apollo had no idea what to expect when he met his first ever client on his own, ...but he wasn't expecting this of all things, ..first all, the guy was wearing a noddle bowl on his head, and his blond hair looked so much like noodles apollo was almost convinced it was actual noddles, and a part of him still was, and his outfit in general was just very strange
'Hey hey hey! How long you planning on making me wait, eh!?'
he greeted rudely, crossing his arms at them, thought apollo thought his client was strange, trucy however, acted as normal and welcoming as ever, as if nothing about his man was wired
'Ah! Good morning!'
the man didn't change his expression, but spoke to her a bit nicer then he did before
'Hey there, Trucy-doll. Sounds like your pops had a bit of a rough spot, eh?'
'All's well that ends well, I guess...'
"This... is our client?"
'Hey! So this is that Pollo fellow, eh?'
apollo jumped a bit as he nodded
'Oh, uh, y-yes?'
"The name's "Apollo""
he thought bitterly to himself
'Look at 'im there, arms all crossed-like. Ready to fight!'
apollo nodded, ready as ever, ...just not literally
'Yes, sir! ...You don't mean that literally, do you?'
he asked, if he wanted to actually fight, ...he might need to get mr wright here for help, the man brushed off his question as he said
'The boss told you what I need, right? Don't let me down now, Pollo!
he said, apollo nodded confidentially as he promised him
'Don't worry about your defense sir, I'm on it!'
'Defense...? Your noodle half-cooked? It's too late for defense! My castle's been stormed! My keep's been kept! My noodle stand's been stolen!'
he cried out, ..apollo didn't really now what to say to that
'N-Noodle...?'
'ou know Mr. Eldoon from the noodle stand, don'cha, Polly?'
trucy said, apollo cringed at the nickname
'No nicknames, please. And no, of course I don't know him!'
the man narrowed his eyes at him
'you new to these parts?'
'Not really...'
'Then you know the best noodles in town: Eldoon's Noodles!'
he exclamined proudly, apollo however, was still very confused
'Uh, whose noodles?'
'This is Mr. Guy Eldoon... our client! Maybe you can tell us what the problem is, Mr. Eldoon?'
trucy asked very polietly, the man grimaced at her
'Anything for you, Trucy-doll!'
apollo mentally thanked her for the help as he started to ask him questions
'So... You run a noodle stand, Mr....'
he trailed off
'Eldoon. Guy Eldoon's the name! And noodles are my game. The secret's in the soup! I've been searching for the perfect soup for a year 'n' a half.'
he introduced, apollo muttered to himself a bit
'Oh. That's... not that long, really.'
'My family's been noodle men for generations. Got a lot of expectation on my shoulders. Fifteen fathers passing the noodle to fifteen sons'
'That's a pretty old noodle!'
trucy said, as if that was exciting news
'Aye, and fool that I was, I pushed it away. I rebelled against my pops, and picked another livelihood. But... that didn't turn out so well.'
'Oh.'
apollo chimed in
'There was no denying it... Salty broth runs through these veins, boy!'
'So, it was like destiny that you became what you are'
trucy said, as if this whole thing was some sort of fairy tail, the guy nodded
'Right, destiny's the word! Oh, I fought it... ...but in the end I was bound by the twisted noodle of fate!'
"Not a mental image I care to linger on"
'So, last year, I started my noodle stand. The 15th generation of Eldoon's Noodles!'
apollo sighed as he continued on with his questioning
'Um... So tell me more about Eldoon's Noodles.'
'You don't know the genius that are my noodles!? I make 'em so salty, why, they're saltier than... salt!'
he said dramatically, apollo didn't think the noddle shop was worth that much hype
"Now I really don't want to find out"
'Daddy's a regular at his noodle stand.'
trucy explained, apollo wasn't expecting that
'He frequented my pops's stand back during his attorney days, too. Yep, him and his little sister'
apollo was now wondering how good the noodles were now
'I'm sorry... I'll be sure to drop by your stand soon'
the man sighed
'Wish you could, sonny!'
'eh?'
apollo muttered, not sure on what he meant
'Heck, I wish I could! I'd give anything for a bowl 'bout now.'
trucy was now also confused
'What do you mean?'
'It was stolen! My stand! Gone!'
he cried out
'Stolen...?'
apollo didn't understand, why would someone want to steel a noodle stand?, what reason could their be?!
