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You don't have another client until tomorrow! Oh, by the way, you have to pet-sit for the lady down the street tomorrow.
[ Trucy Wright, putting the "Anything" in the "Wright Anything Agency"...why does she always sign up Apollo for random shit? Just because. ]
And yeah, that's the trick! Don't worry about a thing, Polly, we have this one in the bag!
[ Trucy Wright, putting the "Anything" in the "Wright Anything Agency"...why does she always sign up Apollo for random shit? Just because. ]
And yeah, that's the trick! Don't worry about a thing, Polly, we have this one in the bag!
[Apollo makes a noise of outrage.]
Don't tell me you signed me up for something again! Trucy!
[He sighs, resigned.] When are we supposed to perform this trick anyway?
Don't tell me you signed me up for something again! Trucy!
[He sighs, resigned.] When are we supposed to perform this trick anyway?
I know. [He smile grows warmer. He can't really imagine for himself what it's like, having come from a relatively ordinary family background. But he feels like he has a pretty good secondhand impression, with all the people he's met over the years from families that were splintered or non-existent in some shape or form. Including Apollo himself.
He claps a hand on the younger man's shoulder.]
And I know firsthand how great you've turned out despite that.
Apollo... You can figure out how much you want to learn about that for yourself. As for me? I don't see any reason to hold you to any obligations. I mean, it's a little late for me to actually raise you, you know?
He claps a hand on the younger man's shoulder.]
And I know firsthand how great you've turned out despite that.
Apollo... You can figure out how much you want to learn about that for yourself. As for me? I don't see any reason to hold you to any obligations. I mean, it's a little late for me to actually raise you, you know?
Of course! We're the Wright Anything Agency, Polly! And I know how you get when you don't have any clients...
[ she's not even ceo any longer AND YET ]
Oh, tonight. Any problems?
[ she's not even ceo any longer AND YET ]
Oh, tonight. Any problems?
[Unconsciously, Apollo straightens his back, actually wanting to deserve that praise. It's just another sign of how much things change in the blink of an eye. In his teens, he would have been thrilled just to be talking to Phoenix Wright, only to punch the man out of anger when they finally did meet. And now...well, annoying as Phoenix could be--tries to be?--no other man fought harder for justice and truth in the courts.
There's a wry twist to his smile this time.]
I don't know about that. Mr. Gavin [he still can't say the name without a grimace] was my boss first, but I learned a lot more working for you.
There's a wry twist to his smile this time.]
I don't know about that. Mr. Gavin [he still can't say the name without a grimace] was my boss first, but I learned a lot more working for you.
Of course! [ She smiles then, producing her phone (look, Apollo, if you didn't want to get involved in this shit, you need to have them rename the agency to something a little more specific). A few quick taps will bring up a picture of a fluffy orange cat, just barely out of the kitten stage. ]
Here he is. He answers to 'Jungo'.
Here he is. He answers to 'Jungo'.
O-objection! [Where does he even start...]
We just started practicing this a couple hours ago! How're we going to be prepared in time for the show tonight?!
We just started practicing this a couple hours ago! How're we going to be prepared in time for the show tonight?!
Where have you searched so far? Aside from the shelter.
[As she's answering, Apollo grabs a sticky note pad and a pen from the desk and scribbles out a message for Trucy and Mr. Wright. "Out helping client. Be back later. --Apollo" ...though the jury's still out on whether or not she could be called a client yet.]
[As she's answering, Apollo grabs a sticky note pad and a pen from the desk and scribbles out a message for Trucy and Mr. Wright. "Out helping client. Be back later. --Apollo" ...though the jury's still out on whether or not she could be called a client yet.]
[ She'll pay him, promise-- and ticking off places on her fingers, as she slowly heads for the door. ] There was a nearby cemetery, the front gates of an elementary school, under the parked cars in front of your agency, I climbed most of the trees on the way here--
[ Nice and dignified. ]
[ Nice and dignified. ]
[Like how to not be cruel and manipulative, for starters.]
Well, you were the only one suited for the job. It was definitely a rough start, but you rose to it admirably. I... guess you just might be the closest thing I have to a successor, Apollo.
