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The Wayhaven Chronicles | Ask Game

Got this from @Houndedfangs! ---

1. What's their name?

Max Luna

2. How do they look?

Max is 6′4″ with very fair skin and a gymnast’s build. His hair is near-black dark brown with a streak of stress silver in the bangs. Light blue eyes. I sort of describe him as having a perpetual neutral expression bordering on a scowl that makes some folks perceive him as unfriendly.

3. Do they have any piercings/ tattoos/ scars?

Max has a scar on his neck from where Murphy bit him during the final encounter. The only piercing he has is a silver stud in his left ear.

4. What is their personality like?

Max is quiet, reserved and stoic. He prefers relying on logic and reason over emotions and, as such, is incredibly cool under pressure. He prefers his own company to the company of others and tends to have little patience for those that act emotionally. He had been content to live a solitary life outside of his role as Wayhaven’s Detective, but that all changed when Unit Bravo came crashing through his town.

5. What is their favourite animal?

Owls

6. Do they own a pet?

Max has a black cat named Boot

7. Do they have any fears?

Max isn’t a big fan of planes and doesn’t do well in overly crowded or small spaces. He’s also not great with deep water/oceans.

8. What do they think of Unit Bravo?

Max spent a lot of time getting good with his own company what with Rebecca being gone for most of his life. His apartment only had a single arm chair in the livingroom, his bed is just a twin bed, and in lieu of a dining room table he just ate his meals at the kitchen bar or on the window seat--his entire life was designed around the idea that he was going to spend it alone. So when Bravo arrives and he’s stuck with them and their bullheaded Commanding Agent, he wasn’t exactly having the time of his life. But Unit Bravo *chose* him, in the end. They stayed. They want to be involved in his life and want him involved in theirs, and for someone that’s felt fairly unwanted their whole life that was probably the most touching thing anyone could have done. So now, even if they *do* get on his nerves from time to time, he considers them family.

9. What is their relationship with their mother like?

Gonna post a thingy I wrote in my Book 1 expanded stuff:

"After my dad died, Rebecca may as well have disappeared," Max said, turning to level his eyes with Nat. "She couldn’t even be bothered to show up when I got hurt or when I stole a car. She wasn't there when I was grieving for my father, she wasn't there when I had my heart broken for the first time, she wasn't there when I had to teach myself how to shave and how to drive, she wasn't there when I came out, she wasn't there when I graduated, and now, when my entire life is dedicated to the protection of others, she finally shows up just to hold me back while others die on my watch and then claims it's out of love." Max shook his head, his usual mask of complete neutrality cracking into the slightest scowl. "Rebecca hasn't loved me a day in her life."

10. What about their hobbies?

Max doesn’t really have any. He reads, when he has free time, and when he was backpacking Europe and Asia he really got into nature photography. But he works as often as he’s allowed.

11. What's their favourite food/ drink?

Curry and black coffee

12. Favourite colour?

Grey

13. What do they think of the Agency?

He doesn’t quite know what to think. He thinks they have a lot of power, and power corrupts, so he doesn’t entirely trust them as a whole. But he thinks that there are a lot of people within the Agency that are doing what they can to make this all work, which is good enough for him. He’s *mega* sus of Elidor, though. After his lab results got leaked and the guy conveniently showed up right as two trappers were trying to nab him? Yeah doesn’t trust him at all.

14. Who do they romance?

Ava, though after rhe Book 3 demo I consider him kinda hardened. He can't deny that he has strong feelings for her, but he's been abandoned and hurt by too many people to keep giving her opportunities to hurt him. If she wants to be with him, she'll have to work for it now. He's kinda done. Though honestly almost as important as the romance I think is his bromance with Mason.

15. Would they have reacted to Falk's flirting, if given the opportunity?

No. Max is *very* demisexual, so flirting doesn’t really do it for him.

16. Did they want to become detective?

Yes and no. Max is a hard worker, so when he became an officer it was just sort of natural progression for him to climb up to Detective.

17. How did they join the Police?

He never planned on joining Wayhaven PD, but his old med school roommate Solomon Verda practically begged him to consider it with how lazy the Captain and Reele were.

18. Do they prefer savoury/ sweet/ spicy?

Max isn’t big on sweets and he admittedly can’t handle super spicy food, so I guess if he had to pick from the three savoury would be his.

19/20. Can they cook/bake? Do they enjoy it?

Max can cook and bake, but it’s nothing stellar. It’s more self-sufficiency than it is him busting out amazing home cooked meals.

21. What does their apartment look like?

I wish I could combine minimalist and dark in-game, so I just headcanon it that way lol. Not a lot of decorations, very understated, scant furniture all in dark colours.

22. Did they have a relationship before meeting UB (Bobby/ others)?

Nope. Max has never been on a date in his life. Never been kissed. Never held hands. Ava is a lot of firsts for him.

23. How are they with children?

Not great lol. Max just tries to ignore them when they’re around. He’ll never be ‘fun uncle Max’ to Verda’s kids, that’s for sure lol

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

No. Max is very head over heart so while there might have been things Rebecca held on for him to have someday, Max doesn’t really feel any connection to them. Even if he *does* miss and love his dad.

