Dance Magic Dance

{Sideblog for bluesuitpapa} Trucy Wright RP blog

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

Uh-huh! And I hate to admit it, but he was pretty damn good up there onstage. Made me cry when he drank that poison at the end of “Romeo and Juliet…” but that could also be ‘cause he got to kiss this really cute girl who worked at the movie theatre with me, too.

Larry chuckles again, more than a little amused by Trucy’s somewhat averse expression. 

Yeah, Ms. Fey saved his life, and helped kick him in gear, too. After the trial, studying law was all he could think about. And other than karaoke–and I guess the courtroom, in its own way–I never saw him up on a stage again. But bein’ a lawyer was something he really cared about. Y’know, paying it forward and stuff.

He’s careful not to mention Edgeworth, knowing that just mentioning the prosecutor’s name would spoil the mood.

“Well, I guess he’s living vicariously through me now.” Trucy hums, putting a hand to her face in thought, “He’s pretty involved when it comes to managing my shows, and I was surprised when he knew a thing or two about how putting on a show goes.” But there was something about Larry’s story that rung her a little uncanny. As she continues to walk Hero, her mind goes over her dad drinking poison-

“WAIT.” Trucy says, halting in front of her Uncle, “Dad played Romeo!? Was this before or after he dated Dahlia?”

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

After locking up, Larry smiles as Trucy takes his arm, and they turn the corner together with Hero trotting beside the young magician.

Heh heh!! Oh, boy. The stories I could tell about your old man! To make a long story short, here’s two words: total dork. He was a theatre kid in high school, if you wanna imagine what that looked like. I’d already dropped outta school so I could work and stuff, but he always invited me to the school plays. You ever imagine your dad in bad Party City Shakespearean outfits? Crushed velvet puffy pants and all?

He laughs, picturing seventeen or eighteen year old Phoenix onstage in “Romeo and Juliet.”

But he liked it a lot. Acting and art was what kept him goin’. Real sensitive kid, y’know? 

Trucy scrunches up her face.

“What? Seriously? I know dad likes to dress up at times but he was actually in plays?” God, he would be a theatre nerd. Maybe that’s why he knew so much about stage stuff when it came to her magic shows. Huh.

“I mean, I knew he was sensitive... but it was Ms. Fey that got him into law, right?”

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

Huh…lost track of time. Time around here–and around me–is weird. Maybe two years, three years? He’s certainly not a baby anymore. 

Hero barks in assent with a confidence in those large brown eyes. Now he’s a big, grown up boy! He picks up the end of his leash in his mouth and holds it out for Trucy to take, wagging his tail excitedly. 

Like father, like son, huh? Can’t help but want the ladies. Heh heh! Awright, our ice cream adventure starts now!

Trucy giggles, shaking off the awkward implication of a dog wanting a human girl but Larry was a weird heterosexual like that. She then takes up the leash, following by taking her Uncle Larry’s arm and leading them out of his home.

“Hey, Uncle Larry,” She begins, looking up at her temporary guardian, “What was my dad like at my age?”

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

Sure! C’mere, Hero! The little lady wants you.

Hero comes bounding into the room from napping in Larry’s bedroom (it’s been a lazy day for everyone, it seems), barking eagerly. He greets Trucy with plenty of doggy kisses and nuzzles his golden head into her hands. 

Heh! Sure is getting bigger and bigger every day, huh? Can hardly call him a pup anymore. But hey, same goes for you, too! Here’s your coat, Truce. 

The orange idiot clips Hero’s leash to his collar before unlocking the front door. Luckily, it’s not too brisk outside, but not warm enough that either of them would be comfortable walking a few blocks. However, Larry knows that just getting out of the house is important to Trucy, so this ice cream trip is going to be the start of what could be a healing process. And besides, when you’re at Uncle Larry’s place, ice cream before dinner is not only allowed, but encouraged.

Trucy slips on her blue petticoat over her rather casual looking outfit. It doesn’t hurt to feel fancy on the top later even when it’s just a day of paling around with your weird Uncle. 

“How long ago did you get Hero, Uncle Larry?” She remembers meeting the little guy not too long ago, but Dad had said there was weird time stuff going on between them. Was it true they were born the same year? Uncle Larry looked so much younger... And with all the stuff Dani deals with, Trucy could sort of accept all the time anomalies going on at once. Besides, she worked with magic on a day to day basis.

