Phoenix gawked at Tyki. Could he do anything without turning it into some creepy innuendo? “Do you want to wake him or give him nightmares?” he finally remarked, perhaps a hint of exasperation in his voice.

Not wanting to contend with the dog, he sighed and made the decision to round the bed and climb onto the mattress just enough to reach Edgeworth, tapping him lightly on his bare shoulder. “Edgeworth, wake up.”