Since I've got nothing but time on my hands (job loss), I've decided to try getting back into the old fanfiction game. Specifically, Ace Attorney fanfic. Here's what I've been working on:
City Confidential: Kurain Village
Kurain Village. A small, mountain community steeped in tradition. A cozy little hamlet dedicated to keeping the old ways alive…by consulting with the dead. Unfortunately for the Fey family, not all spirits want to just sit down and have a nice little chat. Sometimes, they want revenge.
Basically, I thought I'd start with something easy and do a retelling of Bridge to the Turnabout, documentary style. I've binged several episodes of City Confidential to try and get the flow of the story just right, and I've got several more queued up if I lose inspiration. If I've done my job well, you'll be reading it in Paul Winfield's voice! 😊
This next one I've been working on for months now. Based on this old prompt from the PWKM:
Crazy Rich Japanifornians
Phoenix's parents are actually world-famous stars of some kind, and Phoenix himself is filthy rich. This finally comes out one day, and his friends/coworkers/significant other of your choice react to the news.
I posted some of the story on the PWKM (see link above), but I've been re-editing and building up the story A LOT since then! (Thank you, @nsmama, for letting me bounce ideas off of you!) I really hope you all will enjoy it! (By the way, there's absolutely no connection between this fanfic and the movie and book with the similar title.)
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The Littlest Narumitsu Shipper Chats about Bridge to the Turnabout
After a three-day weekend apart, I was back with my 5-year-old client, the Littlest Narumitsu Shipper. He always asks me how the game is going after a weekend and this time in particular he knew I was going to take time to play it on my birthday. But I swear I am not the one who brings it up; he is.
I decided to write down our conversation as we talked about Bridge to the Turnabout. It’s LONG so it’s behind a click.
Warning: Spoilers! It's all spoilers all the way through!
This kid is ADORABLE and he keeps asking about Miles and Phoenix.
HE DOES NOT PLAY THE GAME. HE IS FIVE YEARS OLD.
He is smart and cuddly and bloodthirsty and he ships Narumitsu.
The Littlest Narumitsu Shipper: Did you play the lawyers game?
Nsmama: Yes, I did. See? Here is a picture I drew of Miles Edgeworth zooming.
Can you tell me what happened in the story?
Oh my goodness, a lot happened!
Just tell me some of it.
What do you know about what happened before?
I don't remember... oh yes. A nine year old was lost, and Phoenix Wright was alone in the cold.
Okay. And do you remember that he was scared because he heard a big boom and then screaming?
Yeah! I do! What was that from?
I had to stop playing then, right?
Yeah, 'cause you had to come pick us up.
Right. So I was kind of scared--
Why?
Because I felt like I was Phoenix. When I play the lawyer game I feel like I'm in it with the people. So Phoenix Wright and I were alone and scared and cold. And who did Phoenix Wright wish were there?
Miles Edgeworth. He was doing something else and he didn't admit it.
What didn't he admit?
That he actually cared about Phoenix Wright.
Yes, that's true. And he was far away. Do you know how far away Europe is?
No. Is it on my map puzzle?
No, it's so far away it's not on your puzzle.
Wow! Is it on the other side of the earth?
...Kind of. Not quite that far.
So Miles Edgeworth was on the other side of the earth?
...That's about right. So then Phoenix heard a huge bang. And you don't know what the huge bang was?
No. What was it?
It was thunder.
Then where did the screaming come from? Seriously, where did the screaming come from?
It was a person about my age who went out in the snow and saw someone she knew pulling a sword out of a dead person and blood went everywhere.
Eww! Ew!
Right?
And why was she screaming? Oh, 'cause it was creepy to see that.
Right. And then-- do you know what fainting is?
Yes, just falling to the ground randomly.
Pretty much. But this wasn't random.
So it wasn't fainting? Which person? The one about your age?
Yes. Her name is Bikini.
What kind of fainting did she do?
She fainted because she was so scared. She screamed and fainted.
Then what? Is this what you did on your birthday?
Yep.
So yesterday you played it. THEN WHAT?
Then, Phoenix Wright went out to see what the screaming was about.
And what happened to him?
He stepped on Bikini.
What?!
He stepped on her with his foot because she had fainted on the ground. It was dark.
And stormy.
Right.
What else?
Well, Bikini woke up.
With Phoenix Wright standing on her hand?
No, he had gone past her by then.
Was it the 9yo? The dead person? Was it?
No, it was a grown-up named Elise Deauxnim.
That was dead?
Yes.
Then what happened? What was like the other lawyer doing? Miles Edgeworth?
Actually at that time, I think he was asleep or getting ready for bed. [I'm horribly wrong here, obviously, because Europe and time zones.]
Oh, that makes sense. Then?
Then, Bikini told Phoenix to call for help. But he didn't have his phone --
WHAT? He left it with Miles Edgeworth?
