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[The feed turns on early on Monday morning, and hey - it's Miles. He hasn't been posting anything much the past couple of weeks, has he been? He... appears to be aware that the Gear is on, but he's not looking at it at the moment. Instead, there's Remus, his Plusle, wrapped snugly in the ends of his blue scarf, waving cheerfully at the camera.

And then you'd notice that he's... sitting somewhere rather high up. In fact, why does the city seem like it's so far away?

---Oh. Right. It's because he's sitting on the roof of the Goldenrod Hotel.]

[He stares out at the dawning city for a few seconds before, without turning to actually look at the camera, he addresses it.]

It's already been ten days since the New Year, but I was wondering... what year is it here, at least according to the Christian calendar?

[He then turns to finally look at the camera, and that's when you'd notice that he looks - as usual - tired and... perhaps sadder than usual? This weekend had been very tiring for him and his friends, after all. He was still sick, that fever was persistent... and he probably should be resting, but he had to get out at one point. Which was why he's here, seated on the edge of the rooftop, looking out at the city.

He gives the camera a small smile.]

What year was everyone born in, by the way? My birthday was in 1992, but I suppose there are a lot of people from different times here in Johto.

[And he blinks a couple times, yawns, and with a muttered "maybe I should sleep" he reaches over and turns off the video.]

I know I should have contacted you earlier, Phoenix, and I'm sorry, but... I'm all right. I'm with Merlin right now, and Ken.



...Perhaps you've heard from Ken already, but I promised I'd contact you when he woke up. He's fine now, Mr. Shinjiro.

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.......I think, as your best friend, my job is to help you find more reasons to live.

Just like how I have to do my best not to fail you, back home. Because once everything is over, there, I...I'd like to try to come back.

[Try to, because one wrong step and he'll end up in prison for life or hanged.]

... I'm fine with the way it is now. [He looks away, a little red, awkwardly]

... And if you ever go home you have to come back. I'll never forgive you, otherwise.

.....I'm really prone to disappearing on people, you know. [He's never going to forgive himself for disappearing on Phoenix and Larry, you see.]

I'll do my best. [And then a ~~TERRIBLY PAINED~~ smile.]

I won't let you. If you disappear on me, I can't protect you. So... you have to come back. No matter what.

[And ken gives him a real smile. A super real smile. It's soft and small, and is almost unnoticeable. But he believes in Miles. Anyone who has the strength to save someone like him... has to be strong enough to do what he needs to do]

.....I can't promise, because I'll never forgive myself if I break it. But... I'll do whatever is in my power to come back.

That's the point of a promise, isn't it?

I--

I don't think I could ever forgive myself if I broke a promise to you or my father.

Especially you.

Exactly. So you won't. [UNSHAKABLE FAITH]

..... [Opening his mouth to say something, then closing it. How does he argue that?]

........I'd always known I'd do this. Going back, trying to catch him.

But I don't think I was ever scared of it until now.

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Don't be afraid.

Keep your mind on everybody here. When I fight in Tartarus, I always think about my mom, not how impossible it seems.

We know you can do it.

[A nod, and Remus is placed on Ken's lap as Miles suddenly gets to his feet, stretching and staring at Goldenrod determinedly ~~and get away from the edge Miles seriously~~]

It's not that I can, or can't. It's that I have to.

[Looking over his shoulder, grinning.]

I actually have something to live for, again.

You always did, though. [Ken blinks]

.....Not before [I met you.]

[Blinking. A couple of times] A lot of people here care about you, you know.

That's why I'm going to come back. I have more here than I do back home, after all.

[It's selfish to say this and he knows it. He just doesn't care.]

Good.

[Miles doesn't mind. It made him rather happy that people wanted him around.]

...I'll make sure I settle things with my mother, too.

Your mom?

..... [ Crap.

A sigh, and Miles stuffs his hands into his pockets.]

She's still back there, not knowing anything.

... [Ken has a feeling that's... a very small fraction of what Miles meant. But he won't push.]

[Staring at the sky, trying to act nonchalant.]

She doesn't really like me, anymore. After my father died.

[oh.]

... She's losing out.

[He says it in the same way he tells himself that his father lost out on him and his mother.

Confident, but... still somewhat shaky. As if one day his father would come back and he'd hate himself for saying it. Or as if one day, Miles' mother might come to her senses about not liking her son and Miles might hate him for it.]

... [He looks at Ken and blinks, before he shrugs, grimacing.]

Thanks.

[He has no clue what else to say, because he feels as if he's on thin ice with this topic already. He and Miles seemed to be so alike, but it was times like these when he realized... they were really different]

[He flops back to sitting by Ken, throwing his legs out so his feet dangle over the edge again.]

I just don't want her to live the rest of her life not knowing the truth. She doesn't deserve that.

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