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MAX · Season 1 · Part 2 of 5

I’m Working on It.

Parts · 5 in this arc
  1. 1. I Would’ve Been Graduating.
  2. 2. I’m Working on It.
  3. 3. I Didn’t Ask for a Plan.
  4. 4. What Would Count as Trying?
  5. 5. Finished Isn’t Forever.

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MAX — Everybody Else Kept Going, Part 2: I’m Working on It. Full transcript follows.
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Panel 1: After work, Maven calls: “How’s your evening class going?”

Panel 2: Max: “Good. I’m putting a few things together.”

Panel 3: Maven: “Can I see it when you’re done?” Max’s screen shows a digital media project marked Draft — Not submitted. Her designs include “Community Looks Different Here” and “Different Together.”

Panel 4: Max: “Yeah. Just figuring out which direction to take.”

Panel 5: After the call, Max looks at drafts titled “Community in Focus” and “Same Places New Stories.” She thinks: “What if I finish it and it’s not that good?”

Panel 6: Max thinks: “‘I’m working on it’ sounded better than ‘I’m scared to finish it.’”

Closing question: What part of the story gets left out when you say you’re fine?