Love and Loss

Chapter 18

"THIS" Logos wildly gestured, "THIS IS WHY I LEFT" Logos took a deep breath before angrily saying, "and I obviously HAVEN'T proved my point of you still won't listen to me!" With a frustrated flap, his wings were fully expanded, he then said, "and my name is NOT Logan!!!" Logos mentally sighed, it was very refreshing to speak his mind. Patton recovered first before saying, "what...what do you mean Logan? Your name is Logan, why would we continue to call you anything else now that we know who you are? You don't have to hide from us anymore kiddo" Logos winced before he turned to Thomas. "Thomas," Logos started. Thomas looked wary of his questions at this point. "...yes?" "Would you continue to address a trans person as their dead name after they have told you their preferred name?" Roman and Virgil looked offended that Logos would even ask Thomas that question while Thomas and Patton replied simultaneously, "Of course not! That's just plain rude, disrespectful, and mean" Virgil looked like he got where Logos was going first and guiltily looked at the ground. "then, I would greatly appreciate the same curtesy" Logos said sharply. "but... how did this happen then, really?" Patton asked. Logos sighed and replied gently, "Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. If I had to guess it was a combination of me not being happy and the fact that I was, intentionally or not, being ignored. It was during my last panic attack," Logos tried to ignore the crushed looks on the other's faces, "that Thomas' subconscious offered me an out and," Logos spun in a circle before smiling "I took the upgrade~" Roman grinned, he got the reference. Their faces went somber once more as Patton tentatively asked, "so, you still remember being Logan?" "Of course, Logan is still a part of me, but I am more than that now. I now encompass Thomas' academic drive, his curiosity, and his ambition to learn. I am so much more than I was" Logos smiled. "I'm finally free to feel, I'm no longer trapped in the rigid stereotype of stone cold logic" "Are you happy?" Roman asked quietly, "with them?" Logos softly smiled, "very" "Well then, I think I speak for all of us when we say we're happy for you Logos" Thomas said. "Yeah, sorry for, ya know, accusing you of kidnapping and umm killing yourself..." Virgil said. Logos chuckled. "You are definitely forgiven on that front Virgil and," Logos turned to face the rest of them, "I greatly appreciate your positive responses to learning the truth, I have to confess this went better than I accounted for" "Of course Logos, and I also think I speak for all of us when I say that we'll mind your input more often!" Patton replied cheerily. Logos groaned. Smiling, Roman said, "Well I guess some things never change" Virgil grinned, "It's... it's good to see you again Logos, I really missed you". "Me as well, and I have to say I do love the new look Teach" After a couple more minutes of catching up Virgil interrupted, "Well I hate to be the task master...again.... but we still need to decide on if we're going to New York. My vote is obviously no" "Agreed" "Come on you two! It'll be fun and a fantastically great experience" Roman said. "I agree with Roman kiddos! Thomas deserves to have some fun!" "I don't know you guys, they are right, I haven't been the most... productive these past couple of weeks" Suddenly, another side popped up next to Logos and sarcastically said, "And why don't you think that is Thomas?"