[He shakes his head, and his smile goes wry.]
Except for one thing, but maybe one day you actually will learn how to really throw a punch.
Well, you were the only one suited for the job. It was definitely a rough start, but you rose to it admirably. I... guess you just might be the closest thing I have to a successor, Apollo.
[He shakes his head, and his smile goes wry.]
Except for one thing, but maybe one day you actually will learn how to really throw a punch.
[Apollo fights down a mortified blush. Of course he still remembers that.]
Can you blame me for doing that? You were being a huge jerk. [Crossing his arms with a scowl.] And my punch was fine.
Can you blame me for doing that? You were being a huge jerk. [Crossing his arms with a scowl.] And my punch was fine.
[That's actually a lot more than he was expected, to be honest. Apollo presses his index finger between his brows in thought.]
You climbed the trees, too? [Never mind, he doesn't want to know.] There's a possibility someone else has taken the cat in. Putting up flyers is an option if the cat doesn't turn up today.
You climbed the trees, too? [Never mind, he doesn't want to know.] There's a possibility someone else has taken the cat in. Putting up flyers is an option if the cat doesn't turn up today.
[Phoenix chuckles slightly.]
Oh no, I don't blame you. Even I would have punched me in those circumstances.
But it did feel like an amateur punch. Like I told you back then, just saying 'Take that!' would have added a lot.
Oh no, I don't blame you. Even I would have punched me in those circumstances.
But it did feel like an amateur punch. Like I told you back then, just saying 'Take that!' would have added a lot.
[Deadpan: ] I don't think you're supposed to be yelling "take that!" in a real fight, Mr. Wright.
[He's not thinking when he says it, but the one little phrase probably gives away more than he would've liked.]
[He's not thinking when he says it, but the one little phrase probably gives away more than he would've liked.]
[Whoops, knew I forgot something. Apollo extends his hand out with a slight smile.] Apollo Justice.
And your name, Miss...?
And your name, Miss...?
You guys have a neat Agency name, so I figure I need one too, right? I think it's got a nice ring to it. I think I might start saying that every time I pick up the phone, just for you. [ Laughing!! He's so funny!! ]
Pleasure's all mine, Miss Yanagiya. [While he doesn't mind her calling him by his first name, he's gotta keep a professional image with his clients still!
A glance out the Agency's window tells him it's sunny out, so he just heads for the door without grabbing a jacket.]
How about you tell me about your friend while we're out looking?
A glance out the Agency's window tells him it's sunny out, so he just heads for the door without grabbing a jacket.]
How about you tell me about your friend while we're out looking?
[He's disowning you, see if he doesn't!]
You need more than one person to form an agency, Clay. And I'm hanging up every time you use that on me. I'm warning you now.
You need more than one person to form an agency, Clay. And I'm hanging up every time you use that on me. I'm warning you now.
[ IGNORING THAT LAST PART ]
You do? Huh! Well, Apollo, it seems like a position just opened up at the Terran Anything Agency! Ever had thoughts about being a double agent?
You do? Huh! Well, Apollo, it seems like a position just opened up at the Terran Anything Agency! Ever had thoughts about being a double agent?
"Nonsense, Bumi, you're a guest," Suyin clicks her tongue disapprovingly at the thought. She might have had her hard traveling days, same as he has, taking whatever simple food came her way, but things are different now. What use is all this wealth if she can't even provide for her guests? "He should have plenty of ingredients to make you a decent meal."
As she ushers her children back into the dining room and calls for an extra setting for Bumi, her curiosity returns. While it's true all of Team Avatar's children grew up together, she and Bumi had never been exactly close.
"What brings you to Zaofu? Isn't it out of your way?"
As she ushers her children back into the dining room and calls for an extra setting for Bumi, her curiosity returns. While it's true all of Team Avatar's children grew up together, she and Bumi had never been exactly close.
"What brings you to Zaofu? Isn't it out of your way?"
He's a chef? [Now that he wasn't expecting. Maybe this one will be able to cook something other than really hot and salty noodles...There's only so many bowls of Eldoon's specialty ramen one guy can take before he starts worrying about his health.]
Where does he work?
Where does he work?
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