25. How do they handle the reveal of the Supernatural?

Max had put two and two together that *something* was up with Unit Bravo before the reveal. He had been thinking something along the lines of super soldiers or something to that effect, but he wasn’t the least bit surprised to find out that they were something other than human.

26. If given the choice, would they become a vampire?

I don’t think the thought ever really crossed his mind until he had to choose between saving Ava or Sanja. Being unable to save them both (really, just being unable to save Ava) hit him hard, to the point that I absolutely headcanon he asked Mason about turning him after that.

27. Game wise: What are their stats?

Charming: 57%

Cautious: 54%

Sarcastic: 66%

Stoic: 55%

Stubborn: 65%

Mind: 84%

Optimist: 65%

Team Player: 74%

28. Did they get into trouble as a child/ teen (in school or otherwise)?

Oh yeah big time. Talked about it above, but he really just wanted Rebecca to come home. His dad died and he was sort of just left alone with nannies and sitters until he was old enough to be on his own. It didn’t work so he turned things around.

29. If they could have chosen a different profession, what would it be?

Probably a photographer for National Geographic.

30. Any funfacts about them you'd like to add?

Mentioned it a little bit above, but Mason is his ride or die bff and it’s just such an unlikely pair. They’re so similar while being so wildly different. But Max understands Mason, as best as someone like him can, and vice versa. They help and support each other in their own detached ways. From a side thing I wrote about them (takes place after rescuing Sanja while Ava is recovering):

The open space for sparring and training still remained in the middle of the collection of equipment and Max was quick to cross the room to it. Mason shrugged off his jacket and tossed it aside before flicking the stub of his cigarette away. "Not gonna go easy on you," said Mason as he stepped into the makeshift ring.

"That's why I asked for you," said Max matter-of-factly. He tugged the black framed glasses off from over his eyes and tossed them. Mason gave the gesture a quizzical look, as if to say 'thought those were expensive, but whatever'. The room shifted out of focus and Mason's edges became a smeared blur. Max blinked, trying to adjust. He might not have been able to see his sparring partner clearly anymore, but there was something else that remained in perfect focus.

Mason didn't wait for Max to square up. He moved forward in a flash. Max tried to side-step the blow but felt an unpadded fist slam into his ribs, the force of the blow sending him to his back. -*A dozen Trappers encircling Ava. More. Flashes of light as those prods sliced into her...*-

Max began to push himself to his feet. "Again," he said, and before he could recover he felt the hard sole of a boot stomp into his solar plexus. -*Ava's wounds open and refusing to heal*-

Max gasped for breath, half feeling like his lungs were threatening to collapse from the blow. He pushed himself up to his knees, the entire room falling out of focus. “Ag–” he began to say before he felt the distinct shape of Mason’s fist connect with the side of his head. -*Max furiously rolling up his sleeve to present his wrist to Ava so she could drink and heal*-

Max spun from the force of the blow and his vision filled with spots of sharpened colour. His body already ached but now it was near on excruciating. His temples throbbed, each pulse coming with white flashes of pain. His bones ached with sprains and bruises. His mouth tasted like iron which he thankfully had the foresight enough to swallow instead of spit. He would feel it tomorrow. He would feel it for a week. But he could tell Mason was pulling his punches. He’d been hit by the full force of the vampire before. Max drew in a ragged breath. “Again.” -*Nat telling him she had to get her out, but his fingers were intertwined with Ava’s shirt, terrified that if he let go he would never see her again. Why had he been so slow? Why had he chosen to save Sanja? He abandoned Ava, how could he hav*-

“Max,” Mason’s voice was forceful, like a blow from another fist to the detective’s senses. Max pushed himself once again to his feet, his fingers curling into weakened fists.

“Just do it, Mason,” said the detective. “Finish the spar. I’m still standing.”

“You are,” said Mason. Max felt two hands collide with his chest and it took all he had left to keep from toppling over, instead slamming into the wall behind him. He moved to use his weight to pivot off of the wall, but an impossibly strong hand pinned him there by the shoulder. “If you’re still standing,” Mason continued. “Then you can get better. You can get stronger. This isn’t the last fight we’re gonna be in, not by a long shot. So instead of looking for a beating to make yourself feel better, how about you *actually* get better.”

Max’s hands remained in loose fists, balled now against Mason’s chest. He heaved a breath. He heaved another; this time a shuddering one. “I…I can’t lose her, Mason.”

“You won’t,” said the vampire. Max felt Mason’s strong hands slip into his own to pry his fists apart. Something light and plastic was set into them; Max turned his glasses around and set them back over his eyes. The slightly shorter man came back into focus, a strange shadow of remote gentleness in his scowling eyes. “If you actually wanna train, we’ll do it after you’ve gotten some rest.”

“Alright,” said Max. He let his weight sag back against the wall. “Thank you,” his throat felt like sandpaper, so his voice came out as more of a croak. “For,” he gestured between them.” This.”

“Yeah, well,” Mason said, his lips already closing around a new cigarette. “I'd be a shitty teammate if I didn't tell you when you were being an idiot. Even if you don’t wanna hear it.”

Max’s pained but neutral expression cracked into the slightest smirk. “You know another word for that is ‘friend’.”

Mason scoffed, an erratic billow of smoke escaping from behind his lips. But there was a smile there, however small. “Night.”

“Goodnight,” said Max, and with that, both men left the room in silence.

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