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✦ Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney)

✦ Johanna Mason (Hunger Games)

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[pollygrapher]

[Hey, she's smiling again. Apollo returns it, feeling a little better.]

It's been slow lately. I promise you won't be getting in the way, but I should warn you that Trucy might practice a magic trick or two while you're there.

[Apollo glances around the street.]

Have you checked the area around your friend's diner?

[mombastic]

Yes, of course. I was thinking about checking a few other alleys or behind restaurants, in case he was hungry. He used to be a stray; he might not be trained out of dumpster-diving yet.

[pollygrapher]

Good idea. If your friend found him around here, there's a chance he might have come back.

[As he keeps an eye out for any cats slinking around the area, Apollo tries to fill up the silence, volunteering more information than he would normally.]

I took in a stray pretty recently, too. My coworkers thought I was secretly dating someone when I kept hurrying home after work.

[mombastic]

... Oh? Who's the lucky lady?

[ If you didn't think Otome would gently tease someone she just met... oops. ]

[pollygrapher]

[Apollo smirks.] That's the funny thing. Turns out the cat I found is actually male.

I was trying to find the owner, but I just ended up just keeping him.

[mombastic]

Ooh, you should tell me about him. What are you calling him?

[ YES, GO ON. ]

[pollygrapher]

[Now there's a pause when Apollo remembers everyone else's reaction to the name he chose.]

... it's Mikeko.

[Something like "Cali" for a calico cat, essentially. Go ahead and laugh at his great naming skills.]

[mombastic]

[ ... Well. She's going to chuckle, just a bit. ]

That's adorable! Jungo should take a hint from your naming sense.

[pollygrapher]

[He gives her a look, not sure if she's kidding or not. Unfortunately his bracelet doesn't tell him when someone's ribbing him.]

That's not what everyone else said. You should have seen them laughing. [Then something makes him pause. HOLD IT...] Wait, I thought the cat's name was Jungo.

[mombastic]

It is. My friend is also Jungo. He thought it would be the easiest name to remember, even though I warned him that it might make things confusing for the rest of us.

[ LIKE RIGHT NOW... ]

[pollygrapher]

He named the cat after himself?

[Yeah, that's not confusing at all.]

...maybe you guys can shorten it for the cat, give him a nickname instead. That should make it easier.

[mombastic]

As much as I'd like to, he already responds to 'Jungo'. He's very smart for a kitten, but...

[ Well. JUNGOS EVERYWHERE. ]

[pollygrapher]

[He can't help but find some amusement in this, if the smirk tugging at his mouth is any indication.]

What about Jungo the First for your friend then?

[Suddenly, the smile drops and he pauses mid-step.] Hey, do you hear that? [He couldn't sworn he'd heard meowing just now...]

[mombastic]

That's-- ah!

[ Otome pauses as another faint noise reaches her ears... and then she's hurrying over to the nearest dumpster, and straining to peer in.

Sure enough, there's a fluffy orange cat there, meowing at a familiar face. ]

Jungo!

[pollygrapher]

What, really? [It's definitely lucky that they've found the wayward pet so soon, even if Apollo's surprised by the success.]

Let's try to get him out of there. If he jumped in, he should be able to jump out, right?

[mombastic]

Logically... but what concerns me is that he's still in here. And I can't tell for certain if he's been injured...

[ But he's... just sitting there, meowing piteously. ]

[pollygrapher]

[He can see where this is going. If the cat can't get out himself, then one of them needs to climb in and rescue him. And he sure as heck isn't letting his client be the one to do it. Sigh.]

I'll get him out. I'll need something to climb on...

[Please don't say anything about his height. Just please.]

[mombastic]

I can give you a boost, if you'd like.

[ OTOME... ]

[pollygrapher]

[Why is this his life. Apollo's shoulders slump, and even his stiff hair seems to droop and emphasize the depressed sigh.]

Wow, no need to rub it in.

[mombastic]

Hm? Oh, no, I would need a boost myself. I just thought it might be easier to work together?

[pollygrapher]

[...okay, that takes a little of the sting away, but only a little.]

That's alright. [Even if she doesn't mean it as a barb, Apollo's pride can only take so much.] There should be something around here...

[He spies an old looking chair that someone's tossed out, relief swamping him.] That should work.

[mombastic]

Just be careful, all right? Mind your balance.

[pollygrapher]

Don't worry, Miss Yanagiya. I'll be fine!

[Apollo drags the chair over and puts his faith in his own words and steps right on... breathing a sigh of relief when it doesn't go crumbling to the ground.]

All right, cat. Let's get you out of here. [He eyes the culprit grimly and jumps into the (thankfully) mostly empty bin.]

[mombastic]

[ The kitten mews faintly, backing up into a shivering ball, and Otome calls from outside of the bin-- ]

It's all right, Jungo! He's a friend.

[pollygrapher]

[Drawing from his experience with Mikeko, Apollo creeps closer slowly, holding his hands out for the kitten to investigate. Part of him definitely wishes he had some kind of treat to offer the kitten, to earn his trust.

He's more than a little relieved when Jungo finally, hesitantly butts his head against Apollo's hand.]

I think he's warming up to me.

[Maybe. Hopefully. Apollo strokes the kitten's back to further calm him down.]