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A/N: This was a very loooong overdue prompt from JordanPhoenix. I know it's been a long wait, so I hope this is worth it :)

ACE ATTORNEY SCRAPBOOK
Chapter 41: Special Skills

Case Tag: Post 6-5
Technically, Post 6-6 (the DLC, Turnabout Time Traveller)

Quote: User Suggested Prompt!

Note that there are some instances of German in this chapter, the translations to which will be posted at the end of
their respective sections. Please forgive any moments of OOC, since this is my first stab at writing Nahyuta, lol.

September 28, 2028, 8:02pm
Justice Law Offices

Apollo Justice, carrying the Leaning Tower of Case Files in his arms, hit the door handle to the Justice Law Offices with his foot, successfully managing to push it open. Stumbling inside, he barely made it over to the couch before his arms gave out and the case files flew everywhere.

"Sorry!" Apollo said to the couch's occupant, shaking his sore arms. "I didn't mean to throw all those case files at you!"

Ema Skye collected some of the papers that had fallen across her laptop and put them in a pile to return to the flustered attorney.

"It's fine," she said.

"Everything okay there, Ems?" someone on the computer asked.

Apollo turned his attention toward Ema's laptop.

"Hey, I recognize that guy," he started to say.

"Gotta go, bye!" Ema whipped the laptop closed, abruptly cutting off the video chat.

"Wasn't that Mr. Wright's friend, Larry?" Apollo asked. "Why are you video chatting him? I didn't think you guys were friends; are you?"

Ema flushed a color that nearly matched the color of the attorney's trademark suit. Apollo's jaw dropped and he slumped forward, looking like a prosecutor just completely destroyed the argument he tried presenting in court.

"You're not...dating him, are you?" he stumbled over the words.

"Of course not!" Ema said with a huff.

Apollo laughed.

"That's a relief!" he said. "I've heard some stories about Larry from Mr. Wright. I think he called Larry a trouble magnet."

"Yep. That's what I've heard too," Ema replied. "No, I reached out to Larry because of what he calls his 'special skill.'"

"Special skill?" Apollo repeated.

"You were still over here when Larry got mixed up in yet another murder case," Ema said. "Well, Mr. Wright and Maya came to the rescue and got the whole case squared away in time for the wedding of Ellen Wyatt and Sorin Sprocket to take place. During the wedding reception, Larry was telling some stories from his, Mr. Wright's and Mr. Edgeworth's childhoods. Well, one of his stories was from elementary and junior high school about how he developed his 'special skills' and it got me thinking about how I could use it during Prosecutor Sahdmadhi's neverending sermon this weekend that he's giving me for a punishment for, you know, not having all of the forensic evidence ready and processed for that trial the other day."

"You're a one woman team, Ema; how are you supposed to be able to find, collect, process and examine evidence and then make sense out of it and present it in court all by yourself within, like, a day or two?" Apollo sighed. "Probably the same way I'm supposed to investigate and argue about thirty or so cases."

"I thought your caseload was up to about a hundred now," Ema chuckled as Apollo winced at the reminder of his continuously growing caseload. "Guess we're in way over our heads, huh?"

"Well, no one ever said it would be easy singlehandedly reforming a country's entire legal system!" Apollo replied with a shrug.

"True," Ema stuffed her laptop in her messenger bag. "And I really don't have time to listen to one of Prosecutor Sahdmadhi's sermons. But, that's why I've been talking to Larry; I'm going to let him do his sermon while, at the same time, doing something I really, really want to do. And need. Something I definitely need."

"I'm confused. Something you want to do and something you need?"

"Why don't you come to the sermon with me? I'm sure Prosecutor Sahdmadhi would be happy to have you there too, especially since I heard him mention that there might be a sermon or ten on the horizon for you, Mr. Justice."

Apollo flinched.

Why do I feel like I'm way in over my head? Because I am way in over my head. WAY over.

September 30, 2028, 11:52am
High Court of Khura'in, Meditation Room

"Good morning, Detective Skye."

Nahyuta Sahdmadhi was seated on the floor of the meditation room. His eyes were closed and he sat with his legs crossed, giving the appearance of meditating.

"Good morning, Prosecutor Sahdmadhi," Ema replied.

"I sense that you have brought guests with you," Nahyuta continued.

"Yes, I brought Apollo. Oh, and Datz Are'bal decided to come too."

Datz shuffled his way to the back of the room and flopped down on one of the mats.

"They were going to leave me at the Law Offices all day by myself," he said. "Figured I might as well tag along. Hope it's not a problem."

Nahyuta's eyes fluttered open and a serene smile danced on to his lips.

"Of course not," he said. "Ema's punishment for not giving me the proper information to perform my duties as a prosecutor should be observed by any others she works with. Perhaps, Mr. Are'bal, you can learn some things to help improve yourself too, as the new leader of the Defiant Dragons."

"I think I'll stick with what Dhurke taught me," Datz said with a shrug. "But, eh, I'm game. Beats sittin' around the office watching Plumed Punisher reruns."

