Carlos: *picks up @max-searchhistory* This is my new son.
Carlos: *picks up @dedmaxsearchhistory* This is also my new son. He’s a rescue.
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… *he quickly dries his eyes and smiles* t-thanks Carlos
*smiles slightly* You’re welcome, kiddo. Just let me know
what you need, okay?*he nods, glancing around the tent* honestly.. i don’t even know what i need…
Okay, Max. Well… we’ll start out with the shadow people for
now. Don’t follow them, okay? Don’t do what they tell you. We need to learn
about them first. Unfortunately… I can’t see them. So I need your help, Max.
… *he quickly dries his eyes and smiles* t-thanks Carlos
*smiles slightly* You’re welcome, kiddo. Just let me know
what you need, okay?
*he
nods slightly, glancing away* if i keep my old secrets, does it count
as lying? like the on going lies that i’ve been keeping?Old secrets? Like, the ones that don’t matter anymore and
can’t hurt anyone? You don’t have to keep those. *sighs* But, I mean… if you
are trying to protect someone, then that’s fine. *he blinks* Actually – no,
wait. If you have a problem, you tell an adult, okay? If you’re being asked to
keep secrets, you tell an adult you
trust. It’s not your job to try to protect people – even if that person is the
adult you trust, okay? You’re a kid…I’m sorry, I don’t mean to confuse you.
*he frowns and looks out of the tent* thinking about everything… the lies, the lives, the loves… it makes my chest hurt… does your chest ever hurt like that? where it just feels like a black hole slowly eating you up till there’s nothing left inside, but you can’t tell anyone cause you’re scared if what they’ll think, so you don’t tell anyone but it just gets worse and worse and͈̟͔̭̳ ̺̞̖̳̫w̭͙o̘̮ṟ̮̟͖͎s̲͔e͍̤͚͎̦͖ *he hugs himself, letting out a shakey breath*
*frowns deeply* Take a breath, Max. It’s okay. I understand…That’s the worst feeling. But Max, if you
don’t feel good you should tell someone that you trust. Maybe your camp
counselor – ‘counselor’ is in their job descriptions, after all.but i don’t know any of the camp counselors let alone trust them! i mean, aside from Jen, Daniel, and you, i don’t really know any adults! *his breathing quickens * and it’s hard to trust people when at least half the people you talk too have
k̼̩͕͕̝i͓̬l̟̱̼̞̰̬l̹̭͖̮̬̦e̞̜͉̯d͔̺̥̯͕ ̯̙̭̯̥̮y̥̪̱̟̙o̩u̟ ̫̞ͅͅa͉͍̺̥̰ț͔̮̠ ͙̹̩so̳͙̗m̟̱̥̬͙̘e͖̠̪̫ ͎͕p̳̹͕͇̥o͉̻̦͕͓̜i̙̖̯̦̩n͚͉t͖̫͚̙͙̘ͅ!̟̤
i̻̤ ̦̼̘͍ͅm̬̖̰e͔͍͔̗͔̥̦̭a̭̟͖̠̯n̰̹̰̣̜̞ ̭h̺̺̣̟̘o̬͈w͙͓̗ ̣̰̺̩̦̺͇d͍͎͙͔̪͉̬o̱͎̦͚̫̝ ̱̹̦y̞̯͇̝̞̞͍̻͔o͈̭͍̻̫̩̣̟̮u̩͇͙ ͙̟d̺͚̬̹̰̫͉͚e͔̖̪͍̪̦̩̹a̩͓l̹̝̳̥͉̼̭ ͈̮̰̜̥ͅw̱̰̫̫i̘͉̪͙͎̜ṯ̗̱̝̣̖͙ͅh̦̗͖̞ ̣̮̯̳͚͖͓s̭̳o͎̬͙̯͈ͅm̮̰̗͍͔e̟̲̯͔t̻͈͉h͈̪͎̜̱̫̗i͈̮̺ṇ̳͔̙̙̫̳ͅg̗̝̹͚ ̗̦̰̜̼͙̣͍l̹̩͉̯̮̭̜i̲̰k̰̹̖̯̼̭͕͍e̺ ͈͓̮͓͖̩͕͖̼t̮̻̟͇͔̫ͅh̭̹̲̣̬̹̦a͙̱ṯ̻?̫͔͈͉̮̮̯!̠̩͎
I – Max, Max, it’s okay! Calm down, buddy. *he kneels down*
Max, it’s okay. No, I’m not going to say I understand about people trying to
kill me or anything – I don’t know how to deal with that Max, I’m sorry… But I
wanna help you, buddy. With the shadow people, with everything.r-..really? *tears pricked at the corners of his eyes as he started to tremble again* b-but what if.. what if i can’t be helped?
You won’t know until we try. And I want to try, buddy. I really do.
