Logan laughed at her suggestion to build a game room. That would definitely bring the place to life. Yet, her lighthearted chat quickly turned serious. He watched her become jittery, looking around the room and rubbing the back of her neck. She didn’t want to talk about it; that much was clear. 

[b]“Listen, I just want to get it back and go back to normal. That old dude said he could help. Now, where the fuck is he?”[/b]

Her tone had shifted again, this time to anger. He sensed that she had fickle emotions, that she was trying to cover up something else. Honestly, she probably thought she would sound crazy. And she would. But so would Logan. What was he supposed to say to comfort her, [i]hey, my sister died from this shadow-stealing thing, and so don’t be afraid. you’re not crazy[/i]. Yeah, that wouldn’t scare her or anything. He didn’t know how to comfort her, to ensure her that it was going to be okay. 

Heck, he wasn’t sure it was going to be okay. He just wanted to make it out of here alive with his shadow.

Logan didn’t have a chance to answer her, because Harris came in, like he had heard her summon him. He had that perpetual lost-in-thought look on his face, lines around his mouth stuck forever. His forehead made him look concerned, or worried almost, lines deep between his eyebrows. Logan found comfort in his presence, in the way he sat down at the head of the table and turned towards Logan without paying any mind to Olivia. 

[b]“I trust you’ve met Olivia?”[/b] he asked, and Logan saw the girl look over at him. 

[color=00aeef]“Yes, sir. I have.”[/color]

[b]“Your initial impressions?”[/b] Harris understood how observant the boy was, in every situation. Logan had a knack for reading people, seeing what was going on under surfaces. He wasn’t always right, but that was besides the point. The boy thought for a moment, popping his knuckles. 

[color=00aeef]“I think she is spontaneous,”[/color] he started off, meaning emotion wise. [color=00aeef]“I think I’ve seen four different emotions while we’ve been sitting in this room. That’s not a bad thing; it means she’s adaptable. She’s got a sense of humor, which can mean she has a good personality.”[/color] He paused for a minute and smiled at the girl. [color=00aeef]“But that’s just from observations.”[/color]  

Harris coughed again, making Logan look back at him. Maybe the man was sick. 

[b]“And I trust you’ve met Logan, Olivia?”[/b] he asked, swiveling his chair to face the girl.