(Route) [003]: It's late, but... [audio]
[[OOC note: Technically this is supposed to take place in the early morning/late night hours of the 22/23, but since I don't want to wait another pointless 24 hours to post this (and therefore would be posting after the time this is taking place), I am posting early! :3 Please keep the IC time in mind, thank you~.]]
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[Byrne and his traveling companion have finally reached Violet City at an ungodly hour of the night/morning, tired as all get out...even Little Thief is too tired to walk anymore. Byrne himself is ready to collapse in a nice bed and crash for the night.
...Well, he was. Now that Byrne is actually, finally here, he's no longer tired - he's the exact opposite of tired. The past week and a half, he's been plowing through city and route as fast as possible to get here, but now that he's here...the nerves are starting to kick in. Like crazy. The whole time he's been traveling, he's been pondering what this all means and what he might learn from suddenly-17-year-old-Kay...who he swears HAS to be his daughter, no doubt about it. It's all nice to think about but now that it's actually...
It's like when he went on his first heist, in a way. Talk all you want about how you'll do this and that, but it's way different and utterly terrifying once it's actually happening.
That's why it takes him a bit to activate the Gear, and even when he starts recording his message to Kay he cannot bear to put it on video. He doesn't even know why he's doing this now - if she has any sense, she'll be fast asleep at this hour - but he...he can't leave this until morning. He has to put out a message now, before he gets too anxious and starts putting it off.
Here he goes. Deep breath, nice and slow. You got this, Faraday, just a clean, simple message.]
Kay?
[Pause.] I know you're probably asleep right now - god knows I should be asleep now, too. [A small chuckle.] But I wanted to let you know that I'm in Violet right now. Just got in a few minutes ago.
I'm going to head over to the Pokemon Center first and rest up for awhile. There's...other business I need to take care of there, too. But whenever you're ready, give me a call. I'll be waiting.
[...He pauses again, hesitates. Byrne Faraday, Great Thief, this nervous? He's almost laughing at himself. But somehow he manages to find a few more words to say. His voice is soft and doesn't sound at all like the strong father he tries to act like he is.] I...
I can't wait to see you.
...Call me back when you can, okay?
[And he ends the message there, not sure what else to say. It's all he can say for now.]
[Now there's someone else he needs to inform of his arrival, someone he'd like to get in touch with before he runs into Kay. This messages is much less nerve-wracking to record, for obvious reasons.]
Hey, Miles? I know you're probably sleeping, but I just wanted to inform you that I'm in Violet City now, and I'm ready to receive Tal whenever you can send her.
I'd prefer it be soon, since I haven't seen Kay yet and I'd love to surprise her with Tal when I finally get to see her. But I understand if you're not in town yet.
Please give me a call when you get this, okay? Talk to you soon.
[And that's the end of that message.]
[Hooooo boy. Now to finally get some sleep as he waits for the fateful meeting.
...Oh, who is he kidding? He's not getting a wink of sleep tonight, and that's a promise.]