Well, this is certainly odd.

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

[Emmy stumbles a little as she appears in the lobby - understandable, really, given that she was stepping out of the Laytonmobile just a moment before. Much as she'd been paying more attention to Layton than her surroundings, she rather doubts that they're parked in a building. After all, they were supposed to be outside Misthallery, and who would put a town inside? Other than, well. Turning on her heel, she discovers that the Laytonmobile isn't even there behind her, anyway, and she promptly wheels around in a full circle to try to get a good look at her surroundings.]

Professor Layton!?

...anyone?

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[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

{...Well. That was... unexpected.

Excuse him as he wonders what the hell is going on.}

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

...you seem surprised.

[She angles her voice higher than a normal Clive, even without the disguise, but... she does kind of sound like she might be male under all that, when she's not using the Emmy voice.]

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

I am.
Although I don't know why, I've seen stranger alternate universes... {Sigh.}

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

...I don't see what's so strange about it. It was the best way to get closer to Layton without him suspecting anything.

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

...Not neccessarily. At least when I was in disguse, I was a man.

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

[Clive frowns, picking at her sleeve a little.]

Well. Good for you, then. I don't see what's so bad about disguising myself like this - even Dimitri would never suspect that this was me. Otherwise he'd ask questions about whether I should take the risk of getting close to Layton.

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

I suppose I can see where you're coming from.

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

Getting close like this is going to be invaluable in my plans, you see. I'll be able to observe him without worrying that he might catch me.

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

...Which is precisely why I took a job at the newspaper and disguised myself as an elder Luke.

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

...Luke?

And I have a job with the paper, already.

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

The Professor's apprentice. Shouldn't you know that?

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

The professor doesn't have an apprentice.

...well... that version of him did mention something like that, though...

Keep in mind that my Clive is 18.

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

...How old are you?

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

...twenty. Why do you ask?

[Apparently things are a little different between the worlds in that regard, too.]

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

...You're older than I am. Surely you should know everything I know?

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

But... the plans aren't complete, yet. How can I be older than you?

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

I don't know... {He's not talking about his own plans. He's put that behind him and he doesn't want to bring it up again.}

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

Well... maybe it's a different world thing.

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. One of our doubles is 28, I believe.

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

Oh? There's another one?

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

Several, I believe.

But... there's someone else here, too...

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

[She tilts her head.]

Ahh? Who else is here?

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

...Mother is here. Alive and well.

[primarydeux.livejournal.com]

...M-mother?

[But, everything that she's doing... it's for her, and for father. They're the reason that she's doing all of this.

...she doesn't want Mother to see her like this, Clive realises. Even without the disguise, she's... not the way that Mother would remember, after all.]

I... I don't want to see her.

[crazyclever.livejournal.com]

...I understand. {He smiles sadly.}
I didn't want to see her at first either.

I found that talking to her, though, helped a lot.