Morix: Web of Mistrust

Turnabout Masquerade, Part 1

"Excuse me."

"I'm sorry, but you'll have to leave. The agency won't be open for--"

"You aren't supposed to be here either... At least, not like this."

"Please leave. We aren't open yet, and we don't accept clients this early in the morning."

"I know what I came here for, and it isn't for a case."

"I don't care why you're here. All I ask is that you leave. Right now, you're trespassing, and I have half a mind to call the authorities to make sure that you back off."

"I dare you to try. You won't get far. I am the one in control here. You are the one who listens to me."

"Step away right now."

"Not until you stop causing problems for the people that I care about. You know exactly what you're doing, and if you won't halt this on your own, then I'll simply have to make sure that this is no longer an issue."

"Leave. You aren't welcome here, and I will call the authorities if you don't--"

"I told you that I'm the one in charge here! Quiet!"

"What are you-?!"

"I warned you, but since you refused to listen, you had to face the consequences of your actions... Absolutely pathetic. Never again will you cause issues for those I care about... As it should be."

"..."

November 20

Morix Law Offices

8:45 AM

Lily Shield

It was another regular day at the agency, and I was heading into work as one would have expected. This was the last day that I was working for the week, and I was pretty excited to get off. As much as I loved spending time with the crew at the agency, I was more than ready for a vacation that I was planning on taking with my brother and mother. We all needed a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life, and I couldn't have asked for a better time. With all that had been happening recently at the agency, I was ready for a chance to kick my feet back and have some fun. 

Ever since the case at the school, there had been an aura of stress around the agency. The culprit behind the victim's attack still hadn't been found. We knew who had caused the domino effect that ended with the victim's death, but the one responsible for all of the chaos in the first place still evaded our grasp. We didn't have the slightest clue as to who could have sent the victim off to cause problems, and the prosecution involved with the case had been digging constantly. 

Then there was Mr. Morix. He had been beyond paranoid in recent times, always wanting Chrysalis to stay where he could see her. I supposed that the cases within the past few months had finally started to get to him, not that I could particularly blame him. I was sure that Robbie would have treated me the same way if something similar had happened with me. I knew how similar the two of them were despite their vastly different temperaments. They were as protective as it got, and trying to convince them to relax was a lost cause. 

I knew that it would be another few hours before Mr. Morix and Chrysalis came into work, so I was left with the task of opening up the agency for the day. I slid my key into the door's lock and walked inside, humming to myself all the way. I was ready to see what the world had to present to us during the day. We hadn't received any larger cases in quite some time, though I thought that was more than fine. After all, we couldn't constantly run without expecting to stumble a time or two, so we needed a chance to step back and let out a sigh of relief.