Her continued laughter in response to his line was just what he'd been looking for, his near-smirk smoothing into a broader grin. It went crooked as she spoke, Max hearing the self-reproach and wondering what had been on her mind when they'd had their admittedly super awkward initial run-in. It was even tempting to ask, but that seemed like a sabotage of the tentative detente they'd settled on.
“I can't win 'em all,” Max said instead, taking on some of the metaphorical blame, but he couldn't help teasing her as he did. “What kind of horror stories has Goki been spreading about me? My charm's usually bulletproof.” That wasn't entirely true, but who needed facts when he could make a joke out of it.
“I can't win 'em all,” Max said instead, taking on some of the metaphorical blame, but he couldn't help teasing her as he did. “What kind of horror stories has Goki been spreading about me? My charm's usually bulletproof.” That wasn't entirely true, but who needed facts when he could make a joke out of it.