[Were Edgeworth there in person, he would likely pick up on the flash of hope glimmering for a moment there in Phoenix's eyes as he glances at the journal, disbelieving what he's hearing.
He'd all but forgotten ever saying that to Edgeworth, but the repetition of his own words jars his memory. And briefly, he has to wonder if Edgeworth's meaning behind those words is the same as his own, unknowingly, was when he spoke them in the past.
The urge now to dissolve into tears and beg Edgeworth to just forget all of this ever happened is strong. It's some testament to his own self-improvement, or perhaps his surprise, that he doesn't do either of those things.]
Maybe we could... just... maybe there's a better way to solve this... I don't want to stop talking to you. I really don't.
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Date: 2012-06-13 07:05 am (UTC)From:[Were Edgeworth there in person, he would likely pick up on the flash of hope glimmering for a moment there in Phoenix's eyes as he glances at the journal, disbelieving what he's hearing.
He'd all but forgotten ever saying that to Edgeworth, but the repetition of his own words jars his memory. And briefly, he has to wonder if Edgeworth's meaning behind those words is the same as his own, unknowingly, was when he spoke them in the past.
The urge now to dissolve into tears and beg Edgeworth to just forget all of this ever happened is strong. It's some testament to his own self-improvement, or perhaps his surprise, that he doesn't do either of those things.]
Maybe we could... just... maybe there's a better way to solve this... I don't want to stop talking to you. I really don't.