sorry hank doesn't believe in ghosts

[donotlick]

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[itwasfeyt]

[Alright, now there's in Maya's room. She ushers Hank in with no fuss, and closes the door behind her. Hopefully he isn't expecting anything too outrageous, her room looks mostly like everyone else. Her little pile of stuff set up in an unused corner.]

...Um, [Does he still look like he's having a breakdown?] Do you want a seat, or something?

[donotlick]

[ It's cool, Hank isn't really thinking too much about Maya's room to be honest. He mostly follows her in, his head still... well, still a mess.

He sits down, puts his head in his hands. ]

I'm sorry. This is... I'm such a goddamn mess.

[itwasfeyt]

You shouldn't worry about it. [There are lots of much BIGGER things to worry about, like their own oncoming demise.]

I mean, you're not the only mess around here, that's for sure. But, if you want to tell me about anything... I'm a great listener, especially to testimonies.

[donotlick]

[ Hank almost chuckles. ]

Not much of a testimony, it's just...

[ He should get it out, right? Hadn't his therapist told him that? ]

It's just... that picture. I mean, shit, no point in lying, right? It's a picture of my son.

[itwasfeyt]

..Oh.

[It's all too obvious, of course. And at the same time, Maya almost hoped that he wouldn't say something like that. But she knew when Hank looked at that picture that something was terribly wrong.

It's always family, isn't it?]

I guess I sort of figured, but I didn't want to say anything, you know?

[donotlick]

Yeah. Thanks, I guess.

[ He would be a lot more thankful if he wasn't so sad, to be honest. But now that he's started and his hands are shaking, he can't seem to stop. ]

He's about... five in this one. He died right around when he turned six. We were in a car accident and this truck skidded on some ice. Cole didn't make it.

[itwasfeyt]

[In this moment, a rather unfortunate thought passed through Maya's mind, which forced her to hold back a shudder.

Pearl was barely older than that. And she was traveling around solving crimes with Nick.]

O-oh? Oh no...! I'm... I'm so sorry.

[donotlick]

[ yeeeeah that's sure a thing. Hank shakes his head, holding back the tears. How has it been three years and he's still not over this? ]

Yeah, it was... He needed surgery. The only doctor who could operate was fucking high. And the androids... they couldn't do it. They couldn't save him.

[itwasfeyt]

[It's only been a couple years for Maya to mourn a death. Or, has it been longer?]

...I'm sorry. I lost someone really important to me not too long ago, too. It was... worse than anything I went through, at the time.

[And she dislikes that fact.]

[donotlick]

[ Hank nods, numbly. ]

There's nothing worse. Not a day goes by that I don't miss him.

[itwasfeyt]

I know there's not a day that wouldn't have been better if my sister was still around.

[Or her mother, for that matter. But that's a whole other can of worms.]

At least I got to speak to her, later.

[donotlick]

[ Hank is totally there with her for like half a second until.... uh. ]

What, what?

[itwasfeyt]

...Oh, right.

See, I'm a spirit medium, and members of my family are too, so we can channel the dead.

[like ya do]

[donotlick]

The fuck? Are you serious!?

[ That sounds... really crazy? ]

[itwasfeyt]

Yup! ...A lot of people think it's fake.

[She doesn't sound too surprised that Hank probably thinks so to.]

Akira thinks I'm in a cult too. Can you believe that?

[donotlick]

Uh, I mean... no offense but we don't have that occult shit back home. If I hadn't met a fucking alien I'd probably think you were nuts.

[ He looks her straight in the eyes, though. ]

You're not kidding though, are ya? It'd be a fucking shit joke to make.

[itwasfeyt]

It's not... [Hmmmmn.] I mean, I am an acolyte, but calling it occult is kind of... dark.

[For communing with the spirits, that is.]

No, I'm telling the truth, one hundred and ten percent! I could even show you how it's done, if I could, that is.

[donotlick]

I mean, we're talking about talking to dead people, Maya. That's kinda dark.

[ But he would sign up in an INSTANT to talk to his son, so you have his attention. ]

Yeah, okay. I mean, you don't really strike me as the ghosts & goblins type, so you're either dead serious or a really good liar. And I doubt it's the last one.

[ Maya is a good girl. ]

[itwasfeyt]

[It can be arranged! Probably even free of charge.]

I work with a lawyer. Trust me, I'm terrible at keeping up a lie.

[But she is a good girl!!]

I know I don't look the part right now, but if I had my robes and stuff, I'd definitely look like a proper medium.

[donotlick]

[ Maya, he would cry so hard he might actually get closure, please channel Cole for him... ]

Hah! That so? You know lawyers are slimiest dudes around, right?

[ Not in Ace Attorney, Hank! ]

Shit, you got robes and everything? You must be pretty legit.

[itwasfeyt]

[She will! As soon as they both escape.]

Nah, Phoenix Wright might be kind of silly at times, and have strange opinions about ladders... [Maya, there's supposed to be a point] but he's probably the best lawyer I know, and he always fights for those that were wrongly accused.

[Nods!] Yup! Robes, prayer beads, everything a member of the Fey clan needs!

[donotlick]

[ Please.... ]

Well, that's good. Guys like that ain't too bad, but it's kinda my job as a cop to hate lawyers. Just lettin' you know.

[ Goodness, that sounds... complex. ]

Damn. All that, and you've got a whole clan doing it too?

[itwasfeyt]

...Yeah, come to think of it, a lot of cops don't seem to like us, or turn out to be murderers. Except Detective Gumshoe, that is.

[It is.]

Yup. Well... Not everyone. Right now, only my cousin and me can actually channel spirits.

[donotlick]

The hating part comes with the territory. The murder doesn't, obviously.

[ Hank's a good bad-cop!! ]

Huh. So it's some kinda... bloodline thing?

[itwasfeyt]

Yup. My ancestor, Ami Fey, invented the technique! The women in the family have been training to do it for centuries! Some of us are better at it than others, my little cousin is like a prodigy.

[Because she is, even if Maya has more raw power than her.]