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[mypartnerintime]

[The hair is so obviously the first thing that catches Max's attention. Her eyes flick up to it for a moment or two, then back down to Gwen's face.]

No, dude, I was being a total jerk about it. I'm the one that's sorry.

[And eyes back to the hair because it is seriously distracting. Max smiles and gestures at her own.]

...Back to black?

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We're both sorry. It's not mutually exclusive.

[ At the question, Gwen brings a hand up to tuck her hair behind her ear. ]

Yeah... I kind of went through a weird goth phase last month? Then got a little friendly with a bottle of black dye.

[mypartnerintime]

Goth's cute.

[It is, lbr. Max could never pull it off, though.]

Any reason for the shift in genre? I'd never have pegged you as the goth type.

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It's weird... You know those strings made of light people had tied around their fingers? Well, I had one connecting me to a friend of mine. And as the months went on, I started dressing more like him, and he started dressing more like me.

[mypartnerintime]

Oh! [When the surprise fades there's a small smile on Max's lips.] A goth person being forced to dress like you... The poor guy must've been so far out of his comfort zone by the end of it.

[There's some curiosity over this, though.]

No reason, but uh, what color was the string?

[variantcover]

He took it pretty well, considering.

[ Credence is a trooper that way. ]

Uh, that one was gold, I think? I had one blue one, a bunch of gold ones, and then a red one that didn't seem to lead anywhere I could follow.

[mypartnerintime]

Hmm.

[This might be a rabbit hole she's letting herself fall into, but...]

Any idea what they all meant?

[variantcover]

I mean, the red string of fate is a pretty common trope, but mostly in Asian media. It implies that the two people who are connected are soulmates of some kind. My guess is that the different colors imply different kinds of relationships.

[mypartnerintime]

I hate to say it, but someone else told me that too. It feels a little like destiny sticking its nose into our lives. [She laughs without any real humor.] Any idea who the blue was tied to? And the red... even though you never found them?

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The blue one was tied to Amara. I dunno if you know her? I first met her on the Titanic.

The red one... I'm not sure. It's hard to guess when I don't know what kind of relationship red is supposed to represent.

[mypartnerintime]

I haven't met her...

[There's a moment's pause as she tries to find a good way to put this.]

Let's pretend the red one does mean soulmate...?

[variantcover]

She's pretty cool. I think you would like her.

[ Uh... If the red one does mean soulmate... ]

I guess... It could have been leading to my ex boyfriend? But he's back on Earth 616. I didn't think the strings could stretch that far.

[mypartnerintime]

Earth... 616.

[There's a long pause there.]

Not just... Earth Earth?

[Should she even be surprised?]

You really think your ex boyfriend is your soul mate?

[variantcover]

Well... The Marvel multiverse has many Earths. People started numbering them to keep them straight. The main one, the one I was on, was called Earth-616.

[ Welcome to talking to a universe-hopper, Max. ]

Man, I dunno. He's the only person I was romantically involved with for like the past.... way too many years. The only guy I've dated since high school.