IC Contact Post for Mask or Menace

[crapbearer]

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[inchesofevil]

[omg max no he's anxious enough without staring at his phone waiting on you to finish typing]

You can't save the world Max

[crapbearer]

its not that

Max is typing...

Max has stopped typing.

Max is typing...

Max has stopped typing.

Max is typing...

people have forced me to leave them behind before. i cant do it again.

[inchesofevil]

What the hell are you expecting to be able to do for everyone?

[crapbearer]

u know what duncan i dont have to justify shit to you. im not telling you my fucking life story just to get you off my back

two seconds later

im sorry im just dealing with a lot of stuff right now but i dont need nightmares about leaving my friends behind on top of it all ok?

[inchesofevil]

[w o w ok uh. that was unexpected. he's not even sure how to respond to that. even after he gets the follow-up he's not quite sure what to say.]

Jesus, Max.

Are you sure you're okay?

[crapbearer]

just bad memories. stuff back home.

if things get heavy ill leave. im not expecting to save the world but if we stick together here we should be okay.

[inchesofevil]

[sounds like they're already pretty heavy but uhhh... gentle hand here, Duncan.]

Alright well

Keep in touch, okay? I'm worried about you.

[crapbearer]

i will. im sorry to worry you.

i promise i'll be okay.

2/17

[inchesofevil]

[he's going to chill and back off for a bit, give Max some space because he seems like he needs it. Even so, it's hard not to worry about a 13-year-old stuck in what essentially amounts to an extended hostage situation, so his text the next morning comes early.]

You still okay over there?

2/17

[crapbearer]

[ Max doesn't respond until hour 6. ]

doing ok. brianna and i made up a kickball game we played for a while during training hour.

i dont know what i was expecting, but so far theyve just fed us, showed us that same video, and then let us get some exercise for a couple hours.

[inchesofevil]

Yeah well something tells me that's not going to last. Don't let them lure you into false security.

[crapbearer]

i wont. i'm keepin an eye out for anything weird.

anyway, norman's here with me.

[inchesofevil]

[he trusts Norman to be able to protect Max to the full extent of his ability, but he also worries that the full extent of his ability may not be enough if the Russian occupiers are sufficiently determined.]

Don't let them separate you. Stay on your guard, alright?

[crapbearer]

I will. Don't worry. We can handle it.