A Lesson in Practicality

Giving Chase

Logan made his way down the quiet street of the city, walking away from the noise the center of downtown provided. He didn't want to get lost in the sea of people right now, he usually kept to quieter places. The quiet lets him think where he could relax, where he could pretend everything in his life was normal for a bit.

A part of him felt bad, leaving Patton and Virgil in front of the store alone. He was concerned for Two running off after Thomas, but it had just been too much at once. His brain told him to get away and take a moment and he didn't think for once and listened. He needed a moment to sort through everything that had happened. Barely two blocks down the street and he heard footsteps quickly approaching. He turned and saw Patton running towards him with Virgil falling a bit behind.

"I know you want to be alone, but you really shouldn't walk through the city by yourself!" Patton stopped and panted a bit, catching his breath. "We probably also shouldn't split up more! Roman is busy and Two is off who knows where."

"I apologize, Patton. You are right."

"That's okay. We can keep walking quietly until you're ready to talk."

Logan shook his head and looked over at the two. "No, it's quite alright. Just a bit of time was enough to ease me some."

"Are you sure?" Patton looked concerned but took the nod as enough of an answer. "Well, alright then." He turned and looked over at Virgil who was still a bit out of breath from running. "Gee, kiddo. I should take you out around town more."

"Yeah, I know I'm not... exactly the most fit person..." Virgil took a deeper breath and stood up straighter. "I'll be okay, Pat. We can worry about that later."

"Right." Logan cleared his throat. "The man we identified as 'Thomas' seems to be the same person both Roman and I have had an encounter with. I still do not remember what happened during my encounter, but with the limited data we have, it might be a sort of mimic ability."

Virgil nodded. "Yeah, we sort of figured that out."

Logan sighed and fiddled with his tie. "I have a growing list of theories we really should work out."

"Oh, more science tests huh?" Virgil perked up a bit. "I actually have one for Roman I was meaning to mention."

Logan cocked an eyebrow but simply nodded. "One thing at a time, we will shelf that conversation for a later day."

"So, what now?" Patton asked. "Two is still out there and Roman is preoccupied. Do we go and try to find them or do we just go home?"

"As easy as it would be to try and track him down again, I am not quite... up to it right now." Logan glanced away, looking down the barren street. "I don't know how long he will hold my ability for, so I do not wish to find him again today."

"That's okay, no need to push yourself." Patton put a hand on Logan's shoulder. "Two will find his way back to me, I'm sure of it. I believe in him as if he were, well, me!"

Logan looked over at Patton with a bemused look. "He is you, Patton."

"So, we're just gonna... go home?" Virgil spoke up.

"Yes, well, perhaps retreating back to where we know Two will go when he needs to, as well as regrouping and coming up with our next plan of attack."

"Remind me to play a game of Risk with you one day, Logan." Virgil let out with snark.

"A game called Risk does not seem like the type of thing you would enjoy," Logan smirked to himself. "Since you never seem to take any."

"W-was that a joke?" Virgil was surprised. "Well, look whose feeling better?"