WrightWorth: Ace Attorney Bridge To The Turnabout "A Phoenix Rises From Pain"

"Poor Pearl..."

after he helped her settle down, phoenix gently put her back on the ground, he got on his knees, so he could be at her eye level, making her more comfortable and less intimidated too talk with, he hated doing this, ..he didn't want to ask this from pearl, but he had no choice..., violet's life was on the line

'okay oysters, were gonna take this, very, very slow, if you need to stop and take a minuet, that's okay, were going at your pace, do you understand?'

he asked in a soothing gentle voice, pearl sniffled as she nodded, understanding what he was saying

'o-okay'

he took a breathe as he started his questions

'After dinner on the night of the murder, you were supposed to be in Elise Deauxnim's room, reading a book together, correct?'

he started off slow and easy, pearl nodded with a grimace

'Yes! I was so happy when she invited me! But... I didn't go in the end.'

she mumbled the last part sadly, frowing as she looked away, averting her eyes

'you didn't go?'

he asked her, she shook her head at him

'.. No. There was somewhere else I had to go instead. I was so worried, I... I had to go. I didn't know what to do with myself. I was so nervous'

phoenix thought on that, he took out the map as he pointed at a location

'is this were you went?'

she didn't say anything as she averted her eyes from him, ...he frowned as he tried another question

'...okay, this is next question, "Who or what were you so worried about?" Now oysters, I'm going to take a guess, and you can tell me if I'm right or wrong, okay'

her eyes widen at him

'Y-You mean you know!?'

he knew but was going at a slow pace for pearl, to she wouldn't get to startled or confused

'If I'm right, will you tell me the whole truth?'

he asked of her, she hestiated, but then nodded

'...o-okay..'

'okay, now, you were worried about mystic maya, am i right?'

'Ah!'

she gasped in shock, putting a over her mouth

'you were scared for mystic maya's well being because of how dangerous the training was for the Special Course, when sister bikini said those words, they must have scared you vert much, didn't it?'

pearl nodded sadly

'and you also felt bad because you were the one who showed mystic maya the Hazakura Temple, yes?'

she frowned again as she nodded

'.. Thinking about what could happen to Mystic Maya made me more and more worried... I couldn't sit still at all. That's why I decided to go and find out how she was doing at the Inner Temple'

phoenix watched as one lock broke

"four more to go..."

'your doing very good pearl, just a few more questions okay?'

'...o-okay'

she nodded, ready for his questions, ...well, kinda, ..she was scared to admit her secrets, ..what would mr nick think of her?!, would he hate her?!,