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[Logan makes it home from his mission and you know what? He's dead all over. Exhausted and worn out. He threw himself into the jungle, fought alone, and by all rights should be dead. He may have died more than once, when a Shifter removed his powers and he took some deadly wounds. But then backup would show up, kill the Shifter, and Logan came back to life. Rinse and repeat.

Other people died. He tried to save them, but he was just one man and there was too many of them. So they had to withdraw. And when it was time to go home, he signed up for 'just a few more days'. Even when they told him he had maxed out the points he could earn for the month, he still stayed in there.

Up until today, when the squad packed it all up and he was told he had to go back. As much as Logan would have liked to stay out there indefinitely, he was still a test subject first. Guinea pigs had to go back into their cage eventually.

So now he was back. Where his fake family was. With his fake life. Oh, sure, those memories had become less and less clear. But they were still there and he did not relish seeing any of his 'family'. Which is why he didn't go home. He went to the bar for drinks, sure. He visited the Item Shop to drop in on Rogue on the pretense of looking for his old junk. He played some pool by himself, but he only made it halfway through a game before the kid playing video games annoyed him to the point of leaving.

And then he went back to the bar again. To drink and drink and drink and drink. Chances are, he was going to wake up behind the bar after passing out there. But he certainly wasn't going home to his loving wife. Because that wasn't real and he wouldn't be able to stop himself from acting like it was.]

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... what kind of problems?

[He left so soon that he didn't pick up on anything wrong with her. He expected her, of all of them, to be the best off. After all, she had longer to make herself calloused against these kind of things.]

Problems with... voices. [He gestured vaguely with his hands while frowning.] You know... of other people.

[A grunt. He should have been here for that. He had no idea that it was going badly for her again.] What happened after?

[He's hoping that it was Kurt who got through to her. Brought her to her senses and reminded her she was stronger than they were.

But in his gut, he knows it was Loki.]

We all did what we could to help her. I think... [He look uncertainly.] even Loki helped. And she was able to get herself back on track.

[There's a growl in his throat. Loki. Of course it would be him.]

... good. Glad she's back to herself.

That makes the whole house. [He says with a smile.] I bet she'll be glad that you're back, too.

Wouldn't be so sure of that, Elf. She ain't pleased when I go off for a long time.

I didn't meant that she'd be glad right away... or show it on the outside. But trust me! She'll be feeling it.

Maybe so. [He looks to Kurt.] When'd you get so smart?

It beats me. [He shrugs, but puts up a sly smile.] With all those things my teachers have thrown at me over the years, some things must've stuck. [He's referring to the X-teachers, really. But he continues with slightly more sincerity.] And in a place like this... I have to imagine what the Professor would say.

Yeah? So what would he say now?

I guess that... we should all stick together? [He presses one finger from each hand to his forehead while using two others to push his hair back and give a slight illusion of baldness.] 'Now more than ever'. Yeah, that sounds like him alright.

[Logan snickers a bit. Not often he finds Kurt genuinely amusing.]

Hm, it does. Maybe we oughtta be puttin' you in charge of the team.

[Kurt softly chuckles - he will never underestimate the achievement of getting even that much of a response from Logan.]

Would that mean I get to set the training schedule?

[Have a 'small' punch in the shoulder, elf.]

Not a chance, kid.

[He winces mouths an "ow!" with the punch, but then goes into a nervous chuckle, as he rubs at his shoulder.]

On second thought, maybe I'll stick with where I'm at...

How 'bout Mia? She make her way back to our place fine? I don't recall seein' her during that whole mess.

I did. We got into a sticky situation, but it turned out okay. And... yeah, she made it back alright. Of course, since it was Mia, she went around treating half the village first.