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[thxforthememories]

[Behold! A new voice on the network. And... it sounds decidedly uncertain. Maybe a little shaky.]

[Hey, when you get electrocuted by thousands of volts out of nowhere before waking up somewhere you've never seen, you're bound to sound a little off. Not to mention completely overwhelmed.]

[And quite honestly, he doesn't know what to say right now. Asking the empty air for help? In a place he's never even heard of? Surrounded by sights and sounds and robots utterly foreign? That seems... odd. But what choice does he have?]

Someone... please. [He hesitates.] I don't understand what's happened.

I --

[And here is where the first bit of real panic seems to show through. Sure, he got the explanation, but--] I don't remember coming here. Or ever hearing of such a place.

Please answer me.

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[littlecrowgirl]

It's a nickname. Don't you know what those are?

[Go to worst robot corner.]

Well, it'd be nice...

[thxforthememories]

I've never had one.

Apologies shouldn't be used lightly.

[littlecrowgirl]

Well can Mister K be your first?

[She tilts her head.]

Why not? It's not like they cost anything.

[thxforthememories]

Why do you want to give me a nickname?

It... just seems like something important like that.

[littlecrowgirl]

I give nicknames to people I like.

[Simple as that.]

And apologies are always important, no matter how often you use them!

[thxforthememories]

You... like me?

[What is this madness.]

I see.

[littlecrowgirl]

Yeah! You remind me a lot of a good friend of mine.

[Right down to the pointing-out-the-obvious.]

[thxforthememories]

A friend?

[littlecrowgirl]

Yeah, he's not here right now, but you remind me of him. But you and I can be friends too.

[thxforthememories]

Friends...

I don't... have friends.

[littlecrowgirl]

[Her face drops a tad at that. Everyone needed friends...she didn't even know what she could do without Mr. Edgeworth back home. She places her hands around her scarf, pulling it up a bit as she listens.]

None at all? Why?

[thxforthememories]

[This is complicated. And he's not... sure he wants to explain it to anyone.]

There was... someone.

We won't be able to see each other again.

[littlecrowgirl]

Oh...I'm sorry...but why not?

[She's fiddling with her key in her hair apprehensively. He probably didn't want to talk about it, but it doesn't hurt to ask.]

[thxforthememories]

...

I made a promise.

[To go. To live. If he'd stayed... it wouldn't have turned out well.]

[littlecrowgirl]

[Oh.

OH.

That hits Kay in a special area.]

A promise...You made one too?

[thxforthememories]

Yes.

I did. It was important.

[littlecrowgirl]

Did you keep it?

[This is serious stuff for Kay.]

[thxforthememories]

... I'm here. I'm nowhere near where he is. I'm not even in Japan any longer.

So yes, I've kept my promise.

[It comes out pretty bitter. They'd only just had that conversation before he suddenly woke up here.]

[littlecrowgirl]

[Goddammit Japan why do you get all the cool robots.]

Good. Keeping promises is very important. I have a lot I have to keep.

Are you okay? You seem angry.

[thxforthememories]

[Because it's Japan.]

I wouldn't break a promise I made to him. Even if this place had given me the chance.

[WHICH IT DIDN'T. And that's the problem.]

I'm not happy with this situation.

[littlecrowgirl]

I'm sure he's happy you kept it...

[She's trying to put a positive spin on it, at least.]

[thxforthememories]

I won't ever know that for certain. Will I?

[Sorry, kiddo, he's kind of a pessimist.]

[littlecrowgirl]

I don't think he'd be upset with you for doing what he wanted. So...I think you can assume it!

[She's not one to give up that easily.]

[thxforthememories]

I would rather know.

[Rather see him again too, but that won't happen.]

[littlecrowgirl]

You'll find out. You just have to wait.

...Here.

[She digs into her little satchel on the back of her belt, pulling out a pen and a pencil.]