#threads || w. max diaz

[liamxadair]

starter for @maxdiaz

location: trivia night, cedar bar and grill

Since coming back to Kismet Harbor, Liam had been looking for ways to stay busy. Since running into Marley again right after he moved back, he had not been able to get her off his mind. So, he went and got a roommate. Started getting in touch with old friends and even leaving the apartment for trivia night. "Hey," Liam walked up to a table where someone had just sat down. "You have anyone on your team? Or need an extra person?"

[margaretxhawthorne]

starter for @maxdiaz

location: bellevue assembly hall

"I appreciate you keeping her late for my husband to pick Taylor up," she told Max as she set down the dinner she had offered to bring for keeping him there so late. Though her husband had picked up Taylor, the fees due for the acting class had yet to be paid because Margaret accidentally took the envelope to work. "I know you said I could have just paid late," she shook her head over the memory, "but I wouldn't have been able to sleep if I didn't drop this off to you tonight," she then reached into her bag for the money for her daughter's acting class.

[emrexerbay]

starter for @maxdiaz

location: kismet harbor downtown

Emre and Seyda were have a day together, at least until she saw one of her friends and begged him to go and hang out. She was eight years old and not close to being a teenager - but close enough that sometimes her dad was not cool enough to be around. Though, she always made up for ditching him when she got back by playing a game or two of chess with him. As he bid his daughter goodbye, he spotted someone he had grown close with over the last few months. "It's lucky she's too young to want to leave you," he teased, "Seyda's in her 'ditch her father' stage."

[johnnyxwagner]

starter for @maxdiaz

location: archery, founder's festival

"I really don't know if this something I will be any good at." Sure, Johnny was in the army and handled weapons that most people couldn't fathom, but archery? There was a delicacy to the sport that Johnny Wagner was not certain that he had. "But I'm willing to give it a shot. I always say, especially to the kids," he chuckled, picturing their eye rolls, "you have to try something once before deciding you don't like it, at least once. Sometimes I encourage a few more tries depending on what it is."

[aarinxduskin]

starter for @maxdiaz

location: the human bean

Aarin spotted a familiar face sitting at one of the tables and she grabbed one of his favorite treats from behind the counter and a refill for his coffee as she approached, "I hear congratulations are in order," she had heard that Max was now the Director and Producer at Clark Center of Performing Arts, "That's a really exciting new job to take, how are you feeling about it?" She had picked up a few shifts at The Human Bean with Patty's Cafe being down, Aarin poured into his coffee cup before sitting down and handed over the pastry on the small plate, "For you, on the house."

[elianxbrowne]

starter for @maxdiaz

location: zen sushi

"You got any travel plans?" Eli questioned Max after their order was placed. "I've been meaning to get back to Europe but a few projects here have me tied up so I won't be able to travel for a few more months." It made the man antsy, but it was something that he knew he had to live with. He simply didn't get as much time to travel as he did when he was in college and growing up.

[hazalxalpman]

starter for @maxdiaz​ location: patty’s cafe 

Patty’s Cafe was a place Hazal should have had frequent flyer miles at. She was off from the jewelry store and was in desperate need of coffee. Though, that wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. It was far from spring weather but forty degrees was a welcome change from the blizzard that swept up the town only a week ago. As she finished getting her coffee, there were no tables open. A grimace pulled down the corner of her lips as she looked around, spotting an empty seat at a table. Moving toward the stranger, she smiled at him, “You mind? I’m not really up for walking and drinking this coffee and there are no open seats.” 

[julietaxalvarez]

Julieta's eyes grazed over the menu, though she hadn't planned on getting anything until one of the flavors caught her attention. A honey lavender was just what the brunette needed on the warm day. "It does all look good," while not usually one for sweets, unless she were devouring Quentin, she did have the craving once in a while. "I am getting honey lavender," she told the other, "something light and airy." @maxdiaz

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"Still very sweet of you, what do you say, Esme?" he asked as he looked at his little girl, who almost yelled thank you since she was excited, causing Max to laugh. "I think so too," he said as he looked around at their current location. Once they arrived, he picked Esme up so she could look at the photos of what they had. "You can only have one... and something small," he said as he looked over the menu himself. "It all looks so good" he grinned "What looks good to you?" he asked Julieta. @julietaxalvarez

[blairehamilton]

closed starter for @maxdiaz activity: shakespearen showoff

" i used to know all this shit, you know, " blaire whispered to max, eyes locked to where people were answering different questions, questions that blaire knew the answers to at one point in her life. " i took acting classes for years and the first thing, really, that they teach you is shakespeare. " she informed the other casually, shrugging. that was a simpler time in her life, when her mother was still alive and she was actually happy. they were one big happy family at that point and blaire missed it. " i could have won this thing back in the day, i'd be much better than the amateurs up there. " harsh but true, blaire leaned typically more on the blunt side because she knew she was talented. her attitude wouldn't get her anywhere big time, but she didn't care. she'd been through a lot in life and was just over it.

