepared to be amazed!"
Edgeworth dusted off the couch cushion again before cautiously taking a seat at the edge of the cushion. Datz popped the movie into the player before joining him on the couch, flopping down on the opposite end. After skipping through the previews, Datz let the movie play. Edgeworth found himself quietly humming along. Eyebrows furrowed, Edgeworth frowned. Wait, how did he know the theme song to a show that he'd never seen before?
"This song..." Edgeworth murmured.
"It's great, isn't it?" Datz asked. "It's an original piece!"
"Original?! This is a blatant rip off!"
"What are you talking about?"
Edgeworth pulled his phone out of his pocket and, before embarrassment could kick in and prevent him from revealing this to a complete stranger, he let his ringtone play. It was the theme from the Steel Samurai, a tune that sounded remarkably like the one for the Plumed Punisher. Datz listened closely.
"Yeah..." he said. "I don't hear it."
Edgeworth sighed and then stuffed his phone back in his pocket. Okay, maybe the makers of the show caught an episode of the Steel Samurai and were inspired. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? Perhaps the show itself would be of some merit.
A few minutes into the show and Edgeworth had had enough. This was supposed to be an original Khura'inese program?!
Imitation was the sincerest form of flattery? No. This was not a compliment to his beloved Steel Samurai. This was something completely different.
This, was an outrage.