Max was trying to figure out any other way he could have explained what was going on, perhaps a way that wouldn't have made him sound like a lunatic (although to be fair, he did believe he was an alien from outer space only yesterday), but then Peter cut him off midthought.

"Oh, yes! That'd be wonderful!" Max blurted out without even thinking about what he was saying or if he should temper his enthusiasm. He then tried to compose himself, and also try and pinpoint exactly why he'd felt quite so excited. No doubt because of the prospect of a new companion, right? "I have a lot of trouble at night... and a lot of the people I used to spend time with have... disappeared." With a not-too-subtle sigh. "And I'd love to get these taken care of! They sting like crazy. The nurses don't even seem to see them anymore." And he pouted at that. If he remembered right, even his therapist hadn't believed him about his missing eye! What was wrong with the people here?

"It's enough to make you think you're crazy..." Well that was a bad joke, and a stupid thing to say, so Max tried to laugh it off. He was making a great first impression today, that was for sure.