If We Could Run Away [Closed]

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WHO: Chloe Price, The Doctor, Clara Oswald, John Constantine, Jonathan Crane, Peter Parker, and Link
WHERE: Various places around Heropa.
WHEN: April 15-17.
WHAT: Max hangs around with various friends she's made.
WARNINGS: None so far!


[Max smiled to herself as she got her gear together. Camera? Check. Film? Double and triple-check. Water bottle? Also check. And, of course, various bits and bobs such as her keys, cell phone, wallet, and a handheld gaming system. She'd been busy with work and her college studies, but she still tried to make time for her friends and loved ones. They deserved it. And anyway, it wasn't like she didn't like spending time with them.

Quite the opposite, in fact.]

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Chloe

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[Max skipped up to the door, giving it a cheerful little knock as she shifted her bag. It was movie night. Not only that, it was "watch terrible movies and make fun of them until you couldn't breathe for laughter" night. They hadn't had one of those in awhile. Mostly, it had been "fumble around with each other's clothes (and lack thereof) as quietly as possible so hopefully nobody would hear them" night, and so on.

But tonight was different. Tonight was Quality Girlfriend Time (TM), and Max was determined to make the most of it.]

The Doctor

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[Max had arrived early at the burger joint that she and the Doctor liked to frequent. It was the same place she'd helped out when it had been on fire, and she liked to check in on the owners every so often and have a nice chat about her studies and their kids. Not only that, but they were happy to give her and her friends a discount.

She hummed to herself a little as she practically skipped in, waving to the owners as she was ushered to their usual booth in order to wait for what was totally not her Space Grandad.

Just saying.]

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[ In contrast, the Doctor arrives on time, giving Max a grin as he slides into the booth opposite her. He's wearing a pair of sunglasses, not sonic, but slightly dorky looking all the same. Giving her a wide grin, the Doctor pushes the sunglasses to the top of his head, which makes his already wild hair just look even wilder. ]

So! Who's ready for dinner and talking?

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I am!

[Max grins back at the Doctor, happy to see him.]

Nice shades. Are they sonic, too?

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Nah, they're just shades. [ And here the Doctor frowns a bit as he starts to lightly kvetch. ] It's April. I dunno why Florida's getting all sunny now, surely it knows there's going to be at least three more months were it's supposed to be sunny.

[ That's not how the weather works and the Doctor knows that's not how the weather works, but who cares about things like that when it's time for gentle bitching. ]

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It's Florida. I'm not really used to it, either; back home, I lived in Oregon.

[And she misses it. She misses her parents, and her friends Kate and Warren. She's grateful for the people she has here, though... especially Chloe.]

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That's the rainy one up in the corner, right?

[ Who has two thumbs and still has a shaky grasp of American geography, hint, this guy. ]

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[Max laughs.]

It's actually the rainy one below the one up in the corner. But you almost had it!

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I was practically there! [ The Doctor remarks, with a little laugh and a shrug. ] Whenever I travel to America back home, I usually end up in New York for some odd reason or another. New York or California that one time—I haven't been anywhere near the Rockies, I should probably fix that.

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You tried.

[Insert gold star here.]

Well, you can always come and visit me, you know. [They could have burgers and movie nights at home!]

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Don't you live in Heropa? [ he teases, with a smile. However, he knows what Max is talking about, so he continues with a shrug. ]

Who knows if we'll even be in the same universe once we're both shunted home. I'll certainly keep a look out for everybody, but it might be a losing battle.

Clara Oswald

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[Max hung up the phone, giggling to herself. It had been way too long since she and Clara had hung out together - and now, here she was, about to see Franklin with her and have a nice dinner after the show. Apparently, it was very good, and Max had been trying to get tickets for months. Okay, so they were expensive. Okay, so she'd had to see a scalper. But judging by the reviews (and the soundtrack she'd listened to online), it would be totally worth it!

Now she just had to wait for her theatre buddy to show up.]

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Max, hey!

[Clara greets her with a quick hug and a sunny smile. It's been so long since they got to just hang out, and what with the recent events, a night out in the city is just what she needs.

