[One morning, carefully written words appear on the mirror in Chloe's room. Each letter is drawn carefully, backwards so it's easier for Chloe to read.]
[Looks like Chloe doesn't need to write to reply. Which is good because Chloe will not have the patience to write back and forth with this... whatever this is.]
[Chloe raises an eyebrow. I mean, I know I'm not boring. Just ask the real Max. But for Max's mirror to say that her twin is boring? That's a little alarming.]
Chloe had just finished firing a few rounds with Sharon in the beach, and is so ready to collapse on her bed, when she hears a knock.
I thought Summerween was over? So who the fuck is still knocking on my door?
But she stops herself from groaning when she hears Max's voice from outside. Oh man. Is it that time already? Chloe didn't think they'd have this talk this soon.
She sighs and opens the door, preparing herself for what's probably going to be a heated conversation with her best friend.
[She pauses at the door. Max is actually quite nervous about this, not just because this might turn into an argument, but because it's about her best friends. Why can't people just get along?
Then again, it took Max a long time to forgive Alex, too.]
...I can't sleep. [Bad thoughts. Nightmares.] Can I spend the night?
[Max shuffles in, glancing around at whatever bottles Chloe hasn't cleaned up.]
Yeah. It happens sometimes.
[A lot more than she lets on, really. She sits on Chloe's bed.
As much as she'd like to have a nice quiet night with her best friend, after all the work trick-or-treating like crazy for days, she knows that's not going to happen.]
...You know why I didn't tell you about Alex, right?
[Chloe removes her hands from her pockets and throws her arms in the air out of frustration.
Damn it, are you that naive Max?]
Did you really think I was gonna sit around and let some punk try to kill you? What did you think I'd do, Max? Knock on his door and have a nice talk with him?
[Don't you see what I'm trying to do, Max? Chloe looks at Max, her expression all fired up yet her eyes, begging her best friend to understand.]
You saw what I did when--
[She stops herself. Chloe isn't sure she wants to bring this up.]
Look. I don't give a fuck if I have enemies or not. I'm used to people not liking me. Being liked isn't my priority. It never was.
Max stands up, not quite glaring at Chloe.] You know what my priority is? Do you remember what I did, just to- to...
[She can't quite bring this up either. Max did everything to keep her best friend safe- except for right at the end, when the tornado was bearing down on Arcadia Bay. But she still carries all the scars of the other attempts. All the damage from rewinding too often. All the nightmares.]
I can always go home someday. Arcadia Bay is just fucking waiting for me, Chloe. Just... just for me.
[Chloe is learning to get used to all the weird shit in Wonderland. So when she sees her mirror as she gets up from her bed, Chloe simply ignores the writing, and heads to the door without looking back.]
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Date: 2016-06-23 11:58 am (UTC)From:Good morning! :)
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Date: 2016-06-23 12:06 pm (UTC)From:Like random writings in her mirror, for example.
Although to be fair, she did miss the whole mirror event. So this is all new to her.
She doesn't write back. Instead, she stares back at the mirror, frowning.]
What the fuck is going on?
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Date: 2016-06-23 12:09 pm (UTC)From:I'm a mirror, silly!
The person mirror, not the glass mirror.
I'm Max's mirror! Hi!
[The writing is a little more haphazard now, since there's a lot of it, and since Chloe actually replied! ...Sort of.]
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Date: 2016-06-23 12:45 pm (UTC)From:What do you mean Max's mirror? Max, is that you?
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Date: 2016-06-23 12:49 pm (UTC)From:[The several o's in the word get dotted with eyes and mouths to make smiley faces.]
I'm her copy. Her sorta twin on this side of the mirror.
I think everyone has one!
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Date: 2016-06-23 12:58 pm (UTC)From:Uhuh. A twin huh? So where's mine?
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Date: 2016-06-23 01:03 pm (UTC)From:[There's a slight pause in the writing.]
You're not boring!
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Date: 2016-06-23 01:12 pm (UTC)From:What makes you say she's boring?
