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The Brave Olivine thrums with the deep quiet of night, the soft chorus of Pikachu and Charizard snores woven with the steady ticking of a clock. Moonlight spills through the porthole, painting a silver stripe across the bed. You lie still, your hand resting on your dozing Pikachu as she shifts and settles onto Friede's lap beside his own sleeping partner. Every small movement feels amplified in the silence, but the cramps and the circling thoughts refuse to let you sleep. Tears begin to trace a path down your cheeks, silent at first, then you bury your face into the pillow. The motion rouses Friede. He blinks awake, his voice low and rough with sleep and worry. "What's happening? Are you crying?" His hand reaches out, hovering, waiting for you to look at him.