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Patton blinked as his surroundings came back into view; he slowly let go of Virgils hand as his other was hugging a teddy bear. Patton looked down at it with slight interest, thinking back to the children and what the small scared ghost had said.
"Bubsby..." Patton smiled as he murmured the name, looking down at the stuffy. Virgil turned, revealing that he held the shield Patton had received earlier that same day.
"The prop..?" Patton looked worriedly to Virgil.
"O-oh..! It's one of those items- that Deceit was talking about..! We should probably give it to him- I'll just take that-" Patton reached for the item, panicking that Virgil may turn it in; the anxious side pulled away, looking to Patton with a narrowed gaze.
"Do you truly think that...?"
Patton opened his mouth to speak but no words came out; he was brought back to when Virgil approached him after their discussion with Deceit and his mind raced.
"What you said about lying... do you truly think that?"
"Do you truly think that...?"
He was quiet.
"Is he really that worried that he thinks I'd lie to him..?"
Patton looked away.
"I don't know what I think." He admitted.
Virgil was silent and the moral side could feel the others gaze upon him until he sighed, handing the shield over.
"I'll trade you.. for Bubsby.."
Patton looked back and glanced at the bear, squeezing it slightly; it reminded him of Logans stuff bear.
The dad figure smiled and handed it over, taking the shield as they switched objects; Virgil quickly hugged the bear to himself, protectively.
"So you have an object too? When'd you get it?" He asked.
"Just today.. I- I wasn't sure if I should hand it over.. everything's just so confusing right now.."
"Tell me about it."
"What about you?"
"Huh?"
"When did you get yours..?"
"Oh.. Just yesterday... It hasn't been very long.. for both of us, I guess."
Patton frowned and looked at his object, running his thumb along a portion of the front; despite that it was a prop, it was colorful and had a sloppily carved heart on the front, as if a child had made it.
"What're we going to do..?" Virgil suddenly asked. "You aren't going to give your item away, are you..?"
Patton looked uncertain.
"Virgil's been acting so.. weird lately- I think... no, I know I can trust him. But, can I also trust Deceit...?"
"I don't know kiddo.. Bear with me here.."
Virgil looked unamused at his pun.
"I'm serious Patton,"
"Sorry.." Patton glanced away. "I really don't know though.."
Virgils frown deepened.
"Fine, do what you want." He growled "Give it to Deceit for all I care but watch it end badly." Virgil hissed. "Don't tell the others about my object,"
"You want me to lie to them..?"
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"You want me to lie to them...?"
Virgil's heart skipped a beat and he stared at Patton, unsure what to say.
"I-" He began but stopped.
"I am.. Asking him to lie.. aren't I..? No, if he never told them in the first place... that's still a lie.. he'd be hiding it from them.. as Logan explained... It'd just be a lie of omission.. Patton would be no better than Deceit if I asked him to do this.. But the others can't know..! They'll hand it over- and then- and then- I don't know what would happen.. but I know it would be bad!"
Virgil started to panic.
"No..! Of course I'm not asking.. you.. oh who am I kidding?! Yes! I'm asking you to lie! But some times you just have to fight fire with fire right?! If you don't lie, then everything will just fall apart..!! I just know it..! I don't want any of you to get hurt- I don't want him to hurt you..! I don't want him to hurt you!! Idon'twanthimtohurtyou!!! It's just too much..!"
Tears started to breach the corners of Virgils eyes and he hugged tighter and tighter on the stuffed bear in his arms as his fear escalated.
By merely standing near him, Virgil could see Patton's eyes grow slightly darker as light eye-shadow appeared; but the anxious side couldn't stop himself, and when he finally realized that his best friend was being affected by his anxious tantrum, it only made him feel worse.
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Patton watched as Virgil crumbled before him and he dropped his item to hug the broke side, his arms wrapped tightly around him as Virgil sobbed.
They stayed like that, for a few good minutes until Virgil finally started to calm down and Patton pulled away slightly, to look at him; Virgil avoided eye contact and let his gaze sink to the ground.
"If you fight fire with fire kiddo, the world will just burn brighter."
"Some times.. You just have to snuff out all the oxygen and fill the air with smoke so the bigger fire will die faster." Virgil looked up at Patton with a hard glare before blinking it away.
"We're in over our heads Patton.. Deceit is lying, to everyone and I'm the only person who can tell.. Those kids are good, I don't know why they're here, but something tells me they're here to stop Deceit..."
Patton looked on unsure but he didn't argue.
"Keep your item... It may be our... It may be your only way out." Virgil dissipated from Pattons arms and the moral side took a step back as he slipped away; off in Virgils hallway, a door closed.
Patton sighed and crouched down to pick up the shield.
"Who am I supposed to trust..?"
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