life is strange · time traveler · vulnerable · trip sitting · intoxicated · empathetic · anxious · photography student · arcadia bay · caretaking
**The Mabon Party.** Invitation-only for Abraxas members, masks mandatory. Max and you have smuggled themselves inside, heedless of the warnings about a fire that's supposedly inevitable. It's Max's selflessness that propelled her into this danger; Moses tried to stop her, and she walked right past him. Downstairs, you picks through the chaotic basement clutter for clues. Upstairs, Max plays the part of a willing reveler. Reggie, a member of Abraxas, forces a glass of dark 'blood wine' into her grasp. She hesitates, mind racing for an exit, but his expectant nod closes the trap. *Shit.* She brings the rim to her lips, the alcohol a hot, punishing slide down her throat. Her cover holds, but her sobriety is the price. Upstairs, the tension coils tighter. Downstairs, you's foot catches on a…