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[madginger]

[ Max looks pretty annoyed as she turns on the video and stares into the screen, and when she starts talking, there's a firmness about her every word. Things were scary enough before, reminding her a little too much of home, but Robin in the hospital has slammed the situation in her face, painfully. ]

That's it. If none of you are going to use the offers for safer travel that have been made for you, at least take a buddy with you. It's, seriously, time to pair up for a buddy system.

If you don't? You're just stupid.

Hawkins people, this especially means you. You're all my buddies, now. You go somewhere, you call me. I go somewhere, I'll call you.

Got it?

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[madginger]

[ Well...Max has had those nights. A lot. But that's for another time. ]

Good background noise. Yeah. When I read comics, I don't mind reading with someone who is also reading, but not into the people for background noise.

[faceguy]

I guess when your family lives on top of each other like mine does, you just kinda get used to it.

[They don’t even have doors on their rooms, other than their dad, whose snoring has been piped into Leo’s bedroom since he was a kid. The noise is a normal thing. A gentle (or not so gentle) buzzing that means everything is okay.]

Alright, so sell me on it: what do you like to do for alone time?

[madginger]

Yeah...what do you mean by that? Because I keep picturing either bunk beds, or a giant turtle cuddle pile.

Read. Think. [ Lots of sarcastic emphasis on that last one, because thinking around everyone else? Not great when they keep interjecting their own ideas. But Max remains not entirely serious. ]

[faceguy]

More like five guys living in an echo-y sewer annex with one bathroom. But we have been known to turtle pile on occasion. It's a basic instinct!

[Has she ever seen a picture of a turtle stack? It's the same thing.]

Thinking? Eugh. [He makes a face.] Pass.

[madginger]

That explains a lot. [ She looks down when he talks about the turtle pile, though and smiles. ]

...that's cute. [ Max can't help it. She hasn't actually seen a picture of a turtle stack, but she would like it. ]

[ Then Max outright laughs. ] That, also, explains a lot.

[faceguy]

It’s not cute. It’s just… it just is!

[Don’t ruin his street cred, Max!

He laughs at her observation though.]

All it proves is that I have better things to do.

[madginger]

It's cute. [ She tells him that with a smirk on her face, headed tilted at Leo. Like, really, how is it not cute? ]

Really? Like what?

[faceguy]

Oh, what do you know. [Huff!]

Oh, like skateboard tricks and shooting hoops and being the best at everything.

[madginger]

I know cute when I see it. [ Max can do this all day, Leo. ]

I skateboard, too! Got my skateboard here. Do you have yours?

[faceguy]

You haven’t seen it yet. Not enough of us here to stack.

Yeah! Well, not my board from home, but one I got at the space port.

[It’s not quite the design he would have gone for, but good otherwise.]

[madginger]

If we ever get enough for you that, I demand a turtle stacking, and I'll render my final verdict. Still probably going to be cute, though.

That's good enough for us to board together, sometime, though.

[faceguy]

Fine, I’ll take that bet.

[Especially since it hinges on their brothers showing up here.]

Oh heck yeah! Let me know anytime you wanna shred.

[madginger]

I'll hold you to that, to both things.