"<em>That's what I thought!</em>And Max is here, you great lummox! You're talking to her...<em>him!</em>God dammit..." Another calming inhale. "Look... I'm freaking out over here, because I'm a guy... in a girl's body - albeit an attractive one. I'm freaking out, because I woke up and my whole<em>house</em>had changed. I'm freaking out, because I remember growing up an only child<em>and I have memories from Ruby's birthday last year!</em>I have a sister now!<em>THAT IS ALSO A THING THAT IS FREAKING ME OUT!</em>" A pause.<br/><br/>"Alright look... Remember back when we were kids? We must have been... what? Thirteen? We spent all summer on your first computer, the one your dad gave you after he got his new Windows machine. You and I spent the whole summer playing Sword of the Samurai, remember? It kicked the ever-living piss out of us, but somehow, we managed to beat it in one summer, after I don't remember how many tries. After we cleared it, you looked at me and said ' Max... I hope all our summers can be as fun as this one.' It was the closest thing you and I ever had to a 'moment'." He paused. "You were so cool... even back then..."