#mid! aj

[xmfxne]

“I really ought to rewatch Case Closed, it was one of the few shows I got Clay into, but I seem to remember not getting very far? I remember us making fun of the way they said ‘fish,’ and them I think the fish was actually a bridge? Man, it’s been... ages.”

[xmfxne]

“I need new sunscreen.”

[xmfxne]

It was quite a dire situation. Trucy found Apollo while she was heading back to the WAA office, all injured and she hadn't the slightest idea why.

"Polly!" She was panicked, crouching down to check on him. "What happened?! Are you okay?!"

Tears were filling her eyes, hoping he wasn't too badly hurt. Trucy didn't want anything to happen to him.

"I'll... I'll call an ambulance...!" She took her phone out and immediately dialed for emergency services.

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Apollo groaned as he stirred, sitting up from the wall he'd been shoved against. "T-Trucy?" His head was swimming, bloodied and scuffed-up hand moving up to check for his badge. Still there. Thank God. He could feel a throb in his nose, he was almost certain it was broken, it was a familiar feeling to him.

He sits himself upright, a cut in his arm and shirt throbbing. "...I got mugged...."

[xmfxne]

Hey Apollo! haven't you heard? back in August of 2022, an investigator girl took down entire illegal cooperation by herself!

"I might have heard about that when it happened... I probably did. I don't think I ever heard how old the girl was, but considering they called her a 'girl' instead of 'woman,' or 'lady,' I assume she's young, which is really impressive."

"Erm, not-not that it isn't impressive anyway."

[xmfxne]

“You’re cruel. Don’t you feel any guilt?”

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"If this is about Kristoph Gavin, I don't want to hear it!" Apollo snapped, seemingly ready to bite off the reporter's head. "I... I didn't know what was going on any more than you did! So lay off! I don't want to deal with these stupid questions!!"

[xmfxne]

"Layla, you may call Layla and my parents passed away my dad got killed in a war when I was 4 and my mother died in a car accident when I was 9 so my brother is taking care of me since he's an adult." As Layla said before grabbing Apollo's hand. "And yes I can tell you everything I know of on the way to the crime scene. But right after checking the crime scene I will take you to the detection center got it?"

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"Yeah, okay. But first, you need to call your brother, and let him know where you are, okay?" Apollo added firmly, letting Layla take his hand. He couldn't help but feel for the girl, being an orphan himself, but at least she had an older brother to take care of her. Poor brother, though, it can't be easy on him, and he couldn't be too much older than her, either. "And we'll have to draft the business contract before the end of the day as well."

[xmfxne]

"Yeah that'll work nicely and then does that mean you're going to defend Lilly after all mister uhhh.?" As she said in a confused tone

Jobless

"Justice. And, I'm going to need you to tell me everything you know, okay?" Apollo looked over her once more, and realized he couldn't do it. He couldn't wait to make an informed decision, despite knowing better of it, despite having experienced betrayal first hand.

Because... if it were a reversed situation, if it were him trying to find a defense attorney for Clay... at her age.... He couldn't do that to her. "... And you can... you can tell me that on the way to the investigation. Oh, and, uh, where are your guardians? They need to know where you are. Oh, and also, what did you say your name was again?"

[xmfxne]

"13, 13 years old and like I said with an IQ of 302. I want to become an attorney to stop the dark age of the law, but I don't have any experience being one so please defend My friend Lilly Everbloom, I'll hire you when I graduate from law school next month if you take the case." As she said before facing forward.

Jobless

His eyes widened in shock hearing that. She looked older than 13. This wasn't good, he figured he'd be pushing it with 16, but 13?! "Well," he started, turning around and hurriedly pulling a binder from a low shelf, "I hate to burst your bubble, but I don't think things are going to happen the way you'll expect them to. At this time, you have to be 18 years old to take the bar exam in this country. And to run a law firm, you'll still need to go to business school and deal with licensing and all that. Unless you're promoted, or it's willed or inherited to you or something like that." Apollo rambled, finally finding the other binder he was looking for. He pulled that one in a rush too, causing a few other binders to fall onto the floor and scare his cat. He'd pick those up later.

The man opened up the first binder, and muttered whatever words he read aloud to himself. "...may also provide legal services in this jurisdiction on a temporary basis! That's our loophole. We start a temporary law firm of our own, and I'll be able to stand in court with her. But a business, even a temporary one, needs employees..." Apollo closed the first binder, then opened the second to the index. He searched along the line with his finger, before finding and flipping to the section he wanted.

"Says nothing about not being able to work in law if you're under the age of 16." He looked back up at her. "Here's the thing. If we write up a quick contract and start a temporary business together, I can stand trial legally, regardless of whether or not we get an official license. It'll take a few days to process, but even if it's denied, it won't effect the verdict, and even if the trial goes for three days, we'll still be good to go!"