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"We both know that even if you didn't pair with me, you wouldn't have dressed sexy cause that just isn't your vibe." Max pointed out, "And you're also making it sound like I forced you to do this, I mentioned it as a joke and you all but told me we had to do it because it'd be iconic. And it is!" Because the two of them together were quite a sight and he still couldn't help but let out a chuckle whenever he caught their reflection in something. "But yes, I'll let you borrow my coat later, even if it will detract from the whole look."

"You're still gonna let me use your coat later, right?" Lila asked her costume companion. "Because these bodysuits do not provide a lot of warmth and it would be the gentlemanly thing for you to do, and you owe me for looking like an absolute idiot to pair with you. I could have dressed so sexy, Max," she sighed dramatically.

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"Yeah, got to say don't even think that breaks it into the top ten of things I'd never hear my sister say to me." Max snorted. "Also, if I had asked you to be my Lorax, you then wouldn't have been able to be a Hex Girl and I'm kind of mad I didn't think of a version of this costume sooner. You know I love Scooby Doo and you suit this look a little too well." Max complimented. "So I guess we're both wearing killer costumes tonight."

"I feel like I should be offended that you didn't ask me to be your Lorax," Bekah scoffed playfully at her brother. "And now hearing that aloud, I cannot believe I just said that," she added with a snort. "It really is a killer costume though."

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MAX HEWITT // HALLOWEEN 2028

as The Once-ler (The Lorax) with @delilahhartwell as The Lorax

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"That or I choose a different word to repeat, feel like he just puts a lot of emphasis on woah and nothing else." Or at least not from what he could recall of the others work. "My head is very present right now, thank you very much." He told the other with a small tut. "What can I say, I'm a nice guy until someone challenges me, then I happen to become very competitive and therefore things can become more than a little ugly."

"Believe it. You probably should be careful of your repetition if you don't want the comparison." Everleigh informed the male, sipping on her drink and rolling her eyes over the ridge of the cup at his own dramatic posing though it also stifled the smirk she was wearing too. "I get the impression you don't need me to get you stuck in your own head. Or maybe that's your head stuck in a room right now. Both seem plausible." Everleigh stated in return. "Nice to know you have a heart and would show concern for someone. It's lucky for me I won't need it."

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"Huh. You know, I did think it would have reassured you a little to know that it's not really a big deal to me anymore. But you saying that, also paired with what your face is currently doing is really conveying the opposite." Max let out a small snort, using his good arm to wave the other off, "Sure you can, I totally believe in you. And just think, you could put this on your resume under special skills for any job opportunities you want in the future. I'm sure it'd set you apart from the crowd-... Unless you're wanting to be a Healer, then it probably wouldn't."

"Well it certainly doesn't reassure me if that's what you're thinking," Bekah's expression certainly giving away that it was alarming to think about how often her brother had gone through the very experience. "Pop it... back in? I thought that was just something that happened in like first responder tv shows, there's no way I can just do that without any training... right?" she certainly looked skeptical.

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"I can't believe you just Noah Centineo'd me." Max gasped with a hand held to his chest in mock shock. "Well you claim to be good at this, so clearly it's going to be a challenge to me and right now, it seems that you're all talk. You know you can admit that you're just doing all of this to psych me out, right? I totally get trying to talk down your opponent and get them stuck in their head so they end up losing, but I should tell you now, that tactic ain't going to work on me." He told the other with a smirk, "So I think we should put your stomach of steel to the test and please note that if I do see you running to the bathroom, I am going to be so fucking smug at the end of all of this."

"Alright Noah Centineo, rein it in." Everleigh spoke, raising a hand to the male and laughing. "Is it really a challenge though?" She sighed in a mock dramatic manner. "I don't think I need to worry about the taste of any of these because I won't be the one drinking them." The girl put out in response, a smirk playing over her features, clearly in good humour about the whole interaction. "Though even if I was, I have a stomach of steel so please, do your best. At least try not to bore me with your incompetence." She added on in droll amusement as she tossed him the ball.

