"i'll see you in court? i'll see YOU in court, motherfucker, your ass is mine. im about to go beast mode. we'll see each OTHER in court. mutual seeing! there will be ass kicking, but that will NOT be mutual. purely one-sided beating, it will be me beating your ass. i'm sorry, you were literally asking for it. you said, 'beat my ass, apollo.' that's a lie. you didn't say that. but you might as well have said it, when you challenged me, you came into MY HOUSE, threatened MY DAD, and now, you're done. you're dead meat. i'll see you in court. i'll hand you your own ass in the legal proceedings, then i'll catch you outside."

"apollo, you don't mean…"

"i'm sorry trucy. im gonna have to beat up your dad in front of you"

"polly no! he'll destroy you!"

"this is the price… the price of greatness…"

"please, daddy, polly, don't do this!"

"i'm sorry honey, but a lawyer's gotta do what a lawyer's gotta do."

"well said, mr. wright. i'll be seeing you."

—

"'the kid gloves are off'? are you serious? mr. wright, with all due respect, you should worry more about yourself, because you're gonna get your ass whooped!"

"apollo!" athena admonishes in a whisper. "how can you say that about our boss! we're screwed! royally screwed!"

"apt choice of words, young lady…" dhurke chimes in.

"dad stop!" apollo feels his face flushing. why is his father so embarrassing?! "also, we're NOT screwed, royally or otherwise, the only one who's screwed is mr. wright, because i'm THIS CLOSE—"

"if the defense team is finished, i will hear opening statements!"

"yes your honor. sorry your honor."

—

"i PERCEIVE you're about to get your ass kicked"

—

apollo clears his throat. "y-you say that mr. arebal is the murderer, but do you have proof?!"

"that… sounded kinda desperate, don't you think?"

"'thena, shut the fuck up!" he clears his throat again, this time with more difficulty. "u-um, as i was saying, where's the evidence, mr. wright?"

"i don't have any evidence. i have a witness bitch!"

"oh boy…" athena droops.

"oh no…" apollo droops.

"is this what happens when mr. wright actually comes prepared to court?" inquires athena.

"hell if i know. this is the first time i'm seeing it." apollo replies. he thinks this is somewhat a lie, given what had happened a few years back, but decides it's not a big deal.

"dangit… we're gonna have to be extra careful, then, apollo!"

"you said it."