Ezra decided, against his better judgement, to go back to the bar. He walked over to a table and say alone, not ordering a drink. Chris was the first one to come in. He was still wearing his habitual black and sat down at the bar. Nathan appeared from the back rooms and poured him a 'drink'. Buck and JD were next, loud as usual, but Ezra noticed that no one registered their presence. Vin and Josiah were last, nodding to Ezra and approaching his table after getting 'drinks' from Nathan.

"So what now?" Ezra said in a low voice, "I gather the others must be brought up to speed on what is going on."

"It's your call Ez. This is your rodeo." Vin said, giving him his full support either way he went.

The rest of the group finally gathered over, Nathan taking a break from his 'work'.

"Gentlemen, I was recently made aware of something a bit unsettling."

"Just cut the crap then, Standish and spit it out." Chris grunted.

"I will 'cut the crap' as you say, mister Larabee, but it won't change the seriousness of the subject."

"What is it Ezra?" JD asked, looking a little worried now.

"You all are not real." Ezra just came out and said it. Screw fancy words, they had to get it and he wouldn't be able to say it more than once.

"What?" Buck chuckled, "Is this some kind of joke."

"It's not." Vin murmured, saving Ezra the stress of repeating himself. "Bucklin, you've been trying to get that bartender's attention for a while now, but she doesn't so much as look at you. JD, when that guy took your chair that one time, it was because he doesn't see you, only an empty chair. Nathan, don't you find it strange that only we order drinks from you and no one else?"

Everyone around the table fell silent.

"So how come Ezra can see us?" Chris asked.

"I made you all up apparently. I didn't know I did, but all I know is, is that I can't stop it."

"Damn," Buck shook his head.

"So does this mean we live in Ezra's head, and if so, does that mean he will go crazy and then some people will try and erase us from his memory?" JD asked, openly scared.

"Josiah and I think we can fix this by helping Ezra overcome whatever it is that had him create us."

"And what happens to us then?" Nathan frowned. "Will we cease to exist?"

They all turned to Ezra who had just as much as idea of what was going on as them.

Inez approached the table, "Did you need anything?"

"No we… I mean I am good for now." He had almost mentioned the others who were looking at her too. She looked at the empty table around the man, but didn't say anything about it being that way to him.

"I uh, see your friends are here." She smiled in an attempt.

Ezra was almost fooled that she had seen them, but then noticed that her eyes passed over everyone and she didn't hear Buck trying to talk to her.

"They um, well one of them says you are extremely beautiful." Ezra gave a little smile and was relieved she returned it with one of her own.

"You can tell him that flattery won't get him anywhere with me." She said before walking back to the bar.

Chris shook his head, "Buck finally getting shut down, never thought I'd see the day."

"Whatever, it's only because she can't see my amazing looks, that's it," Buck crossed his arms over his chest and huffed.

"Hell Buck, even if you were standing and saying that right to her face I doubt you'd have a chance." JD snorted and received a knock on the back of the head by that person.

"How about we move this conversation back to my abode? Vin, I'll look for you and you can bring the rest I guess."

"You only have to want us to appear for us to show up."

That thought was a little nerve wrecking. He had seen movies where this sort of thing happened until it got out of hand and the visions started to take over.

Ezra gave a slight nod to them before heading out. Inez looked up from her work serving another customer when he walked out of the building.