[aarinxduskin]

starter for @maxdiaz

location: patty's cafe

"I have your usual," she smiled at Max as she sat down in the chair across from him with his drink and usual pastry item from the front. He had been coming into Patty's often enough that Aarin had found herself befriending him. "Do you want anything else?" She should have asked that before she sat down but she offered anyway, unable to help herself as she reached for her own coffee and brought it to her lips.

[ethanxhoffmann]

"Interesting," Ethan nodded his head along with the man, thinned lips as he spoke. "I don't think people are really trying anything like that anymore," at least he hoped that they were not attempting to do something of that nature. "I prefer breweries over wineries," he admitted to the other man, "but I like a good glass of wine here and there." It wasn't unlike him to go. @maxdiaz

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Max nodded with a chuckle "That's the point" he teased they did make wine too but also made drugs too at the same time "It was smart you know the barrels? They have like solid center were the...sugar" he winked "Went then ring around it and on top for the wine" he said it was smart of the ones on set to do so much. "So if they got stopped ever it looked like just wine" and it worked. "But it's all show so who knows if it would really work" he said with a laugh. "But really going to wineries wasn't a thing I did a lot" he did go but it wasn't that common. @ethanxhoffmann

[liamxadair]

Liam shrugged his shoulder's with the other's comment, "I don't think it's about doing good or not," at least, Liam didn't have that outlook on trivia. There were things in life that he prided himself on but trivia was more for the fun of it at the end of the day. "We will have to come up with a team name," he told him, reaching for the paper that was on their table, "looks like the first round is going to start in a few minutes," his gaze lifted to the host at the front of the lounge. @maxdiaz

He chuckled. "Unless it's about some Netflix show that was on for about five years... five years ago... I am gonna not do good," he said, referring to the show he used to be on. "But we will try our best." he did hope it was basic trivia so he could have a chance. If it was one subject he didn't know how well he would do. "But I am down" he smiled. It didn't matter if they won or got any right he was here for a good time. @liamxadair

[margaretxhawthorne]

"It's easy to wish that," Margaret found Taylor to be a lot more forgiving at Esme's age. Not that she wasn't now and often the silence was well deserved when Margaret missed too many dinners or bedtime stories. "Eh, better you than me," she teased, having already gone through the stage with Taylor. "I have to get home to Taylor and husband, though," she smiled at Max, "Again I really appreciate that you were able to take this payment so late." @maxdiaz

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He nodded "You and me both I'd love if she stayed this little and would always like me" he joked. But he was hoping that Esme would stay liking him as she got older. "It's hard to think of her getting older... " old enough that Esme would be out of the house. "It's gonna be mess all around for sure "he knew he cry, and Esme would too. That other kids and parents would be the same too. "Oh, a week of me being a hot mess that's gonna be something," he joked. @margaretxhawthorne

[emrexerbay]

"It's that whole nurture versus nature debate," he shrugged his shoulders, "how you raise her will have a lot more to do with it than you think." Emre had been conscious of how he raised Seyda from day one, but even more so after he became a single parent. "I think there is something for every age," his shoulders lifted into a shrug once more, "the twos were too long ago for me at this point, but every age comes with it's own challenges." @maxdiaz

It was a lot to deal with being a single father, the child coming from what she did. "I mean I hope she can get my good stuff" not his bad he knew he used to be not as good of a person. "But thanks..." he smiled at Emse who went back to wanting to be held by her father over playing. "But they said the twos are crazy they were right" Emse was up and down and all over the place always. @emrexerbay

[johnnyxwagner]

"Yeah, I understand that," he wasn't sure if Max was getting at that Johnny didn't understand or that he did understand considering the field he had come from before being a biology professor. "I think that's even more of a sure it'll happen," he told Max, "it would happen." Johnny was grateful that he wasn't involved in any of that. "That's nice, though." He knew that people thought the traditional version of family was what they wanted but he didn't think that it had to be that way. "Things are good, family is going to be a lot bigger before I know it so Stevie and I are getting the house prepped for that and the other kids." @maxdiaz

He nodded. "I mean, you have to understand it. No one wants real weapons used on a set." Back in the day, maybe they had to, but in today's world, it wasn't a must. "I am sure people would get hurt to much if it was real" he nodded "I just had fale pulling back a bow, holding the handle of a whip" he chuckled. He nodded. "I am sure getting used to this life of just me and Esme." he wanted to meet someone, but it started to become on the back burner for him lately. "But how is life treating you ?" he asked wanting to catch up. @johnnyxwagner

[aarinxduskin]

"I appreciate it, Max," she smiled at the other and his offer. Aarin wasn't used to taking help from others, often doing everything herself. She prided herself on her work and had been working at the cafe for practically half of her life now. "I can't wait to hear about all the future costumes in the years to come," Aarin told him, "I'll get back to this, but I'll see you around, Max. Don't be a stranger." @maxdiaz

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"Alright," he said with a smile. "But really, I am here if you need anything, okay?" he wanted to show support for any of his friends no matter what. "I bet..." he said. He could remember his own even though he knew it wasn't a big part of it. He was busy working and wasn't the best person at the time. "But I am sure the wedding will be amazing," he smiled. "It is, she just my sweetie and it came to me" he was happy for what he picked "Soon she will be picking her own so I just want to make it fun" he smiled. @aarinxduskin