Klapollo Ace Attorney *Apollo justice*

"The Quiet Witness Vera Drew"

Phoenix took out the picture of the stamp and showed it to her

'i was wondering if you could tell me anything about this?'

Vera looked at the picture

'...... My stamp...'

"alright this is good, she's opening up a little"

'before i ask more about the stamp, i was wondering if you could tell me a little bit about yourself?'

he asked gently, vera looked at him for a moment before holding onto her plush a bit more tighter around her arms

'I... don't go outside much. I like to paint in here'

he nodded

'i don't like going outside either, but can i ask you why?'

'There's bad people out there!'

Phoenix nodded, and looked to drew for a bit more explanation

' I should tell you... ...she was almost kidnapped, once'

Phoenix eyes widen 

"K-Kidnapped...!?"

Drew nodded sadly

'Since then, she's been... Well, you can see for yourself. She refuses to leave the house'

Phoenix looked at him

'but She said she went to the Gramarye Museum with you?'

'Ah... yes, actually, she was quite insistent on it, much to my surprise. That was the first and last time she expressed such a desire to me'

Vera suddenly spoke up

'That person gave me... a good luck charm'

'A good luck charm?'

'For when I absolutely had to go outside'

'Yes, apparently, she received something... a gift. ...From that client, actually. She won't tell me what it was'

phoenix took a mental note of that, vera pouted ever so slightly

'Father! I told you to keep that a secret'

"From that client, huh?"

Phoenix thought for a moment, he wanted to take this slow, shy kids who go through traumatic experiences aren't very open to sharing things, so he had to strategize on how 

'So, your father tells me you're good at painting all sorts of things?'

Vera nodded

'I really like painting. A lot. Father is always very happy when I paint them exactly the same'

Phoenix showed her the forge papers

'So... you did this, too?'

Vera happily nodded

'Oh! Yes! That was my first job!'

'Your first...?'

'All I used to do was paint the same thing I saw. ...But this was totally different! The pen slips and the way the writer held the pen, and the pressure on the nib... ...I had to use a microscope and analyze it on the computer!'

Phoenix nodded, mentally memorizing all of that, it broke his heart to know that this little girl intently destroyed the gramarye

'They're the best in the world!'

she said, getting all giddy and excited, phoenix grimaced

'you mean Troupe Gramarye?'

she nodded