cliche-ask-max-deactivated20171:
Oh. Who are you and why are you talking to me?
//lol chill max//
I’m…sorry…
*shakes his head slightly* Don’t be sorry,
Max. I just want you to be safe from now on. And I know that seems like a
really hard thing to do, and it is. Just… if you’re not feeling good about
yourself you should find an adult that you trust. Like David or Gwen, your
counselors.
cliche-ask-max-deactivated20171:
Oh. Who are you and why are you talking to me?
//lol chill max//
David: okay…oh god…I’m a horrible counselor…I can’t even tell when one of my kids is upset…depressed, even…
No, son, no, you’re not horrible. You’re, what…
in your twenties? It’s okay. And Max didn’t want anyone to realize he was… so
upset. It’s not our fault, David.David: I’m going to go see him. Even if he’s asleep, I just wanna look at him…
Sure. *turns to open the door for David. Gives
him a small smile and steps aside so he could go in first.*David: *he gasps when he sees the small form of max, looking even smaller among the tubes and machines* oh max…
Max: *stirs and wakes up* d-David?
*shuts the door behind them gently* Hey buddy.
I gave him a call – I hope that’s okay.*he reaches out his arms* d-David.
David: *walks over and hugs the child gently*
*stands at the foot of the bed, just watching
them hug it out*David: max…I’m so sorry…
David…I did this…David…it’s all my fault…I scared everyone…I tried to…kill myself…
We got you out of the water and to the
hospital in time – that’s what’s important right now. The other kids will be
glad to know that you’re okay. *frowns* I… broke one of your ribs, Max, and
cracked a couple others. I’m sorry about that – I wish it was avoidable.Why…did you…save me?
*just looks at him with a sympathetic but
serious expression* You would have died, Max. I wasn’t going to let you die,
especially when I could do something. And… especially not when it was our talk
that triggered you.
Smiles and gives a chuckle. “You’re… so damn cute…”
Carlos stared at Yondu, surprised. He looked
down at his food, feeling a little embarrassed. He could feel his ears warm up.
“I… Um, thank you,” he said softly.“Your welcome.” Smiles at him happily.
Carlos laughed softly, nervous. “Um… you ever
dated anyone before?”He cringed a bit. Shit – no, you shouldn’t talk about past
relationships with someone you’re dating. At least not right away. Dammit, Carlos!“No….. actually this is the first time. I have.. slept with… well ….. robots… sex bots….. but I mean….. nothing emotionally tied….”
Carlos blinked at him, perturbed by that. But
he nodded slightly; because of course it made sense. Some folks just needed
that sort of interaction… and better hooker-bots than someone else actually
getting exploited from it.
“I… I see. Yeah, it’s… been a while since I’ve
done anything like this too. I mean… I think I was P… Quill’s age. Nothing
lasting happened, it’s just… the last time I gave it a shot.” He looked at
Yondu. “Um, is there… a reason for that? Culture, or… what? I’m sorry if that’s
a dumb question – I’ve only been on a Xandarian colony so I only know about
Xandarians and those who visit on occasion.”
“You’re supposed to get back to the lab with
your data,” Carlos explained. “Science isn’t about just doing field work all
the time.” He sighed. “No, I don’t need a lab. Like I said, I don’t do that
anymore – I’m a scavver now. Can’t really eat working on science, you know?” Well, he was getting sad now. Dammit.“Eh, I still think ya count as a scientist, not gonna stop me from callin’ ya one, anyway.” He shrugged, picking up his bowl again to pick at is cereal. “I’m sure I could find ya some work to put that science background to use if ya want, I got a good enough setup here for ya to stick around if you’re interested.”
“If you are able to, I… would actually be very
much obliged,” Carlos told him sincerely. “You know me – I don’t have the
firepower to be an effective scavenger.” He looked at Hancock and offered him a
slight, grateful smile. He got another handful of cereal from his bowl and
munched some more.
