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Character Name in Subject of Comment

Player Name: Charlie
Journal: whatpants
E-mail: thephoenixwright@gmail.com
Age: 20

Character Name in Subject of Comment
Character Name: Phoenix Wright
Series: Include a link as reference.
Point in canon: Post GS3
Character Background and Personality:

When Phoenix was a kid, he was accused of stealing Miles Edgeworth's money. Edgeworth defended him and complained that he hadn't received a fair trial, and Larry Butz agreed. They then became inseparable as friends-- until Miles suddenly disappeared from school. Unfortunately, Larry remained friends with Phoenix for forever. Phoenix wrote letters for years, hoping Miles would get them. When Phoenix was of age, he enrolled into drama school, but he soon became fixated with becoming a lawyer because he'd found that Miles was the 'Demon Prosecutor'. He wanted to find out what happened to Miles and if he could save him from himself. It was in the court room's library that he met his first girlfriend, Dahlia Hawthorne. Dahlia is a crazy psycho bitch who tried to kill him several times and was basically the worst girlfriend ever. Iris pretended to be Dahlia to get some decisive evidence in the shape of a necklace back (as she'd given it to him as a 'present of their love'). Phoenix was oblivious and refused to give the necklace back, and so Dahlia decided to go crazy psycho on him and tries to kill him without him knowing.

Phoenix becomes a lawyer. Phoenix wins everything. Mia dies. Phoenix emos and finds her murderer and kicks his ass to jail. Phoenix comes up against Miles Edgeworth. Phoenix wins. Edgeworth has unnecessary feelings and tells Phoenix to GTFO. Phoenix is confused and sad. Edgeworth's accused of murder. Phoenix risks career to defend him. Phoenix found Edgeworth's mentor to be the murderer of Edgeworth's dad, Gregory. Also, Gant. Edgeworth chose death. Phoenix became a pissed girlfriend and refused to mention Edgeworth's name ever because HE ABANDONED HIM AGAIN. More cases happen. SURPRISE, Edgeworth isn't dead, he just decided he needed to make a dramatic exit and start anew in like France or somewhere because apparently his friends don't need to know he's alive. Phoenix is relieved and a little pissed, but mostly relieved. More things happen.

Godot shoots his lasers and Phoenix goes 'wat'. Then he finds out who Godot actually is and shit starts making sense. Then everything gets turned upside down when Phoenix finds out Iris was his girlfriend and Dahlia was... not. Phoenix is confused and doesn't really know if he has unnecessary feelings for Iris or not, despite her totally having the hots for him.
(TL;DR version here: Whooosh. )

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Phoenix is a curious person, and believes in helping those who can't help themselves. He's kind hearted, and definitely means well. On the surface, Phoenix is a nice, simple and well-rounded guy. He's friendly to most anyone, loyal to all his friends and he’s more often than not ready to help anyone and everyone out. He’s a little naïve at first, trusting his clients without so much of a double take, and sometimes he tends to jump to the wrong conclusions.

To himself, Phoenix is a very sarcastic person. He always has something to say, no matter what the situation is, and although he may not say it out loud, you can bet he’s thinking something cynical. As the games go on, he slowly loses sight of his moral compass, and he becomes slightly jaded. Although his heart is still in the right place, experience tells him that not everyone is what they seem.

It's often suggested that Phoenix is a bad liar-- he becomes nervous and stutters inaudibly when put on the spot about something that isn't necessarily true. He's very imaginative, and can think up the oddest things when pressured into a situation he doesn't know the outcome of (or why). When he’s nervous or needs time to think, he cleans the bathroom (usually the toilet) and when he’s hit rock bottom, he usually needs someone else to pull him back up. He has momentary spouts of weakness, but it’s his ability to pick himself up and look at things from a whole new angle that gets him through the toughest of situations.

