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[A blanket of black greets viewers when Miles' Pokégear is turned on, the machine taking a few seconds to adjust to the darkness of the night before Miles' face, lit up by the faint light of his screen, comes into view -- guess who's staying up past his bedtime?

Miles is being careful not to be so loud as he uses his Gear, and the soft snoring of Pess can be heard off-screen. As the camera adjusts, the orange glow of a slowly dying campfire casts Miles in a warm, somewhat lonely light, reflecting off of his glazed eyes and something - something wet - on his cheeks. The faint shadow under his eyes shows that he probably hasn't slept well in a while, either.]

......Well, it seems like a storm is brewing in the distance, after all. I can't expect tomorrow to be as clear as it was today.
_{Wright, you're not still afraid of thunder, are you now? If you are... I wish you luck.}

[There is no particular reason why Miles is talking to the camera other than that there was nothing else to do. He simply seems unable to sleep, or maybe he's refusing to do so.]

Cherrygrove shouldn't be too far away. If the storm tomorrow doesn't slow us down too much, and if we hurry, we might arrive by later tomorrow or early Saturday. Will anyone be in the vicinity?

[He pauses.]

I wonder when the morning would come. 

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[video; a-awww Miles]

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[STORM WHAT STORM. No, Phoenix definitely has noticed the clouds forming in the distance, and it has not put him in any better mood than he was after the ledge incident of yesterday.]

...urk. _{I'll be fine. I think.}

But more importantly...

[His expression switches to concern. Miles, in his time, had told him that he suffered from nightmares. Every night for fifteen years. So if his hunch was correct, then--]

...are you alright, Edgeworth?

Re: [video; aww Phoenix as well. Good luck with them thunders, boy. ]

[miniworth]

[Well now that the night's passed, Miles seems to be in a slightly better mood. Although the pouring rain and the rolling of thunder in the background makes the general atmosphere seem unnecessarily gloomy -- Miles' expression does light up slightly at Phoenix's response, however!]

Well, be careful, then, and avoid getting struck by lightning or getting too soaked.

[Miles himself is curled up with the warmth that is known as Pess - bless them fire Pokémon and their constant radiation of warmth - as he takes shelter from the downpour under a tree.

He does appear a bit tired. However, he shrugs at Phoenix's question.]

I just had a hard time sleeping last night.

[video; Heehee. |D]

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I'll...try. [Oh god oh god oh god--

...and welp, Phoenix...has a pretty good idea as to why Miles had trouble sleeping, but. Considering how weirded out Miles has seemed so far, he decides to withhold that speculation for now.]

...well, I hope you can find a way to sleep better tonight, then.

[video]

[miniworth]

....I will try. Mr. Apollo's made me promise to sleep, so.

[He seems even more tired now (Jesus Christ) and he seems to be struggling not to nod off i the middle of this conversation.

If only he wasn't so worried that the nightmares will cause him to worry Apollo.
Ten year old kids jumping awake in the middle of the night in cold-sweat is probably not an everyday occurrence even in Johto.]

[video]

[cheapblusuits.livejournal.com]

...keep close to your Pokemon when you sleep. Trust me, it helps. [Of course, his only encounters with nightmares in Johto were the fog-induced ones...but all the same.]

[video; Miles doesn't need FOGS for his nightmares. Pfft.]

[miniworth]

I do. It's too cold to sleep without Pess near me.

[video; He's just that cool, amirite?]

[cheapblusuits.livejournal.com]

_{...at least you're actually sleeping under a ROOF.}

[video; Of course he is. ☆ ]

[miniworth]

That's true.

_{But it's a hospital. I just got out of one last month and I'm back already.}

[action!]

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[Apollo hasn't been sleeping very well either, though not because of nightmares. The ground is really not very comfortable to sleep on and the music in the forest never stopped playing.

He hears something out of place-- whispering?-- and wakes up completely. He sits up and looks over to see Edgeworth with his communicator.]

[Sort of groggily:] Couldn't sleep?

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[miniworth]

[Oh whoa Apollo's awake! Miles jumps: he thought he'd maken sure that Apollo was asleep-- guess he was wrong.]

O-oh... yes.
It's hard to settle down, I guess.

[action!]

[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[He's a tricky one, Miles.]

[Apollo ruffles his (ruined) hair and blinks a few times before answering and...

Oh. Oh, he's been crying.]

[Sort of awkwardly:] Yeah. The ground isn't the most comfortable place to sleep.

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[miniworth]

[Tricky tricky.]

[Miles closes his Pokégear and turns his face slightly away from the campfire. He should have wiped his face earlier - he doesn't want to worry Apollo too much, of course.]

We'll have to get used to it though. [He pats the dirt ground under him - it appears that he's leaning on his backpack, and hasn't even taken out his sleeping bag. He really wasn't planning on sleeping anytime soon, if at all. He wouldn't want to end up worrying Apollo if he had another of those nightmares.]

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[You do realize you're talking about Apollo, right, Miles?]

Yeah. It's nothing like home, is it? [He seems a little distracted]

[Apollo had promised Trucy that he'd try to help Miles in any way that he could but now that he's faced with it, he's not so sure he can do it. Is there a way to handle this without avoiding the obvious or making it worse?]

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[miniworth]

[Ah-hah, but Miles doens't know Apollo (even though everyone knows him fhdsljfh poor kid.)]

...I've never been camping before. My father was always busy. [He makes a movement as if he's rubbing his eyes and turns to Apollo - his face is dry again, although his eyes are a bit red.] Have you, Mr. Apollo? Camping I mean.

[Miles has made a habit out of changing the subject before it turns to anything remotely close to his father, and that is the course of action he's taking now, being that he's unsure just how much Apollo knows about him. It's a strange strange world with fire-breathing dogs and god-knows-what. He doesn't need to dwell on thoughts about his father's death. At least not for now.

He attempts a curious smile.]

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No, I've never been good with the outdoors.

[Apollo seems to debate saying something and decides against it. Instead he stretches a little.]

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[miniworth]

[Miles leans back further against his backpack and yawns. Staying up long nights isn't exactly good for a ten-year-old, y'know.]

I'm glad it's not thundering, though. We'll be able to start walking again.

[action!]

[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Apollo definitely notices that Miles is tired. What do you do for that? How do you help someone sleep? He's feeling like he's in over his head a little.]

Hopefully we can beat the rain. I think we're close to Cherrygrove by now.

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[miniworth]

[Miles watches Apollo with slight concern. This man's expressions change often, don't they?]

We are. I hope.

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[Yes, yes they do. He notices Miles' concern.]

Is something wrong?

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[miniworth]

Ah, it's.. nothing.

I was just watching you. Your expression changes often.

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

They do? [fff feeling a little self-conscious]

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[miniworth]

It reminds me of Wright. _{I'm not sure if that's a compliment to you or not, depending on the Wright you're used to.}

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

Honestly, me neither.

You hungry? We could eat now and start when the sun's up.

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[miniworth]

[As if on cue, Miles' stomach growls!]

....Yes. I think I'd like to eat. [HE IS EMBARRASSED can you tell.]

[action!]

[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Oh yes he can.]

Well, you have your choice between berries and trail mix or berries and trail mix. Tough choice, isn't it? [Smiles]