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spiriteddefense  ►

  Maya didn’t really know why Phoenix was getting so worked up on a day like this, even after he mentioned that he’d lost a trial. That was always a bad thing when he was sure that the client was innocent, but it wasn’t the end of the world. If the evidence wasn’t airtight, there were ways they could appeal the conviction, things they could do to make it right…

  But still, she could read the atmosphere, and he was far too gloomy for that to be all that was wrong. But that last thing he said… That didn’t make any sense, did it?

  “What do you mean, ‘remove you from the law scene’?” she echoed incredulously. “You just lost a trial, right? That might make it a little harder to get clients here, but it’s not the end of the world… I’m sure I can find someone who needs a good defense around here!”

  His grim expression was really bumming her out, and even starting to make her worry a bit. She knew he took losses like this kind of hard, but if there was any day to set all that aside and have a good time, it was this one.

  “It’s gonna be alright, Nick,” she promised. “You’ll get ‘em next time, okay?”

It was not going to be alright. Maya, what did Phoenix need to say to get that through your head? What was he supposed to tell you? What words was he meant to use? Taking a deep breath, he tried again.

He just had to be strong.

“They are disbarring me, Maya. As in... it means they are going to take away my badge.“ His words came out cold, shaky, and a bit in a matter of a fact tone. Phoenix wasn’t the greatest at telling people about the consequences he was going to face.

“Although it’s not set in stone...“ Oh no, he felt his strong imago faltering. Phoenix inhaled sharply as he continued. “But it’s fairly certain by now. The sheep in the law scene have been talking about it. It’s... uh. Pretty hot gossip, I guess.“

Pretty hot gossip? Phoenix? He kinda hoped it could have been about something more exciting. Like a crush, a new romance, maybe him finally getting the bike of his dreams in this city. This was a worst kaas scenario for him.

“That’s why I... kinda have doubts about it turning alright.“

[berrybulletin-blog]

hey can i cash in a reward for quest green bc 35235236 years ago and by that i mean months ago i rped it with izuku AND JUST NOW THE THREAD'S FINISHED and i got my horse masks. take it. thanks

The sheep managing the counter at the City Council looks up to you, then towards the horse masks you have gathered. It certainly looks like the quest has been completed.

After a bit of digging, the sheep shoves over an envelope and a box.

“Congratulations.” They say. “Good job.”

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Not the kind of reward he had been expecting... Nonetheless, Phoenix took the envelope and box, leaving the council while keeping the horse masks on him as well. He supposed this was just how things were going to be.

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hironojouken ►

“Of…. course. You’re.. right, with that.” Ah, a game night? What a funny idea. I suppose that could be a whimsical purpose to these masks, though! ( After all, what’s a better word to use to describe the horse masks? Not heroic, seeing as one, Izuku already had a mask to don as a superhero, and we were just going to use them as a joke between the lawyer and his friends, after all!

…That is….. if we hadn’t forgotten they existed. Maan, what a wasted opportunity. But maybe someone else will find use to them– you’re definitely right there, mister. At the very least, if they hadn’t won anything useful, Izuku had certainly won a sense of accomplishment- not a very big accomplishment, since it was such a simple quest, but he’d take it.

“I don’t really have a use for them, s-so.. I guess it’s worth a shot!” He gave an originally reluctant smile with that, twirling hair at the back of his head as he spoke in embarrassment. “School’s, um– well, y-you know, studying for exams, so I should.. probably go! I’ll see you around, hopefully..! Um, tell me how it goes at the council, maybe, okay? You don’t have to, though..!” And then, before the mysterious suited other can reply, Izuku’s already off– one hand gripping a backpack, the other waving goodbye to him a bit rushedly.

…Are there even exams at the time this thread took place? Hm. Well, either way, it seems like the student hero won’t be able to deal with the council and the masks anymore, both now left in this stranger’s hands. Unfortunately, he won’t be taking advantage of that privilege- while he may never meet him again, as long as the lawyer remains in Stella City he’ll still remember the blue-suited man who he met at the front of the run-down Moonpie Motel.

But maybe only knowing the former, memory-bearing objection-pulling lawyer Phoenix Wright ( now the Ace Attorney himself ) is for the better, though.

[Thread End. …huh.]

