[h1][b][i][color=aba400][center]Maximillian Gray[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/rmBRrwyf/image.png[/img][/center][center][/center][hr][center][color=aba400][b]Location[/b][/color]:  Green Lagoon
[color=aba400][b]Skills[/b][/color]: Basic Spellcraft, Conjuration[url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/596347699486261272/675191496856567839/tumblr_p9emi78Pdn1u8r3nho4_500.png]New Outfit[/url][/center]
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Max leaned back slightly in his bed. Placing his hands to his sides and unknowingly placing one onto Ben's lap. His lips pursed as Jack's name was mentioned. Of course he didn't want to be involved with this. No one in their right mind would get close to this man with a ten foot pole. Yet here they were discussing the possibility of seeking his aid. None of this sat right with Max. His stack began to churn with unease as he shifted his position slightly. [Color=aba400]"I can't know for certain, but perhaps Sinister brought Jack back as a form of pawn. Maybe a way to get closer to Sunshine. We knows he messed with his mind before and done similar things…"[/color] He trailed off in thought, trying to piece together pieces he barely had. [Color=aba400]"Whatever he wants it can't be good. He can't be trusted. If I knew it was safe I'd ask Ben to snoop around his lab and see if he could find something. But if Sinister is capable of dealing with soul transference then I wouldn't want to risk Ben in that manner."[/color]

Max let out a heavy sigh as he looked towards the ground. Books sat at his feet, a thrown shirt, and some wads of paper from his work on this project. [Color=aba400]"I'm also afraid of what he might do if [i]I[/i] owe him a favor. It's bad enough I feel Selene eyeing me up like a prime steak, I can't imagine what he would do if he had the use of my powers at his fingertips."[/color] Max took another deep breath in trying to think of other avenues before shaking his head slowly. [Color=aba400]"As for allies, I'm sure Strange would tell me I'm messing with the natural laws of this world and should halt my research, Wanda may be better help though I doubt I can reach her and convince her otherwise. There's Selene but I don't trust her, and Pixie may be capable of helping. She knows more than she let's on when it comes to souls but I don't know how to approach her on this."[/color]

Max wanted so badly to ask Strange for help. Even if he couldn't instruct him directly, knowing the name or history of another Sorcerer who had done the same would be of immense help. Maybe Casper could try to summon them for communication, see what knowledge they can gain, but chances were that any Sorcerer looking for such power may have been doing so down a darker path. [Color=aba400]"All I have are theories. Nothing can be certain or concrete until it's actually put to the test. But if this does work, if we can bring them back…with his permission I'd like to visit Ben's grave. If I can bring him back too…it seems only fair."[/color]

[h1][b][i][color=E610B8][center]Echo[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/9FWbx1tc/image.png[/img][/center][hr][center][color=E610B8][b]Location[/b][/color]: Green Lagoon
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Harry rolled his eyes and chuckled as Sunshine questioned the morality of the rules on drinking. [i]Of course[/i] she would. She's young, rebellious, and does as she pleases. But that didn't make her a bad kid, just a kid. His chuckle turned into more of a grunt as he felt her punch him in the arm. Rubbing the spot she hit with a bit of a hiss of pain. [Color=E610B8]"Ok OK you're not nice."[/color] Harry replied, still smiling at her. He looked upon all the pty seats, ghostly outlines of those who were gone shadowing the table as he knew all too well what Sunshine was feeling. He looked over towards Marrow, watching as she waited for Blob to make drinks, before he shifted his gaze back towards Sunshine. There was a heavy sigh, as if he was removing a great weight from his chest but couldn't get any of the air back. 

[Color=E610B8]"I miss them too kid."[/color] Harry's lip twitched, a falter in his smile as he looked back at the table. [Color=E610B8]"I wish I could tell you that it gets easier. That as the days go by you feel it less and less. But it doesn't. I won't lie to you. I know how you feel because I've been here before. And it doesn't hurt any less now than it did the first time I lost someone. But we keep living. And we keep living our lives [i]for[/i] them. Keep them in our hearts and minds and press on how we know they would want us to. The pain will always be there, but you'll learn to manage it. Somedays it may seem unbearable, others may not be so bad, but you're not alone in this. We are all here for you. Trust me, if I could do anything about it I would. In a heartbeat. But I don't have that kind of power. But what I do have is you guys, and…two arms that can lend a hug if you need it."[/color]