TW: self deprecating thoughts, but as always read cautiously because I'm bad at trying to describe these things

After ten minutes of nothing Virgil began to stir.

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Is it over? I can hear soft voices but whose are they? Is that Logan and Thomas? And are those crickets? What are we doing in the forest? 

Then the memories came rushing back

Oh... OH OH NO!! Thomas had probably done the complete transfer and now he's going to see why i feel so guilty and hate me for not trying harder to stop them. Especially if he saw what i saw...

Logan: Wait, I think he's stirring...

Thomas: I hope so.

Why are their voices so concerned? What happened?  I slowly begin to open my eyes, although I really don't want to, and see two figures looking at me concerned.

 VIRGIL!!!  :Thomas says before wrapping me in a hug. 

Thomas: I'm so sorry I did that to you but I had to I'm so sorry!

Wait why is he sorry?

Virgil: No I'm sorry I didn't keep you from seeing all of those horrible things..

Thomas: oh no Virgil! I would never be mad at you for that... I wanted you to let me see those things.... and  the thing I've been worrying most about lately is you..

Virgil: Oh... uh.. sorry

Virgil now sat up  completely which sent some pain through his arms causing him to hiss.

Logan: The pain should diminish soon

Virgil: o-okay

Logan: Are you feeling okay Virgil?

Virgil: Sure...but what happened I don't even remember anything after Thomas first grabbed my hand after throwing the pills away..

Logan: Oh ok. Do you want me or Thomas to explain?

Virgil now just shrugged his shoulders indescisevly.

Thomas: I'll explain it although Logan will have to tell what happened to you.

Logan: affirmitive

Virgil: ok

Thomas: After I grabbed your hand I started concentrating on the spectrum of  worrying  thoughts as you squirmed to get my hand off yours. 

Virgil: Okay.

Thomas: Then as I focused  I could only feel a small sense of pain then realized that your jacket was blocking much of our skin from connecting so then I had to almost wrestle with you in order to move your jacket.

Virgil: Sorry...

Thomas: Don't be.

Virgil smiled a little.

Thomas: Then you let out a yell as we had one full hand of connnection and started to shake and were frantically trying to get free

Thomas: then as I realized your other hand was trying to pry mine off yours I grabbed it making us both yell as it made a stronger connection.

Thomas: then you made eye contact with me in and your eyes rolled into the back of your head and Logan caught you.

Virgil: ok

Thomas: then from here I only really know what happened to me

Virgil: ok

Thomas: SO i began seeing really bad images that portrayed all of the thoughts being transferred and could really only feel the shock going through my arms

Virgil: ...

Logan: Once you passed out your body began to violently shake as if you were having an extreme seizure. You also were mumbling incoherent things as you were unconscious.

Virgil: huh

Logan: This all lasted for about 18 or so minutes until Thomas came to and then now here we are with you.

Virgil: ok

Thomas: anything you want to add for your story?

Virgil: Not much to add, no.

Thomas: I'm sorry, Virgil

Virgil: It's not your fault

Thomas: It is

Virgil: I could have made this easy for both of us but was too stubborn to let you help.

Thomas: It's ok 

Logan: Well no matter who's fault it was we should probably get home before the others wake up

Thomas: Ya.

Virgil: that's a good idea 

They began their long trek home through the forest. But to the unknown dismay of Logan and Thomas, Virgil had begun blocking and filtering through all of the only just transferred thoughts. But he was smart this time and only took the major ones and left everything else although he wanted to take them all.

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(This has been slightly updated as of April 3rd, 2020. The whole last chapter is completely new. )