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[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

Happy All Hallows Even, everyone; and have a Happy All Hallows Day; as well as a Happy All Souls Day.

I have candy for the children who stop by.

Comments

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

Need some help, Vilma?

And, uh, do we have any Almond Joys?

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

Help would be appreciated, yes.

What are almond joys? I just bought chocolate.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

They're chocolate candy bars. With...almonds and...a lot of joy?

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

Are you saying that there's a large amount of joy in this specific type of candy?

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

I guess it depends on if you're a Mounds or Almond Joy kind of person. You know. "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't"?

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I understand.

So ... You do feel "nutty" sometimes, Phoenix?

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

Oh, he has more problems than that.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

I still don't know who you are. Just so you know.

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't mind if you're so willfully ignorant.

After all, isn't that how you usually act in your trials?

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

Alright, you know what, buddy? I've had just about enough of you.

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

You're rather slow. I've had enough of you before I even met you.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

Seems like you base most of your opinions on conjecture then, huh?

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

Conjecture? Trite, I'm not you.

You're just a pale shadow of your mentor.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

What does this have to do with Mia?!

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

Ha...!

You don't deserve to have been in her office. Luckily you must've recovered whatever sense you had left and realized that you are no lawyer.

Waiting tables certainly seems to fit you well.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

I don't know who you think you are, but don't you dare say anything about Mia Fey.

If you want to settle whatever crazy problem you have with me, fine. But not here, and not like this.

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

Bravo, Trite. Looks like you're starting to stand up like a man. But you'll need more than just that. Much more.

Alright. I'll be willing to settle this issue... in a courtroom. Happy now, Mr. Phoenix Trite?

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

What? Over what case?

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

I don't really care.

There could be a case tomorrow, there could be a case the next week, or we could even fight each other in a case fifty years from now.

I've been to the depths of hell, so I can tolerate you as long as it takes.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

I don't like using the courtroom as a battling grounds. I'm not going to defend someone you only want to find guilty because you don't like me.

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

It's better than whatever ludicrous idea you'll come up with, Trite.

Knowing you, it's somewhere along the lines of "whoever can scrub the toilets faster" or "which one can take the most orders".

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

How about we just avoid each other like logical, sane people?

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

Can't do that, Trite. I came back from Hell just to battle with you.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

Why exactly?

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't you like to know.

But if you were a true lawyer, you should have already realized that the truth isn't going to come out that easily.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

...right.

I'm going to bed.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

What kind of problems would those be?

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

He has no idea what he's doing most of the time, he doesn't have two pennies to rub together, he can't get himself a decent haircut...

It'll take me too long to list all of them. Just take my word for it, he's a world-class idiot.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I think all of his flaws make him quite charming, actually.

[the17thcup.livejournal.com]

Ha...!

Whatever floats in your cup, I suppose.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I'd like to say that I appreciate the little things.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

I enjoy a good nut.

-- but not to defend, I mean. And not -- I mean -- .

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. That's how it is.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling this conversation ended up exactly like I didn't want it to...

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

Now I know of your fondness for nuts.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

Well, since we're on the subject...do you like nuts?

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I suppose it depends on what kind of nuts. I can't say that I like all nuts, as I am a woman of exotic taste.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

You're definitely an exotic woman, Vilma.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I'll take that as a compliment.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

Definitely a compliment.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

You're quite the charmer.

[billofwrights.livejournal.com]

Really? Nobody's ever said anything like that before.

And I don't think I'm doing much to charm Visor Guy up there.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I guess when you get old your ideas of "charming" change.

Don't mind him, he'll get old too.