[Spoken with some surprise, though only some. Max, after all, has ran into someone of his own. Someone important to him in ways that may be more similar than Connor and Max currently know — the kind of people from home who remind you of your underlying humanity, buried under all of the other shit.]
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[And someone who cares about Connor.]
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[Spoken with some surprise, though only some. Max, after all, has ran into someone of his own. Someone important to him in ways that may be more similar than Connor and Max currently know — the kind of people from home who remind you of your underlying humanity, buried under all of the other shit.]
What does he know?
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[Someone Connor doesn't want to hurt.]
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... You know what happens to him. If we succeed.
You going to be able to handle it?
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I do.
[He doesn't answer whether he'll be able to handle it or not.]
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Max hums, low in his throat, and considers the silence that follows.]
Usually better at answering questions.
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Can't, or won't answer?
[He does wonder. How far this apparent programming goes.]
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Would you rather I guess?
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I suppose you're right.
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But he'll switch gears a little. Get more information.]
What does he want for you? This friend of yours.
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Safety and happiness... it's limited.
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Call us. If anything important comes up.
[And enjoy the freedom while you can, because there's a possibility they won't get to have it too much longer, depending on how things go.]
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[Connor, too, is feeling the pressure.]