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

Hell yeah! Now you’re speakin’ my language. Ice cream, it is! 

To hell with anything in the freezer; getting fresh ice cream and watching those creamy mounds getting scooped behind a glass wall is a treat in itself. Larry shoves his discarded socks and shoes back on and springs to his feet as quickly as he can. As far as he can tell, Trucy’s got a case of cabin fever, so she has to get out as soon as possible!

I’ll grab your coat. You wanna walk or drive? 

“Walk!” She pipes up. She’s pretty sure there are a few places around Uncle Larry’s place that serve ice cream, “Can we bring Hero with us? I’ll walk him!”

When in doubt, puppies. Or actually, dog in this instance. Hero was getting pretty big!

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

But you’re not happy. It’s not enough for you, right? Just doing magic and going to the Agency…I’m guessing you don’t get to go out enough, huh. And Apollo was right: you’re always smiling, but the smile isn’t for you. It’s for everybody else. You gotta smile for your own sake, kiddo. There’s gotta be something we can do to get it back.

(Am I going too far with this? I don’t have a glowy noodle thingy and I can’t tell if I’m hurting her that way…)

I know, Truce. You’re a good girl, and you always have been. Lemme try talking to your dad, awright? Maybe we can get him out of this slump together so it’s not resting squarely on your tiny little shoulders.

He cracks a stupid grin and nudges Trucy’s arm playfully, trying in earnest to get her to smile.

So right now, your wish is my command. Where do you wanna go?

Larry’s right, and she knows he’s right but there’s a lot more to it than what lies on the surface. He’s trying, though, and that’s what really matters to her. He’s a great uncle! And she wouldn’t ask for anyone else.

Trucy sits a moment in thought, trying to figure out what it is she really wants to do with her time away from her dad. The movie thing didn’t work out too well, but maybe that was because they were in the four walls again? “... I want to go out and get some ice cream.” Maybe it sounded a bit childish, and it was a little cold for ice cream, but this was LA, right? There had to be SOME shop open.

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

You mean you’re not goin’ to school? Like, college right now? Man…I know Nick hasn’t been well or anything lately, and he won’t answer my calls, but I didn’t know you weren’t getting outta the house or anything. 

Larry inches a little closer to his niece, now more concerned than ever for her well being.

I know you don’t wanna hear this from me, Truce, but you shouldn’t hafta feel like you need to be the one to take care of your dad. Maybe that sounds harsh, I dunno. Sure, after what happened, he needs somebody…maybe he doesn’t want it to be me. But you’re a young lady now, doll. You need to be able to do the kinda stuff you wanna do for yourself. You’re s’posed to take care of your parents when they’re like, seventy and you’re middle aged. You’re what, eighteen?

Trucy huffs, turning her head to the side.

“I’m doing what I want!” She rebuts, crossing her arms, “He’s just going through a bad time right now. I have a good career in magic and there’s always the agency...” She frowns, loosening her arms around her chest.

“I’m just... I’m all he has right now. It’s just like how it was when I was small, you know?”

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

Well, when I have the free cash, I like to go to one of those paint and wine classes. You’re still a teenager so I can’t actually take you without getting busted…I dunno how you feel about wine or anything, but we could watch Bob Ross and try to do what he’s doin’! And sometimes I go to Gourd Lake with Hero and go people watching. I like to make up all sorts of stories about who those random people are, like…“that guy in the suit is really a spy and he’s going down to the lake for an info handoff,” and stuff like that.

Larry might be blind to most body language cues, but he can immediately sense Trucy’s frustration. Maybe it’s time he said something about it.

Hey, you awright? You seem down, Trucy. Anything you wanna talk about?

“Yeah it’s just... Hanging out with my sick dad hasn’t exactly been the best way to spend my time, you know” She shuffles a little, sticking her feet out of the blanket and sighing, “I’m just frustrated. Things were going well and then a bunch of weird stuff had to happen. I’ve graduated and now I’m just kind of... here, you know?”

[diamondmage]

turntechgodtits:

bluesuitpapa:

Phoenix smiles softly, looking at his two girls with some pride.

“It’s more than enough. You work really hard, and you’re living on your own now which is even harder.” Phoenix pauses for a moment to cough into his elbow, but he quickly regains his wind and speaks once again, “You make me proud every time I see you.”

