Junithena Ace Attorney "Duals Destinies"

"Wired Witness As Usual"

when the witness got on the stand, the only thing that athena could describe hi m was "odd", he dressed like an officer, but had some sort of wired helmet on, and a keypad on his arm

'Witness, your name and occupation, please'

the man started to type on the keyboard, the judge looked at him, bizarred by this

'W-Witness?'

'NAME: TED TONATe, OCCUPATION: BOMB DISPOSAL SPECIALISt'

'..what the fuck is this?!'

phoenix muttered, questioning if this was some sort of wired dream, the judge blinked, amazed yet dumbfounded by the machine

'Oh, my! What a strange, robotic voice you have!'

'SPEECH SYNTHESIS VIA TYPING. IT IS THE SAME AS ME TALKING'

athena looked at her boss, who was just as confused as she was

'He sounds exactly like a robot...'

'a robot, i was gonna say he sounds like a dumbass'

'Can't you speak in a normal manner?!'

the judge asked, to their surprise, the man nodded

'I can'

but he immediately went to his keypad

'BUT I DO NOT LIKE TO SPEAK. SPEAKING IS INNEFICIENT. ENERGY EXPENDITURE: SPEAKING > TYPING UNDERSTAND?'

'Hmm.. What an odd witness'

the judge said, phoenix sighed as he rubbed his head, he could already feel a migraine coming, athena sensed a lot of annoyance coming from him 

'Mr. Tonate was in charge of the bomb for that trial and was there when it went off'

'Being a bomb squad specialist, do you have any relation to the defendant?'

the judge asked

'NEGATIVE. I FIRST MET THE GIRL WHILE ON THIS JOB. MANY PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED BY THE POLICE. I KNOW ONLY A FRACTION OF THEM. HOWEVER, I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I FIRST DISCOVERED THE BODY OF THE VICTIM'

'Shocked?'

'I WAS THE FIRST ONE ON THE SCENE AFTER THE EXPLOSION. I WENT THERE TO ENSURE SAFETY, BUT I ENDED UP DISCOVERING A DEAD BODY'

athena glanced over at this boss and noticed him note-taking, she flipped to a page and followed his pace

'He is here to testify about the circumstances surrounding the moment of the explosion'

payne explained, the judge nodded in understanding

'Very well. The court will hear Mr. Tonate's testimony. But at the very least, show this court some respect and remove that faceguard, Witness!'

phoenix looked over at athena

'okay get ready to write and write fast'

she nodded as she flipped a page in her notebook and began to write

'THE BOMB WAS ORIGINALLY DISARMED BY ME, THEN TRANSPORTED HERE AS EVIDENCE.
BOMB NAME: HH-3000 OPERATED BY TIMER OR WITH A REMOTE
I WAS WATCHING FROM THE GALLERY WHEN I SUDDENLY BECAME ALARMED.
I SAW THAT THE BOMB'S TIMER WAS COUNTING DOWN'

while athena was finishing up her notes, phoenix glanced at the witness suspiciously

'So even though the bomb was supposed to be disarmed, it got switched on?'

'PRECISELY. ACTIVATING THE TIMER IS VERY SIMPLE. 1. CONNECT WIRES 2. SWITCH ON TIMER
A MONKEY COULD DO IT. I AM SURE EVEN YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO, MR. WRIGHT'