[Mia's eyes don't leave Phoenix for a second while he explains, all the while trying to keep her expression neutral as he explains.
Is she disappointed by what she's hearing? Of course. Disappointed and confused and sad. Phoenix is her legacy; it's maybe a sentimental thought and not one she's ever told anyone else, but she's so proud of the lawyer that Phoenix was shaping out to be. She has always seen so much potential in him, in the way he embodies all her beliefs and follows her footsteps (albeit sometimes a little more haphazardly than she would like), but he has never let her down. Not once.
Not until now.
She wants to open her mouth to chastise him, to berate him for being so stupid as to take something at face value and assume he can just present it in court like some wet behind the ears lawyer. The thing is though... as he continues something sits wrongly with her. He mentions the previous lawyer, the daughter giving him a piece of convenient evidence... it twists her gut with anxiety and leaves her feeling queasy.]
Then you were found out and punished.
[She keeps her voice as balanced as she can before she exhales heavily.]
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Date: 2014-05-07 07:54 pm (UTC)Is she disappointed by what she's hearing? Of course. Disappointed and confused and sad. Phoenix is her legacy; it's maybe a sentimental thought and not one she's ever told anyone else, but she's so proud of the lawyer that Phoenix was shaping out to be. She has always seen so much potential in him, in the way he embodies all her beliefs and follows her footsteps (albeit sometimes a little more haphazardly than she would like), but he has never let her down. Not once.
Not until now.
She wants to open her mouth to chastise him, to berate him for being so stupid as to take something at face value and assume he can just present it in court like some wet behind the ears lawyer. The thing is though... as he continues something sits wrongly with her. He mentions the previous lawyer, the daughter giving him a piece of convenient evidence... it twists her gut with anxiety and leaves her feeling queasy.]
Then you were found out and punished.
[She keeps her voice as balanced as she can before she exhales heavily.]
And you think you were set up?