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[bratworth]

I have not.

( His frown only deepens. )

Why, have you?

[kayssistant]

Well, I've had a crush on a guy at school...

[Kay winces and makes a gagging sound.]

He turned out to be a real stuck-up jerk. [She drops her voice as if that guy might even be on this world.] Had to ditch him on a date and pretend I had track practice.

[bratworth]

It doesn't sound like he was worth your time.

( Ergo, crushes: not worth anyone's time. )

[kayssistant]

A-Anyway, what else did they feel after eating the chocolate?

[Does this mean he might keep tabs on anyone Kay has any interest in.]

[bratworth]

( Yes. )

I believe there was also an accompanying urge to look another in the eyes.

[kayssistant]

[Good luck when the Iris moon cycle rolls around, Mr. Edgeworth.

This is sounding more and more like a weird rom-com, but aside from the invasion of personal space and consent, there don't seem to be any other effects.]

Then what? Did they suddenly keel over and puke? Break into a rash?

[Kay wants to know where the "poison" REALLY kicks in.]

[bratworth]

That's it, as far as I am aware.

( Isn't it bad enough already?! )

[kayssistant]

[It depends.]

Do the effects wear off after a while?

[bratworth]

I believe that they might lessen with physical contact, but it is unconfirmed.

[kayssistant]

Unconfirmed, even after you've talked to those people? [Kay slams her fist into her open palm.] Well, we can't leave that unconfirmed! We need the truth!

[And just as she says that, she remembers what Ray Shields said about Edgeworth still being all about the von Karma creed at this point.]

[bratworth]

Well, I only interacted with them for a short time. Usually it takes several hours at least for these effects to wear off.

At this point, there might not be much more we can do than wait.

( However much he hates to admit it. )

[kayssistant]

That's boring.

[Kay huffs and leans...no, before she can lean against the buffet table, she hesitates and then leans against a nearby chair instead.]

Most boring investigation ever.

[bratworth]

I would rather have a boring investigation than an exciting one.

( He frowns again. )

Be careful with the food.

( Goodness knows it might contaminate them just by being touched! )

[kayssistant]

I dunno, if all the food was laced with something, wouldn't everyone be acting strange?

[She waves a hand over at the people milling about. A good number of them weren't holding hands or looking into each other's eyes - or, if they did look into each other's eyes, it was in a conversational way.]

[bratworth]

We do not know how long it takes for the poison to take effect.

( A beat. )

But what I meant is that you should try to avoid breaking anything.

[kayssistant]

I am not gonna break anything.

[Kay pouts. Even if she totally almost broke something.]

The Yatagarasu doesn't break stuff!

[bratworth]

( Wait, what...? Isn't that the woman who had... )

The Yatagarasu?

[kayssistant]

What? Wait, the Yatagarasu wa -

[Oh right. This Edgeworth doesn't know the plot twist to the whole Yatagarasu puzzle. Kay halts mid-sentence, and throws up her hands.]

Am I gonna have to give you spoilers about what happens seven years later?

[bratworth]

I would prefer an explanation, yes.

( Honestly, he feels like his head is going to explode as-is. )

[kayssistant]

Okay. [She takes a deep breath and hopes she can tell the full story by herself and not make Edgeworth's life more difficult (even though by merely existing as a 17-year-old from his future, she already is).] Do you remember what Uncle Badd said about why the Yatagarasu could never be caught?

[bratworth]

( Given it has only been a matter of months ago from Edgeworth's timeline, it's certainly not hard to remember at all. )

Indeed. It was a three-pronged approach: the Yatagarasu always knew the location of their target, how to disable any security systems that might stand in their way, and not leave any evidence behind.

[kayssistant]

And at that time, Calisto Yew claimed to be the Yatagarasu.

[Kay does not seem troubled with invoking the name of her father's murderer, apart from a brief scowl when she says Calisto's name.]

But some time after that, I found my dad's diary where he said he was the Yatagarasu.

What do you think?

[bratworth]

I would think that somebody is lying.

( It wouldn't be the first someone had falsely claimed to be the Yatagarasu, after all. Then again... )

[kayssistant]

Do you think my dad would lie in his own diary?

[DON'T YOU DARE TELL HER THAT HER DADDY LIED.

(Even if she already knows he didn't.)]

[bratworth]

( Look, it's possible, but he's not going to suggest it while Kay is staring at him like that. )

Perhaps it was the Yew woman who lied.