Ah shit we had a thread? To be truthful, that escaped my mind until I once accidentally clicked your blog and saw your reply. The name Ace Attorney... did you know it has been like this since April? How shameful. Especially, considering Phoenix Wright will be an attorney no more. Poor Izuku. Affiliated with a soon to be ex-attorney, the great hobo... Phoenix Wright. That would look great on your CV. Take care of your hero career, my boy.

Jokes aside (and I promise this reply wasn’t ghost written this time), Phoenix watched Izuku from a distance as he was bid farewell. Well then, guess he would have to cash in the prize himself. Wonder what he would get from the council for these horse masks...

Eᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ 1: Turnabout Thread

THE END

A ʙʀᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡ Eᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ.

Sᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ sᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ?

[ Yᴇs ] [ Nᴏ ]

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spiriteddefense ►

  Maya shrugged as she turned to follow him up to the shrine, her good mood still totally unfazed. Phoenix was even paying for the materials they needed to write their wishes down! (He’d probably go for the cheaper paper ones instead of the wood, but at least then she would get a purple one.) Pretty much nothing could ruin this day, she was pretty sure.

  “Whatever it is, it can’t be that important,” she said vaguely, a bit lost in thought already. Thinking of just one thing to wish for was harder than it looked! “It hasn’t even been that long since we saw each other. Unless it’s about getting out of here. You didn’t find a way to get out of here, did you?!”

  The more she thought about it, the less sense that made. Why would he waste his time taking her to the Tanabata festival if he knew how to leave this whole place behind? Besides, she was sort of getting the vibe that it was a bad thing he wanted to bring up, whatever it was–even though that didn’t make any sense either.

  “C’mon, Nick,” she teased as she elbowed him in the side, “sheep got your tongue? I’m sure it isn’t really that bad! Nothing a good ol’ wish can’t fix, eh?”

( Huck! Oh, Maya... if only you knew. )

With that thought in mind, Phoenix prepared himself and faced the younger girl, clenching his fists as he readied the words to say. He had to say it. Come on, Phoenix. If he wasn’t going to tell her now, then when was he going to? When it was already far too late?

“I lost a trial.“ He finally said, his gaze averting. “And it doesn’t look good right now.“

Sure, it wasn’t the first time Phoenix lost a trial. Not to mention that Defense Attorneys were destined to lose a few from time to time, although with the way Phoenix’ career went so far, he was just a rare exception. Maya knew that as well, right? Therefore, the reason he was so serious must have been because...

“And I think they are going to remove me from the law scene.“

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spiriteddefense ►

  Stella City had a lot of work to do if it wanted to win Maya over as a fan of the place, but if they kept holding festivals like this one, they might just manage it. She was in the best mood so far since she had woken up here, and she couldn’t remember the last time she’d felt so upbeat even back home in LA.

  For starters, everything was decorated with lots of pretty origami and bamboo shoots and such. She’d already felt that Stella at least had some beautiful scenery going for it, but the decorations really made it that much nicer. It also helped that with everyone out and about, leaving wishes at the shrine and generally being friendly, the atmosphere was a lot livelier and warmer than usual.

  This was also her first opportunity in a long time to wear something besides her acolyte clothes, and she’d jumped at the chance to style her hair in a ponytail and don her favorite orange knee-socks. Her shirt even had a little bow on the hip! Maya felt so cute she was sure she was practically glowing.

  And last but not least, her stellar mood was topped off by the fact that she got to spend more time with her best friend! As soon as she heard Phoenix’s voice calling out to her, she broke out into a huge grin and made a beeline straight for him.

  “Nick!” she said a little a lot louder than she needed to. “Isn’t this festival amazing? C’mon, c’mon, I want to check out the shrine! You have a wish ready, right?”

( Stay cool, Phoenix... Stay cool. )

After inhaling an extraordinary amount of air, Phoenix felt his senses numb a little and then threw himself off the bench he was previously resting on. With a bit of effort to regain his balance, he wobbled over to Maya and greeted her with the smile he had practiced earlier.

“Maya.“ He answered, while steeling his resolve. “Yeah... yeah. It is amazing.“ A pause, while he thought about what to say more. Phoenix scratched the back of his neck. “I have a wish ready, but also... uh...“

“There’s... something important I should tell you?“

Well, way to ruin the other’s excitement for this festival. Not only was Phoenix a trigger of misfortune for himself, but he also brought it upon others. Poor Maya. It felt truly pitiful that despite her arrival in this city, she still had to spend time with someone as unlucky as Phoenix Wright. He had just hoped his bad luck wouldn’t actually affect her negatively too.

