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[misterfine]

[ alas, if you happen to be glancing in this particular direction, you might notice a slightly dazed-looking young man with a rather ridiculous hairstyle. he's rubbing his head profusely, and blinks a few times to clear his mind. after a moment of staring, wide-eyed, at his surroundings, he finally speaks aloud to himself: ]H-Huh? This isn't

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[arbitraries]

[ AN EXAGGERATED, CHEERFUL VOICE ANSWERS, COMIN' TO YOUR RESCUE :B he is behind you and half-concealed in some shadows, mmyep. ]

Anybody present!

[misterfine]

[ apollo finds himself tired of being snuck up on by wayward strangers, but at least he's so used to it by now that it doesn't quite give him palpitations this time. he is, however, disconcerted by this guy's appearance. ]

Great, just what I need in a place like this. Though I guess I have had clients who took the cake on weirdness...

...Huh? [ and, of course, in the heat of the moment, he's quite forgotten what they're talking about. ]

[arbitraries]

[ after a pause in which he casually looks around and realizes he's more obscured than he'd intended to be, B steps forward slightly and maybe should not have because his appearance is creepy enough: his clothes are simple and disheveled, his white shirt rumpled and his jeans wrinkled; he slouches slightly and has a stare with an oddly piercing but weary quality about it. alone, these things would be fine, but coupled with his obviously exaggerated happy demeanour, he can come off as a little crazy. it probably doesn't help when his voice completely fails to match the way he's physically presenting himself: it's serious and thoughtful. ]

A little discrimination would be wise when there are strangers around.

i-idk if i mentioned this, but the red text = thought

[misterfine]

I thought I was stuck in the middle of nowhere for awhile, so I don't really think I could've afforded discrimination. I'm just glad I'm not alone in this weird place.

No, but I figured that was the case! No worries.

[arbitraries]

Hnn, is that so? I should think that being "stuck in the middle of nowhere" would prompt one to proceed with more caution than shouting for just anybody.

[ as he speaks his slouch deepens and then straightens, as though he can't decide on how he wants to stand. ]

<3 also, sorry for the lateness

[misterfine]

I-I guess you're probably right. Although, these aren't really the normal circumstances I would expect to get lost in...I mean, last thing I remember, I was in court.
And now I'm in some weird city hearing voices in my head. Why can't I be a normal attorney for once?

[arbitraries]

Court? Small wonder you were brought here to improve yourself, then.

[ he's pretty sure this man ... Apollo Justice, if his own name weren't so bizarre he might laugh; isn't on trial himself: he doesn't seem so worried, or even relieved to be away from it. nonetheless, he's going to be a jerk difficult with him anyway. ]

[misterfine]

Yeah, that's another thing that's troub--hey! I-I wasn't on trial; I was standing as defence!

[ he fumbles for the badge on his lapel, going through the introductory motions. due to his embarrassed outrage, his voice has gotten much, much louder, and a bit higher in pitch: ]

My name is Apollo Justice, attorney at law!

[arbitraries]

[ B makes a show of cringing at the volume and pitch of Justice's voice, though he brings a hand to his mouth to half conceal a smile when the other man introduces himself with his real name. it's one thing to possess such a silly name, but another to actually utilize it. ]

An appropriate handle for your occupation.