shake it like a polaroid picture ( max | open )

[mightymax]

(( A voice test post! You know what to do. My pace will be questionable due to my current net situation (or lack thereof) and your average new muse jitters, but I'd appreciate being given the chance. ♥

Vague spoilers for ep. 5/Polarized in the first two prompts for those avoiding it! ))


a.) let's go to the beach (let's go get away)

[There's something notably lacking today about the beautiful scenery along the beach. Sunlight sparkling on the surface of the water? Check. The soft, golden sand sinking beneath her bare feet with every step? Check. Rather than something, it's quite obviously someone; but Max has made her choice, and now she'll live with it, for better or for worse.

Her black dress stands out against the crystal clear blue sky. Around her neck is a silver doe necklace that she occasionally grabs as if to make sure it's there; and With her other hand, she carries her heeled shoes, which she's long grown tired of walking in. You could call it taking the long way home, since she doesn't seem in too much of a hurry to catch the bus back to Blackwell; yet despite everything that's happened, Max still manages to smile.

She isn't shy about stopping for photo ops, either. Eventually, when she tires of putting her shoes down constantly to free her hands for her camera (it takes all but two photos), she stops more permanently, setting down her purse as well.

When she isn't taking pictures of footprints, an interesting arrangement of shells, or the perfect on angle on a wave crashing into the bay, her attention may be captured by passersby. If they look particularly approachable or interested, she might even greet them first.]

Hi . . . Care for a photo? [She holds up her camera with the most inviting expression she can manage.] It's free of charge.

[If that doesn't reel them in, nothing will, Max muses jokingly to herself. Alternatively, she may also be prone to bumping into any given stranger trying to get the perfect angle or shot. With so many possibilities, who knows . . .]

b.) without you

[It's early morning.

A whole week with no more rewinds and no Chloe has left Max feeling more than a little empty inside, but Chloe would never forgive her sulking forever. She's starting to get her pep back, and seeing Joyce every morning at Two Whales definitely helps. It's definitely the best thing she's added to her routine.

She looks happy enough, chatting quietly while sitting on one of the high stools; though when she notices someone trying to get Joyce's attention as she wipes down the other side of the counter, Max will back down sheepishly.]

Sorry, were you trying to order? Best breakfast in town.

[I'll turn into a walking advertisement for this place yet.]

c.) la vida es un carnival

[No one told her the carnival was in town. She doesn't remember how she got here, either. Is this even Arcadia Bay at all? It seems like its own closed off little world, yet here she is, going with it; because between being able to rewind time and creepy visions of apocalyptic tornadoes, this might be the most normal thing that's happened.

Maybe it's a dream. Maybe it's some weird Vortex Club surprise for Halloween, but one thing's for sure: there sure are a lot of unfamiliar faces. For some reason, despite living in a small town, this doesn't strike her as odd.

i. Because it's Max, she'll definitely be taking pictures of the costumed mascots around the carnival. Whether your character is the one stuck inside of it or not is optional. By the end, there's a balloon in her hand, which she accepted half-heartedly without thinking, as if she were a little kid . . .]

Er, thanks.

[ii. The dunk tank. How she got roped into this, she'd never know, but with her purse and camera tucked away safely in a locker, she decides it's not so bad. She sits, swinging her legs gently off the platform that threatens to give way beneath her into the water.

After the previous person's tries have run out, someone new takes the plate. Max waves.]

Hey. Might you be the hero who'll get me out of here?

(( ooc: YOUR character being the one in the dunk tank while Max takes shots is also an option! ))

d.) create your own adventure

[If none of the above strike your fancy, feel free to write your own starter! As you can see, I'm flexible. :> You can even set it in your character's world and I'll roll with it. Up to you!

If you'd prefer I start, I'm okay with that too. Just toss a placeholder at me with some of your preferences and I'll see what I can whip up.]