027. Video

[foolishwren]

[ooc: Forward-dated to the wee hours of the morning, around 3:00 or 4:00.]

[So she'd been having some problems with fire lately, and it had been rattling her nerves. That was normal, right? This was normal

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[restardom]

[ guess who was unnerved by the fog? Guess who hasn't been able to sleep? Guess who is also using Kanzeon the Furret as a stuffed animal? ]

... Heather?

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[foolishwren]

[~*~FURRET BUDDIES~*~. It's like a late-night sleepover, except with more terror and it's over long-distance instead of under a blanket tent.]

H-hey, Rise!

[Heather grinned, trying her best to look like it was another casual late-night 'lol look at me, I'm totally awake! Haha, aren't I wacky?' conversation.]

You can't sleep either?

[No eldritch abominations had come lumbering up out of that fog outside her little hollow yet, and she didn't think any WOULD, but she just couldn't shake that calm-before-the-storm feeling. It wasn't that it was unusual to get that feeling after .... these nightmares, but... this time it almost felt tangible.]

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[restardom]

[ the advantage of being an idol (or the disadvantage) is getting used to being up at all kinds of odd hours. While she doesn't appear to be her perky, playful self, Rise for the most part appears to be alert. And oddly tense, but she smiles back easily. ]

No... maybe it's just one of those nights, you know? I didn't think anyone else would be up, though.

[ of course she's curious. Is she going to ask? ... Normally, yes, but with Heather, she knows better than to pry. ]

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[foolishwren]

[Heather's quite the night-owl, but one effect Route, the constant physical traveling (no buses? ARRRRRG), and the fact that she couldn't just flick on the lights in the house and flop back down to watch TV when the sun set, had all had on her was enforcing a slightly more normal sleep schedule.]

If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that there's always somebody awake.

[Trying to pry into Heather's affairs was often futile an frustrating. Of the few here who'd tried, Otacon was likely the only one who'd succeeded... and after finding out what was really up, he... just might have regretted it. ~*~TMI~*~.]

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[restardom]

I guess we're just the lucky ones tonight!

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[foolishwren]

Heh... yeah, lucky.

[Arty finally stopped playing ragdoll and twisted around in Heather's grip a little to chitter a greeting to Kanzeon.]

So uh... how've you been?

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[restardom]

I've been okay! [ never mind her whole B&E television fiasco that she will never talk about again. ] I've just been exploring Azalea, but it's not that big a town.

[ Kanzeon perks up at her fellow Furret, chittering a greeting in return. It's a fine night for ferret gossip. ]

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[foolishwren]

Really? It's smaller than Violet?

[That's sort of disappointing... but on one hand, maybe it won't be so tempting to stay there forever, then. Maybe she'll actually be able to catch up for once.]

[A fine night indeed! Gossip like "8c TRAINER IS SQUEEZING ME TOO HARD".]

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[restardom]

It feels like it, but it's bigger than Cherrygrove, and there's a Gym here too. [ on the bright side, Cujo could go on a roasting spree there. ]

[ "YOURS AND MINE BOTH, IT'S GOOD WE'RE FLEXIBLE." ]

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[foolishwren]

Well, it's sure not hard to be bigger than Cherrygrove... I'm amazed they even call that popsicle stand a town! [And yes, that was a good thing! Especially since she wasn't going to have the time or presence of mind to beat Falkner now...]

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[restardom]

It's got a Center and a store and a...

... water.

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[foolishwren]

[Despite the cold sweat and anxious twangs of pain deep in her gut, Heather managed a laugh at that.]

They have a water?

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[restardom]

[ see Rise. See Rise blush. ]

Heather, you know what I mean!!

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[foolishwren]

Yeah, I know, I'm just foolin'.

[SHE TEASES OUT OF LOVE, RISE.]