![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Entry tags:
Therapy Sessions, #14: Just in Case (Ace Attorney)
Title: Just in Case
Fandom: Ace Attorney
Prompt: What does he always carry with him?
Characters: Simon Blackquill, Athena Cykes
Word Count: 726
Summary: Simon visits his favorite nature reserve for some peace and quiet. Naturally, inviting Athena renders this impossible.
Every time Simon looked away, she was way ahead of him again. Her energy was seemingly endless, hard to keep up with, and he couldn't even blame her for being excited.
Rosewood Nature Reserve had much to offer: its trees were lush and green, its plants were vibrant and beautiful, and a lot of surprises lurked around every corner. Forest critters darted across the leafy floor, and birds soared the vast canopy overhead. It was actually where he met Taka for the first time, which obviously meant a lot to him.
It was also one of his favorite places in general to visit for some peace and quiet.
Inviting Athena, admittedly, had defeated this purpose.
"I brought you along because you said you wanted to help," said Simon, raising his voice. He carried a rather hefty trash bag with him, and the load suggested that they'd been at it for quite a while. "Not so you could squeal over everything like a child."
"Shush, Mr. Fun Police," Athena replied, undeterred. "I'm just making sure I don't miss anything! There are just so many different angles and possibilities . . ." She trailed off as Simon caught up to her, and he fought the urge to wrestle the camera she had right out of her hands. Instead, he accidentally startled her, and he had to catch it when she dropped it. He dropped the trash bag in the process, but did not miss a beat.
"Possibilities, or hazards?" he asked flatly. Before she could protest, he looped the strap around her neck so the camera could hang from it the way it was meant to. He grabbed her wrist when she immediately reached for it, and his tone was suddenly more serious. "No, keep it there."
"I wasn't going to take it off," she pouted. But she got the point. Simon let go of her. Of course you weren't.
Once he picked up the trash bag again, he resumed following behind her.
She actually was being helpful, despite him suggesting otherwise. She was just also easily distracted. It wasn't too long before she was crouching down again at something on the ground. Her gasp dashed his hopes that she was, perhaps, just picking up another piece of trash.
"What's this?" she asked curiously. Immediately, she stood and was turning around to show him something wooden and house-shaped, excitement coloring her face. "A bird feeder!"
Simon wondered if she was expecting a gold star. He nodded though, saying, "It must have fallen during the last storm."
That made sense. Athena tilted her head as she examined the tiny house further, shaking off the dirt and leaves that were all over it. If there was ever anything in it to attract the birds, there wasn't anymore, but at least it was still in one piece.
"Easy enough to fix," Athena said, "but it doesn't look like there's anything left inside . . ."
He considered her words for a moment. Without saying anything, Simon opened his coat and reached into his pockets. It took him a couple tries to find the right one, but he still managed to pull out a small bag of bird seeds without her noticing. He offered it to her.
"Huh?" She looked confused at first, but her face quickly lit like a flame. "Oh, perfect! Where did you get those?"
"The store." Simon shrugged. "They're mine, of course."
"Oh, of course," Athena parroted mockingly with a wave of her hand. Then it hit her as she accepted the bag. She gently ripped it open, turning to look at him. "Wait. These are yours."
"Why are you repeating what we just established?" he asked—frankly with more patience than he thought he had.
"You carry around bird seeds with you?"
Simon shrugged again. There was no embarrassment behind it, and he didn't try to deny it. In truth, he hadn't really given it much thought. He spoke honestly. "They aren't Taka's favorite treat, but I keep them on hand. Just in case."
In case of what? Bird snack emergency?
Athena opened her mouth to say something, but closed it quickly, swallowing the thought. Then she opened it again.
"You," she began, but already, she was chuckling. "You are such a nerd." Simon scoffed. "A bird nerd," she added gleefully.
Even he couldn't help but crack a smile.
Well, she wasn't wrong.
Fandom: Ace Attorney
Prompt: What does he always carry with him?
Characters: Simon Blackquill, Athena Cykes
Word Count: 726
Summary: Simon visits his favorite nature reserve for some peace and quiet. Naturally, inviting Athena renders this impossible.
Every time Simon looked away, she was way ahead of him again. Her energy was seemingly endless, hard to keep up with, and he couldn't even blame her for being excited.
Rosewood Nature Reserve had much to offer: its trees were lush and green, its plants were vibrant and beautiful, and a lot of surprises lurked around every corner. Forest critters darted across the leafy floor, and birds soared the vast canopy overhead. It was actually where he met Taka for the first time, which obviously meant a lot to him.
It was also one of his favorite places in general to visit for some peace and quiet.
Inviting Athena, admittedly, had defeated this purpose.
"I brought you along because you said you wanted to help," said Simon, raising his voice. He carried a rather hefty trash bag with him, and the load suggested that they'd been at it for quite a while. "Not so you could squeal over everything like a child."
"Shush, Mr. Fun Police," Athena replied, undeterred. "I'm just making sure I don't miss anything! There are just so many different angles and possibilities . . ." She trailed off as Simon caught up to her, and he fought the urge to wrestle the camera she had right out of her hands. Instead, he accidentally startled her, and he had to catch it when she dropped it. He dropped the trash bag in the process, but did not miss a beat.
"Possibilities, or hazards?" he asked flatly. Before she could protest, he looped the strap around her neck so the camera could hang from it the way it was meant to. He grabbed her wrist when she immediately reached for it, and his tone was suddenly more serious. "No, keep it there."
"I wasn't going to take it off," she pouted. But she got the point. Simon let go of her. Of course you weren't.
Once he picked up the trash bag again, he resumed following behind her.
She actually was being helpful, despite him suggesting otherwise. She was just also easily distracted. It wasn't too long before she was crouching down again at something on the ground. Her gasp dashed his hopes that she was, perhaps, just picking up another piece of trash.
"What's this?" she asked curiously. Immediately, she stood and was turning around to show him something wooden and house-shaped, excitement coloring her face. "A bird feeder!"
Simon wondered if she was expecting a gold star. He nodded though, saying, "It must have fallen during the last storm."
That made sense. Athena tilted her head as she examined the tiny house further, shaking off the dirt and leaves that were all over it. If there was ever anything in it to attract the birds, there wasn't anymore, but at least it was still in one piece.
"Easy enough to fix," Athena said, "but it doesn't look like there's anything left inside . . ."
He considered her words for a moment. Without saying anything, Simon opened his coat and reached into his pockets. It took him a couple tries to find the right one, but he still managed to pull out a small bag of bird seeds without her noticing. He offered it to her.
"Huh?" She looked confused at first, but her face quickly lit like a flame. "Oh, perfect! Where did you get those?"
"The store." Simon shrugged. "They're mine, of course."
"Oh, of course," Athena parroted mockingly with a wave of her hand. Then it hit her as she accepted the bag. She gently ripped it open, turning to look at him. "Wait. These are yours."
"Why are you repeating what we just established?" he asked—frankly with more patience than he thought he had.
"You carry around bird seeds with you?"
Simon shrugged again. There was no embarrassment behind it, and he didn't try to deny it. In truth, he hadn't really given it much thought. He spoke honestly. "They aren't Taka's favorite treat, but I keep them on hand. Just in case."
In case of what? Bird snack emergency?
Athena opened her mouth to say something, but closed it quickly, swallowing the thought. Then she opened it again.
"You," she began, but already, she was chuckling. "You are such a nerd." Simon scoffed. "A bird nerd," she added gleefully.
Even he couldn't help but crack a smile.
Well, she wasn't wrong.