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<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

A perfect crime, omg

Max, how dare you forget! I'm the turtliest of guys! My twin coming a close second.

I've been to like... maybe eight classes. Yeah. Sounds about right. I did some school here! Donnie's been to more than I have.

Like, how do you guys handle it? I mean, everyone else seems to sit still forever and pay attention so easy. It's unfair. I keep losing track of what even we're supposed to be doing.

[Its the ADHD, Leo. ADHD paired with never dealing with a school environment before.]

<MADMAX>

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i dont know
sometimes its hard but usually thats because of something else going on

[ Read: The Depression and The Trauma and The Generally Bad Coping Mechanisms ]

i guess im used to it because it was mandatory back home
you could get a tutor or something but also you dont HAVE to go to school
it is optional

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

When isn't something going on tho??

I know it's optional, but, if I wanna keep my job I gotta go to school, or at least try, Komeada asked me that much. I kinda like my job, there are so many snacks there...

<MADMAX>

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oh do you mean nagito
you work for him?

[ A neat little sidestep of the question. ]

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

[He sees you, Max, but Leo lets it go for now.]

Yeah? I mean, he runs the 8/12's. Pretty nice place.

<MADMAX>

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i know about the store i just havent really been there
a bit far into the city for me
i didnt know he was hiring teenagers

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

Right, I forget people live outside the city. I kinda stick to Bavan 24/7.

Yeah, he's got a few teenagers on staff. Not exactly a super hard job. The store restocks itself. Its primarily about manning the register and doing deliveries.

<MADMAX>

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the store restocks itself

im never going to get used to magic

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

It makes the whole store way easier to manage. We're never out of much of anything. The real bummer is we're never out of even the stuff nobody buys.

Embrace the magic, Max, its very cool.

<MADMAX>

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im not saying it isnt convenient its just also incredibly weird

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

Wish I could say magic gets less weird, but, no, just more weird. You just get adjusted to the levels of weird.

<MADMAX>

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adjusted does not exist for me i just give up pretending i understand it

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

Gonna call this a win for unimpressed tolerance. That seems like The Vibe.

I'd say you and my twin would get along, but you'd probably beat him up for his lunch money. I say this affectionately because he is a huge nerd, lol.

<MADMAX>

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hey i dont do that kind of thing
most of my friends are huge nerds and i dont let them forget that
but i hate bullies

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

Fair enough, lol.
All my friends kinda are across the spectrum of nerd to jock ratio.
Only person I really give a hard time is my twin. Everyone else get pretty mild pranks, since a little fun is fine, long as nobody is hurt.

<MADMAX>

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does he give you a hard time back

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

He gives back twice what he gets, so, yeah. He's more than capable of giving me a hard time. #twinlife

<MADMAX>

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[ Hm. Hmm. Give her a minute. Or like five. ]

and at the end of it all you still have each others backs
it sounds nice

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

Yeah, it is really nice.

I do love my brothers, even if they can drive me crazy sometimes. I miss my oldest bro and baby bro a lot, but, hey, Dee and I got it on lock here.

<MADMAX>

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yeah
and wishing people heres a shitty thing to do


ive got some homework to take care of so
ill see you tomorrow?

<TheCoolestTurtle>

[makesascene]

Better if I'm just here anyway, but, I'm happy I have Dee for as long as he'll be here. Hopefully he'll go home one day and grow up, even if I'm gone for good.

Yeah, good luck on homework. See you tomorrow for skateboarding. Looking forward to having some fun tomorrow!

-> action!

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[ Max doesn't reply, because... Well, she's done her Max thing and gotten in her own head, thinking about how...idly jealous she is over a normal sibling relationship.

It's weirdly how she feels about Lucas and Erica sometimes, even though with the way they bicker she'd never tell them. She's not about to make her bullshit with Billy other people's problem...again. It's that again, in a way, so Max disengages, and tomorrow, it won't be an issue.

And you know, she endeavors to make it not an issue, even though driving around in her dead brother's car doesn't exactly lend well to that. That's just what happens, for the record, she pulls up to the skate park in a late 70s muscle car. Her driving, for the record has...improved, by virtue of needing to if she's going to be regularly driving into the city. But her stop is a little...rough. ]

action!

[makesascene]

[Leo for his part has been skating vaguely around the underpass to warm himself up for more skating. Silly, very, but he's having fun. He should probably worry about going to school, but he honestly doesn't care right now. Leo just wants to have fun.

He moves nearer the entrance as the time approaches for Max's arrival. He is not disappointed.

That is a cool car. A very cool car. Be it one that comes to a rough stop. He slows to a stop, stepping off his board before lightly kicking it up into his waiting hand.]

Yoooo, Max! Nice wheels! You ready to skate?

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[ Max kills the motor after making sure...ah, yeah, mostly in the parking space, only bumping the curb a little, this is a good parking job for Max Mayfield.

She kills the engine and climbs out, throwing her shoulder in an attempt at a cool half-shrug. ]

Ready enough.

[ As in, she's still worried her legs are going to give out, stupid fucking things, but it's highly likely she can spin it as hooves being hard to manage.

She grabs her skateboard from the passenger seat—same board as a few months ago, created through a hoverboard and some wheels—and locks up the car. ]

[makesascene]

[With the agreement, Leo is more than ready to skate. He whoops loudly, grinning at Max and tossing his board down. It jolts forward and Leo leaps onto it with a practiced ease.]

Skate and live in the moment, Max!

[He trusts Max has it handled, unaware of her own uncertainty as he turns the board back around to skate towards Max casually.] Sounds better than skate or die, right?