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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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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

It was October for me.

I don't think it matters what we call it. It's still going to be cold. [Pulls his sleeping bag around him tighter.]

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[miniworth]

......Growlithes are warm, maybe you should carry yours.

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Apollo eyes his Growlithe uncertainly]

I suppose I could.

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[miniworth]

.....Maybe you should name it first, though.

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

Yeah. But what? [His Growlithe is looking up at him expectantly.]

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[miniworth]

......Well.

I'm not sure.

_{[So helpful, Miles.]}

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Apollo looks at his Growlithe. Hmmm.]

Well, he's a boy, so that narrows it down. Um, Growly?

[His Growlithe just linefaces.]

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[miniworth]

[As her trainer watches on with amusement (he has nothing against the name "Growly" as he thinks it's cute), Pess makes a sound that can be taken for the Growlithe-version of a sarcastic snort. She is soon quieted by Miles, who remarks that Growly is a nice name.]

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Well, Apollo's Growlithe isn't having any of it. So he tries again.]

Stripes? Tiger?

[His Growlithe only likes these marginally more than Growly.]

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[miniworth]

.....Mr. Apollo. I think Growlithes aren't tigers.

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

He's orange with black stripes...

I don't think he likes it anyway. [Hmm.]

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[miniworth]

The Pokédex said... I think it said Growlithes were dogs, anyway. [Miles watches! He doesn't really intend to help, since he's bad with names anyway.]

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

They look like dogs. [Think think.]

Maybe I should try human names? Um, Alex? [His Growlithe seems neutral about it.]

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[miniworth]

_{[ooc; Personally I one day plan to name a dog Timberloop. Teehee <3]}

He seems to like Alex better than Growly, at least.

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[That is an amazing name.]

Definitely one to keep in mind. [Hmmm. Thinking, thinking.]

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[miniworth]

_{[Isn't it? The Nick that plays Phoenix (there's, like, 3 Nicks here who play AA characters lmao) thought it was weird and insisted Oliver was better, but I won her over. |D b]}

Hmm..

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Oliver's a cute name but Timberloop just has that oomph that comes with names sounding like street names.]

Maybe...I should give him a name more like mine. I wonder if I remember my mythology.

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_{[Haha. Timberloop is actually a name I saw on a street sign, so I guess it makes sense. :B (I love the streets in my area. I've found Phoenix Dr. and Wright Ave., and I'd never been more excited.)]}

Apollo? ......Were you named after the Greek god, by any chance?

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Mine are all named after birds. Were the streets near each other?]

I can only assume so.

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[miniworth]

_{[No they were at a distance from each other. My street has the same name as a peninsula. fffff]}

Pess, what do you think we should name your friend?

[She barks at him!]

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Oh. But it's cool anyway.]

[A little amused] What did she say?

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I'm... not sure. [You dork.]

[Pess continues to bark excitedly!]

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[Still smiling] It would be nice if we could understand them. Pess seems to have a good idea.

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[miniworth]

It would be nice, huh.

.................Benjamin? _{Maybe. I don't know.}

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[justicepuns.livejournal.com]

[He looks at his Growlithe.]

What do you say? [He...seems neutral about this one too.]