Peter didn't seem too weirded out yet, thank god. Max was beyond relieved. He thought he'd been screwing up this conversation the whole time, but apparently not quite enough to drive him away! Maybe his luck was changing, a little.
And for a conversation in the shower, it wasn't as awkward as it could have been. If he'd still thought he was ZEX, then things would have probably gone a lot worse. Although he probably wouldn't have felt as selfconscious as he still did, at least.
"Yeah, maybe..." Max was sure he wasn't doing it to himself, but he didn't really have any other explanation that made sense. The fact it only seemed to be happening to him didn't really help. "I don't really know how anything around here works anymore..." It hadn't been like this the last time he'd 'woken up'... but he'd be okay, no doubt. If he kept people around him anyway. "My room is M66!" It was much more pleasant to think about meeting a friend later than what the deal with this entire place was. "Uh, what's yours? In case something comes up, or something..." You never know, and what could it hurt, really?
Max wasn't alone in not knowing how things worked in this place. It seemed like mystery after mystery piled up here, to the point that Peter had just decided to give up on puzzling through most of it. He'd never been the best at that analytical kind of stuff, anyway. For now, it was best to stick to the basics, which for the moment meant helping Max.
Because when it came down to it, Peter could never turn away from someone who was in need. Even if all it turned out to be was the guy clawing at his own face, that was still something that should be addressed. And if it was more than that, then Peter wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"M66, got it. Mine's M24, but don't worry, I'll come to you." It's not like it was far to go. Nathan's room was in that block at one point, so Peter knew exactly how to get there. With that important bit of information exchanged, though, it seemed like the shift was wrapping up and they were both going to need to dry off and get changed. "I'll see you tonight, Max," Peter said as he turned off his shower head, giving the other man a wave and then heading back to the changing area.
"Great! I can't wait to see you." Max hoped he didn't sound too excited at the idea. He just really didn't want to deal with the night alone, particularly when he was like this... whatever it was that happened when it got dark, he'd do better with someone else around. Ideally it'd be someone he knew a little better, but he'd take what he could get.
"See you later..." A little late, and probably unnecessary, but oh well. Peter probably wouldn't mind. Max went to get dry himself, which was going to be a frustrating process if the tenderness of his many scratches was any indication. At least the night was one thing he didn't have to worry about now!
And for a conversation in the shower, it wasn't as awkward as it could have been. If he'd still thought he was ZEX, then things would have probably gone a lot worse. Although he probably wouldn't have felt as selfconscious as he still did, at least.
"Yeah, maybe..." Max was sure he wasn't doing it to himself, but he didn't really have any other explanation that made sense. The fact it only seemed to be happening to him didn't really help. "I don't really know how anything around here works anymore..." It hadn't been like this the last time he'd 'woken up'... but he'd be okay, no doubt. If he kept people around him anyway. "My room is M66!" It was much more pleasant to think about meeting a friend later than what the deal with this entire place was. "Uh, what's yours? In case something comes up, or something..." You never know, and what could it hurt, really?
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Because when it came down to it, Peter could never turn away from someone who was in need. Even if all it turned out to be was the guy clawing at his own face, that was still something that should be addressed. And if it was more than that, then Peter wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"M66, got it. Mine's M24, but don't worry, I'll come to you." It's not like it was far to go. Nathan's room was in that block at one point, so Peter knew exactly how to get there. With that important bit of information exchanged, though, it seemed like the shift was wrapping up and they were both going to need to dry off and get changed. "I'll see you tonight, Max," Peter said as he turned off his shower head, giving the other man a wave and then heading back to the changing area.
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"See you later..." A little late, and probably unnecessary, but oh well. Peter probably wouldn't mind. Max went to get dry himself, which was going to be a frustrating process if the tenderness of his many scratches was any indication. At least the night was one thing he didn't have to worry about now!
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