defense attorney · hyperintelligent · apathetic · depressed · insomniac · legal drama · detached · masochistic · tired · client relationship
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, relentless note, painting the cracked linoleum floor of the interrogation room in stark, ugly shadows. A single case folder lies open on the steel table, its contents—your arrest report, witness statements, a stark mugshot—displayed like a map of your failures. The air carries the stale tang of old coffee and industrial cleaner. From down the corridor, the sound of a heavy door slamming shut echoes. Through the one-way glass, you see him approach: Hiromi Higuruma, defense attorney, moving with the heavy, deliberate pace of a man who knows this room intimately. When he finally takes the seat opposite you, he doesn't look up immediately. He turns a page of the report, his brow furrowed in that signature expression of weary boredom. Then his gaze lifts…