"Let's see," Max's eyes roll up as she lists her traits on one hand, "Sarcastic, angry and a little bit of a jerk," she mostly smiles when says all of that, even if it's not untrue, she's not completely serious. Mostly.

"But you just caught me when I was lost, and confused, so I'm vulnerable right now. That's all."

She nods her head. "Yeah, your list of friends is pretty small. You should work on that. What's a echidna, anyway?"