Distorted Reflections

All Over Again

A/N: Today's chapter will see the return of a familiar Apollo Justice character, as we visit an art exhibition. So learn their connection to the overall narrative below, as this story approaches it's conclusion. Enjoy, my readers!

Chapter 9: All Over Again

January 10, 2028

Woods Residence, Juniper's bedroom

11:15 a.m.

Athena would have just stayed by Juniper's bedside until her friend finally woke up- except her stomach rumbled, which caused Virginia to announce that it was time to take a break, to eat and sit down after the long periods everyone had spent standing. That did immediately raise the question of whether it was necessary to leave anyone behind in case Juniper woke up.

"Well, I know I want to s-t-a-y!" Robin exclaimed, pumping her fists. "And I bet Hugh and Myriam feel the same way!"

Hugh adjusted his glasses and nodded in agreement, while Myriam said, "Hey, don't speak for me! If I want to stay, I'll say so. And I do want to stay, sss sss sss."

"Well I'm certainly not going anywhere!" Athena said heatedly, despite her stomach still grumbling.

"In other words, we continue doing exactly what we've been doing," Apollo said. "Well, I can't say I don't understand the sentiment."

"Well how about this, then. Since we're all so determined to wait here for Juniper, then once she wakes up we all take her out for a big lunch," Hugh said. "Anyone that wants leave to go eat is free to do so, of course."

Which more or less guaranteed that no one would step outside the room. Meanwhile, Robin took out a small sketchpad and a pencil and began sketching a sunflower Juniper had on her nightstand. As an artist, Robin enjoyed making art pieces out of pretty subjects, because she loved making the world a prettier place.

Her art skills, mediocre that they were, often made Juniper smile. So when Juniper woke up, Robin wanted to have something nice for her to look at. That way she would immediately feel at home when she finally returned.

January 13, 2028

Alternate Gallery Nucleus, exhibition room

1:00 p.m.

Maybe it was just Juniper's imagination, but she could swear she was hearing the sound of someone sketching something in pencil. Well, perhaps being in an art gallery was subconsciously making her think of Robin. Not that the artist seemed to be here, by the looks of it.

Meeting with Apollo and Athena outside this gallery, Juniper saw that it was an artist by the name of Vera Misham that was holding an exhibit of her art work here. Having come all this way from home, Juniper decided to stick around to meet this artist, and look at her artwork.

"This art's really, really good!" Athena exclaimed, admiring a painting of a hand of poker cards scattered on a table.

Athena's statement was accurate to this and every art piece in this room. Juniper had to admit, whoever this Vera was, she was clearly incredibly talented. All of her works also had this... melancholic quality to them. If Juniper wasn't mistaken, Robin would describe the paintings of having been done in muted colors.

"Uh huh. Vera's always been this good," Apollo said, a proud smile on his face. "But there's a lot she's had to recover from. I'm glad to see her make such large strides in her life."

Hearing this, Juniper couldn't help but feel proud for Vera too, despite not having met her yet. Before coming to this gallery, Juniper decided to look up Vera, and therefore learned about how she lost her father.