Logan | Hurricane

[captainjack]

The wind had begun to howl and Jack had been out in the thick of it. It was his job to make sure people were safe. Not at the cost of his own safety, though, and as the storm really hit, Jack was nearly home. He'd entered Bohemia and was nearly to his hut when part of the roof tore off the bath house. It flew through the air, unseen in the darkness

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[captainjack]

The worst of the storm had passed and their hut was bad off. The roof of the lanai had torn away and it took half a wall with it. That caused another wall to drop in and the foundation to sag. It was a loss. Even though it was still standing and there was enough to shelter them from the retreating rain, it was going to have to be rebuilt from the ground up.

Not that Jack really cared at the moment.

"My tools are out there," he protested as he put on his shoes so he could go outside. Head wound or no, he knew he didn't want to lose his things. "If we're ever going to rebuild I'm going to need my tools..."

[echolls_cursed]

"I'll get them," Logan said, catching Jack's arm. "I don't want you walking around too much. I don't care if you're feeling better, you need to rest," he insisted, patting Jack's arm and heading outside to gather the tools and put them somewhere safe.

There was no way he was going to let Jack build anything for at least another day of two.

[captainjack]

Jack paced around nervously. He didn't like how the hut leaned and creaked in the wind. It didn't feel as safe and snug as before.

It took a few minutes but then Jack was at the door,looking for Logan. He wasn't about to rest when he...he had...well, Logan might need help doing...

[echolls_cursed]

"What are you doing? Get inside," Logan demanded, looking annoyed as he hauled the tools inside and put them in the corner.

"You're not repairing anything right now. And besides... I dunno if I want to rebuild this place."

[captainjack]

"I was...right. Nevermind," he replied, scooting back indoors. "What do you mean? You don't want to rebuild this place? But we've put so much work into it..."

[echolls_cursed]

"I know, and I love it, but... It was your place. I moved into your place, and I know we made it ours, but it was still your hut and- Well, I never really wanted to leave the Hamlet. I mean, I'm not saying I want my old hut back, but this place needs to be rebuilt anyway. What if we built it there?" Logan asked.

[captainjack]

"You want to build a brand new hut from the ground up in the Hamlet?" Jack asked, his words slow as he really tried to think and hang on to the idea. "Is there room?"

[echolls_cursed]

"Sure, I mean, we can make room... I'm sure there's room," Logan insisted. "Look, I know it's a big move, but- I want to be closer to my family. I didn't think it would be a huge deal moving away, but... I never had a family like that before, you know? I feel like I moved away from something good."

[captainjack]

"You want to leave Bohemia and live near Joe and Anne. No, I can see why...I don't have anything like that except the Doctor and that didn't go well. You really want to go home?"

[echolls_cursed]

"Only if you're okay with it," Logan said honestly. "I don't want you to say yes just because I want it or whatever. I want us both to be happy."

[captainjack]

"I don't know, Logan," he said hesitantly. "Would Joe be pissed if I was so close? I'd hate to be underfoot or whatever. I never know when I'm going to make him mad."

[echolls_cursed]

"Joe likes you. He told me he likes you," Logan replied. "You know he does. Things have changed."

[captainjack]

Changed or not, Joe still made Jack nervous as hell. But things had been better and...and there were some really good reasons to rebuild there. And some good reasons to stay. What it really came down to was on Logan's face.

"Okay," Jack agreed after a long moment of serious consideration. "But if I forget you have to just remind me. Don't get mad. Promise?"

[echolls_cursed]

Logan frowned a little, but eventually nodded.

He really hoped Jack wouldn't forget something as huge as this.

"It'll be really good, Jack. You wont regret it, man."

[captainjack]

"We should take the wood. From here, I mean. We don't have to build the same hut, but it'd be nice to not have to start from scratch, right?" he said. The longer her thought on it, the more bits and pieces caught and stayed in his memory to his relief.

[echolls_cursed]

"That's a good idea," Logan agreed. "Maybe we can ask around and see if people can help us move the furniture too. It's a long walk, someone must have a cart we could use.