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"Alright, just you wait, if we've all got to have some character flaws then I'm sure I'll come across yours at some point too." Max pointed out, "And when I do, well I'll be sure to make you aware of them, very loudly, might hire some neon lighting to help me out or something." As the other continued to speak, Max realised that he had zoned in on her words and was still continuing to play with the strand of her hair that was now somehow wrapped around his finger, "Sorry." He apologised once he realised it, letting the hair fall from his grasp and hearing a choked smooth coming from his apparition shadow behind him. "I really think so and I'd be more then happy to share my haircare routine with you, hell, I'll even help you dye it if you want." Max offered. "And you're right, I think a deep magenta would look incredible on you. You'd come out looking like a total Rockstar." Max smiled at the other when she spoke about picking the monster that wasn't all that much a monster, "Yeah, I mean, it was the doctor who was the monster really in the end. Which, sort of says something about humanity, huh?" Though he tended not to think that deeply about these things when it came to enjoying them on the screen for the fear he might end up overanalysing it and then losing the appeal. "Okay, yeah, you win with that. They are the most whimsical creature out there and the fact there is solid proof of them as well is pretty rad, but sadly I have not came across one. What about you? Been out in the forest when you shouldn't have and stumbled across one?"

"We've all got some character flaws sprinkled in here and there, haven't we?" she put to him with a laugh, obviously not actually meaning to take a stab at him in any way. "You'll have to share your secrets– it honestly still manages to look great even if you've been dyeing it on and off for a while now," Rosa complimented, finding that not everyone could pull of a color like green and yet he made it look fantastic. "You really think so?" she let out a soft giggle as he gently played with a strand of her hair. "Maybe I could go for like a deep magenta or something– feels like a me color," she considered. "Exactly. He was never really a monster, just made out to be one. Trust me to pick the most un-monster-like monster our of them all," she shook her head at herself with a laugh. "Share some whimsy with you? Hmm. Well how much do you know about what's arguably one of the most whimsical creatures of all time– unicorns? Have you ever seen one?"

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"Woah, woah, woah" Max started, holding up his hands in his own defence. "I never said that now, did I? Maybe I'm wanting a challenge and that's why I took it upon myself to play you." He pointed out, "Maybe I'm sick of winning and so needed a worthy component. Though, I probably should tell you that I think only one of these is beers and the others are other concoctions of both the alcoholic and the non-alcoholic variety. Think of it as the Bertie Botts of drinks here, though not the actual flavours of the beans. But I can't guarantee that some of these won't be gross."

"Do I not look like the type who can play beer pong to you or something? Is this a challenge you really want to take on?" Everleigh asked, her lips tugging into a smirk at the situation. "I mean, don't let me stop you but I prefer an honest and open starting field." Though how they had got to this point she didn't know. Perhaps the drinks or maybe the encouragement of the barstaff.

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"Nope." Max replied to his sister with a pop of the 'p', he made sure to move very carefully from the ground where he had came off his skateboard pretty hard. "How horrified would you be if I said this was not the first time this has happened and the pain doesn't really phase me anymore?" He asked, cradling his arm very carefully. "I mean, if you want to put pop my arm back into it's socket, then be my guest. I can walk you through it and everything, but if the idea doing that freaks out then I'm either going to need a list of very specific items to do it myself or an escort to St. Mungos."

"Uh– that's not supposed to happen... is it?" Bekah pulled a face when she'd watched the accident happen, trying to come up with a solution to fix the situation. "Do you need a hand with that maybe?"

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"I mean nine times out of ten the conversation never goes the same way as it does in my head, mostly because I always ensure I win when it's all up here." Max commented, tapping his fingers to his head as he spoke. "But I don't know, I'd still stand my ground, do some improv and if all of that fails then I'd just start saying really random shit. Lead them into a sense of confusion which would then hopefully lead to them giving up. That way, I'd still win."

"And if the conversation didn't go as you planning in your head to begin with? What would you do then?"

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"You're the one who brought up being potentially bald, so therefore I think this is the adequate amount of staring if you ask me. Really have to put my imagination to good use. Get the full picture." Max explained to the other with a small embellishment of his hand. "Then maybe next time you shouldn't make the challenge so detrimental for yourself, like still make it a challenge but not one that is going to cause you to suffer."

"Should I be concerned at how much you are staring right now?" Jackson questioned after being looked at for longer than was normally socially comfortable. When the male explained though, Jackson had to laugh softly. "Thank you for that. I appreciate the vote of confidence though I do hope it doesn't come to that."

