[ CLOSED ] june.

[carcajous]

Who: Logan + Kimiko, Scott, Jesse
Where: Panorama
When: June
What: Catch-all for the month, including a little misunderstanding at the barbershop (oops)

Warnings: A bit of violence, probably!

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[ That piece of information certainly makes Scott pause. ]

Wait. That guy's a mutant?

[ Never mind the Prince Charming comment because this is more important. Maybe he'd rather not recruit this one, or the other if he's also an asshole. Scott's taking back everything he said about trying to reach out to these two if they ever change their minds. Not that he'd admit this to Logan. Definitely not a fan of admitting he's wrong in front of the other man. ]

So, he has the same abilities as you? [ The regenerative powers, he means, since the guy walked away from getting blasted through the second floor and onto the pavement quite fine. ]

How are we sure he's not just bluffing about the time travelling when all of the other things he says doesn't make any sense?

[ Scott Summers, asking the important questions, while shirtless and sweating his ass off. ]

[carcajous]

[ Uh-huh. Logan's staring straight at Scott with an expression that says he knows Scott knows he was right, and he's not gonna be coy about it. Sorry to break the news like this, but a lot of mutants are kind of dicks. Like most people in general.

Anyway. Logan shakes his head. ] Doubt it. [ Healing comes in all shapes and sizes. There's walking off an optic blast, and then there's walking off a nuclear explosion. ] Freaked out when he thought he was dyin'.

[ Does he know Wade was lying about that? No. Is he gonna be extra pissed when he finds out? Yeah, but those are consequences for Wade to suffer down the line when the truth finally comes out. For now, Logan busies himself stuffing more boxes onto a shelf that may or may not be ready to collapse under its own weight. Whatever, as long as it doesn't break on his shift, they're not paying him enough to care. ]

Cable said the same. Separately. [ Their stories match. ] He's right about one thing: time's all fucked up. And I don't know where the hell we're gonna start untangling it.

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[ Okay, the Clown Who Doesn't Make Any Sense is apparently right about the time travel, but if he's friends with this Cable person-

Scott pauses, as if something suddenly clicks in his brain. ]

Cable? A broody man who doesn't seem to talk that much? [ He'd elaborate on his appearance further. Like how his other eye seems to have been replaced by a machine, but Scott thinks if Logan had already met the guy, the description should be enough.

Scott makes a face when he goes to lift another box. ] Those two are a team? [ Still not going to admit Logan's right. ]

So, what I'm getting is that they're both from the future? How are we also sure they're not making stuff up? Both of them.

[ A pause on his end as he carries the box to point B. ] I agree, though, he's right. Time's screwed up. We've all been pulled from varying points in time.

[ And he doesn't like it one bit. Told Rogue the same thing when they first met. It places him in a situation where he's a fish out of water, and if there's one thing Scott dislikes, it's when he can't control a situation. Probably one of the many reasons why he doesn't like Logan. The guy's a loose cannon. ]

🎀 wrap?

[carcajous]

[ Yeah. That's him. Logan's silence speaks for itself. Friends, a team. They're a pair, that much is for sure. Considering Cable looked ready to swallow a bullet when Logan asked if Wade was a friend, he'd bet his last penny those two are closer than the man let on. ]

Hey, you wanna interrogate them yourself, be my guest.

[ Logan can only say what he feels, and something about his conversation with Wade was different. But he's also aware he's got a reason to want to believe Wade. Because Wade sat there and looked him in the eye and told him the Institute was still standing in 2024. Told him about the kids at the Essex House.

So whatever you did, I guess you saved them, too. 'Cause they still had somewhere to go.

He doesn't know if it's true. He'll never know if it's true. Or if it can still hold true now that this bullshit's taken them off course. Like Amos said: somebody's always gonna be from his future. He's always gonna from somebody else's. That's how time works when you smash it into a goddamn ball. The uncertainty's what gets him. He can handle shit going wrong. He's been doing that his entire existence. This? Where the fuck is he supposed to begin when he's suddenly the one who's seen the most, who knows the most?

Wood scrapes against metal as Scott shoves the crate into place. Logan watches him, little dark curls of damp hair hanging over tinted glasses. That's his answer. Right there, that's where he begins. With Scott. Deep down, he knows it. It's just not the answer he wants.

He digs a cigar from his pocket. ] I need some fuckin' air.

😌

[opticular]

[ Just about the reaction he expected from Logan, so to say Scott's surprised would be false. When the man tells him he'd go for some fucking air, Scott only nods, as if Logan even needs his permission. He watches him pull out a cigar and walk out of the warehouse; his retreating form the silhouette of a man Scott has been begrudgingly familiar with. The young man who's doing the shift with them only watches Logan take a break before turning his attention to Scott, who in return, just nods and goes back to work.

When he picks up another box, though, and lifts it all the way to where he's stacking them, he looks over to where Logan's smoking. Wiping sweat that gathered on his brow, Scott gives credit where credit's due. This Logan is certainly different from the one he knows back home. Has displayed it time and again during their time here.

And yet, for some reason, and maybe it's because he continues to be a dick to him who's to say, he's still very withdrawn from him. Somehow, personal feelings aside, Scott wants to change that a bit. If they ever hope to survive the harshness of this planet they found themselves in, they have to form better rapport. The idea of becoming friends with Logan still makes him a bit queasy, but better allies, he won't mind being.

Scott shakes his head. Maybe the heat is really getting to him. ]