Once everyone was situated, Nahyuta rose and took a position at the front of the meditation room.

"Let's begin."

September 30, 2028, 11:18pm
High Court of Khura'in, Meditation Room

Nearly twelve hours later, Nahuyta wrapped up his sermon. Facing the golden statue behind him, the monk turned around and faced his audience. His stoic expression gradually transformed into a smile at the sight of two out of three audience members snoring in their seats. Ema, however, had her eyes wide open and she had her attention firmly focused on him.

"Detective Skye," Nahyuta said. "I sincerely thank you for your undivided attention. It is very refreshing to see someone so dedicated to their work and self-improvement."

Ema said nothing, instead silently continuing her stare at Nahyuta. The monk's eyes drifted to the snoring attorney who was using a stack of his case files as a pillow before crossing the room and looking at the ex-convict laying on his back with his arms behind his head, his eyes closed. With a slow exhale, Nahyuta brought his hands up and executed a thunderous clap. The audience members jolted awake in their seats.

"Huh? What? Is it over?" Apollo asked with a yawn.

"Yes, my sermon has finished," Nahyuta said. "It appears you all are in need of more sleep, as you all had been snoring for the past few hours. Only Detective Skye stayed awake and alert throughout my entire sermon. This is a true testament to her passion for law and for forensic science."
"Actually, she's sleeping with her eyes open."

Apollo and Nahyuta both turned their attention toward Datz.

"She...is?" Apollo asked.

"Oh yeah. I'd recognize that thousand-yard stare anywhere. I've had that same one when ex-Queen Ga'ran used to be yammering on and on about stuff."

Ema still remained silent and unblinking. Apollo began to chuckle, but quickly disguised his laughter with a cough when he caught Nahyuta looking at him.

"That's why she was chatting with Larry," the defense attorney said.

"Who is this 'Larry'?" Nahyuta asked.

"He's one of Mr. Wright's friends," Apollo explained. "I think she was learning how to sleep with her eyes open from him. I remember Larry joking about how he was so proud of the fact that he had learned to sleep with his eyes open during elementary and junior high school when he found Mr. Wright asleep at his desk while studying for his bar exam again, saying that "Nick could sure use that special skill right now!'. It didn't click right away when Ema said it yesterday, but now it all makes sense. Oh! And sleep; that's probably what Ema meant by 'something I really, really want to do. And need.'"

"I see…" Nahyuta's voice trailed off. "Of course, I cannot have this type of tomfoolery from Khura'in's only forensic investigator. And I see that my sermons are no longer effective on Detective Skye. I will need to find another way to help her improve her multi-tasking abilities."

Datz opened his eyes and sat up. He scratched the stubble on his chin.

"What are you thinking?" he asked Nahyuta.

Nahyuta thought for a moment, reflecting on possible tasks for Ema to punish her for sleeping during his sermon. His stoic expression gradually adopted a faint smile. He relayed his idea to Datz and Apollo.

After listening to the suggestion, Datz burst out laughing.

"Dhurke would've loved that!" he said. "You make your old man proud, Yutie."

Nahyuta's faint smile grew noticeably larger, causing Apollo to smile as well.

October 1, 2028, 4:13pm
Royal Residence, Tea Room

Ema groaned as she slumped down in a chair in the Tea Room of the Royal Residence. The other occupant of the room, Nahyuta, watched her with a hardly discernible smile on his lips as he daintily sipped tea from his china tea cup.

"You've had a long day, I take it, Detective Skye?" he said, his voice calm and even.

"I never realized a fourteen-year-old girl could be so demanding!" Ema mumbled, her head buried in her arms. "Her Benevolence is quite…"

"The handful?"

"Remember, you said it, not me. But, yes, a handful."

"Yes. And spending the day with my sister while searching for a replacement for her Nayna was a perfect teaching tool to improve your multi-tasking skills."

Ema lifted her head.

"Wait, this was your idea to have me Rayfa's personal servant for the day?!"

"But of course," Nahyuta finished his tea, placing the cup down in the saucer with a delicate clink. "Since you slept during my sermon yesterday, I figured you would be well rested and full of energy, enough so to keep up with Princess Rayfa all day."

Ema felt her cheeks burning.

"You knew I was sleeping during the sermon?" she asked.

"Yes, though at least you had the decency to not snore or drool like Apollo and Datz," he said, causing Ema to chuckle. "As you can see, Detective Skye, I, too, can pull what you call a 'practical joke.'"

Nahyuta rose from his chair, heading toward the door. He paused in the doorway.

"Oh, Detective Skye, in case I have not said it recently," Nahyuta said. "Thank you for all you have done for Khura'in. I say this with the utmost sincerity. This country is indebted to you for your services."

Ema stared at the prosecutor, a hand clasped to her cheek in surprise at the unexpected compliment.

"You're...welcome," she replied softly.

Ema watched Nahyuta leave, a smile firmly planted on her face.