logah | Heart Don't Fail Me Now, Courage Don't Desert Me

When we last left our heroes, Jane and Jake's date had been abruptly interrupted by a series of confusing texts from Sollux, requesting that Jane heal Tavros in exchange for his eternal servitude. Distressed by what this could possibly mean in concordance with her already-present suspicions regarding her mother's true nature, Jane resolved to venture to her childhood home, a place she had refused to revisit since finding her father's body there years before, in search of clues. Jake, seeing her obvious apprehension and distress, resolutely deigned to join her, and so they set off together, tension high.

Jane had only taken the time to change clothes and grab some gear before hopping in her truck alongside Jake, her trusty fedora (a gift from her father) tilted smartly atop her wild curls. It was not far from her apartment to her old home, a 45 minute trek at most. When they pulled up front, the house towered above them, the truck almost seeming dwarfed where it rested in the winding, expansive driveway. They parked right outside of the elegant steps that led to the door, and Jane took a slow breath, gathering herself. ".... I have not been here in 7 years." she said, giving a small shake of her head in disbelief. "I... I didn't even get my things after he died. My room should be just as I left it when I moved into the Crocker U dorms freshman year..."

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Jake had used the time Jane took to change to prep himself mentally. Their date was going in a new direction, and well...it wasn't really a date now. That had kinda ended. But this was something important to Janey, and she needed him now more than ever. He wasn't sure what he could do in this...but he was her partner. He'd do everything he could.

He took slow breaths as they drove, making a mental note to contact that ass who had freaked her out later. Man needed a lesson in how to proper talk to a lady. His hand reached for her shoulder as they pulled up to the absolute monster of a house, squeezing softly and giving her a nod. "You can do this...I'm right here with you. Something tries to get in your way, I'll give em the ol' one two. ...and you don't have to do this, either. We can come back later if you don't feel prepared. This house isn't going anywhere after all."

"We're going to investigate this properly." Jane said with a sigh, setting the paper to the side and pulling the cabinet doors shut. Her mind was swimming; there was no way she could process all of this information right now. "I will have the locks changed first thing tomorrow so that whoever had them changed in the first place won't be able to get back in. I will start coming up here after work to sort through these files and try to make sense of all of this hullabaloo."

A hand rose, and she ran her fingertips through her hair, knocking her hat lopsided in the process. She turned back to Jake. "... And I'll need to speak to Feferi. Sollux, too."

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