*Max was… confused to say the least. where was he? why did he feel so much.. taller? he looked down at his hands and panicked slightly, where were his bandages?! actually.. where were his scars?*
*Is sitting in Max’s tent by himself, wondering what to do. He guesses he should go out and find… himself. Max. The other him. Max, in his body. Yeah, that. So he gets up and heads out the tent before walking the trail toward where his camp was. It was taking a little longer than usual to walk he noticed. Short legs and all*
not gre- we? i’d say we’re doing pretty good i guess ?
L: Max, i think Carlos meant just you..
oh..
*smiles awkwardly* No, I didn’t mean ‘we’ as in ‘you and I’… Sorry to confuse you. I was asking about you.
yeah then.. not all that great honestly..
Yeah, I, uh… I heard. I’m sorry, Max.
*he shrugs* it’s alright, life is shyt and i should just get used to it..
I’m sorry to hear that…
Hey… I promised you I’d take you out to get shirts. You wanna… you wanna go do that, Max?
oh.. yeah i guess *he shoves his hands in his pockets, glancing away slightly*
Come on… it’ll be fun. My treat. *he smiles and offers Max a hand to hold. Carlos isn’t sure if Max wants to talk about anything, but he did want to help the kid feel better.*
*he hesitates before holding Carlos’ hand* so.. this might sound weird, but where you buy clothes? like i know they’re sold in stores, but are there stores just for clothes? cause i don’t think i’ve ever actually seen one…
There are. But clothes there tend to be a little more expensive because they’re ‘specialty’ stuff or whatever. But places like Target… it’s cheaper. I usually just wear jeans and tshirts anyway… I get my labcoats online.
really? huh.. alright so are we going to Target? *he looks up at Carlos*
I was thinking that, or a supermarket like that. And then we can go out and get ice cream, or some other treat. You okay with that?
*he smiles and nods* hell yeah!
*Carlos felt a little relieved, thankful that Max seemed excited* Alright. Let’s go get my car then. What kind of shirts do you think you’ll get?
*his smile fades slightly as he thinks* i dunno, aside from my hoodie, i never got a choice in what i wore…
Oh. Well, that’s totally okay. We’ll have a look and you can actually see what you like, alright? I think there’s some Minecraft graphic tees available… if you like that sort of thing, I mean. If not, there’s other things too.
*he smiles again* alright! and.. thanks for this Carlos
You’re absolutely welcome, Max. *Carlos smiles at him and they make it to his car. He opened the back door for Max to climb inside.* Remember your seatbelt.
*he chuckles* yeah, not making that mistake twice– er uh.. better safe then sorry! *he quickly puts his seatbelt on*
*Stares at Max for a moment, concerned. But then quietly closes the door and goes to the driver’s seat. A story for another time, he figured. He starts the car and an oldies radio station starts to play*
*he looks at the radio as it starts playing, quietly listening*
*Carlos starts to pull the car away and head down the road* So… what kind of treats would you like? Gotta start thinking about that, Max.
hmm.. i dunno… guess i’ll see what they have when we get there but i don’t really care since they’ll mostly be under my hoodie
*laughs* I said ‘Treats’, Max, not ‘shirts’. What do you wanna eat?
..oh… *he shrugs* ice cream’s pretty good i guess
*Carlos nodded.* Alright – I’ll keep an eye out for a parlor while we head to the store.
*laying face down in the dirt* yeah, why do you ask?
*he smiles abit and nods* that sounds pretty good *he covers his mouth as he yawns again* damn..
Language… Have that nap, Max. Do you need anything before I leave you to it?
*he frowns slightly, feeling a little embarrassed* can you.. stay with me til i fall asleep..?
Yeah, sure buddy. That’s fine with me.
*he smiles softly, closing his eyes slowly*
*smiles at Max and sits down in the other cot in the tent. He pulls out his phone and starts to read a book he’d had downloaded. It was a nice to be able to read books now that he was outside of Night Vale for the time being*
*After a few minutes, Max actually fell asleep*
*Carlos spends a few more minutes watching, waiting to see if Max would suddenly awaken again.*
*nope, seems he’s actually asleep, which is good cause he deserves it after all the shyt he’s been through…*
*Carlos is relieved. He stands up and goes to Max, gently tucking him in and giving him a pat on the head. He then leaves the tent, zipping it up after him.*
not gre- we? i’d say we’re doing pretty good i guess ?
L: Max, i think Carlos meant just you..
oh..
*smiles awkwardly* No, I didn’t mean ‘we’ as in ‘you and I’… Sorry to confuse you. I was asking about you.
yeah then.. not all that great honestly..
Yeah, I, uh… I heard. I’m sorry, Max.
*he shrugs* it’s alright, life is shyt and i should just get used to it..
I’m sorry to hear that…
Hey… I promised you I’d take you out to get shirts. You wanna… you wanna go do that, Max?
oh.. yeah i guess *he shoves his hands in his pockets, glancing away slightly*
Come on… it’ll be fun. My treat. *he smiles and offers Max a hand to hold. Carlos isn’t sure if Max wants to talk about anything, but he did want to help the kid feel better.*
*he hesitates before holding Carlos’ hand* so.. this might sound weird, but where you buy clothes? like i know they’re sold in stores, but are there stores just for clothes? cause i don’t think i’ve ever actually seen one…
There are. But clothes there tend to be a little more expensive because they’re ‘specialty’ stuff or whatever. But places like Target… it’s cheaper. I usually just wear jeans and tshirts anyway… I get my labcoats online.
really? huh.. alright so are we going to Target? *he looks up at Carlos*
I was thinking that, or a supermarket like that. And then we can go out and get ice cream, or some other treat. You okay with that?
*he smiles and nods* hell yeah!
*Carlos felt a little relieved, thankful that Max seemed excited* Alright. Let’s go get my car then. What kind of shirts do you think you’ll get?
*his smile fades slightly as he thinks* i dunno, aside from my hoodie, i never got a choice in what i wore…
Oh. Well, that’s totally okay. We’ll have a look and you can actually see what you like, alright? I think there’s some Minecraft graphic tees available… if you like that sort of thing, I mean. If not, there’s other things too.
*he smiles again* alright! and.. thanks for this Carlos
You’re absolutely welcome, Max. *Carlos smiles at him and they make it to his car. He opened the back door for Max to climb inside.* Remember your seatbelt.
*he chuckles* yeah, not making that mistake twice– er uh.. better safe then sorry! *he quickly puts his seatbelt on*
*Stares at Max for a moment, concerned. But then quietly closes the door and goes to the driver’s seat. A story for another time, he figured. He starts the car and an oldies radio station starts to play*
*he looks at the radio as it starts playing, quietly listening*
*Carlos starts to pull the car away and head down the road* So… what kind of treats would you like? Gotta start thinking about that, Max.
hmm.. i dunno… guess i’ll see what they have when we get there but i don’t really care since they’ll mostly be under my hoodie
*laughs* I said ‘Treats’, Max, not ‘shirts’. What do you wanna eat?
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