They probably all need hugs, and therapy, but Max already choked down the therapy bit and came out more caustic from it. Their counselor tried, but impending death changes views, for sure.

Hugs are not something she's accustomed to from most people, but when Chrissy goes in for one, Max returns it, briefly. It actually felt secure, and Chrissy feels very real.

"Yeah. Giant mess," Max agrees, eyes flickering everywhere as she still absorbs all of this. "I have to ask. Did you come here before anything bad happened?" She doesn't want to say 'before you died,' but that's what she means. What does Chrissy know?