Great, dark twist off a simple little snippet of a story. Really got to hand it to you for making a big leap creatively from his story and presenting an entirely separate and engaging storyline. Awesome. So glad I took the few minutes to read it.
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wow you do sci fi so well. Not my forte, bravo.
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Interesting that Max’s power doesn’t affect his friend. I wonder what that might lead to.

hmmmm
(it really doesnt help that I read part 2 first)