Dani roughly inhales and nods. She knows she has been doing her best. But it didn’t feel as if it was enough. Not with the time lock or the weird time anomalies about. “I know…” she replies in a soft tone. 

“I wish I could solve all of this. I don’t want to constantly see you both so worried. Like a rock storm could happen at any moment.” She closes her eyes and tries to breathe through her nostrils. She wants to make this work so badly. But she doesn’t know if she’s looking at things the right way or not.

“But I’m trying. It’s all I can do now,” she tears up.

Trucy hugs a little tighter.

“We love you, Dani.”

[diamondmage]

turntechgodtits:

bluesuitpapa:

Geeze, is this what his girls go through all the time? Were they always this burdened with thoughts and emotions like this? What happened to the times when all they did was play sock olympics and eat hash brownies? Then again, a lot of shit had happened between then and now, and even barely touching on it it, Phoenix realizes that he’s sort of put all of it on the back burner. How as he supposed to handle it otherwise?

“I think… I think what it is might be that there has been so much before and now there’s… nothing. Even with Edgeworth, Apollo, Maya and Pearl having gone missing… no one is raising red flags. It seems sort of wrong but in a way that it feels right.” Right? Or was he just speaking out of his ass per usual?

“No,” she states a bit firmly. “It’s not just them disappearing. It’s everything that even happened before that. All the stress of trying to chase my own ass and the first time I get to actually stare at the clouds, I keep idly looking back. Like if I don’t look at my ass it’ll run off on me at any moment and it’s….”

She shakes her head and hold herself. “That’s not my life. I don’t want it to always be that way for me or anyone else. Yet what the fuck, I can’t even settle down without…. this.” She doesn’t even know what this is exactly. Yeah he is right that people disappeared and it’s barely had much ramifications. That alone should be telling but it feels like to her that shouldn’t be the focus point. Like it’s a curtain being draped over something else.

“You deserve better,” she adds. “I don’t think I’m doing that though.”

Trucy closes in, wrapping her arms around Dani and attempting to tuck her head onto her friend’s shoulder. Sheesh! When did she get so tall? This isn’t fair. Now she’s the only one in the short club.

“You’re everything we could hope for, Dani.” Trucy mutters, her fingers curling into the black work shirt Dani’s wearing, “Where would we be without you? Daddy would still be drinking, I bet, and everything would be messed up.” Phoenix, at the table nods softly, frowning as he fidgets with his spoon. Trucy always had a way with words.

“You’re doing your best, Dani.”

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turntechgodtits:

bluesuitpapa:

Phoenix rubs the back of his neck before speaking up.

“I’m… sorry too.” He says, “I keep falling back into my old ways and things get weird and I’m… trying to move on from everything that’s happened. It’s been really… strange lately.”

“I keep doing the whole domestic life thing and it’s going alright but I keep feeling the urgency of everything around me. Like I’m not doing enough when I want to have some normalcy going in some way. And I don’t… want you thinking it’s on you too.” Dani looks over to Phoenix with a slight frown. 

“It’s not,” she continues. “I’m just struggling to figure my shit out is all.”

“I think at this point, we all are.” Trucy pipes up, before taking another sip of her drink, “Rome wasn’t built in a day, you know?”

[diamondmage]

turntechgodtits:

bluesuitpapa:

Phoenix sniffles again, but he nods his head.

“Well, I just don’t want to give you problems. It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other and I didn’t want you to get in trouble the one time we do see each other again.” The soup smells good though, and he’s eager to get to work on putting it in his stomach.

“Thanks for coming over.” He mentions.

“Don’t,” Dani shakes her head. “It’s no skin off my nose for me to hop over and deliver soup your way. Besides you sound like you need something hot in your system.” She looks over at a corner of the room.

“It’s… good to see you again,” she adds. 

Trucy puts her hands on her hips, looking between the two with frustration.

“Seriously you two? Is it going to be like this every time you guys get back together?” She frowns, “Look, I know shit has gone on between us, and it’s been really hecking weird especially with what happened to Papa, but this... this is dumb!”

Phoenix winces, deciding to take a page out of Dani’s book and look off to the corner of the room.

The young magician sighs, letting her hands drop in frustration before looking to Dani, “I’m glad to see you doing well for yourself. I’m glad you were able to take time from your busy schedule to hang out for a minute. It shouldn’t be filled with dumb thoughts about what happened or whatever. We’re here and we’re okay, right?”

