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Trebor, Phantom - Ace Attorney Dual Destinies.

I guess drawing him serves as art unblocker. xD Didn’t get his face quite right but whatever.

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Trebor aka Phantom. :D

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Access the documents over the Content Page.

What ACTUALLY happened

in Dual Destinies.

A time line of HAT-1, HAT-2 and the Courtroom Bombing. With suggestions to smooth events out and an explanation what the Phantom was up to.

I basically just tried to make sense of it, as many others have, and after staring at the events for some time and trying to fit various theories to the facts … I decided that the simplest may just be the best explanation. And it does come with the least amount of contradictions to the canon as presented. 

In a nutshell: For HAT-2, the Phantom planned for a courtroom bombing to begin with. Bringing both capsule/moonstone, his nemesis Simon Blackquill and the unobtainable Psyche Profile/Recording, along with many other witnesses, into the courtroom and blow them all up there. It may not be a smooth, delicate and discreet plan but Simon’s taunting may have struck a nerve with the Phantom and he’s not his most rational self. It may very well have been the first time he did something out of personal interest, which seems personal involvement enough to fuck things up from even the planning state.

All events are listed and commented on in a published Google Spread Sheet. If you have any comments, please share them with me. My theory is only good if it can withstand questioning. :D

Click here for the <HAT-1 Time Line>

Click here for the <HAT-2 Time Line>

Click here for the <Courtroom Bombing Time Line>

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Don’t ask. I had sudden inspiration to draw them again and somehow this came to be. Time restriction applies, so no real colouring. Still… Trebor and Bobby!

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Unlike the bouncy younger man, Trebor stiffens up, raising his nose a little higher while keeping his eyes fixed on the lad.

"I think I have enough animals to take care of."

His eyes linger on the blond boy. He is not wrong with his suggestion of specialised working pets... but not for him. The advantages of a pet are its expendability, its low to zero legal consequences upon neglect or death and its high level of secrecy due to lack of communication. Using humans like that comes with a much higher risk. And one could argue that it takes about the same amount of time to train one or the other to perform a task as desired. Overall, neither was worth a consideration as pet or partner.

"You keep your own little pets wherever you like, but leave me out of that."

Finally Trebor breaks the eye contact to look around the flat once more. He nods as Patch mentions their team effort to keep it clean. It appears to be a small, tight-knit, very odd family that looks after each other. Patch might have suggested it in their conversations before but it appears very clear now, that this young man has some loyal, admittedly powerful friends behind his back. When Trebor first asked about Patch's contacts he did not expect anything but now he starts to have a clearer picture. It might be worth to do some research and see how Patch AND his friends can be of potential benefit.

Without having said anything further about the cleaning matter, Trebor gestures back to the dryer.

"Time to take the shirts out. You will save yourself the ironing. Come."

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Continuing from here x

“Hm. Very well. Do as you please.”

The spy places the empty glass back onto the kitchen counter. Instead of taking issue with it, he should probably just take the compliments and see what the boy ends up doing in the future. It’s not much and only natural in the beginning of a human relationship and he has granted Patch a compliment, too, after all. Trebor glances briefly at his wrist watch. He has spend quite some time here and is ready to leave the moment they take out the shirts from the dryer.

“Animals are not my strong point but I believe to know that foxes are hard to keep. Even easily domesticated animals can be a challenge. Get yourself a fox, but where would you keep it and how to feed it? The few recent memories I have emphasise my general impression of animals being just a nuisance to ones personal life.”

Those memories being his exploits as a certain police detective and his pet fish. If there is a pet alongside his target, they are the first thing to go. By accident of course.

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"No, not particularly. I may not argue against the loyalty and ... love some animals appear to be capable of for their owners but other than that no pet is of any use whatsoever. To me."

He shrugs slightly. Trebor voiced his limited opinion and that is all. From here Patch can do what he likes and if he wishes to keep foxes in this flat then so be it.

The spy takes another look at Patch. The lad is not wearing the shirt right now but when it was mentioned Trebor cannot help to look at the place it was last seen.

"Hum. As said, it was a custom made shirt of high quality. Comfort is a natural expectation."

Looking over the flat once more, Trebor decides to ask one more question before going back to the dryer.

"It is rather clean... do you do this yourself? Or do you have your friends clean it for you?"

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Continuing from here x

“Hm. Very well. Do as you please.”

The spy places the empty glass back onto the kitchen counter. Instead of taking issue with it, he should probably just take the compliments and see what the boy ends up doing in the future. It’s not much and only natural in the beginning of a human relationship and he has granted Patch a compliment, too, after all. Trebor glances briefly at his wrist watch. He has spend quite some time here and is ready to leave the moment they take out the shirts from the dryer.

