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ACE ATTORNEY SCRAPBOOK
Chapter 36: The Good Ol' Days
Case Tag: Post 6-5 (Turnabout Revolution)
Quote: User Suggested Prompt!
September 30, 2028, 10:00pm
Kurain Village
There wasn't much movement in the Meditation Room of Fey Manor up in Kurain Village. After indulging in all of the food and desserts that had been prepared for Maya's Welcome Back party, attorney and spirit medium alike were too full to really do much other than sit and enjoy the company of their friends.
"Probably should clean up the party supplies before the big training session tomorrow," Maya Fey said. "I don't think it will look too good for my first official training session as Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique if it looks like I had a wild party the night before."
"But we did have a wild party the night before," Phoenix Wright reminded her.
Maya chuckled.
"Yeah, I suppose you're right," she said.
"We'll help clean up," Apollo Justice, who had taken a brief trip back to the States from Khura'in to attend Maya's party, volunteered. "Right, Athena?"
Athena, who was still magically full of energy and spunk, popped up from where she was sitting and struck her customary peace sign pose.
"You bet!" she said.
"Ja, and I'll supervise Herr Forehead to make sure he does it properly," Prosecutor Klavier Gavin said with his trademark grin and a snap of his fingers.
Apollo instantly flushed red at the comment, causing Athena to laugh.
"What are you laughing about, Cykes-Dono?" Simon Blackquill, also a prosecutor, chimed in. "I shall also stay and help in order to ensure that Cykes-Dono does not stray too far from her task."
"Simon!" Athena pouted.
Nick and Maya just laughed. The attorney and spirit medium began putting away the food while the other attorneys and prosecutors started to take down the decorations from the training hall.
"Hey, is there a ladder anywhere?" Apollo asked. "I want to take those streamers down."
Before Maya could respond, Klavier cut in, carrying a ladder into the room from where it had been stored elsewhere during the party.
"There is no ladder, Herr Forehead," the prosecutor began to say. "But there is a step-ladder here."
Apollo looked at the ladder in Klavier's arms.
"Step-ladder?" he asked. "Nope. Pretty sure that's a ladder."
Nick and Maya exchange a quick glance, both doing their best to hide their laughter.
"Fraulein," Klavier turned to Athena. "Can we get a ruling on this?"
Athena joined the two attorneys. She looked over the step-ladder.
"Sorry, Apollo, but I'm going to side with Prosecutor Gavin on this one," Athena said. "That's a step-ladder."
Klavier flashed his million-dollar pearly-white grin at the red-clad attorney.
"Ja, Herr Forehead. The lovely Fraulein agrees," he said, his voice clearly indicating how much enjoyment he was getting out of besting Apollo.
"Perhaps you need to get your eyes examined, Cykes-Dono," Simon commented as he walked by, carrying some decorations he had just taken down. "That is most definitely a ladder."
"Simon?!" Athena gasped. "What are you talking about?! It's a step-ladder!"
"Ha!" Apollo pointed at his cohort. "See? Prosecutor Blackquill agrees with me!"
The four attorneys went back and forth over the step-ladder versus ladder debate, Nick and Maya just listening in silent amusement.
"Just like the good ol' days, right, Maya?" Nick asked, as they left the Meditation Room to bring the leftovers to the kitchen.
Maya laughed, recalling how many times the two of them had had that same infamous debate when she worked at the law office as his assistant.
"Yep. Just like the good ol' days."
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