97% sure.
Ninety-seven percent? What about the other three?
*Max shrugged* Dunno. Look, if you’re so concerned about it we can literally go over there and look.
We could? *he then frowns* I… should do it when the QM isn’t there..
I dunno when he’s not there, to be fair no one knows where he is half the time anyway.
Ugh… still, I’d better try to avoid him. In the meantime, maybe don’t swim in the lake or do anything with it until I figure out what’s in it. Unless the case is I find out there’s something bad in it, then you ought to continue not doing anything in it.
I wanna come too. That way even if, which is impossible, the kid is a “”ghost”” we can know if only kids can see him or not. *that’s clearly not the reason he wants to come but*
What? Why on Earth do you want to come? Max, you saw some things there, and I am absolutely not willing to put you in that situation again!
I don’t want to be here. Plus, I know where to avoid, so you don’t see shit.
I’m an adult – I’m really not concerned about myself. Max, it’s illegal for you to see… stuff like that.
Then he shouldn’t be doing that at a children’s fucking summer camp.
Hey, watch– *he stopped. Max was entirely justified in swearing in this case* No, absolutely he shouldn’t be doing that! Which is why I don’t want you going back to Spooky Island.
C’mon! I have a knife stick for protection and everything!
A… a knife stick??
Yeah. A stick with a pocket knife taped to it. Knife stick.
…
You can’t have that anymore. Take the knife off the stick.
Oh c’mon! It’s for protection!
The knife will pop off the stick and come back at you if you try to stab anything. it’s better to just have it in your hand.
That’s happened once and no one got hurt. It’s secure to the stick now.
Max, no. Knives do not go on sticks – they’re not designed to do that!
If they’re not designed to be taped to sticks then why is mine taped to a stick, huh?
Because you did that and you’re going to hurt yourself! Take it off the stick! Where are you keeping that thing, by the way?
Why would I tell you that?
Because I’m an adult. And I’m a scientist, so I’m smart. So you should listen to me.
Your science is nothing against a knife stick.
You’re childness is nothing against my adultness.
I’m gonna keep bugging you ‘till you let me come.
And I’m going to bug you to deconstruct that dangerous weapon you made and just use the knife as a knife.
I propose a compromise; I take the knife off the stick and you let me go with you to Spooky Island. Deal?
What – No, Max, I’m not taking you to Orgy Island! I mean, Spooky Island!
But- fine. Nevermind. *he turns his attention back to the pot* do we need to put another one in?
Would you like to? It’s still your experiment. *he frowned at the kid, sad that he made him upset. But Carlos had to be responsible, and he wasn’t going to let Max to back to a place like that when he could prevent it!*
Isn’t that kinda what you need to do? To see if it’s like,, consistant or something?
Yeah. So do you wanna go for it? *smiles*
Sure. We should probably actually time it this time.
Yeah, okay. Hang on. *he gets out his phone and opens the timer* Okay, ready.
*he drops another pod in, looking over the pot*
*carlos starts the timer. he smiles at Max.* YOu gonna stare at it the whole time?
*Max shrugs* Maybe,
Well… you ever heard the saying that a watched pot doesn’t boil?
