#cross examination (asks)

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On his bed, in a newly wrapped box is a wool sweater, and beside it, a small sheep plush toy, the kind with a zipper to remove its' coat. The label has been torn off, and the attached, new sticker has the writing ' From Lang.'.

"Oh, you sly dog..."

Once unboxed, he lays the sweater out on his rumpled bedsheets. The soft weaving is an inoffensive Carolina blue--better than his dull hoodies, but not overdone. Phoenix slips off his shirt to pull the sweat on, and it fits comfortably over his skin.

He stretches his arms out and looks at the sleeves. It's been a long time since someone like this gave him a sweater as a present...

This time there's no monogrammed heart or strange game of bait-and-switch. He picks up the plush sheep and squeezes it, briefly startled when it makes a squeaky toy noise.

He likes this sweater a lot more.

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🙏 from that prompt thing if you are still doing them?

Headcanon memes, comfort character edition! 

What does your muse need? This can be something material or abstract.

someone to rescue him

someone to trust to help him put kristoph away forever. short of that, a 5k loan would be pretty helpful for paying off some debts and fixing a few things around the agency.

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Headcanon memes, comfort character edition!

How would you describe your muse’s morality? What are their core values?

nick’s morals are a little more... flexible these days during his disbarment. principles like “always believe in your client” have fallen by the wayside; the vast majority of interactions he has with people comes in the form of poker games and whatever the hell he does with kristoph, so. he’s a lot more flexible and, uh, avoidant when it comes to telling the truth, too. being cryptic, deflective, and half-honest is his norm now and are very hard habits to break.

but at his core, phoenix’s morals are the same: seek truth and justice. support family. don’t hurt people.

he’s impossibly persistent, deeply loving, and as harmless as a fly. he’ll always have those core principles even in the darkest times.

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*gumshoe voice* pal... you look REAL familiar. have i seen you somewhere before?

"Don't worry about it. Listen, have you ever handled a case about a serial hair-sniffer before?"

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have you thought about asking the owner of the borscht if he'll hire a bassist? could sound good with the piano.

"And let some unfamiliar little bass snob steal my spotlight? I might play like a twelve-year-old, but I think not, my friend."

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you smell like dog lately, where have you been, the pet store?

(Th cops already told me once that I can't keep calling them over freaky messages about people sniffing me... Who else can I call...?)

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nick, how's Trucy affording all these pigeons for her show?

"With her allowance from me and with her 'live special effects' budget from her shows and acts. As long as she cleans up after them and doesn't let any into my bedroom, I try not to think about it too much."

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Did you ever try and learn to cook in lieu of having Trucy in your care?

"I did, yeah. I tried my best. I'm still not much of a chef beyond the ability to not burn a simple stirfry and to make decent pancakes, though. It's enough to get by on. Well, Truce did help me learn how to bake cookies when she was littler."