AN: Ah, Ini and/or Mimi Miney... Is it just me, or does the Phoenix Wright series really love characters who are completely two-faced? I don't mean just hiding their true motives, I mean hiding a completely different persona, like Yonni, Angel, Mimi, and Matt do.
Ruined
Mimi Miney sat quietly in her cell. The remorse she displayed earlier at the end of her trial had dulled, leading her into a mild depression. After all, it wasn't every day that you realize your life is ruined.
Tired of moping, Mimi leaned back against the cold cinderblock wall behind her and began to seethe. Anger poured off of her in torrents strong enough to intimidate even the trained, hardened guards that patrolled the prison corridors. Not that they needed to worry. The vast and immutable rage was directed at two specific men and two men only. The first, and recipient of the most ire, was Dr. Grey. The second was Phoenix Wright.
As far as she was concerned, Wright's only problem was being so horribly stubborn. If the man had just known when to back off, she wouldn't be in her current situation. However, Mimi couldn't really blame him. The young girl she had framed, Maya, seemed almost like a little sister to Wright. Had their places been reversed, Mimi was sure she would have fought just as fiercely to save Ini.
The doctor was an entirely different story. To be honest, Mimi was glad she killed him. Any sadness displayed at her trial was due to the fact that she had framed an innocent girl, not that the old money-grubbing Dr. Grey had gotten what he deserved. That man had destroyed her life, and he had the utter gall to do it twice!
The first time, his selfishness led him to drug her. She lost her little sister, her own identity, her beautiful new sports car... All because he was worried about the reputation of his precious clinic. The trauma of the accident, the painful facial restoration surgeries, the horror of usurping her sister's life, Mimi had withstood it all in hopes of one day getting her revenge. She had been utterly patient, then that stupid man had to go and ruin everything, waste all her efforts by trying to contact her ghost.
He was willing to disturb her supposed eternal slumber to try and get her to sign a confession... Was he an idiot?
Mentally ranting about her sheer hatred for Grey did Mimi a lot of good. It wasn't as cathartic as voicing her opinions aloud, but the last time she did that the guards had threatened to call the prison psychiatrist. Her choice words for the doctor's ghost had been very choice indeed.
Still, no matter how much she struggled and railed against her fate, there wasn't much she could do to change her situation. The date of her appeal was set for two weeks' time. Until then, she was trapped in her cell. Alone with precious little to do to take her mind off what was truly bothering her. For all her ranting and fury, Mimi found she couldn't distract herself from the one thing that truly mattered in her life.
Her poor, poor hat... It was absolutely shredded.
With a deep sigh, Mimi slumped over onto her side, making full use of the cell's uncomfortable little cot. Her eyes fixed on the light bulb above her head as she slowly reached a hand up and pulled off her beloved hat. Inspecting it against the light, Mimi could clearly see all the holes, rips, scratches, and stretch marks she had inflicted on the smooth white leather. If she looked close enough she could make out a faint imprint of her own (her sister's!) face in the crown of the cap, complimented by the deep bite marks she'd left around the edges.
The stress of the trial caused her to abuse it so, and now it was falling apart. That hat, the last real memento she had of her sister, was falling apart and it was all her fault. That was the worst part, she had no one to blame for the hat's destruction but herself.
Clutching the cool leather tightly, Mimi gave it another once-over before replacing it reverently on her head.
Her poor hat... It was ruined.
AN: Did anyone else notice that Ini/Mimi has a stylized "Om" on her shirt?
