[Yuri's apologies, his sympathies, only fill Edgeworth with shame. He glances down for a moment, the lines around his mouth drawn too tightly to achieve the blank neutrality he desires, looking back up only when Yuri stands.]
I-
[I don't need it, he's about to say. I'm fine. He thinks better of it, though, and forces himself to nod]
-would appreciate that. Thank you.
[His voice is stiff, but he speaks clearly and raises his head up, attempting to retain some shred of dignity. Of all the stupid- how obvious was he?! He's supposed to be calm, collected, unflappable. But now? Now Petrov must think him weak. Incapable. Too soft to handle a killer like Lunatic.
He needs to find a way to prove himself. A quick break might do him some good, in this regard. If nothing else, it will give him a chance to compose himself, to behave in the way that he's been he's been taught, to act like the kind of man that he's supposed to be]
no subject
I-
[I don't need it, he's about to say. I'm fine. He thinks better of it, though, and forces himself to nod]
-would appreciate that. Thank you.
[His voice is stiff, but he speaks clearly and raises his head up, attempting to retain some shred of dignity. Of all the stupid- how obvious was he?! He's supposed to be calm, collected, unflappable. But now? Now Petrov must think him weak. Incapable. Too soft to handle a killer like Lunatic.
He needs to find a way to prove himself. A quick break might do him some good, in this regard. If nothing else, it will give him a chance to compose himself, to behave in the way that he's been he's been taught, to act like the kind of man that he's supposed to be]