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[miniworth]

[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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[miniworth]

........I will. I still have to send a reply to those letters Phoenix somehow sent me every other day, even after I moved away without a word.

[He looks a bit wistful.]

He'd be fascinated by the thought of a friend I made in her future, in Johto no less.

[foolishwren]

... What was he like, as a kid?

Was he still stuffy and anti-fun?

_{[Somehow she just can't imagine an itty-bitty Phoenix. Even if she met him during that weirdass weekend.]}

[miniworth]

I met him when the class accused him of stealing my lunch money, so my first memory of him is him crying his face off. ..... he cried a lot. But he wasn't anti-fun at all! He and Larry used to drag me around to play with them.

......and he looked a lot less sad, too. Especially when he was with his mother.

[foolishwren]

_{[... IS IT BAD THAT HEATHER CAN EASILY IMAGINE LITTLE!PHOENIX CRYING HIS FACE OFF? PROBABLY.]}

... Awh.

... Yeah... life kinda does that.

He needs to lighten up, though.

[miniworth]

[/doop tagging on comatose accounts]
[also IT IS. PROBABLY NOT A GOOD OR A BAD THING.]

[At Heather's words, Miles gives a shrug.]

I think he does a lot better job of staying light-hearted than I did, frankly.

[foolishwren]

... That, I can agree with. Older-you was stuffy and frowny.

_{[With a smirk, she reaches over to ruffle his hair again.]}

If you go back and remember everything that happened here, try to grow up into somebody who smiles every so often, okay?

[miniworth]

I'll try not to end up like that.

But - what was he like, other than that?

[foolishwren]

'Fraid I only talked to him a couple times... Didn't get to know him that well at all.

[miniworth]

Oh.

[A swing of his leg, then another.]

Then that's fine. Maybe it's for the best I don't know.