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Date: 2016-06-23 01:15 pm (UTC)From:one time I offered her beer and she was like no
[She might be lying through her teeth... or not.]
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Date: 2016-07-05 02:51 am (UTC)From:"Chloe?"
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Date: 2016-07-05 03:15 am (UTC)From:I thought Summerween was over? So who the fuck is still knocking on my door?
But she stops herself from groaning when she hears Max's voice from outside. Oh man. Is it that time already? Chloe didn't think they'd have this talk this soon.
She sighs and opens the door, preparing herself for what's probably going to be a heated conversation with her best friend.
"Hey Max. I thought you were going to bed?"
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Date: 2016-07-05 03:20 am (UTC)From:Then again, it took Max a long time to forgive Alex, too.]
...I can't sleep. [Bad thoughts. Nightmares.] Can I spend the night?
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Date: 2016-07-05 03:31 am (UTC)From:Sure. Try not to mind the smell of alcohol though. I was prepping those gummy bears in here.
[She looks at her best friend, concerned.]
You okay?
[Stupid thing to ask, Chloe. Considering she just had admitted to threatening Alex.]
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Date: 2016-07-05 03:46 am (UTC)From:Yeah. It happens sometimes.
[A lot more than she lets on, really. She sits on Chloe's bed.
As much as she'd like to have a nice quiet night with her best friend, after all the work trick-or-treating like crazy for days, she knows that's not going to happen.]
...You know why I didn't tell you about Alex, right?
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Date: 2016-07-05 03:56 am (UTC)From:I dunno. Probably 'coz you knew I'd go after him with a gun but you wanna protect him 'coz he's still your friend?
[There are a ton of reasons why Max wouldn't tell Chloe about Alex. And they all lead to Max being a good person and Chloe being crazy as fuck.]
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Date: 2016-07-05 05:29 am (UTC)From:Seriously, Chloe, what the hell.
After a moment Max brushes her fingertips along her cheekbone, still eyeing her best friend wearily.]
I really don't want you to make any enemies here.
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Date: 2016-07-05 05:49 am (UTC)From:Damn it, are you that naive Max?]
Did you really think I was gonna sit around and let some punk try to kill you? What did you think I'd do, Max? Knock on his door and have a nice talk with him?
[Don't you see what I'm trying to do, Max? Chloe looks at Max, her expression all fired up yet her eyes, begging her best friend to understand.]
You saw what I did when--
[She stops herself. Chloe isn't sure she wants to bring this up.]
Look. I don't give a fuck if I have enemies or not. I'm used to people not liking me. Being liked isn't my priority. It never was.
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Date: 2016-07-05 06:07 am (UTC)From:More bad memories.
Max stands up, not quite glaring at Chloe.] You know what my priority is? Do you remember what I did, just to- to...
[She can't quite bring this up either. Max did everything to keep her best friend safe- except for right at the end, when the tornado was bearing down on Arcadia Bay. But she still carries all the scars of the other attempts. All the damage from rewinding too often. All the nightmares.]
I can always go home someday. Arcadia Bay is just fucking waiting for me, Chloe. Just... just for me.
[But not you.]
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From:[Mirror-writing] Backdated to before the genderswap event
Date: 2016-07-18 01:37 pm (UTC)From:theres another event!
take care ok?!?
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Date: 2016-07-24 05:27 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2016-10-10 02:34 am (UTC)From:incoming max caulfield!
A few seconds later there's a knock at her door.]
Chloe?
[The writing is erased from the mirror almost immediately.]
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Date: 2016-11-25 09:52 am (UTC)From:Yo, Maxfly. What's up?
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Date: 2016-11-28 03:13 am (UTC)From:Uh. Can we hang for a bit? I brought Oreos. [She shakes a small bag at Chloe.]
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Date: 2016-12-03 02:34 pm (UTC)From:Sure.
[She takes the bag from Max and gives it a shake.]
Oreos. Never gets old.
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Date: 2016-12-05 07:57 am (UTC)From:It's so weird how it's October again...