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[ click! as the device starts recording. a pause, before soysauce's voice comes on, sounding a little confused, a little curious. ]

Ah, is this how this thing works? [ beat ] I do wish it was a little easier to get used to these things.

[ some rustling noises as he shifts his grip on it. ]

Nonetheless, if this is functional and receiving messages as it's meant to, please feel free. I suppose I'll find a way to get to those messages somehow eventually.

Best wishes, friend.

[ a long, unintentional pause before he manages to cut the recording. ]

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[He scowls, but - ]

You - make me feel like a bully when I speak with you.

You're discounting the, ah --

[ pause. sounding a little more sheepish and slightly embarrassed, ]

... the lecture I gave you?

...Not counting that. When you just...agree with what I say. It's - You should stand up for yourself.

Mmmm. [ rolling over in his bed for a moment while he thinks over that. ] I do when it matters. But I think -- it doesn't hurt to let things go in most cases.

I disagree.

Well, I can't say I'm too surprised you'd disagree -- you did seem rather incensed at the very thought that one might call you stupid.

[ a tired laugh at that. it was kind of funny how strongly edgeworth recoiled at that. ]

...That's not a matter of pride. You're just saying, essentially, that I'm bad at my job. One cannot be good at this job and be stupid.

And I cannot do mine without being quite difficult to kill. You said there's no shame in being unable to defend oneself, and likewise, I don't take it too personally if someone finds me foolish once in a while.

Of course you do. Everyone does.

... I -- don't?

Yes you do.

[ after thinking over this very hard for a moment, ]

I don't quite understand why you seem so indignant that I don't find it offensive.

I don't believe that you don't find it offensive.

[ mumbled under his breath, ]

... you also won't believe I'm an excellent gunman.

Well, I don't particularly care if you're an excellent gunman.

[ sigh. edgeworth, you're a strange, strange man. ]

But you do care that I don't -- ah, 'pretend not to' be offended when people call me foolish. Seems a rather odd set of priorities.

It's not.

Would -- you explain to me why it's not?

Because it's not. Skill with a gun is nothing of which to be particularly proud; intelligence is.

... Mister Edgeworth. I understand that we come from drastically different places. But I -- and quite a few other people -- would be dead several times over if I hadn't learned to use a firearm at a very young age. So please be understanding if I must disagree with you.

[A slight pause. Then:]

A gun simply does nothing but destroy. I think that one cannot be proud of one's ability to destroy.

That's one way of viewing it. But I hope you'll forgive me for being rather proud of the fact that I'm still alive.

...Hmph.

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