His eagerness to set things right in the world definitely plays a huge part in who he is, as he’s constantly fighting for the greater good. He's driven, and he's happy to put anything on the line to make sure his client gets that 'not guilty' verdict. He's good at figuring out even the oddest of puzzles, and he'll keep at it until he figures out everything there is to figure out. He’s very smart, although he has the ability to put his foot in his mouth when he speaks without thinking. He puts on a good show in the courtroom, using his dramatic background as a starting point and often acts oblivious to things that he's very aware of. He's very watchful of those around him, taking in all his surroundings constantly because he believes that anything and everything could be a potential clue.

Phoenix is so very dependent on his friends; so much so that whenever he loses one of them it hits home very hard. With always searching for the good in people, he sometimes misses the bad and that ultimately becomes the reason he veers onto mistrusting those he meets. Once relying on first impressions, Phoenix has now learned the hard way that people can and will lie for personal gain.

Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual, leaning towards straight. There's canon evidence that obviously supports him being straight, what with Iris and Dahlia, and beyond that you can take things into interpretation. For instance, When Miles suddenly disappeared, Phoenix spent the next 15 years of his life searching for any leads on where he might be. He even gave up his career in the arts to become a lawyer once he discovered Edgeworth had become known for forging evidence and tampering with witness statements. He intended to discover just why people had been calling him the Demon Prosecutor and hoped that they were all baseless rumors.

After becoming a lawyer, it's stated several times that Phoenix wished to 'save him'. Some may take it as hero worship, and others may take it as a crush. Personally, I take it as both, though Phoenix may not be aware he has any feelings for him beyond those of normal friendship. He obviously cares a lot for the man, willing to risk his career and more just to help him out. Either way, he hasn't bothered to truly explore the option of being anything more than Edgeworth's friend at this point.

Phoenix ties sex and love together so completely that it will be hard for him to have sex with complete strangers at first. Whilst he obviously thinks about sex as much as a normal 26 year old male would, he doesn't exactly act on every desire. So although he's bisexual, he's only ever been with women and he's barely admitted to himself that he's bisexual, and if he has, he's never told anyone. He's a very private person, and when asked, would definitely deflect the answer.

Also, this: (Phoenix: I feel like words alone aren't enough here...)

Sample Post:

He felt as though he'd slept for days. The odd buzzing in his head gave him a headache, and when he tried to move, his limbs were heavy and stiff. He was lying on something hard yet smooth to the tough; it wasn't a bed, from what he could gather. Slowly, bright blue eyes opened and took in his surroundings at a squint. He'd never seen a room like it; it was cold, grey and unfeeling. It felt like a doctors office, only now that he was slightly more awake, he could feel a feeling of something not being quite right. He let his eyes sweep over the odd enclosure he'd found himself in, still too groggy to really sit up and do much else.

It was the voice in his head that startled him the most. He knew it wasn't his voice, because his voice just wasn't that low-- and although it was a voice he'd never heard, he somehow knew it was true. He knew that this was Micro-Metropolis, and he knew that he'd been selected for some experiments that were 'exciting and stimulating', whatever that meant.

His mind was still foggy with the details, but he had a vague idea of what those 'experiments' meant, and judging by the unease he felt in the pit of his stomach, his guess wasn't too far off.

Application

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:49:34 GMT

[Player name] Charlie
[Age] 20
[Personal Journal] whatpants
[Character name] Phoenix Wright
[Age] 26
[Canon] Ace Attorney
[Point in time taken from canon] Just after GS3.

[Background]

SO VERY TL;DR

Back in elementary school, Phoenix, Larry Butz, and Miles Edgeworth became best friends after a small class trial. Miles' lunch money had gone missing, and the class decided to order a trial to find the culprit; the kids immediately began pointing fingers at Phoenix as he'd stayed in during break--and by their logic, he was the only one who could have possibly done it. Miles stood up for Phoenix, declaring that he was innocent, and Larry soon pitched in to help (mostly because he was the one who had stolen the money!). After that, the three were inseparable--until Miles suddenly disappeared. Phoenix never really got over the abruptness with which Miles left, and the feeling stayed with him throughout his life.