“Animals are not my strong point but I believe to know that foxes are hard to keep. Even easily domesticated animals can be a challenge. Get yourself a fox, but where would you keep it and how to feed it? The few recent memories I have emphasise my general impression of animals being just a nuisance to ones personal life.”

Those memories being his exploits as a certain police detective and his pet fish. If there is a pet alongside his target, they are the first thing to go. By accident of course.

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Unfinished actually. But I won’t continue on it. :-P

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A younger Trebor underneath?

Phantom with a broken mask. I haven’t drawn in ages and this felt good but…

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Continuing from here x

"Hm. Very well. Do as you please."

The spy places the empty glass back onto the kitchen counter. Instead of taking issue with it, he should probably just take the compliments and see what the boy ends up doing in the future. It's not much and only natural in the beginning of a human relationship and he has granted Patch a compliment, too, after all. Trebor glances briefly at his wrist watch. He has spend quite some time here and is ready to leave the moment they take out the shirts from the dryer.

"Animals are not my strong point but I believe to know that foxes are hard to keep. Even easily domesticated animals can be a challenge. Get yourself a fox, but where would you keep it and how to feed it? The few recent memories I have emphasise my general impression of animals being just a nuisance to ones personal life."

Those memories being his exploits as a certain police detective and his pet fish. If there is a pet alongside his target, they are the first thing to go. By accident of course.

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"No. Possibly. Yes. Yes and Yes."

For a moment Trebor considers just leaving it at that but then continues to explain just a little more.

"Don't wash anything that uses batteries, unless you can remove, for example, the soft cover from the item. Old items may break but it also depends on the condition of the item and the setting you choose to wash it. Foxes you can either steal from a zoo, catch them yourself or buy on the black market."

Whether that is very legal he does not say. In fact, he is not really sure about that but suspects it not to be very legal. Fax fur can be washed in general, no need to say anything more about it.

Back in the kitchen, Trebor finds his glass and helps himself to some more water.

"What are you trying to achieve with your attempted compliments anyway? It is really not necessary."

He is an excellent imitation artist and actor, naturally he would be able to 'charm' his way in or out of places. It is the essential part of his profession, if he was not good at it he would not be here. That alone does not make him want to join a particular crew, however. He's not an entertainer and never will be.

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Continuing from here X

“Hm. It’s often on the tags attached to the toys.”

Fabrics, joints, electrical content, plastic parts… all things playing a role in the question of what can be put into the washing machine. However, as a broken soft toy does not affect Trebor, he does not bother to explain more than that. If Patch loved the item so much he would probably not hesitate to ask Trebor (or his other friends) on how to clean it anyway.

With a slight sigh of resignation, Trebor moves away from the dryer. As long as he’s here, he cannot really shut Patch up so he might as well ask as much as he can.

“Ask what you like. In 10 minutes we take the two shirts out and hang them up. The rest can stay in.”

Trebor starts to move back into the kitchen for more water. He notes a big smile on Patch’s face as the younger man tries to understand what he meant. Unexpected and expected at the same time. People are easily confused, even disturbed when someone does not follow the social norms but Patch appears to operate on different expectations.

“There, you HAVE noticed that kindness begets kindness in return, at the very least, there is an expectation for it. I don’t care for that. Be as kind as you want to me, it will not make a difference in how I treat you in return. So yes, I hear you… but shall only respond if it’s something of meaning to me.”

He may say it that way but no one is immune to flattery if it hits the right chords. A smile may not be what affects the spy, but remarks on his actions and skills can potentially win his favour.

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Continuing from here X

"Hm. It's often on the tags attached to the toys."

Fabrics, joints, electrical content, plastic parts... all things playing a role in the question of what can be put into the washing machine. However, as a broken soft toy does not affect Trebor, he does not bother to explain more than that. If Patch loved the item so much he would probably not hesitate to ask Trebor (or his other friends) on how to clean it anyway.

With a slight sigh of resignation, Trebor moves away from the dryer. As long as he's here, he cannot really shut Patch up so he might as well ask as much as he can.

"Ask what you like. In 10 minutes we take the two shirts out and hang them up. The rest can stay in."

Trebor starts to move back into the kitchen for more water. He notes a big smile on Patch's face as the younger man tries to understand what he meant. Unexpected and expected at the same time. People are easily confused, even disturbed when someone does not follow the social norms but Patch appears to operate on different expectations.

"There, you HAVE noticed that kindness begets kindness in return, at the very least, there is an expectation for it. I don't care for that. Be as kind as you want to me, it will not make a difference in how I treat you in return. So yes, I hear you... but shall only respond if it's something of meaning to me."

He may say it that way but no one is immune to flattery if it hits the right chords. A smile may not be what affects the spy, but remarks on his actions and skills can potentially win his favour.

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Crossing his arms and leaning against the large appliances, Trebor opens the dryer door and looks inside.