No, he just forgot it at home.
Oh. And he would have called Miles Edgeworth, right?
Yes, he would have, but he had to call the police first about the murder.
But how could he do that? Were there any roads?
He walked down a path to a public phone. Do you know what that is?
Yes, it's a phone in a box.
Okay, yes. This phone wasn't in a box but it had a little roof so it would keep working in the snow.
Then?
Then, when he got near the phone he saw someone.
Who? WHO? WHO?!
He saw Larry.
Who's Larry?
Larry is Phoenix's and Miles's friend from when they were little kids.
So he saw his old friend. How do you know they were friends?
The game told me a long time ago that they were friends.
What if my first name were Miles and my last name were Edgeworth? I'd be Miles Benjamin Edgeworth!
You would! [And now I headcanon that middle name.]
He hadn't seen his friend in a long time, right?
Actually, Larry was staying at the same place in the mountains that Phoenix was.
WHAT?
It was a coincidence!
WHAT?!
I know.
Was Larry cold and scared too?
No, Larry had a coat and he wasn't scared.
Phoenix didn't have a coat. You drew him with a t-shirt. Did he have shoes?
You know, I don't know! He was inside so he wasn't wearing shoes when he heard the bang and the scream. He ran right outside. Do you think he stopped to put on his shoes?
No! He was so fast!
So he had no shoes on. [New headcanon again.] I guess Bikini didn't get quite so hurt then.
He had socks.
Okay, he had socks on.
Then what happened?
He saw Larry near the phone. And guess what else was near the phone?
What?
A bridge! Do you remember the suspension bridge at the Ima Hogg house at Bayou Bend? The one that bounces when you walk on it?
Yes! I like it! But you don't.
No, I kind of hate it.
Did the nine year old fall off the bridge?
No, it has ropes on the sides so you can't fall off. Although it also has broken boards and holes in it so you could fall through the bottom. But I don't think the nine year old went on the bridge.
Yes, she did! Before this!
...No, I think only Phoenix and his friend Maya went on the bridge. The little girl is named Pearl and Maya is her big cousin, an older teenager like Pixel. Maya needed to go across the bridge for special training to learn to do some cool stuff. The place they are at is called Hazakura Temple and it has two parts, the main part where Phoenix and Larry and everyone are staying, and also the Inner Temple part where it's even colder and there's ice to sit on, where Maya went. But the only way to the Inner Temple is across the horrible bridge.
What does she sit on an ice cube for?
Um. She is learning to let spirits come into her body and talk with her mouth.
Oh. How do you do that?
I think you have to be very cold. She had to sit on a big block of ice all night.
So what happened then?
With Maya and the ice?
No, with Phoenix Wright. He saw Larry. Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry. That is a fun name to say. Larry... Larry... Larry...
Actually, Larry wants to change his name to Laurice.
Laurice. That's not as fun to say as Larry. Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry.
[laugh]
Phoenix Wright saw a bridge.
Yes! But it was on fire!
WHAT?
It was! The big boom he heard was lightning striking the bridge and setting it on fire!
Phoenix doesn't like the bridge because when he goes across it I bet he gets really scared.
Right. It's a horrible bridge that's all broken and scary. And now it's on fire.
Because of the lightning.
Yes.
So does he call Miles Edgeworth?
No, he has to call the police first because of the murder.
So he calls the police.
No, because he is afraid that the murder person went across the bridge to where Maya is, and he needs to warn her to be careful. So he asks Larry to call the police and guess what he does.
He goes across the bridge!
But it's on fire!
He can do it if he goes really fast.
That's what he thinks. So he goes. But guess what happens.
...Does he fall off?
The bridge breaks and he falls into the fast dark cold river far below!
And that is the end for Phoenix Wright.
It should be!
He dies because the river is so fast and cold.
But he doesn't die!
HOW DOES HE NOT GET DEAD?!?
He is very lucky.
And he is a really good swimmer.
That sounds logical.
A really, really good swimmer.
And also I think Larry comes to look for him, after he calls the police.
Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry.
Larry finds him near the edge and pulls him out of the river.
And he is okay? How is he okay?!?
He's not okay. You can die from being too cold and he is very, very cold.
...So he dies?
No, the police get there in time and someone takes him to the hospital so he can get better.
Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry. Can you please play the lawyer game today? With me? Larry... Larry... Larry... Larry...
[I have not finished Bridge to the Turnabout. It's taking me FOREVER. The Littlest Narumitsu Shipper asks me how it's going frequently. He always wants to know if I have finished the game or the anime (the answer is: neither). Y'all, I have lots of interesting and possibly over-creative theories, but I tried to stick to facts with the kid. Reading back through it I realize that I could be wrong about some of the stuff I told him, because Phoenix and Miles and I are still investigating. Please forgive any inaccuracies that I don't know about yet!]
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