[diamondmage]

itsgottabethebutz:

The orange idiot clicks the “stop” button, freezing the giant spider in place just as she shoots one of her gross webs at Sam. 

What’re you in the mood for? Uncle Larry’s a lot more freewheeling than your dad: we could go anywhere! As long as it’s in L.A., since Anaheim is kinda far.

(She still looks kinda tired, but I don’t wanna make her fall apart or anything…besides, I have no idea what I’d say if she starts crying!)

You wanna go get food, go to the zoo….anything! It’s all on me, baby.

Anything? It was a nice idea, but really all she wanted to do was nap at the moment. Trucy rubs her face, sitting up again and blinking at the T.V. with mild interest.

“I dunno, we wanted a marathon and here I am sleeping through it.” She seems frustrated, putting her chin in her hands, “... I dunno, maybe we could go out? Not sure what I want to do.” Being stuck in the house with her dad has been rough, and when she’s not there she’s at her magic shows. Was this all life was going to be for her right now?

“I dunno, Uncle Larry, what do you do for fun besides this?”

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turntechgodtits:

“Yeah yeah I know, I’m literally made of the stuff,” Dani laughs. “I’m just lining up options for you.”

She shrugs a bit at the question. “I’ve been… alright for the most part. Just been working a lot and settling down on the domesticated lifestyle that is adulthood.” Or whatever the heck she can claim she has going on. It’s something. “But I’ll let you know if I need anything.”

Trucy sticks out her tongue.

“I meant for the soup, you silly.” But before either of them could say anything else, the familiar trudging of a sick Phoenix Wright comes slowly up the hallway.

“Daaaaniiiiiiii.”

“Welp, here comes the zombie dad.”

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itsgottabethebutz:

Yikes! Sorry to wake you. I didn’t mean to. 

(She probably needed the rest, too…)

Huh? Oh, I get it! Heh heh! Don’t be embarrassed, kiddo. I fell asleep the second the hot elf brunette stopped showin’ up. You probably lasted way longer than me, Truce. 

Shelob’s retractable pincers lash out at Samwise Gamgee onscreen, causing Larry to grimace a bit.

…are we still watching this?

“I dunno, are we?” She poses the question before sitting up a bit. Trucy then stretches, letting out a squeak before settling back into the couch with a less than pleased look on her face.

“I mean, I’m glad to know some nerd history but there’s other fun stuff we could be doing.”

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turntechgodtits:

Dani opens her mouth to speak for a second only to close it. Hearing the news wasn’t something she was prepared for but also something she knew would happen. Things had been weird and his timeline, although stable had a lot of weird fluctuations going on. If it was just certain events transpiring, it would be simple. But things like certain people disappearing? A part of her feels it’s not exactly the timeline itself trying to mend and repair on it’s own.

But there’s no point in voicing all of that and stressing people out. Not when even she’s uncertain what it could mean.

“There’s always taking courses online,” she sounds out forlorn. “Might not be ideal but it’s something if you feel up to doing a few courses. Could also just be a commuter at any local colleges too. You could even take off for a year while everything settles down too. So you got some options.”

Trucy kicks her feet, letting out a sigh.

“Yeah, I know. I have time. You of all people would be telling me I have time.” She laughs, twirling her little braids around one of her fingers.

“Let me know if you need help, okay?”

[itsgottabethebutz]

🤠 -diamondmage

🤠- Your muse falls asleep while watching TV/ a movie

Maybe their attempt to watch the extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy all in a row was a bad idea. Larry conked out immediately after Arwen’s first appearance (why are there so few hot chicks in this movie?), but wakes up toward the middle of Return of the King, when that giant spider captures everybody. Rubbing his eyes, Larry turns to Trucy to make a comment about how gross this part is, only to discover that she’d fallen asleep, too.

Aw….heh heh! She’s so cute.

He grabs the fluffy orange throw blanket off the back of the couch and lays it on top of his niece, tucking her in.

[diamondmage]

The movement causes her to stir, and by the time she’s properly tucked in her eyes peel open to a squint. Man that T.V. is bright.

“... Okay for the record you’re really warm.” Oh yeah sure Trucy, that isn’t why you fell asleep at all. Who the hell could really sit through all of these movies and not pass out?