“I’ll tell you while we hang our wishes. I guess? Let’s go.” And with a nervous laugh, he headed to the shrine to get the supplies needed for wish making.

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spiriteddefense ► 

An unsuccessful trial and an off-screen car accident? When would the misfortune finally end? With that question in mind, Phoenix found himself resting on a bench at Starlight Shrine, swaying around the ankle he had sprained and got checked at the hospital earlier today. Pushing the injury matter aside, there were many things Phoenix had to think about for the time being. The trial, the forged evidence-- the result of the trial and how it would affect him. It had him shook, rattled, unsure of what to do. 

When the flyers about Tanabata promptly had hit him in the face on his way home, the man figured it was fate’s way to help him take his mind off things for the being. You know, despite the fact he never gets a break in canon. So in an effort to find companionship and comfort, he had actually invited Maya to celebrate Tanabata with him at the shrine.

Hopefully that had been a good idea.

Phoenix sighed into the bright red scarf he wore, of which the function at this point was more for him to hide himself in, than to keep himself warm. Same for the bright pink sweater he was wearing. These were now garments he felt he had to wear now, though. With the way the trial had gone, it didn’t feel quite right for Phoenix to wear a suit anymore.

When his companion finally appeared in sight, he decided to raise his voice to call out to her. “Maya!” He waved to show his location. “Over here!”

Now the question remained: How was he going to break everything to her? About what happened in the courtroom? And about what may happen next? He swallowed nervously when he thought about that.

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scptarian ►

; –– Holy fucking shit, he just did that. Toffee was expecting some sort of heated response, and honestly who wouldn’t have one after a debacle like that, but… Wright simply seems as if he has no dignity to spare anymore. The lizard remained composed even after the other got up in his face, but Wright’s following outburst was outlandish enough to get a snort out of him.

    He’s aware of the crowd staring at the two of them now and is sure that Wright is aware as well. In typical Toffee fashion, though, he simply keeps his hands clasped behind his back and leans a smidge away from the other, grinning.

     “Wow.” Is… Is that all he’s going to say? Has Phoenix Wright dumbfounded Toffee so intensely that he’s been rendered speechless? Instead, he’s standing here stifling another bit of laughter even as the lawyer glares with fire in his eyes and it’s clear that Toffee still won’t take him seriously. It’s not like Wright has given him much to take seriously in the first place.

     Still, there’s something about Wright that keeps Toffee interested in him, if only for entertainment value. He had more than likely just killed his career in that moment, but it didn’t mean that he would be out of the playing field just yet. At the very least, the other really didn’t seem to have an idea of what awaits him outside of this courthouse, having dug his own grave without a second thought.

     It was admirable, in a pitiful kind of way.

Was that even the right thing for Phoenix to do? He had to wonder about that. Regardless, he had to prepare himself for the Dark Age of Law that was bound to come...

Eᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ 1: The Beginning of the End

THE END

A ʙʀᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡ Eᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ.

Sᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ sᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ?

[ Yᴇs ] [ Nᴏ ]

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spiriteddefense ►

  If there was one thing Maya had learned throughout the trials of her past few years, it was that there would always be a way forward. Even when things were at their most grim, it didn’t have to end badly. They could always keep trying, and get the outcome they wanted–as long as they didn’t give up along the way.

  Besides, she hated feeling sad like this, and she knew Phoenix hated seeing her this way, too. It was time to be a stronger person, and hopefully get out of Stella City, too.

  She took a deep breath, and gave Phoenix her biggest smile. Stretching up onto her tiptoes, she pulled him into another hug (this time a lot more gently).

  “Thanks, Nick,” she said softly.

  Then, pulling back and spinning on her heel, she called over her shoulder, “You’d better get your wallet ready! I’m feeling like I could eat at least three burgers. Plus some ice cream! You’ll pay for that, too, won’t you, Nick?”

END ;

Good grief. Three burgers? That was three too many for Phoenix’ wallet. Alas, he promised, so there they went.

Hopefully, good things would come after this...

Eᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ 1: Turnabout Reunion

THE END

A ʙʀᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡ Eᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ.

Sᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ sᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ?

