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Phoenix paced around his office, nervously adjusting his tie. He felt as if his palms had never been so sweaty in his life, and his knees were weak enough to buckle under him. He was alone: Clay and Apollo had left hours ago, Pearl and Trucy had gone to some indie film festival, and Athena was on a date with Simon. Phoenix shook his head, still unable to believe that was happening. Something creaked in the hallway and he nearly gave himself a heart attack. Calm down, he thought to himself. It's just-- "Nick?" a voice called gently, the door knob turning, door opening slightly. Phoenix gulped. "...Maya?" he somehow managed to respond. "Oh,

Athena and Simon were happy to see the pelmeni arrive; truth be told, both were incredibly hungry at that point. Aleksi waited for them to taste it before leaving the table, his eyes fixed primarily on Athena. Athena bit into the dumplings. "Mm... Is this... Beef, pork, and mutton?" she asked, and Aleksi nodded excitedly. "It is traditional dish in Izhevsk. We put onion in as well, and garlic." Aleksi rubbed his hands together as Simon nodded, his face surprisingly reflecting that of contentment. "It is indeed delicious, Aleksi," Simon said, putting his fork down for a moment as he wiped his mouth. "You always outdo yourself, from what I a

Apollo paced back and forth, nervously adjusting his hair as he waited for Clay. Late, as usual, he thought to himself, trying to smile. Really, he should be used to Clay's laidback attitude by now; after all, they'd been friends for years. Clay was just that kind of guy, always making punny jokes or telling Apollo to relax. Of course, Clay also teased Apollo in this way, being late, because he knew it flustered him. The last thing Apollo wanted was to be late (and yelled at) on the first day of his last year of school. Finally, Clay came outside, throwing his backpack onto one shoulder. "Sorry," he yawned. "Dad forgot to wake

"You want what? WHAT? Ohmygosh yes we will be right over!" Trucy squealed into the office phone, jumping up and down. "I'm so happy for you, Thena!" She slammed the phone down with a purpose and turned to Pearl. "We are going to Athena's house! Now!" For her part, Pearl, wide-eyed, nodded and moved with her toward the door. "What in seven hells is going on?" Phoenix mumbled as he came back out of his office. Apollo and Clay were just as confused, sitting on the couch, drinking cola. "Aren't you supposed to be cleaning the toilet?" He frowned as Apollo rolled his eyes. "Daddy! Athena has a date!" Trucy rushed to him, pulling his arm, and the

"Wait, let me get this straight. Simon gave you this bracelet and it was all romantic and stuff and then he just broke away and was mean again?" Apollo was scratching his head. "That doesn't really make sense." He cracked his neck, still feeling the g-force simulation Clay and he had done earlier this morning. He almost wished there was some other horrible training method lawyers went through that he could subject Clay to. Maybe I'll make him take the Bar, he thought vengefully. Athena nodded, still feeling a bit slighted. "Well, not mean really, but yeah. I could have sworn that was what his heart wanted..." Sh

Simon walked into the detention center and was immediately let in after signing in without having to identify himself. Everyone knew the prosecutor and his colorful sister. Simon they knew, of course, because he had been in prison for seven years. Aura they knew because of how loud she was. Aura was led into the visitation room and the guards on both Simon's and Aura's sides of the glass stepped outside to give them some privacy. Aura looked good, despite her status as a prisoner. Her purple hair was down, reaching to the middle of her back, still curled into two sections. As they had done with Simon, Aura had been allowed to keep her clothi

Today was the day of Athena's party for Simon, and she couldn't be more of a nervous wreck. Though she worked as hard as she normally does, Widget remained in his anxious yellow state for the majority of the workday. During breaks, she went over the party "to do" list, driving everyone crazy: she checked to make sure that the decorations were still there and had not been moved, she called the food deliverers to triple check that they would be there on time, and she called Miles to ensure he would do his best to help with the surprise aspect of the party. Meanwhile, Simon was finishing up his work for the day when he heard a knock on his door