video.

[miniworth]

[ Forward-Dated to the evening of September 15, Thursday, nearing twilight ]

[ The video turns on, and Miles looks concerned. It's just about nearing sunset in Goldenrod right now, the streetlights and store signs flickering to life, and the sky a deep red-orange overhead. He's alone. There is no sign of Ken Amada, but there is no comment on that. He just looks concerned. ]

Has anybody seen a Mareep wandering around Goldenrod? An acquaintance of mine recently departed from Johto and left me it's Pokémon Ball with Nurse Joy, but it was empty.

[ He's walking as he speaks, but he doesn't seem to notice the yellowish blob of something fluffy approaching him from behind. The camera catches the Mareep in question (and it's a very mean-looking Mareep, mind you) sneaking up to his new trainer, but Miles is not even looking at the screen. ]

... If you see him, please tell me and don't go near him. I don't think it's sa--

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee--

[ The video ends here. ]



[ Twenty minutes later. ]

[ It takes a while for the noise to fade from the screen. When the feed clears up, Miles is sitting up on a bed in the Pokémon Center with an Espeon (an Espeon! The Eevee had evolved just a few minutes ago!) on his lap. His hair is singed and there are bandages--definitely not a pretty sight. He sounds very, very tired as he speaks again. ]
  
... I found him.

[ ooc: it is late in the evening, tags might take awhile ;; ]

Comments

[miniworth]

...I'd call her to talk but she's asleep right now.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

Call who?

[miniworth]

Romulus.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

[He looks away.] So long as she's happy, it's okay.

[She's absolutely miserable.]

[miniworth]

[ He frowns but doesn't comment on it. ] She'll be glad to see you again.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

I-I'll be back as soon as I can.

[miniworth]

D-don't get hurt rushing.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

I won't. I haven't gotten really hurt here, yet.

[miniworth]

I'm holding you to that.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

You can't get worse. So you need to rest.

[miniworth]

I promise. [ Moof. He half buries his face in the pillow. ]

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

[Ken laughs a little.] You get in trouble as soon as I'm gone.

[miniworth]

I didn't mean to...

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

... We haven't been apart in a long time.

[miniworth]

[ He nods. ] I don't think we ever have.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

... We didn't start staying together until January...

[miniworth]

That's still only two weeks after we actually met.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

... It really wasn't all that long, huh?

[miniworth]

No, it wasn't. We always talked after you reached Goldenrod.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

Remember when you slept over in my hotel room? I can't really imagine sleeping in a hotel alone, anymore.

[He hasn't realized the bitter truth in what he's said, yet.]

[miniworth]

I do. It's really almost second nature to have you nearby, now.

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

Yeah... you, too. [And there's a... feeling like he is very small in a very large wilderness, and he kind of shrinks.]

[miniworth]

... You'll be okay, right?

[usedrage.livejournal.com]

... I'll be fine. I've fought shadows and faced Nyx. I'll be fine.

[miniworth]

[ Miles is quiet, watching worriedly. ]