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[miniworth]

Plus plusle! [ The cheerful cry of Miles' Plusle that rings out on the network today is accompanied by an equally cheerful and grinning Remus waving something small, purplish, and shiny in front of the camera. Any Pokémon watching the feed would be able to understand his cries of excitement to be "Look! Look guys we did it!"

[ It becomes obvious what exactly Remus was so delighted about in just a few moments, as when he finally calms down a little and stops waving his arms crazily it's now possible to identify that purple blob he was holding to be...

a Fog Badge!

And does Remus look proud, though standing a little behind him is Miles' unnamed Eevee - unnamed still because she absolutely loves giving him a hard time and is picky about her own name, and doesn't like any that Miles suggests to her - who looks unimpressed. ]

Vee... [ She's so unimpressed - "What are you acting so proud about? It's not like you even-- " But Remus isn't listening as he goes on and on. ]

Plusle! Plus! [ "And then we fell down into that bottomless pit thing on the way back, and now we're going to go to the onsen and the ladies at the inn helped us put these on--!!"

These by which he means the yukata he has donned. A short distance behind him and the Eevee, a small group of Miles, Ken, and Romulus the Minun are watching the hyper Plusle bounce around. Miles is looking pretty calm, but he also looks better than his last video post... a little more self-assured, or a little proud. He and his Pokémon did win that badge after all. ]

 

Let's go, Remus. Make sure you turn off the camera.

Pluuuus! [ Remus needs no second reminder to get to the baths. In his excitement though he forgets the second part of Miles' commands, and he leaves the camera recording when he scampers after his trainer and his trainer's best friend.

Way to go, Remus. Jason the Cubone slips on-screen just for a moment when he, being more responsible than the Plusle, reaches up to turn off the Gear, but not before-- ]

Plugh!

[ Remus is shown tripping on the hem of his yukata in his haste and he goes falling flat on his face.

And the feed finally cuts. ]

[[ ooc: the badge was mod approved!

In other news, today there is a graduation I must attend. Tags will be replied to when LJ stops being a jerk and I get back from that. ;; ]]

Comments

and the lj went namnamnam...

[miniworth]

[ The small and sick feeling of uselessness.

...
... ...

He splashes some water at Ken. ]

apparently it didn't like the taste...

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

[More blink blink.] W-what?

[miniworth]

[ He draws his knees up and wraps his arms around them, biting his lower lip--

and there's a tiny smile. A little sad and apologetic. ] Sorry..

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

It's okay. [He's just confused.]

[miniworth]

[ Miles' face is all the serious now. ] I won't go anywhere.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

Well, I think you're stuck in Johto for as long as it wants you here.

[miniworth]

[ Which is a thought that, lately, has been drawing out a reaction similar to that of upset from Miles.

He grows quiet. ;; ]

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

... You want to go home, don't you?

[miniworth]

[ A few beats pass. ] It's not that I.. [ don't like it here. ]

I'm not sure I know what I'm doing anymore.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

[A few beats.]

Neither do I. I haven't since the Dark Hour ended. When Shinjiro-san died, it didn't bring Mom back... And when the Dark Hour ended...

All I ever lived for was fighting, and now there's nothing else to fight.

Maybe we just have to make something for us to do.

[miniworth]

... I do have something to do, back there.

In the end, that's all I have there, and here. I won't rest until I find who killed my father. I enjoy it here, but it's not going to bring me any farther.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

[Ken just... looks away, because there's nothing he can say to that.

Because he knows the feeling.]

[miniworth]

... I want him to be here. [ Not his father, though. ]

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

[And Ken won't look at him. Because there's still nothing he can say.[

[miniworth]

[ Miles won't look at him either. He draws his knees up and buries his face against his legs. ]

... I'm sorry. Part of the reason I followed you was because.. [ but he trails off. ]

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

It's okay. I don't care.

[miniworth]

[ He's quiet and there's a long pause before he speaks again. ]

... Do you want me around anymore?

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

... Don't be stupid. Why would I lie about something like that? [Miles, you changed him. you're friggin' stuck with him.]

[miniworth]

It's just--

[ He doesn't know. ]

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

[Ken just kind of closes his eyes.]

... If you don't want to travel with me anymore, I understand, Miles.

[miniworth]

... It's not that I don't want to. I do want to.

But I feel.. [ lost, like there's no more road to follow. ;; ]

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

... Miles-san.

It's okay.

[miniworth]

[ ...Ah.

That shuts him up.

He doesn't even try to look at Ken as he gets to his feet. ]

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

[No, you stay. Rom is grabbing his foot, with a frown on his face.]

[miniworth]

... Romulus. [ He's hurt. Even if he hurt Ken too..

It hurts and Ken isn't the only one who instinctively runs away. ]