[ hey as long as the sword's not pointed at him, he's fine. he can appreciate someone who actually agrees with that point. but that gets him to crack a little grin in spite of the grim circumstances. ]

The prosecutor I dealt with in my first trial was pretty awful. But when I started taking different cases, it was always Prosecutor Gavin. [ and he should explain why that matters, but give him a moment to think of how to phrase it. ] ... technically speaking, Ema and Prosecutor Gavin are on the opposing side, so we're supposed to go against each other. But she's been helpful on a lot of my cases, and he wants to find the truth just as much as I do. He believes in fairness, even if it means losing, or helping me turn the case around to solidify evidence to clear my client's name.

[ so maybe he is lucky that way. ]

But I've met some pretty underhanded, terrible people, too. You kinda can't avoid it forever in a career like this. [ but. ] What'd you do that made them dislike you? [ this isn't even blaming mordalion, this is apollo going "you obviously did something to get under their skin, which is good, but what was it?" ]