He attempted to keep in touch with Miles over the years, guessing at locations and hoping that, at some point, a letter would finally reach him. He spent the next fifteen years searching for him off and on, but it was when he enrolled into Ivy University to study theater that he finally found a true, reliable indication of Miles' whereabouts. It soon became clear that Miles had begun practicing law through a local newspaper, although he'd made a change in sides. He was now working for the prosecution instead of the defense, and Phoenix was shocked to discover rumors of one Miles Edgeworth presenting forged evidence and tampering with witness testimonies. He had even become a well-known and feared prosecuting prodigy known as the 'Demon Prosecutor.'

Phoenix switched majors immediately, determined to discover the truth about his friend. He was far too headstrong to believe Edgeworth would really throw away everything he believed in to forge evidence and tamper with testimonies. The Edgeworth he knew would never even dream of stooping so low, and it was an easy decision as far as Phoenix was concerned. He promptly enrolled into a part-time law course. One day, as he was studying in the court's library, he came across a cute redhead known as Dahlia Hawthorne. They hit it off, and she gave him her necklace as a 'meeting' gift. In truth, that necklace was a piece of very important evidence and had once contained poison--Dahlia was bad news for Phoenix.

Phoenix, however, was young and naive, and quickly fell in love with her. He spent most of his time with her after discovering she too studied at Ivy University, although things wouldn't be perfect for long. Dahlia, having used Phoenix to get rid of her evidence, had become paranoid that someone would catch on to its dark secret (as Phoenix adored it and showed it to everyone he met to 'prove their love'). Whenever Dahlia asked for it back, he would either laugh it off or become upset because he thought the world of her and that necklace. She grew increasingly frustrated, and feeling nothing but contempt for him, she decided that her last resort was to murder him.

Phoenix became ill with a terrible cold, and Dahlia saw her chance. She laced the cold medicine he took (Cold Killer X) with poison. Meanwhile, Doug Swallow (an ex of Dahlia's) noticed that the poison he was currently experimenting with had gone missing; he automatically suspected Dahlia and went to confront Phoenix about his theory. Phoenix refused to listen, attributing Doug's strange outburst to jealousy and pushed him to the floor (which broke his umbrella), and left. Dahlia saw the altercation and decided Doug would be a nuisance if she allowed him to live, so she used the broken umbrella and a snapped wire that lead to the pharmacology labs to electrocute him. She used the argument that broke out between the boys as ammunition for Phoenix's murder case.

Phoenix's defense attorney (Mia Fey) learned the truth, and began to put the rightful blame onto Dahlia's shoulders. Phoenix refused to believe his sweet little Dollie could kill anyone. He was deeply taken with her, and began trying to sway the courts back into his favor--or out of it, depending--in a failed attempt to protect her. When he realized that all hope was lost and that the only piece of evidence to prove that Dahlia was or was not a murderer was the necklace around his neck, he became reckless. Desperately trying to prove her innocence, he ate the necklace. However, the truth had already been uncovered and Dahlia was sent to jail for the murder of Diego Armando and Doug Swallow. Phoenix was heartbroken, and the outcome of this case that forced him to grow up in a very small amount of time.

He decided then that he needed to buckle down and work hard to become a lawyer, switched majors completely and dedicated his time to studying law. At age 24, he passed the bar exam and came to work under Mia Fey, who had seen his potential during the Dahlia case. His first trial was to defend his long-time friend Larry Butz, who had been arrested as the suspected murderer of his girlfriend, Cindy Stone. Mia was impressed that Phoenix decided to take a murder case as his first trial--little did Mia know that Phoenix was actually repaying him for standing up for him in the classroom all those years ago.

Although Phoenix was very nervous for his first case, he knew Larry wasn't a murderer, so he stuck it out and eventually his stubbornness paid out. Phoenix soon found that the witness, Frank Sahwit, had flaws throughout his testimonies and eventually came down to him pinpointing Sahwit as the murderer. There was a sweet moment between Mia and Phoenix to do with Phoenix's story, but it would turn bittersweet, for the next case that Phoenix took was the first one that would really test his abilities as a lawyer.