Looking up at the posters, she gives a giddy little laugh.]

Wish I could pop back and show this to old Ben. He would have been thrilled.

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[She'd been having a hard time, too. In between... whatever the hell had happened and her own life, she'd been needing a break.]

You knew Ben Franklin? What was he like?

John Constantine

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[Max sat in the park, sketching. Sometimes she drew friends, or animals, or landscapes. But now? Now, she was in the mood to doodle one friend in particular - a certain warlock with a penchant for trouble. Why? Well, why the hell not? She hadn't drawn him yet, and she was pretty sure she had a good grasp on his face.

And, of course, his smirk. It just wouldn't be John Constantine without the smirk (or the trenchcoat, or the ill-fitting tie).]

Link

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[Max had been taking photos around town for a good 20 minutes or so, stopping every so often to chat with some of the people she knew. She liked Heropa... but she missed home. She wondered if - or even when - she would ever see it again. She especially missed her parents.

Pushing those thoughts from her mind (and how would they help here, or now?), she leaned forward, snapping a photo of a rosebush.

That would be a good one.]

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[Link still hasn't gotten used to his surroundings--not at all, in fact. The way that he awkwardly moves from place to place shows that plainly. Everything is so organized here. So much grey, steel...Not to mention the weird technology. He really feels like he sticks out like a sore thumb, so it's nice when he's able to find someone friendly out in this strange world. Noticing Max taking photos, he can't help but approach and watch quietly.]

...That's pretty cool, Max.

[Once she's finished snapping shots, he motions towards her camera with his finger. It's still kind of unusual to him.]

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Hey, Link!

[Max smiles as she turns towards him, an easy flick of her wrist shaking her newest photo.]

I'm guessing your cameras aren't like this?

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"Camera" isn't even a word, where I'm from.

[He cocks his head, watching her shake out the photo. Why is she doing that? Is this some kind of techno-sorcery? He watches quizzically, mouthing the word "weird" without realizing it.]

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Then... how'd you take the picture you showed me earlier?

[Maybe they just have another word for it. She notices him watching her, and smiles.]

It's how you develop this kind of film. First, you take a picture, then you shake it out so the picture shows up properly.

[And here, she demonstrates, turning so that Link can watch.]

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Wow. It makes a physical copy of the picture right there...So cool...

Oh, yeah, my slate is the only one that exists back home. It's an ancient technology. [He points to it, a thick, brown tablet that looks like it's made of rock. It has an ever so faint glow of blue in the pattern of an eye. Then lifting it up to show it off, it has a screen like any modern phone or tablet you would find people using around Heropa.]

It's the only device that can capture pictures in the same way that you can here. I hadn't actually known to refer to it as a "camera" until I got here...

...Hopefully I can purchase one eventually. A real camera.

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Yep! [She grins, pleased.] Some cameras don't do that. You have to get them developed or upload the pictures online.

Wowser. That's pretty neat! How does it work?

[At this, Max digs around in her bag and pulls out a disposable camera, one of the ones she carries around for her photojournalism classes. She offers it to Link.]

Here! I got this for my class, but I have a whole bunch of others. You can have it.

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[He's not even going to begin to try to wrap his head around the concept of "developing" or "online" just yet.]

I'll show you...in a...sec...[Sidetracked now by the fact that she's pulling something out of her bag to hand to him.

"You got a Disposable Camera!"

He holds it delicately in his hands, looking at it wondrously.]

This looks amazing! [Gringringrin.] Thank you so much, Max!

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[... Did he really just do that? Max can't hold back a giggle; it's adorable how enthusiastic Link is.]

You're welcome. It's not exactly a high quality camera, but it's good to start with.

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[He's already playing around with it, peering through the viewfinder, spinning around and examining his surrounding. Eventually he stops on Max and presses down the button with his finger, eliciting that satisfying camera snap.]

Ah, hey! I took a picture with a real camera...[He's very impressed with himself for a moment, but then holds it up to the light and examines it carefully.]

...Nothing's coming out, though.