008; [video/action, forward dated to around 3 am Sat. morning]

[newhero]

[it is waaaay past a certain kid in a bug catcher hat's bedtime, but here Sora is, wide awake and flipping through the most recent feeds before switching to start his own. the only light is coming from the pokégear, illuminating just his face and the brim of his hat-- what? it's a cool hat! it's impossible to see Route 30 behind him, but Route 30

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[video]

[restardom]

[ someone's sleepily responding, with mussed-up hair and still in Union Cave. ]

Sora...? What are you doing up?

[video]

[newhero]

Morning, Rise! I could ask you the same thing.

[smiles a little at that bedhead.]

[video]

[restardom]

[ yawns in response and gives her head a shake. Sadly, she's too tired to care too much about her appearance. ]

Dreams, I guess. Kanzeon's restless, too. [ nodding to the Furret beside her. ]

[video]

[newhero]

Dreams? Is everything okay? And--

[peers at the screen a little closer.]

Where are you? That doesn't look like the inn, or a center.

[video]

[restardom]

I'm fine, just all the kidnapping talk must've leaked into my dreams.

[ Rise curls up a little more with care to her ankle, then gives him a rueful smile. ]

I'm in Union Cave right now, actually.

[video]

[newhero]

-- You're not hurting your ankle walking around in there, are you Rise?

[video]

[restardom]

Nope, I'm hopping!

[ very... very carefully. ]

[video]

[newhero]

Rise! Be careful!

[he may be frowning at her, but he's actually pretty impressed by her determination.]

[video]

[restardom]

[ shaking a finger at him in response. ]

You're about the tenth person who's told me that. Ven and the others are catching up soon, so I'm not going too far, anyway.

[video]

[newhero]

That's just ten people who care about you.

[will Terra be carrying her?]

[video]

[restardom]

And ten people who probably had it right when they told me to take it easy. [ she was not made for strenuous journeys, this girl. But better believe she's getting piggybacked. ]

[video]

[newhero]

We just don't want to see you get hurt. I know you can take on any landmark you run into, though!

[he pauses to place a hand in front of a Togepi to stop it from waddling directly in front of the camera. ... good grief, it's sleepwalking.]

Have you elevated your ankle? Is there anything you can ice it down with in there?

[video]

[restardom]

Not in here, but it's being kept elevated. [ Rise smiles ruefully. ] I'm not about to do anything that'll make it take longer to heal, trust me.

[video]

[newhero]

I trust you. I just wish I was a little closer.

[video]

[restardom]

Where... are you, exactly?

[video]

[newhero]

Route 30. I backtracked to pick up someone, but then she... just disappeared.