Mia had been secretly working on bringing down Redd White, the founder of Bluecorp INC. Bluecorp was basically a real Big Brother; the company watched everyone and dug deep for information to blackmail people into doing its bidding/staying quiet about certain things. Bluecorp had built itself up on dirty information and had become one of the leading companies to take advantage of its followers. Redd White often believed he was untouchable, having the police, mainstream judges and even defense attorneys under his thumb.

On the night of Mia's murder, her sister, Maya came to visit her. She was found sobbing at the scene of the crime and arrested under the suspicion of murdering Mia-- Phoenix trusted in her and believed that she was instead a victim of being at the wrong place at the wrong time and agreed to defend her. It was the start of a beautiful friendship, and when Phoenix had found significant enough evidence to pull Redd White and his company down, the two remained friends and Maya became his aide.

This was also the first case in which Phoenix came face to face with the person he became a lawyer for. Miles Edgeworth had decided to take him on as an opponent at the request of Redd White, and put up a valiant effort to free him of his guilty ties. The two became rivals instantly, Phoenix matching Edgeworth's razor sharp wit with that of his own, presenting flaws in his arguments and eventually shattering a hole in Edgeworth's perfect win record. Edgeworth became furious, confronting Phoenix and explained that he was doing perfectly fine until Phoenix came in and ruined his career (and Phoenix apparently gave him "unnecessary feelings").

Phoenix was disappointed, but wasn't deterred from helping his old friend; he knew that something wasn't right about him, and when Edgeworth was accused of shooting a man in a boat on Gourd Lake, Phoenix insisted that he defend him. He was quickly denied, Edgeworth explained that he was a rookie and he refused to accept the help of someone who was so new at defending. Edgeworth eventually accepted Phoenix's offer because Phoenix stubbornly began to investigate into an older case and had managed to impress Edgeworth enough to reconsider. He knew nobody else would defend him, and if not for the investigating, he would've accepted a state attorney.

This case was an emotional roller coaster for Edgeworth; he had kept to himself for so long that opening up and admitting to the fears he held was a hard thing to do. Phoenix stood by him and continued to fight for his innocence, even when Edgeworth began to doubt himself and came to the conclusion that he had murdered his father, Gregory Edgeworth, fifteen years before. Phoenix worked through the events of DL-6 (which became the root of SL-7) and eventually the disturbing truth was uncovered. Manfred von Karma, the man that had taken Edgeworth in after the death of his father, was actually the one responsible. Phoenix pinned the blame on him and he was sent to jail along with Yanni Yogi (who murdered Robert Hammond-- the man Edgeworth was suspected of shooting).

Edgeworth was disturbed by all of this, and after thanking Phoenix he withdrew to his thoughts. Phoenix was pleased to have helped his friend just like Miles had helped him years before, and although he was worried for him, he believed he would be fine. He met Maya at the train station and she said a teary goodbye as she explained that it was time for her to go home and train. Phoenix understood and waved her off, pleased to have met her and knowing that that wasn't the last time he'd see her.

After Maya left Phoenix refused any new cases and turned everyone away-- all but one girl. Ema Skye had let herself into his office and explained her situation, and after a few polite refusals, he began to see Maya in Ema and with that connection, he couldn't deny her the help she needed. He took up her case and became the defense attorney for Lana Skye. Phoenix eventually found Damon Gant, the chief of police, guilty of murdering both Detective Goodman and Neil Marshall, also discovering that Lana was blackmailed by the chief throughout her professional career.

His previous worries were confirmed when Miles left a suicide note stating "Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth chooses death" on his desk after the state vs. Lana Skye trial, and Phoenix felt angry and betrayed that Edgeworth could throw everything away after all the effort he went through to help him. Phoenix refused to acknowledge his death, lashing out at those around him should anyone bring up his name or the subject.

With her sister declared innocent, Ema left for Europe to study and Phoenix said his cheerful goodbye. Edgeworth's suicide stayed with him throughout his next few trials; his anger and resentment often seeped out, especially when someone mentioned Edgeworth's name or asked for his whereabouts. Despite that, he continued taking cases and his next trial was one that resulted in Phoenix losing his memory before the trial due to the murderer hitting him over the head with a fire extinguisher-- Phoenix regained his memory just in time to remember, however, and he pieced all of the information he had together which resulted in the murderer being sent to jail.

