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Here's Conversation One.

Max: So what ya doing tonight

Liz: Working, studying, lights out by eleven

(Liz's dad walks up to them)

Liz's Dad: Hey Max

Max: Hey, Mr. Parker

Liz: I'll be right out dad

(Mr. Parker leaves)

Max: Max is he giving you a hard time.

Liz: No, he's being a total saint. You know Winnaman wouldn't give him back his deposit.

Max: Wow that's terrible

Liz: Yeah

Max: So it seems like you're pretty busy tonight.

Liz: Why?

Max: I just thought it might be fun if we went out

Liz: Max it's not that I don't want to… it's just that things can't go back to the way they were.

Max: Could we at least hang out like friends?

Liz: You know, my orders are backing up. I'll have to call you. (Max nods)

Conversation Two

Max: He put his fist right threw the wall, his hand was a mess but he wouldn't let me touch it.

Liz: He probably was embarrassed.

Max: Nice

Liz: My old baby-sitter Lynn used to work at the Snack Shack. She'd let me play here free all the time.

Max: In light of this new information I think we should reconsider the rules.

Liz: No. mm-mmm no powers.

Max: I'll let you use yours if I can use mine.

Liz: It's not so funny.

Max: Any sign of them lately?

Liz: No, not since Vermont and I'm not complaining.

Max: By the way my father is curious about you're sudden return. I'm sure he thinks it has something to do with me.

Liz: Well, you should just tell him what I told my father. You know that my drug addicted roommate wanted me get into a

three-way with my Latin teacher. Yeah, I erred on the side of dramatic. So anyway what were you saying about Michael?

Max: He can't stand to be around me. I freak him out.

Liz: You know it's hard enough to deal with somebody dying, Max It's even weirder to have them come back to life.

Max: Am I a ghost?

Liz hits him with the putt-putt club

Max: Ow

Liz: Guess not

Max: No I mean are you afraid of me?

Liz: No. But I was wondering uh… what was it like when you were dead?

Max: I don't- I don't want to talk about it. To say it out loud makes it closer.

Liz: I understand.

Max: But it changed me Liz. I'm not interested in dragging around these responsibilities anymore or arguing with Michael about how we do things or keeping on this impossible quest to find my son.

Liz: Max

Max: I need to live in the now. To appreciate all these things I've been taking for granted. Like-Like going to school or smearing you in putt-putt.

Liz: (laughs) Dream on.

Max: And I want us to try again.

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