We Won't Let This Be the End

Part 1: Chapter 3

Who needs a consistent uploading schedule anyways! Here's a nice little Logan chapter for you.

                                  This takes place in the mind palace after Virgil leaves...

     After seeing that Virgil didn't want to talk, Logan decided that it was better that he returned to the table to resume breakfast with Roman and Patton. He knew how essential eating a balanced meal was and even though he was concerned for the well-being of the darker side, there was nothing he could do.

     Logan returned to his seat quietly, grabbing his cup of coffee and taking a sip. He glanced up and saw worry written on the other two faces in front of him. "Did we really upset him that much?" Patton asked, you could see how much it distressed him to think that it might of been partially his fault that Virgil was upset.

     "I don't believe that it is entirely our fault that Virgil seems upset." Logan stated while looking at Patton. "What do you mean?" Patton asked looking up from his plate where he was pushing around food. Roman at the same time gave Logan a curious look as well.

     "Well... I have noticed that the past couple days Virgil has seemed off. He has seemed unfocused and distracted by something." Logan stated while looking between both Roman and Patton. "I've noticed the Emo Nightmare has been rather off as well. His temper seems to be shorter too. Patton do you know what's been going on?" Roman finished his statement with a question, glancing towards Patton.

     Patton gave a quick shake of his head, glancing back down "Sorry kiddos, I haven't heard anything from Virgil directly. He's hardly spent any time downstairs as of late." Logan gave Patton a sympathetic glance, "Whatever it is that seems to be bothering Virgil there is nothing that we can do until he tells us. He usually does at some point whether he needs help or has resolved the issue on his own. All we can do is be patient with him and wait."

     Both Patton and Roman gave a nod in agreement to what Logan had said. It was true, Virgil had gotten a lot better over the years about asking the three of them for help if he needed it and even if he didn't need help, he would usually tell the other sides about the situation afterwards. It had taken a lot of time and trust building to get to this point and there was no need to do anything that might disrupt it now. "Well if that's all settled for the time being, how about we continue on with breakfast?"

     The three remaining sides finished up breakfast in an unusual silence, each lost in their own thoughts (mostly about their friend as well as about recent events). When he was finished, Logan helped Roman clean up and do the dishes after breakfast. Afterwards, Logan gave his fellow sides a quick goodbye as he gathered up the book he was reading and headed up to his room.

     Logan's room wasn't as extravagant as Roman's or as homey as Patton's, but it was adequate for what Logan needed it for. It was a simple room. On one wall was floor to ceiling bookshelf. On another wall was his work desk and a painting that hid his portal to the archives of the Knowledge territory (Roman had a portal to the Daydream territory in his room). On the last wall that didn't have the door, was Logan's bed along with two nightstands on either side and a large window.

     With the new information that he had obtained throughout their morning meal, Logan had decided that today would be a good day to go to the archives. Walking into his room he quietly gathered up the materials that he needed and walked to the lone painting that was hanging on the wall next to his desk. Pressing the button that sat next to it, the painting slid to the side to reveal the portal. An ingenious design made by Logan himself, with one last check that he had everything, he stepped through the portal and into the archives.