Phoenix goes through his cases and with each one he begins to learn that there's more to being a lawyer than just guilty verdicts and presenting evidence. It takes a client with a split personality disorder (Matt Engarde) to force Phoenix to realize that he has a long way to go as a lawyer, and it although it shook his confidence, he continued on his path as a lawyer, meeting many strange and intimidating faces along the way. His friendship with Maya strengthens and during the Matt Engarde case, Miles Edgeworth makes a grand entrance which leaves Phoenix both shocked and relieved. Knowing now that Miles had been away to work on himself, he understood and offered his friendship once more.

Miles wasn't there for long, having to leave for Europe once again, but the two lawyers left on good terms and Phoenix found a new respect for prosecutor Franziska von Karma. His second year as a lawyer saw him through many ups and downs, but he came out of it with a better attitude of himself, and held a higher regard for those around him, finally seeing the importance his job had within the system.

Whilst he goes through many traumas during the games, the biggest would have to be the state vs. Iris Hawthorne case, which is the last case of the third game (and it's a week after that in which I'm taking Phoenix from). Phoenix was shocked to discover that the magazine the two girls had showed him had a clear picture of the girl he used to date, Dahlia Hawthorne. So Maya, Pearl and Phoenix made their way up to Hazakura Temple for Phoenix to investigate and Maya to train. Phoenix soon discovered that the girl wasn't Dahlia, but someone known as Iris.

Iris insisted that they'd never met, and Phoenix could do nothing but go along with it and be polite; though he couldn't shake the feeling that they had met once before. Feeling confused, Phoenix, Maya and Pearl arranged to stay for the night: Maya planning to train for the duration whilst Pearl watched and Phoenix opting to sleep the night away in a paid room.

Before dinner was announced, Phoenix and Maya explored the area, leaving Pearl behind to help with dinner and chat with Elise Deauxnim (a famous children's author). When they returned, however, it was apparent that Pearl had never met up with Elise, and they became worried as no one could recall seeing her. Still worried for Pearl, but assuming she'll turn up, they agree to go sleep (whilst Maya went to train), and Phoenix ran into Iris once again as she was on her way to ring the lights out bell.

They had an awkward conversation which ended in Iris giving Phoenix a strange hood that supposedly warded demons away (which I like to think Phoenix wore because he is a complete goof). When their conversation ended, Phoenix retired to his room and went to sleep-- though that wouldn't last long. Just after an hour later, a loud scream woke him up and he hurried outside and was met with Elise Deauxnim's dead body along with Sister Bikini, who had fainted due to the shock of what she saw. Being a gentleman, Phoenix awoke her (by accidentally standing on her) and she immediately told the gawking Phoenix to call the police, to which he explained he left his cell phone back in his office as he'd expected the reception to be particularly bad way up in the mountains.

He was then left with the option to get all the way to Dusky Bridge (which was a good 15 minutes walk from the temple) in order to ring the police and explain the situation. Larry greeted him when he arrived; Phoenix, however, was shocked to see that the bridge had caught fire. He began to panic, knowing that Maya was training across Dusky Bridge in a temple on the other side and thinking perhaps the killer had made their way across. He also knew that that bridge was the only way to cross the raging river below, and after explaining the murder to Larry and instructing him to call the police, Phoenix made to cross the bridge.

It wasn't one of Phoenix's brightest ideas. The bridge collapsed under his weight; he fell into the dangerous Eagle River and was his lucky nature that lead to him being rescued and taken to hospital. Larry, witnessing the whole thing and already having called the police, rang Edgeworth (who was abroad) and hysterically told him that Phoenix's life was in danger. Edgeworth assured Larry that he would be there as soon as he could, and chartered a private jet to hold true to his word.

