[RL: Sunday, Noon - Lunch [Freud!Virus] | Phoenix; Edgeworth]

[attorneyatlol]

Phoenix stared at the piece of paper in front of him. The prospect of eating raw fish didn't seem as appetizing as his lunch companion made it out to be, and the fact that he didn't recognize a single item on the list only served to make him more skeptical. Magura? Hamachi? Kani kama? Perhaps if there had been some kind of explanation, he may have been less inclined to set the paper aside in favor of the regular lunch menu, although that was a very large if.

As he scanned the selections, he sighed in relief. At least you couldn't go wrong with a teriyaki beef bowl, right?

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[samuraiprosecutor]

Patience exhausted, Edgeworth gave up all pretense. With a stern voice and a slight quirk of an eyebrow he replied, "No."

[attorneyatlol]

After holding Edgeworth's gaze for several seconds, Phoenix sighed and relented, shoulders sagging. "Will you at least think about staying home from work tomorrow?" he asked, though he suspected he already knew the answer.

[samuraiprosecutor]

"Of course," Edgeworth replied, with a smirk that accented the sarcasm in his voice. With a mocking nod and an affectedly amiable, "Good afternoon," he left the restaurant.

[attorneyatlol]

Watching him leave, Phoenix briefly considered following at a distance to make sure the other man arrived home safely, but he reminded himself that Edgeworth was otherwise lucid and perfectly capable of navigating the short distance to his apartment.

...Still, it probably wouldn't hurt to call and check on him later, even if the concern would likely be unappreciated and met with disdain.

In the meantime, Phoenix's thoughts slipped back to what was likely the root of the problem and his fist clenched instinctively. Once he found out who was responsible... He wasn't sure what he was going to do, but he knew he couldn't stand aside and let it happen. Shouting hadn't done much in the past and was risky in itself, if what happened to that..Blackout was was any indication.

Perhaps a plea for an appeal was in order.