Carlos shrugged slightly. “Well… it definitely
wasn’t at first,” he admitted. “My… mom isn’t a great person.” He wasn’t sure
if he wanted to go on about her – He really didn’t want to just drop something
heavy like Julietta Gonzales on Hancock.Well shit, that wasn’t what he’d been trying to get at. “I uh….. I’m sorry, mate. I was more wonderin’ about tryin’ to learn without folks around who knew what was going on with ya, but if you wanna talk, feel free, man. I’m all ears.”
Carlos was quiet for a moment, debating whether
to go into depth about her. He decided not – they were on a road trip. If it
was going to happen, there was always another time.
“Well… suffice to say, she’s been obliviated
since, and things got better after that,” Carlos told him. “I went to regular
elementary school for a little bit, though my dad told me to be careful with my
powers. Still, I did accidentally enlarge my friend’s rock collection once –
officials fixed it though and I was able to keep my friends.”
Smiles and gives a chuckle. “You’re… so damn cute…”
Carlos stared at Yondu, surprised. He looked
down at his food, feeling a little embarrassed. He could feel his ears warm up.
“I… Um, thank you,” he said softly.“Your welcome.” Smiles at him happily.
Carlos laughed softly, nervous. “Um… you ever
dated anyone before?”
He cringed a bit. Shit – no, you shouldn’t talk about past
relationships with someone you’re dating. At least not right away. Dammit, Carlos!
Smiles and gives a chuckle. “You’re… so damn cute…”
Carlos stared at Yondu, surprised. He looked
down at his food, feeling a little embarrassed. He could feel his ears warm up.
“I… Um, thank you,” he said softly.
Nods to him smiling at him his ears giving another little flick.
Carlos glanced at the ears and smiled very
slightly. “You doing that on purpose?” he asked.Blinks ears flicking up then back down. “Doing what?” One ear flicks.
“Your ears… they keep twitching,” Carlos told
him.“Oh…. Yeah.. they uhh… it’s like.. ummm.. think of a cats… or something…..”
Carlos nodded. “Yeah, I see,” he said. “It’s…
interesting. Humans can’t do that. Though… I guess you know that.”Nods and smiles. “we all have our own things. Even you. You wrinkle your nose when your thinking hard.”
Carlos sat up slightly, surprised. “I do?” he
asked. He tried to think. He… he supposed he did. He couldn’t recall a specific
time though… but he didn’t disbelieve the Captain.“Hehe. Your doing it now.”
Carlos blinked at him. “Oh, I am?” he asked,
hand reaching up to touch his nose. Yeah, he could feel a wrinkle in it… huh.
Stephen chuckled at the word ‘strange’being used in a context to describe everything again. Maybe living here wouldn’t be so bad, he could find a way to harness his magic in a new light, if he could at all.
The red light from the pizzeria caught his eye instantly. From what he could see, there were no monsters at all, so far. Was this all a rouge to lead him here for another reason to capture him? He definitely had to stay on his guard this time.
Carlos was a little uneasy. Those creatures
had been practically surrounding his car when he left earlier. Maybe their
attention had been drawn by the blue imp creatures.
As he pulled into his parking spot however
something suddenly dropped down onto his car hood with a loud THUD! Carlos slammed on his brakes,
nearly dislodging the thing, but claws scratched at his windshield before
grabbing onto the hood. Its head finally emerged and the creature gave a loud,
hellish shriek, displaying a mouth full of sharp, yellow teeth.
“Oh – shit!”
Carlos smiled at him. “It’s okay – we talked a
lot last night. Yeah, no, my family’s non-magical. I’m NoMaj-born. I’m pretty
sure I did tell you that.”“You probably did and I just forgot, my memory’s shit most’a the time.” He chuckled softly. “No-Maj always sounds so strange to me, I know it makes sense, just…. unfamiliar, heh. I guess muggle probably sounds just as weird to you, hmm? What was it like growin’ up like that? I imagine it wasn’t easy, yeah?”
Carlos shrugged slightly. “Well… it definitely
wasn’t at first,” he admitted. “My… mom isn’t a great person.” He wasn’t sure
if he wanted to go on about her – He really didn’t want to just drop something
heavy like Julietta Gonzales on Hancock.