From here on out, the story continues from Edgeworth's point of view, as Phoenix is hospitalized with a severe cold. Phoenix entrusts Edgeworth with his defense badge and magatama after hearing that Iris was the suspect, hoping that Edgeworth would defend her in his place whilst he recovered. Reluctantly, Edgeworth agreed and called in a few favors to help the transition go down smoothly; he worried that someone would recognize that he was obviously not a defense attorney.

All went as planned, and Edgeworth managed to stall the court's judgment for two days, leaving the rest of the work up to Phoenix (who had finally gotten the okay to leave the hospital). He arranged to meet Edgeworth at Dusky Bridge to start investigating further into the case and discover how the trial had been going so far. They had finally managed to repair the bridge enough so that traveling to the other temple's training room was finally possible, and both Phoenix and Edgeworth eagerly made their way to hopefully find Maya. What they found, however, was not Maya but a large trick lock covering the doors to where they suspected Maya was trapped.

They left the room with Phoenix feeling slightly downtrodden and soon found Pearl, who had been stranded on the island along with Maya (supposedly). After some extensive investigating, they discovered that the true crime scene was in the garden of the Inner Temple. Phoenix began talking to Bikini, who in their conversation had revealed that Elise was in actual fact Misty Fey, Maya's missing mother. Shortly after hearing that information, an earthquake rang out. Knowing of Edgeworth's very real fear of earthquakes, Phoenix made his way to the main building to check on him, only to find that Iris had escaped during the commotion.

Phoenix then found a very suspicious letter addressed to Pearl that instructed her to channel Dahlia Hawthorne. But because of her poor reading ability, Pearl didn't manage to channel her at all--she instead read the instructions wrong and thus carried out the wrong actions for a correct channeling procedure. Phoenix filed the letter as evidence, and that letter would soon become an important part of the case.

They found Iris in the training room awaiting their arrival, and with her they found that five more trick locks had appeared. Iris agreed to unlock them, explaining that they required a special way of being unlocked and that they were particularly powerful. When they managed to open the doors, Maya was nowhere to be found.

The next day in court, Iris agreed to testify that Maya Fey was actually the murderer, explaining the reason for her disappearance by suggesting that she threw herself into Eagle River because the guilt of killing her own mother was too much. Phoenix found contradictions in her testimony and soon revealed that Maya was actually channeling Dahlia Hawthorne. Phoenix and Dahlia had a long conversation in which she revealed that Iris, her twin sister, was actually the one who dated him. She had convinced Dahlia to give her a chance at rescuing the necklace, and once Dahlia had decided she failed, she took matters into her own hands. Mia soon appeared and explained to Dahlia that as long as she was there, Dahlia would never conquer the Fey line and Dahlia released her hold over Maya (who fainted the minute she was free).

When Maya had recovered enough to give testimony on the real killer, she left holes in her testimony due to her rattled mind and her obvious attempts at withholding certain information. Phoenix saw through her testimony and the truth that Godot was the murderer was soon revealed, and Pearl's letter soon held some significance towards the case. It turns out that Godot had read the letter before Pearl, and knowing the truth of Morgan Fey's plans (Pearl's mother), he set out to stop it from happening. He hadn't meant to kill Elise, instead wanting to protect Maya and Pearl, but he had found an inner peace and was grateful towards Phoenix for finding the truth and for being the attorney he knew Phoenix should be. Although Phoenix felt upset in that he couldn't help Godot properly, it was Mia who assured him that although Godot didn't find peace with his actions, he did find peace within himself, and managed to stop blaming himself for Mia's death.

This trial is actually a major one for Phoenix; it revisits events in his life that he hadn't found closure for; through this case he discovered the truth about things that had long since been over and strengthened his friendships with all of the people around him.

[Personality]

Phoenix is a curious person, and believes in helping those who can't help themselves. He's kind hearted, and definitely means well. On the surface, Phoenix is a nice, simple and well-rounded guy. He's friendly to most anyone, loyal to all his friends and he’s more often than not ready to help anyone and everyone out. He’s a little naïve at first, trusting his clients without so much of a double take, and sometimes he tends to jump to the wrong conclusions.

