wheeeeee

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

[It's not really his forte, but in his spare time when he's bored, Phoenix doesn't mind learning a few card tricks. At the moment, he's sitting in the park, by the Fagsona fountain a random fountain, shuffling up a deck. It's kind of quiet today, though. Maybe if someone passes by he can get a volunteer for his latest trick. For now, though, he just idly shuffles the deck, bridging it in one hand; lather, rinse, repeat.]

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[suruga.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

[Phoenix bunches the cards back up into a neat pile, holding them out again.]

Alright, put it back in the deck and shuffle it real good.

[suruga.livejournal.com]

[She does it obediently enough, but the left hand seems to bend the cards a little too much when shuffling them, and nearly half of the deck ends up being conspicuously creased near the center. She realizes this, and looks slightly apologetic.]

Oh, sorry about that.

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

...Huh. That won't do, will it?

[He taps his chin thoughtfully with a card. Wait, where'd he get that?]

That's alright. I have plenty of spare decks at home.

[Then he turns the card in his hand over.]

Five of spades?

[suruga.livejournal.com]

[She blinks at him.]

Yeah, and?

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

...

Isn't it yours?

[suruga.livejournal.com]

Well, that is the card I picked...

[suruga.livejournal.com]

But I already knew that. Not much of a trick, then, huh?

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

[...Maybe some people just aren't meant to understand tricks.]

The trick is that your card miraculously appeared in my hand.

[He holds out his hand for his bent-up deck back.]

[suruga.livejournal.com]

[She hands it back to him.]

Ah. Did it?

[She smiles to herself for a moment, and then looks up, beaming.]

That was a cute trick! Are you a magician?

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

Nah. I just pick up a few things from my daughter.

[Phoenix slides the card back into the deck, straightening it out.]

[suruga.livejournal.com]

So your daughter's a magician.

Just like a magical girl!

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

I guess that's one way to think of her.

[suruga.livejournal.com]

I bet she's cute!

[Wait, what's this vibe you're getting...?]

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

[No way, it... can't be. Only Edgeworth gives off this kind of vibe!]

Most adorable thing on the planet.

[suruga.livejournal.com]

[A hand to her face, is that a hint of a dreamy sigh?]

That's so sweet.

[acehobo.livejournal.com]

[Or maybe it's just a girl thing, admiring the beautiful relationship of father and child.]

You two would probably get along.

[Or maybe he's on to you.]