Choice Reading
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madimpossibledreamerno clue how common knowing Perry Mason is in Japan but they made a reference in Ace Attorney, the English translation anyway.
I don’t think they mentioned Tak’s father’s name so I just chose one.
Main Points:
Lost Judgment (spoilers until the end of ch 3 + some of the mystery club plot + Tak Judgment backstory)
follow-up to Unexpected Twists
Mystery: Why is Yagami-San Unhappy?
Chapter Summary: Amasawa and Yagami have another enlightening conversation, while Itokura continues to be hostile.
Word Count: 510
Rating: Teen
warnings: Yagami might be depressed, describes some of Yagami's dark backstory stuff
“I don’t get a lot of time, and it wouldn’t be much fun if I made the two of you redundant,” he explains.
He might look lazy, and sometimes he’s easily taken off guard, but when he’s trying she can definitely see the ‘used to be a lawyer’ edge to his debate skills.
“That being said, if there’s any Erle Stanley Gardner on the shelf, I might read a little here and there,” he adds, inclining his head toward the bookshelf.
Kyoko’s eyes narrow as she tries to place it. The name sounds vaguely familiar, although it’s definitely foreign. Probably English, and add ‘probably fluent in English’ to his ever-growing list of skills.
“You’re probably more familiar with the TV show or the lawyer’s name—Perry Mason. Though he also had a series with a prosecutor, too.” He sighs, suddenly slightly melancholy. “I picked up a couple when I was a kid, but lost track of them by the time I was a teenager. No idea what happened to them after the fact.”
“So ask your family,” Itokura-chan states bluntly, intrigued despite herself, and Yagami-san’s smile turns sad.
He fiddles with his sleeves in a gesture that probably shows he’s uncomfortable. “Unfortunately, I kind of didn’t stick around to correct any assumptions about what belonged to my parents or collect my inheritance, so my best guess is that my aunt and uncle sold them off a while ago.”
“Oh!” Kyoko cries out, suddenly connecting the dots. No wonder he’s such a good lawyer—he’s the son of that Yagami Ichiya, who’d also managed to get an ‘innocent’ verdict! But judging by the year of that newspaper clipping (because of that one year she’d just spent looking into True Crime), he’d had to have been quite young at the time…
Yagami-san laughs and shakes his head, still subdued, but a little amused all the same. “Amasawa-san, you’re doing the narration thing again.”
Whoops.
“And yeah, it’s been a while. I’m not offended, because you didn’t know. I don’t want to talk about it, though, if that’s okay.” And yes, it’s clear—if this happened when he was young, that would explain why such a bright kid dropped out and why there’s a sad nostalgia in his eyes when he interacts with any of the school stuff and why he was able to argue so fervently that he didn’t want Itokura-chan to miss out on school life.
“Of course that’s fine,” Kyoko answers quickly, glaring Itokura-chan into submission. She’s got a new piece to the puzzle of why he’s sad, though she’s still fairly certain Kaito-san is probably the biggest factor there. At least she can put a smile on his face if she happens to find the author in one of the bookstores.
I don’t think they mentioned Tak’s father’s name so I just chose one.
Main Points:
Lost Judgment (spoilers until the end of ch 3 + some of the mystery club plot + Tak Judgment backstory)
follow-up to Unexpected Twists
Mystery: Why is Yagami-San Unhappy?
Chapter Summary: Amasawa and Yagami have another enlightening conversation, while Itokura continues to be hostile.
Word Count: 510
Rating: Teen
warnings: Yagami might be depressed, describes some of Yagami's dark backstory stuff
“I bet you don’t even read mysteries,” Itokura-chan snarls, and Kyoko instantly feels a deep sense of affront. Judging by the vaguely amused look on their advisor’s face, she’s alone in that feeling, which she shouldn’t be. Yagami-san has a lot to offer without being a literature buff.
“I don’t get a lot of time, and it wouldn’t be much fun if I made the two of you redundant,” he explains.
He might look lazy, and sometimes he’s easily taken off guard, but when he’s trying she can definitely see the ‘used to be a lawyer’ edge to his debate skills.
“That being said, if there’s any Erle Stanley Gardner on the shelf, I might read a little here and there,” he adds, inclining his head toward the bookshelf.
Kyoko’s eyes narrow as she tries to place it. The name sounds vaguely familiar, although it’s definitely foreign. Probably English, and add ‘probably fluent in English’ to his ever-growing list of skills.
“You’re probably more familiar with the TV show or the lawyer’s name—Perry Mason. Though he also had a series with a prosecutor, too.” He sighs, suddenly slightly melancholy. “I picked up a couple when I was a kid, but lost track of them by the time I was a teenager. No idea what happened to them after the fact.”
“So ask your family,” Itokura-chan states bluntly, intrigued despite herself, and Yagami-san’s smile turns sad.
He fiddles with his sleeves in a gesture that probably shows he’s uncomfortable. “Unfortunately, I kind of didn’t stick around to correct any assumptions about what belonged to my parents or collect my inheritance, so my best guess is that my aunt and uncle sold them off a while ago.”
“Oh!” Kyoko cries out, suddenly connecting the dots. No wonder he’s such a good lawyer—he’s the son of that Yagami Ichiya, who’d also managed to get an ‘innocent’ verdict! But judging by the year of that newspaper clipping (because of that one year she’d just spent looking into True Crime), he’d had to have been quite young at the time…
Yagami-san laughs and shakes his head, still subdued, but a little amused all the same. “Amasawa-san, you’re doing the narration thing again.”
Whoops.
“And yeah, it’s been a while. I’m not offended, because you didn’t know. I don’t want to talk about it, though, if that’s okay.” And yes, it’s clear—if this happened when he was young, that would explain why such a bright kid dropped out and why there’s a sad nostalgia in his eyes when he interacts with any of the school stuff and why he was able to argue so fervently that he didn’t want Itokura-chan to miss out on school life.
“Of course that’s fine,” Kyoko answers quickly, glaring Itokura-chan into submission. She’s got a new piece to the puzzle of why he’s sad, though she’s still fairly certain Kaito-san is probably the biggest factor there. At least she can put a smile on his face if she happens to find the author in one of the bookstores.