"Yes. As simple as that. Once in, choose the second setting here and press start. My instructions are clear enough."

He points at the button as he speaks.

"As for the vinegar treatment, it does work on other soft fabrics, also. Some soft toys are not washing machine safe but there can be other methods to remove blood stains from them. I allow you to contact me for one or two questions that might come up regardless."

He may have ignored the question about compliments earlier but now, turning back round to face Patch again, he is willing to respond. He cannot say he took the trouble to say something about it in the past to other people but ... he found the lad interesting and he would like to observe him a little more. And his associates might be of use eventually, too.

"I don't respond to compliments, Patch. Not much, anyway. You may continue to give them, but do not expect me to show any gratitude. If a remark pleases me, I will let you know."

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Continuing from here X

“Try to pour the pure vinegar over the bloodied area directly. If it’s all over the shirt, I would place the shirt in a bowl of just enough water and add vinegar to it.”

As he speaks, Trebor takes the shirt and straightens it out to find the blood spots, then folds it up again to place it inside the bowl. He pours some vinegar into the cap of the bottle and then onto the stains.

“What else do you like to clean? A vinegar solution is great for many things. Come.”

Trebor scoffs a little at Patch’s compliment when he leaves the bowl behind. Coming around the counter he pushes the younger man by the shoulder back towards the washing machine. He didn’t come to get compliments, it is way to early for that.

The machine has stopped its program and the spy points at the small display.

“It’s finished. Everything in this wash can go into the dryer. If you want to avoid having to iron shirts, take the shirts out after 10 minutes and hang them up.”

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Doodles and stuff. Patch and Trebor has a private little chat on the balcony from man to man. Also Patch likes to be silly be Junior. And while Fox is an obvious Fox, Trebor a Lynx.... and Junior a weird mix.... Patch is actually more of a fluffy norwegian forest cat or so. but the idea is the same: clinging on to people. xD @smolpickpocket is Patch’s owner. ^^

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ALL CREDIT GOES TO @scarlettlawyer . If you hadn’t mentioned this I would not have drawn it at all. HAH.

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Drawing fanart of fanart again. xD But how can I resist such a beautiful rendition?

Damn, I saw this fabulous drawing of the Phantom on Pixiv (check this out NOW) and I was stunned. I had to try drawing that myself and I hope I did that stylistic idea justice. <3

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Continuing from here X

"Try to pour the pure vinegar over the bloodied area directly. If it's all over the shirt, I would place the shirt in a bowl of just enough water and add vinegar to it."

As he speaks, Trebor takes the shirt and straightens it out to find the blood spots, then folds it up again to place it inside the bowl. He pours some vinegar into the cap of the bottle and then onto the stains.

"What else do you like to clean? A vinegar solution is great for many things. Come."

Trebor scoffs a little at Patch's compliment when he leaves the bowl behind. Coming around the counter he pushes the younger man by the shoulder back towards the washing machine. He didn't come to get compliments, it is way to early for that.

The machine has stopped its program and the spy points at the small display.

"It's finished. Everything in this wash can go into the dryer. If you want to avoid having to iron shirts, take the shirts out after 10 minutes and hang them up."

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Trebor takes a look into the two cabinets and finds what he needs. He places the bowl onto the kitchen counter and observes the young man as he pulls the shirt over his head. Trebor expected the boy to be small and thin, but going from loose, baggy shirt to bare skin like a wet poodle, makes him look even thinner. Pottery crosses the spy's mind, however, the acrobatics and the contortion shown so far suggest a more bendy, snake-like consistency of Patch's body. Like a rubber hose: you can bend it as you want without breaking it, only when cut or pierced it will loose all it's liquid content.

"Hum. I see you are prepared."

The sight of the utility belt draws a smirk onto Trebors lips.

"Ready to stab and get stabbed, huh? Well, are you ready to clean up the mess, too?"

Trebor extends his arm, asking for the shirt.

"Find the stains and pour the vinegar over. Just enough to soak it. Then leave it."

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Continuing from here X

That no guards interrupted is odd. Fires and arson were not an uncommon occurence while he worked for the LAPD as Fulbright. Maybe it was not quite as big as Patch thinks it was, or there was nothing but the big wide empty beach around. Or just plain human oversight and laziness. Trebor shrugs and walks back into the apartment.

Since Patch already mentioned how he snuck into the washing machine before to sleep, Trebor can easily imagine him hiding in the dryer as well. In fact, he would be slightly surprised if Patch did not yet, as the dryer drum is much larger than the washing machine one.

As they go past the kitchen, the spy stops.

“Yes, take your shirt off. Do you have a bowl and vinegar here? Blood is best removed within 24 hours. One of many methods is to soak it in vinegar for 10 minutes, then wash.”