"Hang on." Phoenix had already fished out his cell phone and was going through the entries in his address book before Edgeworth had even said anything. Thankfully, he was quick to find the number for Kurain's payphone and even quicker to hit the send button.

[Insert conversation in which Pearls reassures Phoenix that everything is fine and, no, there aren't any monsters attacking their village and, no, people aren't turning to piles of dust. Assumed with Pearl's player's permission]

There was an obvious air of relief about Phoenix as he hung up and returned his phone to his pocket. He ran a hand through his hair, which was already messed up from the numerous times he'd already ran his hand through it that day.

"Okay," he sighed. "Kurain's in, if we want...."