IC Inbox [Cerealia]

[bewrightback]

"If you're looking for Phoenix Wright, you've called the Wright number! Leave a message after the beep, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!"

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[psycholawgy]

You knew?

[ She's not offended, or anything of the sort. But she is staring at him now. ]

[bewrightback]

I suspected it, with everything that happened. I saw Mia... and I know that others saw people too. I thought you were hiding something about that day, and I thought that might have been it. I almost pressed you about it, but I didn't want to make you relive it.

[psycholawgy]

I'm sorry.

[ She looks at her feet as she apologises, not even considering the other person in the room with her. ]

Everything was just... strange, I guess. I thought she loved me, but then she said I was worthless. [ As sad as a topic this may be, she puts up a smile all of a sudden. ] But everything's okay, now. Simon helped me feel better.

[bewrightback]

You don't have to feel sorry about that.

[He smiles lightly.]

I hoped that if I didn't help you... that he would. So I'm glad that things are alright, Athena. And I hope that you realized that her real feelings towards you were the opposite.

[psycholawgy]

You mentioned a Mia Fey earlier... [ And she's 100% certain that she's met Mia Fey here. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that even Metis Cykes' code may be restore in this place... ]

I met her, too. But not during the blizzard. It happened a few weeks back.

[bewrightback]

[He blinks.]

I must really be slacking if I never mentioned her by name before. Mia's my mentor... the one who taught me everything I know about being a lawyer. [Shouldn't that have come from law school Phoenix.]

And of course, she's Maya's older sister and Pearls's cousin. ...And yes, she is living here in this city for real now. [He smiles fondly; her presence here has been an absolute gift.]

[psycholawgy]

Oh... No wonder Miss Maya said she's the boss. Since she's your boss' sister.

[ Sage nods. ] That makes sense.

[bewrightback]

...

Actually, that's just because Maya is Maya...

[psycholawgy]

... what?

[bewrightback]

Maya just likes calling herself a boss. The fact that she's related to an actual one is just a coincidence...

[psycholawgy]

So Mia Fey is... was? [ she pauses to see what Phoenix's expression might be when referring to Mia in the past tense. ] your boss, and you're the boss of her little sister.

That sounds messed up to me.

[bewrightback]

...How is that messed up? You know a law firm isn't exactly the kind of business that just gets passed down the family...

[psycholawgy]

Woah!

Does this mean I can be the next boss of the agency?!

[bewrightback]

Good question. [He shrugs.] I never thought about it. But there is Apollo, too.

[psycholawgy]

Oh, that's right...!

Then. . . he can take your job, and I can be a senior partner!

[bewrightback]

M-maybe?

You know, Athena, we won't have to hash out the actual details of how this would work for a long time.

[Please don't divide my company as if I'm on my deathbed...]

...A long time. A long, long, long time...

[psycholawgy]

Oh.

[ Visibly deflates. ]

Okay. You started it.

[bewrightback]

Did I? [He raises an eyebrow.] Nevermind, I'm ending it. But I did have something else I wanted to discuss with you... now that we've gone through all of that.

[psycholawgy]

[ If she was a dog, her ears would visibly perk up right about now. ]

What is it?

[bewrightback]

Well... Part of it is this. I wonder if you're aware of a certain event that's on the horizon?

[Athena may or may not be aware that Trucy's birthday is February 2nd.]

[psycholawgy]

It's a few weeks from now, but... [ wait. ]

Mr. Wright, you're not asking me to be your valentine, are you?!

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[bewrightback]

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[bewrightback]

No...

...The 2nd is Trucy's birthday....

[psycholawgy]

Gosh, you should've just said so directly!

Here I was thinking I'd finally have a date for the first time!

[bewrightback]

Athena... Are you really that disappointed not to be dating a man in his mid-30s?