[ Yᴇs ] [ Nᴏ ]

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scptarian ►

; –– And there he was in the flesh. Right on time, too. The reporters have been standing about for a while now, ready to pounce on Wright the moment he stepped outside of the courtroom. Toffee had gotten a share of the attention as well, though not to the degree that his fellow attorney was dealing with. A couple questions here and there about how had managed to secure his victory, and some regarding how he felt about the forged evidence thrown in sporadically. 

     The question about whether or not he had a hand in Wright’s self-sabotage was there, of course, but Toffee deflected perfectly. He had been confident the victory was assured since the beginning; Wright’s mistake was just an added treat.

     Eyeing the other’s approach, Toffee keeps his hands clasped behind his back, not bothering to waste energy in extending one for a cordial handshake.

     “Oh, there’s no need for that here, Phoenix.” Toffee says without skipping a beat, his head turning slightly to meet the other’s eyes as he attempts to brush past.  “You should just congratulate yourself on your own defeat. It was your blunder, after all.” 

     He could tell the attorney was trying to be the bigger man here, though he couldn’t tell whether it was for Toffee’s sake or for his own. Probably the latter. Toffee won’t allow him to keep his dignity though, preferring to twist his words and the metaphorical knife even deeper.

     “Do you even have a fallback? I can’t imagine this’ll look good for you or your ethics.” 

It was like time froze for Phoenix right as the words had left Toffee’s mouth. With eyes that widened upon the realization of what the other attorney implied, Phoenix felt like reaching out to him; grabbing him by the collar, to shake him and to interrogate him about what had just happened in the courtroom.

The air sunk to his stomach as he concluded that he couldn’t simply do that. Still, swimming in the flames of his own anger, he faced Toffee and straightened his own back.

“I appreciate the concern.“ He growled in return, clearly lying through his own teeth. “But I think I will be alright.“

Ha. Ha ha. This was so funny, wasn’t it? Well, if Toffee was the one to advise it, then maybe Phoenix should listen. His hands balled into fists as he took a breath and, with the voice he nurtured through years of acting practice, he yelled loudly to project the message Toffee told him to deliver.

“CONGRATULATIONS ME!“ He exclaimed, loud enough for the whole hall to hear. “Truly, congratulations! You did well in making that blunder!“

Phoenix glared to Toffee and made sure to resist the urge to spit at his feet. He wouldn’t do something that petty, but boy, did he feel petty.

“That should be enough, right?“

And without further words, he marched off again to leave the other attorney and the stream of reporters in the dust. Who cared about morality? Who cared about manners and etiquette? It wasn’t like he could taint his career further when he had most likely just lost all of it.

“Goodbye.“

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spiriteddefense ►

  “Oh,” Maya said, feeling her face fall despite her best efforts. “Um, I already tried. That was the first thing I did when I got here.”

  She glanced down at her feet, trying her best to pull it together. She hated feeling useless, and her spirit channeling was just about the only thing that she could always rely on. Maybe she wasn’t the best at it (nowhere near what the Master should be, anyway), but it was something she could be confident in, even when she was doubting herself. If she couldn’t even do that much…

  But she didn’t like feeling like this, either. She’d been learning lately that she had to be a stronger person, that she could do something even when she felt helpless, and she couldn’t just give up. She had to keep trying, especially when she felt like running away.

  That was easier said than done, though. Right now she just felt like a disappointment.

  “I couldn’t reach her. I don’t know if it’s my fault, or if Stella City did something to my powers, but Sis isn’t going to be able to help us out with this one.”

It was like the ground disappeared from underneath Phoenix’ feet again. That one small sparkle of hope had vanished, buried itself deep in the puddle of mud the lawyer had been wading through until now, after which he felt himself only sinker deeper. Seeing Maya upset made him only feel worse about the situation.

( This won’t do... ) 

He thought to himself, but he wasn’t sure what type of game plan would help him to regain footing again. If only he had a game manual or something like that, a walk-through for life. A strategy wiki.

“It’s... it’s alright.“ Phoenix inhaled so he could project a gentle voice. “Even if we can’t speak to Mia, we,.. we will figure out something. Let’s go get some hamburgers while we think this over.“

A hesitant pause.

“My treat.“

He sure hoped that would cheer up Maya.