'It was last night... I was doing my rounds, blowin' my whistle'
trucy chimed in a little
'It's like an ice-cream truck's bell but louder! He even gets complaints!'
eldoon grimaced again
'Eh heh, now you're just trying to butter me up.'
"That sounded more like the blues than a whistle..."
apollo brushed away his thoughts as he focused on the story
'I closed up my stand for the night and parked by the house. Then, this morning, dark 'n' early... It was gone! My keep! My castle! Oooooh!'
'Maybe some bum carted it off? ...Just guessing here.'
apollo quickly added, not wanting to upset his client
'Well, I don't care who did it! Without that stand, I'm finished! All my noodle bowls were in there, too.'
trucy frowned as she empathized with eldoon on his noodle stand, must such having the one thing you love stolen from you
'That's the saddest thing I've heard all day'
'You know it. Anyhows, that's the deal. Good luck!'
apollo didn't understand why his client was requesting hime of this
'Good... huh? Wait... What exactly is your request?'
'My noodle stand! Find it! And the day you bring my baby back is the day you feast on as many noodles as you want! Course I make it so hot 'n' salty, two bowls'd kill a man. Then I'd really need defense!'
he said, apolli shook his head at him as he replied back as politely as he could
'Speaking of defense, that's what I do. I'm a lawyer. Not a detective--'
the guy however, cut him off as he pointed at the map
'This is where I live, you drop by if you need any info, 'kay? Get it back today if you can, Pollo! I got noodles to make!'
apollo sighed as he muttered to himself
'Things have certainly taken a turn for the bizarre. Traffic accidents... and noodle stand thieves'
'Um, actually... There was something I wanted to ask you about, too, Apollo'
trucy said, remmebering what she wanted to say, apollo looked over at her, ..but didn't like the feeling he was having
'Huh?'
"I have a bad feeling about this"
the guy patted his back as he said
'Ah, listen to the lady's problem now. Don't be cruel!'
apollo straightend up his back as he listened to whatever trucy had to say
'I lost something last night. That is, something was stolen'
'Hey, what's this? More thieving and skullduggery!?'
eldoon said sympathetically
'Well, um... Someone stole a pair of my panties'
she admitted, apollo blinked at her once as he tried to process what she had just said, ..honeslty that was pretty gross someone would do that
'Erm, so they were, um, stolen, your, er...'
he cringed a bit, not really wanting to know, trucy however, acted totally fine to this
'My panties, yes'
'Ah, er, right. Panties'
eldoon frowned at the news
'That's a cryin' shame, that is, Trucy-doll'
'I was alone in the office last night. I had hung my panties out the window there to dry... ...when a thief came and took them! My favorite panties! I ran after him. "Give those back!" I shouted. "Wait!"'
apollo had to give her some credit, chasing after a thief, that took cuts
'Well, that was certainly brave of you'
she frowned as she went on
'...But I lost him. Without those panties, I don't know what I'll do...'
'A darn cryin' shame, yup'
the man agreed
'Well, at least the scene of the crime is convenient. I'll mark it on your map!'
trucy said, doing just as she said, the man then waved at them both
'I'll be headin' home now. Remember, find my stand or there's an empty bowl in yer future, Pollo!'
'Er, right'
he nodded
'And you help out Trucy-doll here, too, y'hear?'
he said as he walked off, the both waved back their goodbyes
'Things have certainly picked up, haven't they! We had just opened up, and now we have three cases!'
'I... I guess'
apollo awkwardly agreed on, trucy smiled as she cheered excited
'Let's see where we stand!'
"Not in a courtroom, that's where"
he thought to himself
'Well, the first item on our list-'
'that guys hit and run accident. We have to find the one who hit him!'
she said, very deteminered to help out her father however she could, apollo just sighed as he nodded in agreement, the last thing he ever wanted to do was pick a fight with mr wright of all people
'And the second item... Mr. Eldoon's request.. to find his stolen stand'
'For which we stand to gain... a bowl of salty noodles...'
apollo added
'And the last request is mine! To find my stolen panties!'
apollo cringed a little again
'...That bowl of noodles is looking better and better'
trucy shrugged as she took his arms
'Let's go, Polly! To the streets'
'Aren't you enthusiastic'
he commented
'How could I not be!? Let's crack these cases, you and me!'
she cheered, she always wanted to see what a crime scene and investigations looked like, and now she finally got the chance to see for herself, apollo sighed as he looked down at the work he had
"Guess we might as well get started... Let's see. A hit and run... a stolen stand... And last but not least... stolen panties"