[Max answers the call, trying not to let her trepidation show. But he looks calmer, less... well, batshit than he normally does. Maybe this isn't a trick>]
[He half-closes his eyes and folds his hands over in his lap. He inhales deeply for a second, then relaxes. Any way to start this would be difficult. Perhaps he'd best get on with it.]
I do. I'm ordinarily a private person. You'll have to make allowances if I exclude some of the more excruciating details.
[He doesn't like to be reminded of going to school every day in fear of violence and retribution.]
I lived with my parents. My father, Gerald, was a biology teacher. And my mother, Karen? She disliked me being out of the house for too long. She rarely discusses her childhood with me.
[He clicks his tongue in his cheeks. It seems some traits are familiar, no matter the universe he comes from.]
Monotonous and frustrating. I believe I mentioned this before.
[He'll skip the part about his mother for now.]
I was the target of ridicule; fittingly called a scarecrow because I was so thin, I was harassed throughout puberty by young men incapable of understanding their behavior.
[video]
Hi. No, it's not a bad time.
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I imagine you have questions for me.
[Anybody would. The floor is open.]
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[Deep breath.]
Mind telling me your background?
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[He doesn't like to be reminded of going to school every day in fear of violence and retribution.]
I lived with my parents. My father, Gerald, was a biology teacher. And my mother, Karen? She disliked me being out of the house for too long. She rarely discusses her childhood with me.
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[And she still remembers what she saw. Is this Crane the same way?]
What was it like at school? I mean, the parts you wanna tell me.
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Monotonous and frustrating. I believe I mentioned this before.
[He'll skip the part about his mother for now.]
I was the target of ridicule; fittingly called a scarecrow because I was so thin, I was harassed throughout puberty by young men incapable of understanding their behavior.
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[Or, at least, she did.]
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I would ask whether you enjoyed school, but we agreed that this call would be directed by you. Do you have anything else to ask me?
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[Obviously. Obviously.]
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Well... you seem different, this time.
[Less sadistic, that's for sure.]
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[Given everything his counterpart's done? Yeeeah.]
Otherwise, might I ask, how are you feeling today?