"I probably do need some to time to calm down. I'll talk to you later, Virgil," Roman was honestly relieved that Virgil has suggested that, because if he didn't, the whole situation could've escalated further. Roman then walked away to take a moment to calm down.
Virgil sighed and curled up on the couch to wait. They still didn't have to be at school for a while, so at least they wouldn't be late.
After a while, Roman comes back into the living room and sees Virgil on the couch. "Well, I'd say that I've calmed down now, so we can talk."
He nodded and sat up, fidgeting nervously. "S-So… uh… where do you want to start?" He asked, glancing up at Roman from where he was sitting.
"Maybe we could start with how I can help you rather than make your issues worse if my efforts had any sort of effect. I want to be able to help you, and when I can't you assume that everything is your fault, and I don't want that," Roman said.
"Um…" Virgil considered for a few seconds. "Sometimes…" He began slowly. "…sometimes I just need someone to sit with me when I'm stressed, if that makes sense? I'm typically not in a good mental state for in depth, heartfelt conversation. I just need someone to be there so I don't… uh… deteriorate…?"
"Ah, I see, and I probably come off as too strong, always wanting to play the role of the hero, but the thing is, it's not how any protagonist acts that would grant them the title of a hero; it's what they do, their actions, and personality is not even a factor in that. Of course, I was always apparently too ignorant to realize anything like that…" Roman said.
Virgil nodded, staring at the floor and toying with his sleeves a bit. "It… uh… it can get kinda awkward just sitting in silence? Like, obviously I'm not in any state to be thinking about how uncomfortable the person with me is while I just sit there and… do whatever. So… I guess either bear with me, or have some simple meaningless conversation? It might end up kinda one sided depending on how badly I'm doing, but… sorry…"
"It'll be okay, though… Whether or not you can actually reply to anything that anyone would be saying, they will stay to help you out. I mean, none of us want to see you like that, and we'll all try anything that we can. In the end, I guess we're all heroes, in some sense. We might have the most different of personalities, but we all have the same goal to help you and make sure that you're okay, like a true hero would do. So, as I've said, it doesn't depend on personality at all. You've got all of us to help you, and while some might not be as good at helping, we're all here for you," Roman said.
He nodded again and managed to meet Roman's eyes. "Thanks, Ro… I… would you mind telling the others?" He asked quietly. "I'm… not sure if I can have this conversation four more times, to be honest…"
"Yeah, I can tell all of them when they're home. Once they get home I'll tell them. Now, please, Virgil, try to get some sleep or something like that. It will help with your issues and make today a lot easier," Roman said, slightly surprised that Virgil had met his eyes, but not showing it.
Remus at the moment was asleep. Once Virgil and his brother had left to chat he went to his bedroom and passed out.
Virgil nodded and stood up. "Alright… um… I guess I'll see you later, then?" He waved and left to go to his room.
"Yeah, I'll see you later, Virgil," Roman said. He didn't really know what to do in the meantime, not having much to do, so he found a way to quietly work on rehearsing the script for the play that he is in.
Virgil lay in bed for a while and eventually managed to doze off into a light sleep. He had his hood over his head and was completely silent.
(Do you guys want to skip till later? We could them do a family night type thing.)
(I was going to ask about a time skip.)
(Sure, unless you want to do something at school. Virgil's probably gonna skip anyways lol)
(I already had Remus go to school and Deceit takes online classes.)
(So, time skip, everyone?)
(Yep!)
(Okay!)
(Who wants to start? Again, I can if no one else does. Patton sounds like he might be the kinda guy to call a famILY meeting, tho)
(I can if needed.)
(If you want to ^^ Remus does know a lot about it, and Deceit sounds like he might as well. But then again, Logan and Patton might as well as the parent friends, and Roman could because prinxiety. The only one I don't think would do it is Virgil lol)