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spiriteddefense ►

  Wow. That was a lot of relevant, precise information that was just haphazardly thrown at her in a flurry of word vomit. Just like in the courtroom!

  If what he was saying was true (and she had no reason to believe that it wasn’t, even without the physical evidence), then there was an even bigger mystery at the heart of Stella City than she had first thought. Looks like she and Nick had their work cut out for them this time around.

  “So there’s even more people we know here?” she asked, shocked. And you met up with Edgeworth on Valentine’s Day… I’m not even going to ask. “It must be something to do with the way time passes here… Maybe they make all the nights go by really really fast!”

  She had no idea how they would accomplish something like that, but she had seen a lot in her very short stay in Stella. Just about anything seemed possible.

  “Anyway, now that you mention it, I don’t remember much about getting here at all,” she continued. “I know I woke up in the bed in my room because a sheep was knocking on my door… But before that, it’s a total blank.”

  She scowled as she tried to access more memories and came up with nothing. “I can’t even remember what I was doing right before I got kidnapped! They must have got me while I was sleeping or something.”

That was, uh... great. Not like Phoenix expected an abundance of information from Maya at this very point anyway. Why would he? It wasn’t like anyone else he had spoken to so far could remember more than that little bit either. Talk about mass amnesia city. Maybe if they waited long enough, a zombie apocalypse would come around too.

He inhaled sharply in sudden realization. Maybe if Maya is here, then that also meant-- It meant...!!!

“Can you channel Mia?!“ It came out more as a hint of what he wanted her to do, than an actual question. Who could blame him, though?  It was only natural for someone, especially a person who was in a pinch, to turn to their Mentor for support.

“I... I mean. Maybe she can help out. Would you be willing to try, Maya?“

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spiriteddefense ►

  “Aw, Nick, did you miss me that m–wait. Did you say six MONTHS?!”

  Maya probably just broke some windows with her piercing scream, but she didn’t notice either way. She was too busy freaking out over what he just said (and anyway, good riddance–she was probably going to go deaf by age 30 because of his trials).

  It just couldn’t be true! Sure, she’d been focusing a bit more on her training now that she was officially the new Master of Kurain, but she was positive she hadn’t been away from the office for that long. Did he honestly expect her to believe that?!

  “OBJECTION!” she yelled at her best courtroom volume. “HOLD IT! WAIT A MINUTE! That’s totally impossible! We had dinner last week. You got all grouchy because you had to pay the bill, remember?”

Ah, geez, nice to find out that the reality Phoenix knew did not align with the one that Maya carried with her. You would think that solving a wacky mystery would be easier to solve upon the arrival of your best friend, but no, alas; it only thickened.

“But it’s true!“ He argued, trying to make sense of it as much as he could. “Edgeworth is here too! And so is Von Karma... I think... W-wherever they both went.” No time to catch up on breath, because he was onto something here. “There’s been all these weird festivals while you were gone, so it couldn’t have been week! It’s August or something like that, but I met Edgeworth on Valentine’s Day!“

Sure. That wasn’t the least gay thing he could have mentioned, but it at least proved a point about how long he had been here so far.

“I have... I have evidence in my room, you know. Leftovers from the festivals and uh... I even still have evidence of a trial I worked on as a Defense Attorney. I’m not making that up.“

He paused, just so he could glance away and rub the back of his neck. “But that’s not important. I mean. It is, but.. I... uh...“ Phoenix swallowed.

“I am relieved you’re here, Maya... but do you remember anything about how you got here? Like at all?”

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spiriteddefense ►

  “Well, I’m not sure if ‘find’ is really the right word,” Maya mused, pulling back so she could tap her chin thoughtfully. “It’s more like… I happened to stumble on a list with your room while doing some real detective work about Stella City.”

  It was probably a stretch to call what she’d done so far “detective work,” but Phoenix didn’t need to know that yet. At least she’d made some progress! He was probably wandering around, hoping the clues would just jump out and lay down in front of him without her to kick him into gear.

  “Anyway,” she said with a thoughtful frown, “I thought you were looking for me!”

  As happy as she was to see him, both of them being stuck here did put them in somewhat of a tight spot. On the other hand, her chances of finding a way out without having to wait for someone to come rescue her had just increased dramatically.

  “How long have you been here, anyway?”

  It couldn’t have been that much longer than her own stay, maybe a few days or so. She practically just saw him before she woke up here, after all!

