How had this happen? How could this have possibly happened? Even Roman couldn't be this desperate. Logan knew that Roman hadn't been in the greatest shape after Janus had revealed his name, but surely that couldn't have pushed him this far over the edge. Of course Roman didn't know what his former self had truly been like. It was possible that he thought he had been doing the right thing. Of course it was possible that Roman thought he was doing the right thing even if he knew how cruel The King was. Logan sighed, still getting used to the fact that he could no longer speak. He wondered if there were any signs he should've seen. It was only logical that he was responsible for managing any problems that might pop up with the various sides. He remembered a conversation he had had with Roman, a few days after Patton had accepted Janus.
"I just don't know, Logan!" "Know what? Please finish your sentences, Roman." "I thought I was doing the right thing by being nice to him. I mean, you all told me off for being mean to Virgil. But When I was nice to that lying snake, you all told me off. So then I tried to fix it, right?" Logan nodded. "So I tried to tell him he wasn't welcome with the rest of us, and then Patton told me off for that!" Logan agreed half-heartedly, not bothering to look up from his work. "Why can't things just be simple?" "Well, morals themselves are complicated," Logan said. "And it only gets more so when you throw in human emotions and thoughts. That is why I don't feel things. They complicate my work." "Yeah, yeah, I know, you're a robot," Roman said with a wave of his hand. He continued to pace back and forth. "And I know Patton's complicated! I wouldn't want him to be any other way! I just wish I could understand what he wants from me! Does he want me to be nice to everyone, or does he want me to try to protect Thomas from the Dark Sides?!" "I'm afraid I don't have an answer for that. Patton does have a history of having a double standard on moral issues, and on walking back on his previous beliefs. I believe you should simply try to hold on. If Janus has something more sinister in store, I assure you I will catch it before he can hurt Thomas." "Yeah, I know. And if he tries anything, I'll take him down. But Patton trusts him. And I don't understand how he can just blindly give into that snake's demands! He's the literal embodiment of Deceit! We can't trust him!" "Well, if you seem to think that we all trust him, I can assure you Virgil still holds a grudge against Janus." "Yeah, but they have history! It's only a matter on time before Deceit wins him over too! I mean you all seem to blindly go along with whatever he tells you!" "I am not 'blindly going along' with him as you put it. I am simply giving him the benefit of the doubt for now. I don't believe any side is beyond redemption. But they will never achieve it if no one gives them the chance." "But what if he doesn't deserve it?!" "Perhaps he doesn't, but we can't know that for sure." Roman nodded. "Maybe." Logan closed his notebook, giving up on the notion that he would get any kind of work done. "What are you planning to do?" Roman stood up, fingers curled around the hilt of his sword. "I'm going to prove that he's up to something. And I'm going to stop him." "And if it turns out he had no ulterior motive?" "He's up to something." Roman said, and marched out.
Logan sighed once again. He had to admit that there was probably more he could have done to convince Roman to give Janus a chance. In a way, he supposed this whole mess was at least partially his fault. He figured there was probably a way he could have prevented this, but knowing Roman, that was highly unlikely. He pushed his glasses up, and set out into the mindscape. Surely, there was some way to separate Romulus. He just had to find it.
Sorry it's kind of short. Things'll get moving from here on out. As always, feel free to leave a review!