[Week 2, Monday: Max]

[purrtagonist]

[just like last week, Akira approaches with his specially brewed coffee made out of stolen beans from Wildkat in hand! for the record, he made this ~super stealthily~ in the McDonald's bathroom so no one would see him at work and question his entry fee. just saying]

[he holds the drink out to Max and starts things off with a simple question]

Want to go see a movie?

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[concertmaster]

[Max deflates at Akira's calmness, and he shoves himself deeper in his hoodie, curling in on himself.]

Fuck, you even sound like him.

[he sounds a bit choked up and he angrily wipes at his face]

There's nothing to talk about. I meant it, I shouldn't have played at all. That's all there is to it.

[purrtagonist]

[like who? but he doesn't ask, knowing he pushed too much already. there's also the urge to reach out and rest his hand on Max's head to try and comfort him, but he's pretty sure he'd just slap it away]

I'm sorry.

[for bringing it up. for the fact that his game was so shitty]

Whatever happened. . . you didn't deserve to go through it.

[concertmaster]

You don't know that. You're assuming a lot of shit.

[he wipes at his face one last time and jumps off the counter]

Whatever. This never happened.

[purrtagonist]

What never happened?

[he's gotchu Max]

The movie? It wasn't that bad. I liked the part where the guy jumped over the helicopter with a motorcycle.

[concertmaster]

[Max Will Remember That,]

I'd have liked it a lot better if he hadn't made the jump, personally.

[deadpan doing a "blowing up" motion]

Pow.

[purrtagonist]

[HOPEFULLY NOT IN A BAD WAY]

Then who would've shot the fake president in the last five minutes of the film?

He needed to make the jump in order to save the day.

[concertmaster]

[o3o???]

The president was right under the helicopter, just make it crash and end our misery early.

[purrtagonist]

But then the main character would've died. That would've kept him from hooking up with the redhead later on in the movie.

[REDHEADED ADMISSION IMPOSSIBLE GIRLS]

[concertmaster]

Heteronormativity in movies is what causes kids like me to not question their sexuality and perpetuates a cycle of uncomfortable self-doubt and angst before an eventual coming out that's then celebrated with fake pride parades while people complain about how straight people don't have anything.

[slurps from his forgotten slushie. its all liquid.]

Also she never showed her boobs, so what's the point.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . . .]

You're ten. You're not old enough to see that kind of movie.

[no!!!]

[concertmaster]

Turn safe search off and let me google boobs!!

[purrtagonist]

Nope. Denied. Google ten-year-old things instead.

[HE REFUSES]

[concertmaster]

This is ageism, Joker, and I won't stand for it. You can't stop me. One of these movies has got to be R-rated.

[purrtagonist]

How about we go play with a kitten at the pet shop instead?

[distraction techniques 101]

[concertmaster]

[squiiiiiiiiiiiiints]

Yeah, okay. Acceptable. But I want to squish a pawpad.

[purrtagonist]

You can squish two paw pads.

Or however many you'd like.

[TO THE PET SHOP]

[concertmaster]

[TO THE PET SHOP!!]

Hey, can I get a BB gun while you're bribing me?

[purrtagonist]

Where am I supposed to buy a BB gun, Max?

[there are no gun shops here??]

[concertmaster]

Right, I forgot toy stores don't sell those here. Fucking Shibuya.

[://///]

[purrtagonist]

There's an airsoft gun shop in the Shibuya I know. Untouchables.

Maybe if we go there one day I'll buy you a BB gun.

[concertmaster]

Sweet.

[he did nothing to deserve that?]

I mean, spoiler, we fucking won't, but sweet.

[purrtagonist]

And here I thought you weren't allowed to give out spoilers, Max.

[concertmaster]

Your guy showing up in this UG would be fucking weird, that's not a real spoiler.

[purrtagonist]

Ah. . . well, that's fair. I prefer him alive, anyway.

[pet shop ahead, bee tee dubs]

[concertmaster]

He probably prefers himself alive too, so. Win/win.

[once there, Max makes a beeline for the snakes.

why?

because he's an enfant terrible why else does he do anything]