To himself, Phoenix is a very sarcastic person. He always has something to say, no matter what the situation is, and although he may not say it out loud, you can bet he’s thinking something cynical. As the games go on, he slowly loses sight of his moral compass, and he becomes slightly jaded. Although his heart is still in the right place, experience tells him that not everyone is what they seem.

It's often suggested that Phoenix is a bad liar-- he becomes nervous and stutters inaudibly when put on the spot about something that isn't necessarily true. He's very imaginative, and can think up the oddest things when pressured into a situation he doesn't know the outcome of (or why). When he’s nervous or needs time to think, he cleans the bathroom (usually the toilet) and when he’s hit rock bottom, he usually needs someone else to pull him back up. He has momentary spouts of weakness, but it’s his ability to pick himself up and look at things from a whole new angle that gets him through the toughest of situations.

His eagerness to set things right in the world definitely plays a huge part in who he is, as he’s constantly fighting for the greater good. He's driven, and he's happy to put anything on the line to make sure his client gets that 'not guilty' verdict. He's good at figuring out even the oddest of puzzles, and he'll keep at it until he figures out everything there is to figure out. He’s very smart, although he has the ability to put his foot in his mouth when he speaks without thinking. He puts on a good show in the courtroom, using his dramatic background as a starting point and often acts oblivious to things that he's very aware of. He's very watchful of those around him, taking in all his surroundings constantly because he believes that anything and everything could be a potential clue.

[Abilities]

Phoenix is pretty ordinary, as far as abilities go. The only things he really has is his keen sense of justice, his quick sarcastic wit (not to mention his intelligence), his defense badge and his skillful way of thinking outside of the box.

However, there is one thing that he keeps on his persona at all times-- the Magatama. The Magatama was a gift from Maya; it shows the user when people have secrets locked deep within their hearts. These locks are called Psychelocks, and through a series of question and answers, eventually the key information unlocks the secret. There is a down side to the Magatama, though. It draws the user in to use it, and without the correct information, continued pressing could lead to soul shattering effects.

[Other important stuff]

Phoenix's tie is totally not pink.

And his badge is like a child to him. (SORRY TRUCY. WHAT.)

Also:

(That right there? Very important.)

[Sample post]

When Phoenix first awoke to the annoying, buzzing sound of his very loud alarm clock, an arm shot out from under the duvet and his hand slammed down upon the snooze button triumphantly. He mumbled incoherently about needing at least five more minutes and rolled over on the mattress, completely missing the fact that it was 8:46.

He had less than 15 minutes to get showered, dressed, fed and make a move on his 45 minute journey to work. Obviously, things weren't going as planned this morning. The next alarm sound rang out, and Phoenix yelped loudly as he scrambled out of the bed, checked the time, and yelped again. Speeding through his very cheap apartment, he had succesfully managed to put his pants on backwards, cut himself shaving and he didn't even have the time to do his hair the way he liked. With a quick scoop of gel he straightened his hair out (and much to his annoyance, it didn't really take-- what a morning to have a bad hair day!). He then righted his pants and ran out the door after grabbing some toast and an egg that probably wasn't all the way cooked. Hopping onto his bike, he hoped beyond all hope that Maya managed to oversleep too. At least, if someone up there liked him, she'd have overslept. But, of course, Phoenix was, as always, on his own. With a roll of his eyes, he began to peddle like he'd never peddled before.

He could already imagine her smug face as he rolled into the office, his shirt untucked, his hair a mess and egg all over his face.

Today was going to be a great day. He could tell.

It was only when it started raining and someone driving decided that the funniest thing they could do was to speed up through a puddle that Phoenix just happened to be passing by, that he realized that not only did no one up there love him, they were laughing at him. He must have been quite the comedian from where they were sitting.

He didn't blame them, really; if it were anyone else (such as Edgeworth), he'd have found it pretty hilarious. In fact, if it were Edgeworth, he'd have laughed for days.

But it wasn't Edgeworth. It was him, and he was so very far from amused.