002 [video] + [action for those on route 29]

[miniworth]

[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; Heehee. |D]

[cheapblusuits.livejournal.com]

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.}