text; un: m. edgeworth

[jurisprudence]

It has quickly become apparent to me that my office is in need of dire need of a bailiff. Accordingly, interested individuals should submit their credentials directly to me or inquire in person at the location below.

[Here he lists the street address of a public building at the edge of the city of Camelot, near the Dusklight Woods — presumably some sort of rural courthouse or administrative building that primarily services the farmlands to the north of the city.]

Be prepared to offer a concise but detailed explanation of how you would maintain order when presented with the following situations:

1) One (or several) wild chickens have been set loose in the arbiter's chamber.

2) A claimant has chained themselves to the the bar with a length of tow chain and refuses to unlock the same until their demand for satisfaction has been granted.

3) A claimant, impatient for their turn to be heard, has assaulted a fellow waiting claimant by striking them upside the head with a large gourd.

Serious applicants only.

— M. Edgeworth


[So Edgeworth has gotten himself a job in public service mediating disputes among the NPCs, Judge Judy-style. It, uh. Certainly is going, for him. Does he even have the authority to do hiring like this? Probably not. Is that going to stop him? Nope.]

Comments

[reigniter]

There were ups and downs throughout my training, as it happens in all things. But I do not regret the path I'm walking, whether it was decided for me in advance or no.

The prince isn't just a Prince- he is a person I grew up with and hold dear to me. I will not be advising and protect him just because he is royalty, but because he is a very dear friend of mine and I do not wish anything bad to befall him

[...even though bad things already happened and are getting worse.]

[jurisprudence]

That's very admirable of you, though I have to observe that you didn't precisely answer my question. Having regrets about the path you're on isn't quite the same thing as considering an alternative.

I suppose what I'm asking is, what else could you have been, if not what you are? Have you ever asked yourself that?

[reigniter]

Apologies. It is because I didn't think of the other possibilities. I knew from the get-go what I was going to do and what my duties will entail and I am very happy with it. If I had a chance to pick anything else along with being a retainer, I would pick it again.

But, if I had to pick something entirely else

[There is a pause because yes, this is the first time he's thinking about it.]

I am a big fan of coffee and reading. So probably I would open some sort of coffee shop with an offer of renting books to read during the visit.

[jurisprudence]

No, I fully understand. I bring it up because my own trajectory was...somewhat similar, I think. I knew from a very young age what path my life was set to take, and had plenty of external influences guiding me in that direction as well.

Recently, I had cause to...reexamine that decision. But like you, I determined that I would not abandon my path, even given the opportunity and ample incentive to.

I know what else I might have been. But that path, I think, is one best left closed to me.