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Shh, shh.

[The video swings wildly back and forth. Max's mumbles sound distant and a little blurred, like she's talking to someone else. The sound crackles slightly as she shifts the phone around, finally settling into silence as the camera points at her and she looks pleasantly at Wonderland.]

So, hi. How's everyone doing?

[Yeah, no one can reply yet, right? So it's a dumb question.

There's another pause and more shuffling, and a muffled exhalation like laughter from off-screen. Max glances to her right.]

During that whole event where Wonderland decided to have twenty parties at the same time, I met this guy and he said... Nevermind. Long story short, he sort of convinced me to give the gallery here a major upgrade.

[There's a small pause as she thinks about what to say, looking off-screen again with a thoughtful expression.] It's gonna take me a little while, and I think I should really focus on just photos for now, but... if anyone wants to submit anything? Like your own photos. [She exhales and leans forward.] It's not going to be a Max Caulfield gallery, it's going to be a Wonderland gallery. And it's a great way to remember all the people who've come and gone if we put up photos of them, that hopefully won't ever disappear.

[If she goes home. God forbid.] So everyone should pitch in. Just don't submit anything gross or I'll have to- H-hey!

[The video suddenly jerks wildly as someone grabs the device from Max and keeps it out of her reach. The camera keeps shifting and moving but it catches glimpses of two girls fighting over the phone, flashes of brown and blue hair. The other girl laughs while Max looks a little stressed out, eyes wide and mouth open.]

Oh my dog, Chloe, what are you-

[Finally, the blue-haired girl wins the struggle. Chloe moves away from her best friend, with the device in her hand and the camera pointing at her face. Her beanie is a little lopsided and her hair is a little messed up from the fight; nevertheless, she is grinning broadly. Behind her Max continues to try (and fail) to reach for the device.]

Okay, so what y'all don't know is that today's actually Max's birthday. She is hella awkward about it, so we should all be nice about it...

AND SING HER A FUCKING BIRTHDAY SONG!

[Chloe starts to sing loudly, this time pointing the camera at Max, who is turning redder by the second, thinking, Is this actually happening to me right now?]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MAX, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MAX!

[Yup. Shit. Max covers her cheeks with her hands and complains loudly over the unabashed singing.]

Are you cereal? Chloe! [With one last lunge she manages to knock the phone out of Chloe's hand, and the camera bangs loudly against the floor before finally cutting off.]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MA-AAA-!

[[OOC: Brown is Max, blue is Chloe. Replies will mostly be from Max, but Chloe will pitch in to varying degrees (no need to mind any tagging order!). I've already asked the mods about having Max manage the gallery! An OOC post with instructions and descriptions will be posted soon.]]

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[Max's birthday, huh? They don't... well, of course they don't have anything. Apparently, basically nobody knew it was coming.]

How old are you, Max? I'll send a charming card. Whether you hang it in the gallery or not is entirely optional.

[What do you get when you mix shyness with introversion? Not birthday presents!]

Hi, Chara. I'm nineteen now.

If you really count it, I'm like eighteen and nine months, but apparently' it's September twenty-one here. Wonderland's weird with-

[Time.

Chara knows about the rewinds.

Whoops.]

Weird with time, right? So am I.

[They smile.]

So are you.

May as well just roll with it then, right? Enjoy being old enough to... do whatever you have to be at least 19 to do, I suppose.

[She gulps. Visibly.

Chara is talking to her about time travel.

Do not freak out in front of Chara. Don't.]

Y-yeah. I mean, yes to... being old enough.

[Not the other stuff. She's not agreeing to the other stuff.]

Like... I dunno. R-19 movies.

[Lame joke to cover up. Right.]

Even if you weren't old enough, you could always just put on a trenchcoat and sit on Chloe's shoulders. Seems to work for us.

[Everyone loves a callback, right?

They're just trying to lighten the mood with a little humour. Cushion it before they go right ahead and ask:]

So, can she reverse time too, or is that just you?

[She's about to loosen up and laugh appreciatively at Chara's joke when they drop that quesion on her.]

I. Uhh. [Come on it's... it's her birthday. Come on, Chara. Be nice.

She can't think of anything she wants to say.] I don't really want to talk about it.

How come? Is... oh, wait, it's supposed to be some kind of big secret, isn't it?