???

Hmmm???

?!?!?!?!

So Maya wasn’t looking for him? She was here by chance as well? Looked like that dramatically lowered his chances of getting out of this city and back to Los Angeles, once again. A sigh left his lips, but he faced Maya with the most hopeful look on his face as possible.

“I was looking for you.“ He swallowed, wondering if he was emotionally capable to hold back any tears. “All this time... ever since I got here.“

When was that again? Phoenix found it hard to pinpoint. The numbers shown on his phone didn’t really make sense, nor did he find any calendar of the sort around here. Maybe if he looked back in his notebook, for whatever he scribbled about every week, he sort of could figure it out?

“My guess is... about six months?“

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scptarian ►

; –– Cheating was not, is not, and will never be below Toffee in any way. Even in a new dimension with new goals and assignments, the lizard may reliably turn to this method to get an upper hand over his enemies no matter the circumstances. As he stands here in the courtroom lobby, he’s already musing on his victory over the defending attorney he had just humiliated minutes ago. 

     He had gotten it through the planting of forged evidence into the defendant’s case, but even underhanded victories tasted sickly sweet, and Toffee did not mind one bit. Perhaps he could have won without it, an arrogant line of thinking that will be the end of him ( again ), but he will admit that the courtroom battle was tougher than he had anticipated. He was not much of an attorney if at all, only really dressing the part, and cunning wit only had so much to offer when it came to practicing law. 

     Toffee had to hand it to his opponent – Wright, wasn’t it? – the man was quite resilient. He met his logic blow for blow, though it wasn’t enough to throw Toffee’s composure off-kilter. While Wright faltered ( multiple times, actually, ) the monster played up on it, and his own natural charisma proved advantageous in swaying the court’s opinions. 

     Throw in a vital piece of evidence that would later end up being outed as a forgery, and suddenly Toffee’s gone from being slightly ahead to completely twisting Wright’s chances of winning into severe punishment. It didn’t matter where Wright got the evidence from, nor did the judge seem to want to hear any excuse either; Toffee had stood firm behind his bench, smiling. He had made an excellent first showing as a newly appointed attorney and even had the added bonus of possibly ruining the life of another. 

     Toffee silently watches the crowd trickle from the courtroom and into the lobby, hoping to catch the blue-clad man in that mess. The defendant hadn’t looked well as Toffee had exited the room, and he is quite eager to hear what Wright believes his punishment will be. Of course, only time may tell at this point, but what’s a little more waiting going to hurt?

♪ Now, this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute To sit right there I’ll tell you how I screwed up and ended my law career ♫

Right.

Honestly.. with everything that went on, it wouldn’t be very unrealistic to say that Phoenix started dissociating after this trial. Did everything really happen? Did he really show forged evidence and get put under fire for that? He felt his senses numb, his forehead broke out in a sweat, and his heart skipped many, many, many beats -- and not in the pleasant way it would around Miles Edgeworth.

Somehow he managed to drag himself out of the courtroom and in the lobby, but it didn’t happen calmly at all. Once he was outside, he felt lights flashing, photographs taken, people swarming him to ask him questions about what had happened. About what would happen to his client now.

The whole situation had escalated in such a way that he didn’t feel like was anxious anymore, instead, his stomach filled with an empty and weird feeling that just made him feel sick. Maybe he would have to throw up after this. And maybe he would feel better after that, too.

As he tried not to get lost in the wave of self pity while he was technically still on the “battlefield”, he turned his head to eye his client and instead caught glimpse of his rival Attorney instead. Colour left his face once again as he stumbled into a small sprint and jumped towards Toffee; only to stop his steps once he was a few meters away from the Prosecutor.

Ha... ha. What was going to talk to the lizard accomplish, anyway? Absolutely nothing. It wasn’t like he had anything reasonable to say. Nothing of worth entered his mind and thus, he decided to put on a bravado and walk past him.

“Congratulations.“ He let out in a dignified mourning.

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“Maya!“ Phoenix erupted, half in shock, half in joy. “Is that really you?!“

   “NICK!” Maya all but screeched.

   Before she could get out anything else, she’d rushed forward and tackled him in a bone-crushing hug. She was even crying a little, she was so happy to see him! She’d been putting on a brave face since she came to Stella City, but being totally alone in a place as weird as this was pretty scary! Seeing Nick here meant that he wasn’t on the outside looking for her, but for now she would just feel happy that she wasn’t by herself anymore.

