foolishwren | 027. Video

_{[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.]

[When the camera turned on, there was the usual firelight that indicated that Heather was, once again, sleeping out in some sheltered area of the woods on account of A) Being totally broke, and B) having a increasingly-strained relationship with those Center nurses. But this time, the fire's a fair distance away, leaving most of Heather's features in shadow.]

[Normally she was okay with fire in most situations. She could light matches without freaking out, and while campfires weren't exactly her favorite thing in the world, they were kind of necessary for, y'know, camping, and they didn't make her want to run screaming for the hills or anything. But tonight... tonight, for some reason, that fire sent vicious little shivers down her spine and she'd realized that she did not want to sit near it.]

[Even through the shadows, the glaze of sweat on her skin was visible, as was the fact that she was unusually pale. In her lap is Arty, who seems to be a little confused at being used as a squeeze-toy, but is holding abnormally still for once, whiskers twitching and black eyes glistening in the fire's light. She can tell there's something wrong.]}

H-hey, um...

... That was a pretty crazy storm earlier, huh?

I can't be the only one still awake.

.... James? Uh-- ... man, what am I saying, you're probably not even awake. _{[Forced, awwwwkward laugh. Of course he wouldn't be awake, and anyway, he was going back to get his wife, he didn't have to hear about her fucked-up dreams. In fact, why would she even want to tell him? They were just dreams! So what if they were about...]}

.....

_{[Nightmares like that had to be normal after everything she'd been doing, right...?]}

.... SOME weather we've been having lately, huh, guys?

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[ 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. ]

_{[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~*~.]}

I guess we're just the lucky ones tonight!

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?

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. ]

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".]}

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." ]

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...]}

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

... water.

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

They have a water?

[ see Rise. See Rise blush. ]

Heather, you know what I mean!!

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

_{[SHE TEASES OUT OF LOVE, RISE.]}

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