[It might be. "Panda Ink!" "Turns white to black!" "Fragile!" "This side up!" (which was incidentally pointed in a direction that meant the box wasn't right side up...) And the personally-scrawled "Hands off!" she had added.]
[She realized he was staring right at her, and held her breath in an attempt to stay quiet and maintain her cover. The box never failed.]
[ Hmmm. What are those holes for, carved on the side of the box? He crouches down, looking more closely at the box - and then straightens and, in blatant violation of that "hands off," reaches out to lift one of the top flaps open - ]
Sss, sss, sss, sss! It's still in the "speculation" stage. But, hey, even that can make a good story.
So besides the ballot, and that we, most of us anyway, haven't actually been arrested... "conspiracy for mass-kidnapping" seems to be the most likely solution.
Sss, sss, sss! That's another thing! What was the purpose of dividing us like that? Is a game of capture-the-flag going to be held after the popularity contest, you think?
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[she collapsed to her knees and hid inside her box, watching him through the grip-hold and trying to contain her excited laughter.]
Sss, sss, sss...
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He comes over to the box, crossing his arms and studying it for details. (The...panda is cute.) ]
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[She realized he was staring right at her, and held her breath in an attempt to stay quiet and maintain her cover. The box never failed.]
...
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[But, the sudden exposure to light is still disquieting for Scuttlebutt]
Hey-- let go of that!
[She tries to pull the flaps back down, or at least make him let go.]
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He jumps back, startled by there suddenly being a person in there - talking to him - ]
Arrrghhhhhh!
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[And the real point of those holes in the box became apparent as she stood up and folded her arms at him.]
You saw, didn't you? Sss, sss, sss.
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[ Good God. ]
What are you doing, hiding in a box!
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A cover you just blew by opening it!
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You've been investigating this place?
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Sss, sss, sss. I've been poking around a fair bit.
Name's Myriam Scuttlebutt. Senior at Themis Legal Academy, and top reporter for the Themis Herald, the school newspaper.
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A pleasure, Ms. Scuttlebutt. Miles Edgeworth.
What have you observed of note?
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Actually, I thought you were going to be a solid lead. You were walking around like you were looking for something. Like you had a purpose...
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[ Well, at least I did look the part, even if I haven't the faintest idea what to do next... ]
Perhaps I do.
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So besides the ballot, and that we, most of us anyway, haven't actually been arrested... "conspiracy for mass-kidnapping" seems to be the most likely solution.
Sss, sss, sss. Do you agree?
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Have you looked into the identity of the warden?
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Sss, sss, sss. They abuse their authority and have such disregard for rules that they even mutilate those of the English language.
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Sss, sss, sss, sss...
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Well, they've obviously gathered us here for some sort of... purpose.
Though it frightens me to think about it.
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