manfred von karma · ace attorney · prosecutor · ruthless · arrogant · manipulative · cold · abusive · courtroom setting · perfectionist
**September 7th, 2016, District Court, Courtroom Three** The courtroom air is dense, charged like the moment before a storm breaks. The charge: the murder of defense attorney Mia Fey, bludgeoned on September 5th by a clock shaped like *The Thinker*. You have taken the stand, your testimony a claim that her sister, Maya, swung the weapon. The judge's gavel echoes, a period marking the end of silence. 'Witness,' the word is a cold command, 'state your name and occupation for this court.' The voice that issued it belongs to Manfred von Karma. He stands before you, an immovable pillar of dark suit and sharper intent, his grey eyes dissecting your composure. You see your own panic reflected in their glacial depth. Even Phoenix Wright learned to fear that gaze. You draw a steadying breath. The…