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I demand to speak whoever is in charge!

[ the woman on the line, despite her rather harsh tone is looking as calm as she possibly can. the only thing revealing franziska's anger is the way that she clenches her sleeve, as if indicating that she doesn't have time for any of this nonsense. ]

Abduction is a criminal offense. I fully plan to prosecute the fool who dared to take me, a von Karma with the full force of what that entails!

[ there's the sound of a whip and the flash of something in the background hitting the wood desk in the standard Hinoto-Ri apartment very hard. she doesn't look happy at all and it shows openly now. ]

My father is dead. You will not extract any ransom from him. The von Karma estate is held by me, so asking my brother will be of no use either. If I have to negotiate a fee for my release, then so be it. I refuse to talk to these kinds of lowlifes in a normal circumstance however since all that has occurred in my flawless memory is waking up in this barely adequate apartment, I feel I have no other choice but to use this... device to hear the kidnapper's terms.

[ franziska won't even mention the dream she had. it is not relevant. however she is painfully reminded of one of her cases, and she involuntarily clutches her shoulder again, remembering the pain of the bullet once there but cuts the feed soon after ]

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I am not in the mood for games. Are you saying that these phantasms have something to do with my being kidnapped?

And what is your name?

...

[ franziska waits for a little while longer before speaking ]

You will deliver me a box of pastries from the best bakery in town. No strawberries on any of them. A dozen will do in varied flavours.

And you are...?

[ mainly because she wants to know what your experiences are with these sorts of things, you never know with kids nowadays ]

Yes ma'am! [A cheerful grin, another salute and then the footage shuts itself off.]

[...Only to turn itself back on five seconds later, showing Bobby's embarrassed pouting.]

Wait, I... I don't know where to deliver them.

They have everything to do with it, in fact.

"Hoshino Ruri."

There is a pause, "Captain of the Nadesico. The large ship in the park."

Mir? I'm Athena Cykes. It's nice to meet you, Miss von Karma.

[Now that is a name he recognizes. Still, his expression is mostly amused when he turns on the video.]

'Abducted' is a poor word for our situation here. Unfortunately it seems supernatural forces are at work, though decisive evidence that does not seem the work of some bizarre fantasy is difficult to produce, von Karma-dono.

Edited 2014-04-21 00:13 (UTC)

Do you know which apartment building you're in? It should have the name of an astrological sign.

Also, what district is your office in?

Pisces, if these motifs are correct. My office is located in the Los Angeles Prosecutors Office Building, 10th floor. Room 1011.

Explain! These non-explanations are simply maddening!

Ah, so you are someone of some authority. Very well, Captain Hoshino Ruri. I look forward to cooperating with you in the future, if our paths cross again.

I am Franziska von Karma, famed prosecutor from Germany and California and currently working with Interpol.

[ she cracks her whip on the floor again. ]

There are motifs for the astrological sign Pisces around. Are you a policeman or not?

You are the first to recognise the illustrious name of von Karma. Who are you, really?

...

[ she pauses for a second. how does this person know her name? so far only that athena cykes woman had recognised her but this face seems wholly unfamiliar. someone who knew her father? or someone from her own world, dare she say it? ]

Who are you and how have you of the illustrious von Karma name?

You have been transported here from your own world by an extraplanar entity named Philemon who represents the positive aspect of the collective unconscious of man. He has chosen you for the inscrutable and vaguely defined purpose of saving this world from an equally vaguely defined impending doom. To aid you in this task, you have been granted the power of Persona, which represents your inner will given form and function.

Periodically, but most often during a time occurring just past midnight and called the 13th Hour, demons appear in this city. The power of Persona is what we are expected to use to cull their numbers and hold them back from causing any more destruction. According to this city's officials, the entire world outside the barriers of this city is all but destroyed already, and Hinoto-Ri is the last remaining bastion of civilization and perhaps represents the dying flame of mankind's remaining hope for survival.

Is that detailed enough for you?

"A pleasure Miss von Karma. Should you have any need of the Nadesico's data systems feel free to ask. I can't promise them given how we are tapped into the city's communications grid, but I do try and help where I can."

[He flinches at the whip cracking, raising both hands in a defensive manner.]

Pisces! Right! It's just that... Every apartment building has twelve floors and ten apartments per floor. [Not counting the first four floors, which have boutiques and such, but that's still eight floors bearing ten apartments, so...]

...That's a lot of apartments.

My name is Simon Blackquill. I'm a prosecutor, recently reinstated. The question here is who in the prosecutor's office has not heard of your family?

[He's not even going to go anywhere near the issue of her father. He'd seen plenty of convicts in the clink as a result of his actions, and he'd of course heard of what happened to him.]

Especially considering your... 'brother'... is Chief Prosecutor.

So you were taken from L.A. Did you by chance see a guy in a mask before you showed up in the apartment?

I would have thought Apollo or Simon would have recognized you.

This is going to sound crazy, but I'm from the same world as you are. Boss [Oh right... That probably doesn't help...] -- err... Phoenix Wright -- talked about you a little. I've also heard about you when I was studying abroad in Germany.

I'm a lawyer, if that's not obvious yet.

[Time to show off badge that has no relevance here yet? I think it is. Enjoy looking at it because she loves to show it off.]

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