[h1][b][i][color=aba400][center]Maximillian Gray[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/rmBRrwyf/image.png[/img][/center][center][/center][hr][center][color=aba400][b]Location[/b][/color]: Mansion Kitchen
[color=aba400][b]Skills[/b][/color]: [url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/392257844256440322/1072256323997151362/Screenshot_20191006-040735_Instagram.jpg]Current Outfit[/url][/center]
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Whoever the girl was towards the end of the hall, had disappeared into another room. Max figured he'd get to meet the rest in time, though he wouldn't have minded if she had decided to join them in on the conversation. There was a mental shrug within his mind as he moved his attention back towards those at hand. It didn't take a telepath to see that Max had already made Neil some form of nervous, as the guy politely declined his offer to investigate his magical curse further. Max took a step back, a tinge of pink barely hitting his cheeks as embarrassment washed over him. His interest in magic had caused him to forget this man was a complete stranger to him. [Color=aba400]"Right. Sorry…"[/color] he replied sheepishly towards Neil. 

Bethany was kind enough to interject into the conversation, both answering his question about what this man's name was, as well as offering to take them towards the Kitchen for the first leg of their tour. He gave her a polite smile as he nodded in agreeance before Neil added towards his name. [Color=aba400]"[i]Spellman[/i], Spellman? Spellman!"[/color] Max said with a snap of his fingers as the name finally clicked into place. [Color=aba400]"That's soooo cool! Oh, that kinda changes things huh? Are there Halliwells? Cromwells? [i]Sandersons[/i]? Or…it could just be a common family last name where you're from too I guess."[/color] the end coming off with a chuckle as his nerves hit again. The Mutant name hit home as well, it marked an important time for witches and magical practitioners, but Max didn't want to dig his hole too deep so he kept quiet on that front. Full glad when Mary decided to take point on finally getting this tour moving along.

[Color=aba400]"No worries Mary, I'm not naturally the distrusting type. I mean some of the people I've worked alongside…well…let's just say it required a lot of trust."[/color] Max wasn't about to mention how he willingly followed Emma Frost, or paired up with Magneto, or that the entirety of WandaWorld required him to do nothing [i]but[/i] trust, mostly because two out of three of those were about old known enemies of the X-men and he didn't need to create bad blood this early. As Mary listed the names of those who were at the mall that he might know, his smile quivered for a second at the mention of Guin and Pietro. One of them had threatened his life several times, the other…well she felt slighted back then and he'd hoped she'd have gotten over it by now. He didn't recognize Carolina's name, nor Annie's; perhaps she was one of the ones on the other two teams. But Lance had to have been the cute Australian, except what was he doing all the way out here?

Max tried to make small talk as they walked down the hall, starting with Mary before moving on towards the others. [Color=aba400]"Should be nice seeing them all again. I kept trying to do a reunion back when I was with the Underground but…well a lot happened between then and now so there was never really a good time. Though I did meet up with Novikova at one point. [i]Big Help[/i]. Oh but enough about me, what about you guys? Mary I know a little bit about but Bethany and Neil what're your powers? If…that's ok asking that is."[/color] as they stopped by the door to the kitchen, Max began to open it when he saw the girl earlier, a child, and…Ed?! His heart beat so fast as if he was running in a nightmare, his chest felt tight, taking one step towards him slowly before - [color=aba400]"Ed?"[/color] His voice cracked slightly as he fought back the lump in his throat. He was dead. How could he be alive if he was dead? It didn't matter. Max rushed towards his fellow purveyor of the mystic arts and gave him a tight hug. [Color=aba400]"Ed I didn't think I'd see you again. How? When?"[/color] It had been 8 months since Max last saw Ed, 8 months since his death on Max's birthday.