(Jack, Joe - 10/16)

[echolls_cursed]

So, okay, he hadn't gone to see the dinosaurs, but he had gone up to the mountain. It hadn't been a long trip or a long stay. Gone on Tuesday, back by Thursday morning. Nothing monumental or exciting had happened, and whatever it was he'd been hoping to find out there hadn't been found.

Still, Linus had enjoyed the trip, and a few days away from the world had helped clear his head a little.

The hut was starting to get a little untidy again, but he made no move to clean anything up, dumping his bag out on the table and tossing the dirty laundry in a pile in the corner before putting down the food he'd grabbed for Linus at the compound when he'd stopped off for a shower.

In fact, his hair was still damp, and when he heard someone head up the steps to his stilted hut he raked his fingers through it, causing it to stand on end as he glanced over to see who it was.

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[captainjack.livejournal.com]

Jack opened the door and stopped, looking at Logan. Normally he schooled his expression to a sort of cool indifference or a swagging smile. Now he simply looked relieved to see him. He'd hoped that something would click back into place when he saw Logan, but nothing was right. Something had slipped and fallen away and for days everything normal had felt off.

"Have fun?" he asked, his voice tight as he forced himself to breathe. In and out, repeat until forever. "Glad I don't have to go find you and bring you back."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

After not seeing Logan for a couple of days, Joe had gone looking for him. He hadn't been in his hut, his dog hadn't been anywhere, he hadn't been found in the Compound or on the beach or any of the places Joe would normally find Logan, but at the same time, he didn't feel like Logan was gone. Maybe it was just denial, but Joe was sure that he'd know when Logan disappeared for real.

When he went to check Logan's hut that morning, he didn't expect to find anything new and he was sure his surprise was clear on his face when he actually found Logan there. "Nice of you to come back," he muttered, his arms crossing over his chest.