Scott and Virgil have a heart to heart whilst they wait out the fog in their tent. Added scene for Recharge.
"Hey, you've still got us."
Scott laughed and nodded, "Yeah," He looked to the heat cube and stretched out his hands to warm, "We should get some sleep whilst we can."
"We might as well," Virgil agreed, opening up a comms link to John, "Hey John? We're going to see if we can catch some shut eye while we wait out this fog-"
"I'll wake you up when it clears." John nodded.
"Thanks."
Virgil lay back on his box, not really caring that it was uncomfortable. He was exhausted, they both were, and he knew that was a big part of Scott's problem. His older brother had pushed himself so hard that he was on the very brink of his own collapse. Scott was too tired to realise that he was putting more than just himself in danger.
"I'm sorry."
At first Virgil thought it was just the wind playing tricks on him, but when he looked across to Scott, he found his older brother looking back. His eyes had lost their hardness from earlier, tiredness and defeat coloured them now. Virgil knew their exchange would have been enough to make him see sense, Scott wasn't blind, but sometimes he just needed a push in the right direction. He'd got Scott thinking about his actions, and that was all that was needed.
"Forget about it," Virgil murmured back, "We all know you have your moments."
Scott huffed but let the comment slide as he looked up to the top of the tent, "It's no excuse."
Virgil shrugged, "Maybe it is, maybe it isn't." He waited for Scott to look back to him before finishing, "Just know when to stop Scott, nobody's going to hate you for knowing when there's nothing else you can do."
Scott nodded, "I know, and I really am sorry, for putting you and MAX in danger." He looked away again knowing now exactly why Virgil had made their two youngest brothers stay home, because of him. The realisation stung more than it should have, the people he should have been protecting the most had been put in danger by him. He'd only meant to encourage them to do everything they were capable of. When had he become so blind as to not realise that the encouragement had become dangerous?
"You know what Dad would say?" Virgil asked softly, not quite giving Scott chance to answer as he finished, "As long as you learnt your lesson."
Smiling to himself, Scott nodded, "I promise you Virg, I have."
"Good," Virgil closed his eyes and sighed, "Now get some-"
Both groaned as the call came in, "Fogs cleared, time to go."
Both groaned as they sat up, Scott smiling, "Last one out has to take the tent down!"