That had been simple enough, at least. Zack didn't really get why Max had asked for the alternate name when he was happy to call him by either one, but maybe he'd just wanted to make sure that the other patients also had these other identities. Zack wasn't going to dwell too much on it. He'd satisfied Max's curiosity and that was good enough.
As Max started to explain his feelings on the whole thing, Zack began to realize that this was a lot more complex than he'd originally thought. It was as if Max had real feelings and fears to go along with it all, though he realized that that made sense. A fake life wasn't going to be all that convincing unless it was really detailed, right? It seemed like Max wasn't completely ready to go home, and Zack couldn't help but wonder what was so bad about it.
It occurred to him that he was getting invested in something that wasn't real, but he couldn't help but take the conversation seriously when hearing Max's voice and seeing his expressions. "Yeah, it makes a lot of sense," he said with a firm nod. "Maybe ZEX was foreign and out of place here, but you made him up because you wanted to be stronger, right?" It was kind of sad when he thought too hard on it, but Zack just had to keep telling himself that it was all fake. "But hey, just keep your thoughts on those people waiting for you. They're probably missing you a lot by now." He felt kind of bad encouraging that sort of thing when what he really wanted was for ZEX to get back to normal, but Zack couldn't really help himself. When someone was clearly suffering in front of him, he had to react.
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As Max started to explain his feelings on the whole thing, Zack began to realize that this was a lot more complex than he'd originally thought. It was as if Max had real feelings and fears to go along with it all, though he realized that that made sense. A fake life wasn't going to be all that convincing unless it was really detailed, right? It seemed like Max wasn't completely ready to go home, and Zack couldn't help but wonder what was so bad about it.
It occurred to him that he was getting invested in something that wasn't real, but he couldn't help but take the conversation seriously when hearing Max's voice and seeing his expressions. "Yeah, it makes a lot of sense," he said with a firm nod. "Maybe ZEX was foreign and out of place here, but you made him up because you wanted to be stronger, right?" It was kind of sad when he thought too hard on it, but Zack just had to keep telling himself that it was all fake. "But hey, just keep your thoughts on those people waiting for you. They're probably missing you a lot by now." He felt kind of bad encouraging that sort of thing when what he really wanted was for ZEX to get back to normal, but Zack couldn't really help himself. When someone was clearly suffering in front of him, he had to react.