So, you see, I am on the Mock Trial team. My school's Mock Trial team is fairly good, and we are one of the best in the area. Actually, we are tied for best (though we like to call ourselves better) with the local Prep school's Mock Trial team. For the past two years, they have advanced to States over us because of a point difference of one. 
 
But the thing is, it's usually saved for the semifinals/finals.
 
By some freak event, however, we are facing them in the second round, which will dictate whether we move onto district finals or not. And what's worse is the fact that this is my very first trial. 
Wait, we're on GiantBomb. 
Let's put it into perspective. Let's say I decided to face the Sinnoh Elite Four when all my Pokémon were at level 30. My teammates say such an analogy is a stretch (though I had to compare an ant to a cyclops), but that's the way I see it.
 
I joined the Mock Trial team in my Freshman year (last year), due solely to the fact that I liked Ace Attorney. Sure, I was fully aware that the "law" in Ace Attorney is nothing like hard-core American law you see on Law & Order, but I thought it would be fun nevertheless. As I was in a team of all veterans, I was shunted to the "alternate" role, and I complained that I didn't get to do anything, until I realized no one liked me because of that. In the end, I had great fun seeing stuff at work, and was just as pissed as the rest of the team when we lost to the Prep school by one point.
 
As half the team last year was made up of seniors, I tried out again this year and got on the team. Now, the natural progression in my mind is Alternate to Witness to Lawyer. Nope! I probably shouldn't have mentioned how I was starting to place very high in my Debate tournaments, because they (the club advisers) saddled me as a Plaintiff attorney. Not only that, but I Direct-Examine the Plaintiff himself, and Cross-Examine the most important witness on the Defendant's side. I also deliver the opening. Going against this school on my first trial is very intimidating... Mainly for the Objections.
 
Phoenix Wright makes cross-examining look easy. Sure, I don't have a freaky-yet-awesome guy with a visor throwing coffee at me, nor do I have an uptight German whipping me, but I have to go against good witnesses. But Nick also makes Objections look easy. I find making them hard, for two reasons. 1, I can't always identify them properly. And 2, I can't understand whether I should or shouldn't go. If it hurts my witness, I should, but I'm not a great judge of that. Responding is nerve-wracking too, because I can't think uber-fast.
 
Still, practice makes perfect. And after all, I made a promise to a friend of mine. If I win, I'd have to yell C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
 
If I lose? Well, he didn't offer anything, because he was confident in me. Now I just need to find that confidence.