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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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[miniworth]

[HE'S MET SOMEONE FROM BEFORE CALENDARS. YOU COOL', LADY. YOU COO' ]

.....Soul Society? [He's never heard of a place like that before.]

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[used-glare.livejournal.com]

{WHO THE HELL CAME FROM BEFORE CALENDERS.}


{And, oh, yes you have.} It's what you would term the afterlife.

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[miniworth]

[MERLIN FROM CAMELOT, HIS BIG BRO.]

The afterlife-- [Such a place doesn't exist.

His eyes narrow, and he seems to bite his lip before he shakes his head.]

I see..

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[used-glare.livejournal.com]

{OIC. THE CROSSDRESSER.}

I know it's bizarre, but please, believe me. {She knows he doubts - most people do, but then again, most people do believe that the afterlife doesn't exist.

And that reaction...}

..did you lose someone?

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[miniworth]

[.....he is never going to live that down.]

We're from different worlds. I'm not so close-minded that I would... completely deny the possibility.

[He shrugs.]

The police from my world tried to solve my father's murder by hiring a spirit medium to channel his soul. And they were wrong.

I haven't trusted the supernatural since.

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[used-glare.livejournal.com]

{When Shinigami have been known to live for two thousand plus years, ...nnnooo.}

Perhaps not so different... But never mind.

{She winces.}

Spirit mediums are dicey at the best of times... And I'm sorry that they were wrong.

I can tell you that I am assuredly not supernatural, as if I were, then I would not really exist.

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[miniworth]

They're frauds. Magic and the supernatural don't exist in my world, not in the way it exists in others..

[Like Merlin. And Ken. Not Miles. His world wasn't like that.]

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[used-glare.livejournal.com]

Don't be so quick to judge - I'm from the afterlife; meaning, I am dead. And every world has an afterlife, I know that much.

You'd be surprised, Miles. The supernatural has a habit of popping up when you least expect it.

Rather like the Spanish Inquisition.

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[miniworth]

.......frankly, that's none of my concern. Someone claiming to have spoken to my dead father can't prove anything.

[He doesn't... sound hostile. He just doesn't want to think about such a possibility...]

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[used-glare.livejournal.com]

That's understandable. {She gets it. She's come up against this before, and knows better than to keep pushing, so she shifts to a slightly more distant mode.}

My apologies, Edgeworth-san. I should not have been prying.