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[miniworth]

[ The feed turns on and there is one very upset Plusle. He'd been so excited - so excited! - about returning to Goldenrod and he and Rom and everyone can have fun! But this isn't the time for that anymore, because Goldenrod is the city of sleep for Rem's trainer and his best friend.

He whines, chorused by a small group of Pokémon huddled near a

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[useddeathbound]

[He's not going to get hit until tomorrow, so he can still wonder.]

What happened?

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[miniworth]

[ Miles is going to end up thinking all of S.E.E.S. is collapsing or something. :T ]

He collapsed earlier. He's not unconscious... but it's hard to say that he's conscious, either. He's completely unresponsive.

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[useddeathbound]

[Well.... are the others too? Shinjiro would much prefer not to...]

...what the hell? ... [Yes, this is really worry.]

Did something happen before he fell over?

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[miniworth]

[ Not from S.E.E.S., but for a kid who's familiar with the knowledge of Apathy Syndrome, he'll first worry about the people connected to it. ;; ]

I don't know. Nemesis ran off when we arrived in Goldenrod, and she came back to get me a little after. By the time I got there he was already...

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[tiercelet]

Ken--[Merlin, if possible, looks even more harried when he sees Miles' video.]

You mean this has been happening all around Johto?

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[miniworth]

... There have been a few I saw on the network. [ Miles looks absolutely miserable about this. Those times when Ken fell comatose can't even compare to how sad he is now.

After all, he and Ken were still fighting when Ken collapsed. ] You've seen it, too?

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[tiercelet]

[He shakes his head.] I only just checked the Gear in case...someone had information. We've been traveling all day. [He bites his lip]

The same thing's happened to Rise and Yosuke just now. We can't wake them up.

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[miniworth]

There is no information. Even Nurse Joy has no idea. [ He rubs his eyes before he keeps talking. ]

They should regain physical consciousness after some time. They won't stay asleep for long.. but they'll be unresponsive. That's how Ken is.

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[recrimination]

... Miles Edgeworth, I demand to know the circumstances of this situation.

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[miniworth]

Fran. [ Nickname: used before he can stop himself. He's so upset. ;; ]

... I've been told that a certain species of Pokémon has been scattered across Johto. A Shedninja; according to the Pokédex, if you look into the back of its shell your spirit - or your soul - gets stolen.

It seems that that is what's happened to Ken.

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[recrimination]

[.... for once, she doesn't berate him on it. merely listens to the situation, and then--]

... I see. I have seen the effects of these Shedinja-- and I suppose a cure has yet to be seen.

Miles Edgeworth, you will stay where you are and state your location.

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[miniworth]

The nurse appears not to have an answer either.

I'm in Goldenrod, at the Pokémon Center.

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[foolishwren]

... Again?

[At this point, Heather's just convinced that a whole bunch of people have all gone into those comas at once... after all, some lasted way longer than others, so it wasn't like they were all identical. ... Of course, she'll soon be proven wrong.]

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[miniworth]

[ Miles' first reaction is fdashkfjh. Heather's seen Miles sad and upset plenty of times, but when Ken is in need of someone to take care of him, the last thing Miles is going to do is lose his calm. So there's a few moments' pause while he rubs his eyes and shakes his head and composes himself-- ]

... It's not like before, Heather. [ A pause. ] It was a Pokémon.

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[foolishwren]

A Pokemon?

[She sees the state he's in-- but she's miles away, and can't exactly dispense hugs, as much as she wants to-- so she'll just let him compose himself... poor kid.]

Are you sure?

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[miniworth]

[ This will be happening a lot until things settle back down. He nods stiffly. ]

They're called Shedninja... if you look into the back of their shell, they apparently take your soul. [ Lovely news, ain't it? ] Merlin saw them.