Case 1: Here Comes Justice! [Video]

[justjustice]

[The screen flickers on to reveal Apollo, who seems to appear a little more self-confident than usual, if such a thing can be quantified by appearance.]

Hey, everybody! This is Apollo Justice. I'm just letting you know that, as of yesterday, I've officially been hired as an attorney in Hinoto-Ri! So if any of you ever get into any legal trouble, like being falsely accused of murder, I could probably help you out. My first client in Hinoto-Ri is someone who's accused of murdering another person during the chaos of that incident in the arena. Wish me luck! [He's probably going to need it.]

By the way, I'm currently looking for someone to serve as my co-council. You might not think you're qualified to help out a lawyer, but believe me, if a 15-year-old magician girl could serve as a reliable co-council for me, I think some of you could, too. [Not to talk smack about Trucy or anything, of course.] Granted, said magician girl was the daughter of one of the best attorneys I know, but if you bring some deductive skills, I think you should be fine. If you're interested, just let me know and I'll tell you when I have to come into court.

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[Video]

[gigglesnortpriestess]

[Hey, she remembers you from the stadium that night!]

Hello again, it's good to see you're alright.

[Video]

[justjustice]

Oh... hey! You're that girl who helped me when that crazy guy came for me at the stadium. Thanks for that, by the way. I don't think I ever got your name, actually. What's your name?

[Video]

[gigglesnortpriestess]

I'm just glad you made it out safe; there were a lot of people in the hospital afterwards.

[Including her but she was a dunce and stayed out of her room.]

I'm Amagi Yukiko, it's nice to meet you without any distractions Justice-san.

[Video]

[justjustice]

I heard about that. I'm not surprised...

Yeah, definitely! Nice to meet you again, Amagi! But... um... "Justice-san?" [Nope, someone has no concept of Japanese honorifics or name ordering. Whoops.]

[ghost_shield]

A 15-year-old girl? ...is that legal?

[justjustice]

Well, if it wasn't legal, no one called me out on it. She was surprisingly capable, anyway.

[ghost_shield]

Still, you guys must have some lax labor laws.

[justjustice]

Um... well, she was completely willing to help...? Darn, I never thought of it that way. I wonder why no one called me out on it.

[hadronknight]

A co-council, huh?

[Well, he has to admit that having someone like this... young attorney here would definitely help the law process, especially considering the negativity that had been around the air with the residents lately.]

I suppose you could count me in.

[justjustice]

Good to hear I've already got some volunteers. This is gonna sound weird, but... uh... as a co-council, what do you think you could contribute? Just tell me what some of your skills and experiences are.

[hadronknight]

Information gathering and escort would be my expertise, young sir.

[...And then he slips into his formal language setting, welp.]

[terra_nullius]

I would be interested. I enjoy logical deduction. If you're still looking, that is...

[justjustice]

Good to hear! I've got at least one other person who wants in too, but I might find a way to work with both of you. Can you tell me about some of your skills and experiences?

[terra_nullius]

If I had any sort of experience, it is lost with my past. I simply enjoy working through logical deductions. If it is someone with past history you desire, then I am far from ideal.

[video]

[electricyousei]

A pale faced girl with no traces of emotion on her face peers into the com.

"If you need someone to maintain logs of your legal proceedings I can probably program you something to do that. If you need another set of eyes I've uncovered a few conspiracies back home. That being said, how familiar are you with the local laws here?"

[video]

[justjustice]

Apollo pauses. That's a good question. "You know... I'm not sure how different they are from the laws at home. My employers have promised to get me up-to-date on laws involving Personas, though, so there's one difference." He puts his finger to his forehead in his standard thinking pose. "Otherwise, something to maintain logs of the legal proceedings might be very helpful. I mean, the courts probably have records of their own, but it wouldn't hurt for me to have a spare record just in case."

[video]

[electricyousei]

"I know back home, each country on Earth, the Moon colony, Mars and the Jovian colonies all had different laws. Even Omoikane has trouble keeping them all straight. That being said, I don't mind logging things for people, my data network is fairly stable."

NOW WITH THE RIGHT NAOYA JOURNAL...

[meaningdies]

[... Just. Staring.]

Justice, huh?

[Siiigh. Whatever, it's something else to do.]

If you need technical support, let me know. I can obtain information more or less easily.

[Granted, he's more likely to be on the prosecutor's side in most things, but eh. If he can get paid, it's probably worth it.]

[justjustice]

Yeah. Justice. It's a little weird, I know.

"Obtain information?" Do you mean, like... hacking? I don't know if I could get away with that.

[meaningdies]

I'm not really one to talk about weird names.

[Not with the kanji in his own name.]

Not necessarily. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing how to press people for information. Or even just dealing with the meld of magic and technology here.

[video]

[testsubject031]

An attorney, huh? So that means it's your job to protect innocent people?

[You must be a hero!

Hello Apollo, meet the pesterbot Labrys.]

[video]

[justjustice]

That's right! I protect innocent people from being falsely accused of crimes. I also find the real killers, too. Well, I don't have to, but I go the extra mile anyway.

[Video]

[beautifulmemory]

[Hey, Apollo, it's that creepy cat lady that showed up when you got here!]

A lawyer? Interesting. So how exactly are you useful?

[Video]

[justjustice]

Oh, hey, it's you again! Mia, right?

Uh... how am I useful...? [He never really thought about it before. Welp.] Well, I protect innocent people from being falsely accused of crimes they didn't commit. That's useful, right?

[Video]

[beautifulmemory]

I see. So you're something of a negotiator. That is very useful, after all. I'm assuming you collect chat logs and the like to help prove what the facts are.