(Of course, the Ace Attorney universe and characters aren't mine, but the story is.)
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Six months after his decision to remain in Khura'in, Apollo found himself on his laptop, looking up online advice for how to deal with homesickness. It wasn't that he regretted his decision to stay, not at all. He deeply cared about honoring Dhurke's efforts, helping restore the country's legal system, and not leaving potentially innocent people with nobody to help them. The problem was that he also deeply cared about his friends back...home. That's right, home. As much as Apollo loved the Khura'inese people and felt indebted to Dhurke, and as much time as he'd spent here in his childhood, this country wasn't home. To him, home was back in Los Angeles, working with his crazy found family at the Wright Anything Agency.
These mixed feelings were what led Apollo to seek advice. After skipping past several articles that either gave ridiculous advice or seemed like they were written by amateurs, one article caught his eye. It proposed that instead of thinking about being home, think about the people there. One of its suggestions was to send them something thoughtful, so Apollo decided it was worth a try. He logged off of that site and navigated to Amazin', his favorite online department store. Before browsing that site, he switched to the notepad app on his laptop and began considering exactly who he wanted to shop for. A few minutes later, he had typed out a list of names. Manipulating his windows so that he could see the list and the web browser at the same time, Apollo switched back to Amazin'.
The first person Apollo decided to shop for was Athena. Reflecting on his friendship with the younger attorney, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, as if he was worried that someone would catch him looking at something explicit, and felt like he was starting to blush. Of course, he wasn't doing anything wrong, so these feelings were strange. After all, Athena was a trusted colleague, a close friend, nothing more...right? Realizing that he'd become distracted, Apollo pushed those thoughts aside for the moment and began to specifically ponder what he should get her. He knew she wasn't a materialistic person, didn't particularly care about accumulating fancy things. When she did want to buy something other than groceries, it tended to be more practical things, like comfortable running shoes for her frequent jogs and workouts. This thought reminded him of a particularly complicated case they'd once worked on. Unlike himself and Mr. Wright, Athena liked to digitally store all information related to her cases inside Widget. The problem was, this particular case had been so complex, and Athena had had to use Widget so much, that its battery nearly ran out during the trial, for the first time ever. Apollo knew that Widget used a special battery that Aura had designed, so a spare battery was out of the question. However, he also knew that Widget could be charged using a standard USB charger. Suddenly, Apollo snapped his fingers. He had the perfect idea. Clicking on the Electronics section, he searched for portable chargers, and found that Amazin' sold a variety. Browsing the options, he finally found the perfect one: yellow, and shaped like a crescent moon. It reminded him of Athena's moon rock earring, so he was sure she'd love it. Adding the charger to his cart, Apollo moved on to the next person on his list: Trucy Wright.
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(A/N: Next chapter: Gifts for Trucy and Phoenix.)