*he
nods slightly, glancing away* if i keep my old secrets, does it count
as lying? like the on going lies that i’ve been keeping?Old secrets? Like, the ones that don’t matter anymore and
can’t hurt anyone? You don’t have to keep those. *sighs* But, I mean… if you
are trying to protect someone, then that’s fine. *he blinks* Actually – no,
wait. If you have a problem, you tell an adult, okay? If you’re being asked to
keep secrets, you tell an adult you
trust. It’s not your job to try to protect people – even if that person is the
adult you trust, okay? You’re a kid…I’m sorry, I don’t mean to confuse you.
*he frowns and looks out of the tent* thinking about everything… the lies, the lives, the loves… it makes my chest hurt… does your chest ever hurt like that? where it just feels like a black hole slowly eating you up till there’s nothing left inside, but you can’t tell anyone cause you’re scared if what they’ll think, so you don’t tell anyone but it just gets worse and worse and͈̟͔̭̳ ̺̞̖̳̫w̭͙o̘̮ṟ̮̟͖͎s̲͔e͍̤͚͎̦͖ *he hugs himself, letting out a shakey breath*
*frowns deeply* Take a breath, Max. It’s okay. I understand…That’s the worst feeling. But Max, if you
don’t feel good you should tell someone that you trust. Maybe your camp
counselor – ‘counselor’ is in their job descriptions, after all.but i don’t know any of the camp counselors let alone trust them! i mean, aside from Jen, Daniel, and you, i don’t really know any adults! *his breathing quickens * and it’s hard to trust people when at least half the people you talk too have
k̼̩͕͕̝i͓̬l̟̱̼̞̰̬l̹̭͖̮̬̦e̞̜͉̯d͔̺̥̯͕ ̯̙̭̯̥̮y̥̪̱̟̙o̩u̟ ̫̞ͅͅa͉͍̺̥̰ț͔̮̠ ͙̹̩so̳͙̗m̟̱̥̬͙̘e͖̠̪̫ ͎͕p̳̹͕͇̥o͉̻̦͕͓̜i̙̖̯̦̩n͚͉t͖̫͚̙͙̘ͅ!̟̤
i̻̤ ̦̼̘͍ͅm̬̖̰e͔͍͔̗͔̥̦̭a̭̟͖̠̯n̰̹̰̣̜̞ ̭h̺̺̣̟̘o̬͈w͙͓̗ ̣̰̺̩̦̺͇d͍͎͙͔̪͉̬o̱͎̦͚̫̝ ̱̹̦y̞̯͇̝̞̞͍̻͔o͈̭͍̻̫̩̣̟̮u̩͇͙ ͙̟d̺͚̬̹̰̫͉͚e͔̖̪͍̪̦̩̹a̩͓l̹̝̳̥͉̼̭ ͈̮̰̜̥ͅw̱̰̫̫i̘͉̪͙͎̜ṯ̗̱̝̣̖͙ͅh̦̗͖̞ ̣̮̯̳͚͖͓s̭̳o͎̬͙̯͈ͅm̮̰̗͍͔e̟̲̯͔t̻͈͉h͈̪͎̜̱̫̗i͈̮̺ṇ̳͔̙̙̫̳ͅg̗̝̹͚ ̗̦̰̜̼͙̣͍l̹̩͉̯̮̭̜i̲̰k̰̹̖̯̼̭͕͍e̺ ͈͓̮͓͖̩͕͖̼t̮̻̟͇͔̫ͅh̭̹̲̣̬̹̦a͙̱ṯ̻?̫͔͈͉̮̮̯!̠̩͎
I – Max, Max, it’s okay! Calm down, buddy. *he kneels down*
Max, it’s okay. No, I’m not going to say I understand about people trying to
kill me or anything – I don’t know how to deal with that Max, I’m sorry… But I
wanna help you, buddy. With the shadow people, with everything.
*he
nods slightly, glancing away* if i keep my old secrets, does it count
as lying? like the on going lies that i’ve been keeping?Old secrets? Like, the ones that don’t matter anymore and
can’t hurt anyone? You don’t have to keep those. *sighs* But, I mean… if you
are trying to protect someone, then that’s fine. *he blinks* Actually – no,
wait. If you have a problem, you tell an adult, okay? If you’re being asked to
keep secrets, you tell an adult you
trust. It’s not your job to try to protect people – even if that person is the
adult you trust, okay? You’re a kid…I’m sorry, I don’t mean to confuse you.