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Max stared at the other for quite some time, his face resting in his hand as he almost scrutinised his appearance, "I don't know- I think you could pull of the shaved head look just as well as what you're pulling off the full head of hair right now." Max told the other. "And surely you should still be rooting for your students, right? Even if it does mean a haircut for you. Maybe a challenge like this is just a push some of them needed."

"So now I've got a lot riding on this because I made the mistake of telling this one class that if they didn't do as well as I expected them to in their results, that I'd shave all my hair off. It was meant as a encouraging act because I know they are all capable, but I'm a little worried some took it as a challenge."

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"I'm going to focus on you saying weird in a great way and choose to ignore the fact that you didn't completely reject that I was creepy. It's best to focus on the positives after all." Max couldn't help but tease the other slightly. "I mean, my hair is naturally black and I've gone back and forth between the two colours quite often and my hair is still somewhat alive." He chuckled. "I think you'd look good with some sort of vibrant colour in yours." He commented, pulling lightly on a strand of her hair, "Even if it just was the ends or some coloured streaks or something." Max nodded as she spoke about Frankenstein's Monster, "Exactly, he was essentially created into a full, large being, but basically had the brain of an infant and was having to learn about the world quickly whilst also being influenced by a man who was pretty unhinged. Really, in the end all he wanted was companionship." Max grinned at the others words, "Alright then, how about you share some whimsy with me then, you've indulged me on my love for all things spooky, I'm here to indulge in your whimsical side."

"Weird, definitely. In a great way. Creepy? Less so," Rosa assured with a laugh. "And the green hair's a total vibe. Honestly if it wasn't such a pain to go from dark to light, I'd probably consider dying my hair a few unconventional colors too." She wasn't sure what she'd go for but it'd be a lot easier to try different things if she had blonde locks. "That's cool! I feel like the Creature of the Black Lagoon doesn't get nearly enough hype," she commented when Max spoke about his favorite classic monster. "Yeah I was leaning towards Frankenstein's monster myself. Something about him– I just believe he had good intentions at his core," Rosa considered with a light smile. "The Wolf Man's pretty cool too," she added with a light shrug. "However I do not watch any of those classic movies enough to be nearly as well versed as yourself. When it comes to something a little more whimsical... then maybe I'll have a one up on you there."

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"I give off the weird, creepy vibes, don't I?" He couldn't help but tease. "Or is it the hair? Does green hair scream horror fan?" He continued, humming for a moment or two as he thought about his answer carefully. "You know, I think I'm a Creature of the Black Lagoon, guy. Or at least that's the one that I find the most scary, if you can call the classic outfits scary." He told the other. "But that might be more to do with the fact that I find the ocean absolutely terrifying, I mean the fact that a lot of it is unexplored and dark, meaning we have no idea what's in there. Terrifying." Max explained. "But in terms of who I think is the coolest, I think I might have to go Frakenstein. What about you, what's yours? I mean I know you're not a big horror fan, but surely you have a classic monster you're at least drawn to a little."

"Exactly that," the brunette nodded vehemently in reply. "I should've known you'd be a massive fan," Rosa considered with a grin. "So do you have a favorite? Classic monster I mean. Are you a Frankenstein guy or maybe you prefer Dracula or Wolfman?" she asked. Despite not often being able to handle watching most of these sorts of things, she certainly still tried to keep up with the pop culture of it all nonetheless.

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"What can I say, I have no control of choice of how the psychic connection works and you know there always has to be some limitations when it comes to abilities like that. Just like all superhero powers really, if they were limitless then there'd be chaotic, power-mad, indestructible people running about." His own words did cause him to pause for thought though as he thought about what his own limitations may be when it came to his connection with the dead. Or specifically, one dead person. "Several gnomes in a trench coat?"

"So you can sense that I'm writing about them but you can't sense what I'm writing about? That seems like a real flaw in your weird psychic connection." Erin joked. "Yeah? Well, I've seen their stats and they're not tall enough to be elves, so what are they then?"

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"Maybe I do have direct connections to them." Max commented, feeling himself get defensive for no reason whatsoever. "Maybe me and them are best buds and I sensed you were writing about them and wanted to make sure you're only putting good stuff. Or maybe I wanted to give you some insight to some juicy gossip, like how they're actually from Middle-earth."

"Do you mind?” Erin asked with a frown. “Because I’m trying to write a very important email here, and unless you happen to have a direct connection to captain of the national Quidditch team of New Zealand, I'm not sure I have the time to hear it."