Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2010 21:03:32 GMT -5
~Part VIII~
Tuesday, August 10th, morning-late afternoon
Tuesday, August 10th, morning-late afternoon
{Frost & Co. Law Offices, the next morning}
*phone rings*
: *answers* Hello?
: Hello Hunter.
: Where are you!?
: ... Prison. Can you come to the Detention Center in Neopia Central?
: ... I'll be there as soon as I can. *hangs up* *writes note for Miles and the treekids*
{Detention Center, Neopia Central}
: ...
: What did you do this time?
: Nothing! I didn't leave the manor all day, until the police came and arrested me!
: No Psyche-Locks... Well, what are you being accused of?
: ... Murder. ... Of Professor Cinnabar Glitchio.
: What!?
: ... There's a witness who saw me murdering him. I was nowhere near there.
: ... Miles and the treekids said they saw you yesterday too.
: I have no clue how that could be. Well, I can't investigate, so it's up to you. The crime scene is marked on this map here. *gives* You should probably check that out. Also, Dr. Soup is performing Glitchio's autopsy back at the Taco. You should probably talk to him too.
Doctor Tom Ato Soup. Fills in for Doc when he can't be around. He can magically fill his bowl head with soup, but he doesn't use the power too much.
: You can trust me.
: Thanks. Get to the bottom of this.
{Frost & Co. Law Offices}
: *yawn* Time to go monster hunting again. Hey, what's this note?
Miles,
Doctor Lupe is in the Neopia Central Detention Center. I'm going to meet him now. Don't tell the treekids what's going on.
Thanks,
Hunter Frost
Doctor Lupe is in the Neopia Central Detention Center. I'm going to meet him now. Don't tell the treekids what's going on.
Thanks,
Hunter Frost
: This probably has to do with Nightmare. I need to take the treekids back to Dia, this is getting dangerous. *walks away to go wake up the treekids*
{Dark alley, Neopia Central}
: This must be the scene of the crime. Cops are running around everywhere.
: And you should be nowhere near here! Who are you?
: Hunter Frost, the defense attorney for James Lupe.
: Heh. You should probably just give up. James Lupe is a dead man walking.
: What makes you say that?
: We've known of his criminal activity for ages, we just haven't been able to catch him at it. He's guilty, and the best defense attorney in the world won't change that.
: You seem pretty confident!
: If I wasn't confident I'd turn in my badge! A high ranking officer like myself, Captain Tomago Jidan, leader of the Chi Ops, doesn't have time to doubt himself!
: The Chi Ops?
: A special division of the Chia Police. We handle special cases like this one.
: Why is it a special case?
: Neither James Lupe nor Cinnabar Glitchio are natives of Neopia. That alone makes it a special case indeed. Glitchio is very different from most other beings as well, as I'm sure you know.
: I guess it is a special case.
: In fact, the prosecutor isn't even from Neopia for this case. The prosecutor is a man named Payne.
: Payne...
Winston Payne, "the Rookie Killer". A prosecutor from the Phoenix Wright series of games who is completely pathetic. He's always the first prosecutor of the game.
: Well, you should be leaving now. I've told you more than I should've. GO!
: *standing by*
: Okay, I'm leaving! *walks toward the Deep Catacombs and the NTWF*
{Dr. Soup's Office, Icy Taco, NTWF}
: Doctor Soup! Are you here somewhere?
: *walks out of back room* Hello, Hunter.
: What's going to happen with Glitchio?
: Due to his own magic, Phoenix Down doesn't work. We must wait for Glitchio's body to regenerate on its own.
: What do the autopsy results say other than that?
: The stab wound matched the scalpel sword. There was a strange burn on his armor around the stab wound. The results from the forensics lab show Doc's fingerprints on the blade. I assume you're representing him?
: ...Yes.
: I wish you luck. You will need it.
: Thank you. ... I should probably tell Dia what happened before it gets too late. Thank you, doctor. *heads out the door*
{Around the Dialogue Tree}
: Hello Hunter.
: Hi Hunter!
: Dia, I think you should send the treekids away. Best they not hear it.
: Okay, Hunter. Kids, go play over there while mommy talks to Hunter.
*Hunter explains*
: So you still think James is innocent?
: Nightmare's involved. It can't be the doctor.
: I certainly hope so, if only for the kids' sake.
: I'm headed back to my office. I'll send the kids back over.
: Good luck with the trial.
{Icy Taco Plaza}
: What happened with Doc?
: If you want the whole story, come with me to my office. I need to get my files in order there anyway.
: Does it look like Nightmare is involved?
: He has to be.
: Then I'm with you. I need to hear this.
*they walk back to the office*
((By the way, if you're one of the people who isn't a fan of the Ace Attorney series, there's some non-court stuff coming up too. Don't abandon the story yet.))