*he frowns and looks out of the tent* thinking about everything… the lies, the lives, the loves… it makes my chest hurt… does your chest ever hurt like that? where it just feels like a black hole slowly eating you up till there’s nothing left inside, but you can’t tell anyone cause you’re scared if what they’ll think, so you don’t tell anyone but it just gets worse and worse and͈̟͔̭̳ ̺̞̖̳̫w̭͙o̘̮ṟ̮̟͖͎s̲͔e͍̤͚͎̦͖ *he hugs himself, letting out a shakey breath*
*frowns deeply* Take a breath, Max. It’s okay. I understand…That’s the worst feeling. But Max, if you
don’t feel good you should tell someone that you trust. Maybe your camp
counselor – ‘counselor’ is in their job descriptions, after all.
*he
nods slightly, glancing away* if i keep my old secrets, does it count
as lying? like the on going lies that i’ve been keeping?
Old secrets? Like, the ones that don’t matter anymore and
can’t hurt anyone? You don’t have to keep those. *sighs* But, I mean… if you
are trying to protect someone, then that’s fine. *he blinks* Actually – no,
wait. If you have a problem, you tell an adult, okay? If you’re being asked to
keep secrets, you tell an adult you
trust. It’s not your job to try to protect people – even if that person is the
adult you trust, okay? You’re a kid…
I’m sorry, I don’t mean to confuse you.
wait, you’re not suppose to follow strangers? why? don’t people follow stranger all the time? *he tilts his head*
*looks at Max* Has… no one ever told you that? Oh my god…
okay. Um… well, it’s for safety reasons. Sometimes, people want to um… hurt
little kids. I don’t know why, but they want to. So parents are supposed to
tell their kids not to follow strangers or do anything a stranger says because
it could hurt you.And that instruction is especially true with the shadow
people – we don’t know who they are or what they want. So don’t do anything
they tell you to, okay?oh… but.. what if the stranger is nice? all the strangers i’ve met have turned into friends! my bosses were strangers, well the one still is kinda, but now i know them, and know that they don’t to hurt me! *he smiles*
You can try to get to know them, but if they tell you to go
someplace with them on your own or tell you to keep bad secrets you shouldn’t
listen to them. You need to be careful, Max. When you first meet people, don’t
do what they say.well.. what counts as a ‘bad secret’? cause i have a lot of secrets and i want to know if their bad..
Well, things like being told to lie. Like, if someone says “don’t
tell so-and-so I broke their toy” or something. Or “don’t tell them I stole
their candy”. (this kid’s parents should have already told him this… did they really not care enough?)oh… then i have a few of those… *he glanced at the floor* but.. what if you lie to like.. protect someone? ‘what they don’t know won’t hurt them’ right?
*frowns. Now that’s tough.*It really depends, if I’m going
to be honest. But you have to think – is it because you don’t want to hurt
them? Or you don’t want to get in trouble? Generally speaking, Max, you need to
tell the truth.
wait, you’re not suppose to follow strangers? why? don’t people follow stranger all the time? *he tilts his head*
*looks at Max* Has… no one ever told you that? Oh my god…
okay. Um… well, it’s for safety reasons. Sometimes, people want to um… hurt
little kids. I don’t know why, but they want to. So parents are supposed to
tell their kids not to follow strangers or do anything a stranger says because
it could hurt you.And that instruction is especially true with the shadow
people – we don’t know who they are or what they want. So don’t do anything
they tell you to, okay?oh… but.. what if the stranger is nice? all the strangers i’ve met have turned into friends! my bosses were strangers, well the one still is kinda, but now i know them, and know that they don’t to hurt me! *he smiles*
You can try to get to know them, but if they tell you to go
someplace with them on your own or tell you to keep bad secrets you shouldn’t
listen to them. You need to be careful, Max. When you first meet people, don’t
do what they say.well.. what counts as a ‘bad secret’? cause i have a lot of secrets and i want to know if their bad..
Well, things like being told to lie. Like, if someone says “don’t
tell so-and-so I broke their toy” or something. Or “don’t tell them I stole
their candy”. (this kid’s parents should have already told him this… did they really not care enough?)
wait, you’re not suppose to follow strangers? why? don’t people follow stranger all the time? *he tilts his head*
*looks at Max* Has… no one ever told you that? Oh my god…
okay. Um… well, it’s for safety reasons. Sometimes, people want to um… hurt
little kids. I don’t know why, but they want to. So parents are supposed to
tell their kids not to follow strangers or do anything a stranger says because
it could hurt you.And that instruction is especially true with the shadow
people – we don’t know who they are or what they want. So don’t do anything
they tell you to, okay?oh… but.. what if the stranger is nice? all the strangers i’ve met have turned into friends! my bosses were strangers, well the one still is kinda, but now i know them, and know that they don’t to hurt me! *he smiles*
You can try to get to know them, but if they tell you to go
someplace with them on your own or tell you to keep bad secrets you shouldn’t
listen to them. You need to be careful, Max. When you first meet people, don’t
do what they say.
The Perfect Scientist 