[They kind of hit the point where they stopped caring who knew they could SAVE a good long while ago. Their power, like their sins, is not the kind of thing they make any effort to sweep under the rug. They just kinda let it air out in the middle of the room. A big ole pile of secrets and time stuff.]

[Secret. Secret.

The video's not on private.

No no no... She has to cover this up. She has to explain it so that anyone who's listening will know that it doesn't apply to her.

No matter how much Chara is comfortable with other people knowing, Max probably never will be. And it's certainly not something she leaves out in the open for other people to comment on. It's not even like she's ever asked Chara or Frisk about their time shit.]

I can't do any of that, okay? [Her voice takes on a firmness that wasn't there a moment ago.]

Yes! Of course! I must have gotten mixed up. I was thinking of... Smax.

[That's not a name. Wow, they're bad at this. No wonder they asked other people to name the Fallen Human for them.]

I mean, I must have seen a movie about someone named Max that was about time travel. Happens all the time. Kids and their imaginations, right?

[WHAT IMAGINATION THEY TRIED TO PASS SMAX OFF AS A LEGITIMATE NAME]

[S-... Smax?

Have Max just covering her face with her hands because wow this is falling apart so badly right now.

Okay, she appreciates the effort but wow, Chara. Wow.

...Just. Wow.]

Lord. [She mutters under her breath.] Chara, I don't talk about this for a reason. And I swear to god, what you're saying... you have no idea what you're talking about.

[As she finishes up she finally reaches over to switch the video to private, revealing her angry expression.

Damn you, Sans.]

[Even from afar, Chloe notices that Max's mood just changed from the cheerful, adorable dork to her depressed, problematic, time traveler state. Concerned, she approaches her best friend.]

Dude, you okay?

[Not quite caring for the moment if Chara heard that comment, Max holds out a hand to Chloe and gives her a stern look, warning her not to get involved. She doesn't think to hide the motion from the camera, nor is she very concerned either way.

This is a thing between her and Chara, and she wants both of them to know that.]

[Probably slightly muffled, since they're yelling over the Wondernet:]

Howdy, Chloe! We were just talking about -

[Wait, secret. Just because Chloe's her friend doesn't mean Max has told her, necessarily. Right? Frisk didn't tell any of their friends about time travel until Wonderland happened.]

- I was asking her about birthday cake! Can't properly celebrate without it, can you?

[Max lets out a low sigh, brushing a hand across her forehead. It's not the time travel she wants to keep Chloe away from! It's Chara!

She glares at Chara for a moment.] Sans really wasn't supposed to tell you anything.

[Then she huffs and looks away.] And for the record, I like coffee cake. Or something with chocolate. But I don't always get one on my birthday.

[If Chara's picking up on the "I don't want my friends near you or even knowing I associate with you" vibe, they're giving no sign of it. They just keep smiling.]

Golly, no cake? Whyever not? Isn't that one of the most important parts of a birthday?

[Max takes a few seconds to respond, composing herself. Trying to swallow down the irritation. Forget about the time travel- they're talking about cake.]

...Cakes are traditional, but I dunno if they're important. But why not, I guess.

[She'll probably need one for stress eating pretty soon.]

...Do you want one?

[A simple question, blurted impulsively.]

[What?]

Are you offering me one?

[Blurted out just as impulsively. It takes a lot of effort for Max to minimize the surprise in her expression- and she really hopes her question didn't sound like some sort of weird accusation. She bites back any further words, watching Chara warily.]

What? No.

[They blurt it immediately, going much rosier than usual. Yeah, it must sound stupid. They're the knife kid. The demon kid. The scary kid. They don't go and bake cakes for people.]

...Maybe? I guess I have to do something if it's your birthday, right?

[Max almost says no, but swallows down the protest.

Months and months later, it's still not clear to her what exactly is going on between the two of them. If Chara is even still mad or not, or just sees her as a dumb teen. A hanger-on. Trying too hard, desperate to be friends.

Whatever the case, maybe this is a good thing. Maybe even just a little bit of revenge for Chara's time-travel comments. She crosses her arms in mock seriousness.]

I guess you do.

Well, if I must...

[They say, exasperatedly, because obviously it's just an obligation and it's not like they want to or anything. It was definitely totally Max's idea and not Chara's. Totally.]

...Chocolate? Or vanilla? I don't even know what you like.

[Right, throw that attitude up Chara, it's totally not transparent. And hey, she's actually starting to crave cake a little.]

Between the two? Chocolate.

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