   “I can’t believe you’ve been right under my nose this whole time…”

   Well, it hadn’t been very long since she got here. But he was literally right beneath her! Whether those sheep had intended for this to happen or not, she had her best friend and partner-in-crime-fighting right beside her, and she’d barely had to lift a finger to find him.

   After a moment of hugging her fill, she remembered that this was Nick, and she was making him support all her weight. Laughing, she settled down so that she was still hugging him, but this time with two feet planted firmly on the ground.

   “Sorry, forgot about your old man back,” she teased. Then, more seriously, she added, “It’s really good to see you, Nick.”

Phoenix gasped in pain under all that, (having an “old man back” was weighing down on him, after all), but he soon regained enough senses to ever so slightly return the hug he was given. A smile crept on his face as he peeked down at Maya, relieved with her presence here. Oh wow, it’s real. Maya is real.

“I’m glad you’re here, Maya...“ He said her name once again, as if repeating it would lessen the chance this being a mere dream he didn’t want to wake up from anymore.

But the gears in his head soon started grinding once he realized Maya had apparently been searching for him all along. Did that mean she had come for Phoenix all the way from Los Angeles? Is there a way back? He supposed there was no better way to find out than to ask.

“How did you find me?“

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   Ever since she woke up in Stella City, the one thing that Maya was absolutely sure about was the fact that somewhere back in the real world, her friends were working as hard as they could to find her. Over the years, she had developed somewhat of a habit of disappearing for whatever reason, and she knew from experience that she had an amazing family of sorts that would stop at nothing to get her back safe and sound. That didn’t mean she was going to stop looking for a way out on her end, but it gave her strength to know that people like Nick would be looking for her, too.

   So imagine her utter shock when she discovered that Nick might actually be here with her!

   It was a total accident–she’d been trying to get more information, asking around to learn about the geography and attractions of Stella City. Eventually, she’d stumbled upon a basic directory of the city’s lodgings. She didn’t think it would be very useful at first, since she was primarily looking for information about Aires and Stella and she didn’t expect to recognize any of the names, anyway…

   But then she saw it. Written right at the very top of the list, clear as day: Moonpie Motel Room #01: Phoenix Wright.

   That had to be him, didn’t it? There couldn’t possibly be two people in the universe with a name like that, right?!

   As soon as she read that name, Maya forgot all about her investigation. She took off at a sprint for Wing A of Floor 1, not stopping until she had practically slammed right into the door to that apartment. Panting heavily, she started pounding on the door with all her might and yelling at the top of her lungs.

   “Nick! Nick, are you in there? It’s me, Maya! Please, please, please tell me it’s really you!”

Damnit, Maya. Did you just get kidnapped again?

Please. For once in his life, Phoenix actually wished the answer was yes. Let the universe be kind to him, after all the misery he had gone through thus far, and let that voice really be Maya’s; because if it wasn’t, then Aries and Stella must have had a humour that was of poor taste. So if any sheep gods were hearing this inherent prayer, then please. Please let this voice--

He turned his head to look towards the abused door. His mouth fell open and the cup of coffee he was drinking sank to an unfortunate angle, causing the hot liquid to drench parts of his trousers. It didn’t even seem to register until he lost about half the cup. Then he winced, whined loudly as in song, and danced around in pain, until the rest of the coffee was spilled over the table and he had finally reached for the doorknob.

Phoenix opened the door as quickly as he could and he looked at the girl that stood in front of him.

Oh God, it really looked like her.

Was this a feverish dream? A fantasy? Maybe another spirit medium who channeled Maya and arrived at his doorstep? But Maya wasn’t dead, so the truth that remained, probably, was--

“Maya!“ Phoenix erupted, half in shock, half in joy. “Is that really you?!“

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here to app maya fey from ace attorney! her app is under the first link or /app!!

HOLD IT?!?!?!

I couldn’t answer your reserve, but you made it here so quickly! Wow! It almost feels like I channeled your spirit.

Anyway… a certain Ace Attorney is in this very city too and actually.. very close to you. One dare to say in the room right below yours, as you are in Moonpie Motel Room #21! Well, that just means more opportunities to eat hamburgers together. Have fun!

♈ aries