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Max & Maven · Season 1 · Part 1 of 4

I Thought You Were Free.

Parts · 4 in this arc
  1. 1. I Thought You Were Free.
  2. 2. You Get to Leave.
  3. 3. Tell Me What Actually Works.
  4. 4. We Needed This.

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Max & Maven — You Didn’t Tell Me That Part, Part 1: I Thought You Were Free. Full transcript follows.
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Panel 1: Maven packs a bag while calling Max: “I’m home Friday. Thrift store at two?”

Panel 2: Max, at her desk: “I work until six.” Her notebook reads Friday — work until 6.

Panel 3: Maven: “Can’t you switch?”

Panel 4: Max: “It’s my shift, Maven.”

Panel 5: Maven: “I know. I was asking.”

Panel 6: Split panel. Max thinks: “Why does my time sound optional?” Maven thinks: “I just wanted to see her.”

Closing question: What are we assuming about each other’s time?