[Max has to avoid that look, choosing instead to gaze at her picture wall.]
There's not much to say. [She really doesn't want to talk about it. But Chloe has to know at some point... that's what partners do.] I found out I could... rewind, like a mutation. Total superhero crap. [She shrugs, trying to play it off lightly, but still not quite looking Chloe in the eye. With slow steps she meanders over to her bed and takes a seat.] I... I thought I had to run. I thought everyone would hate me...
[Her expression contorts almost angrily.] It wasn't nice. I had to- I mean... I was a runaway. I scraped by on charity. [But then her face softens again, and a long sigh escapes from between her lips.] But so many people helped. Wonderland people.
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There's not much to say. [She really doesn't want to talk about it. But Chloe has to know at some point... that's what partners do.] I found out I could... rewind, like a mutation. Total superhero crap. [She shrugs, trying to play it off lightly, but still not quite looking Chloe in the eye. With slow steps she meanders over to her bed and takes a seat.] I... I thought I had to run. I thought everyone would hate me...
[Her expression contorts almost angrily.] It wasn't nice. I had to- I mean... I was a runaway. I scraped by on charity. [But then her face softens again, and a long sigh escapes from between her lips.] But so many people helped. Wonderland people.