[Max laughs, but it isn't like...the kind of derisive laugh at his expense that would make him feel bad. She's laughing with him, not at him, as she helps him put the pin back on his overalls. He'll let her do so gladly, because...she's right, he's liable to accidentally shove the pin into his palm if he isn't careful.]

O...okay.

[Okay. And he looks...happy. Like, genuinely in a way he hasn't ever since that dumb timeloop stole so much time from him, or ever since Katurian saw too much, or-

So many things he wishes could be undone, or he could take back. Except now, like few other things, he has something he can actually look forward to.

Basil doesn't just smile. He beams, his tail thumping against the steps.]

Just the two of us then. It'll probably be nice weather too...and I can still be outside for a little while longer, so the sun shouldn't be a problem.