It looks settled, then. They're just going to have to sit out here and bear the cold. But that's okay.

For the first time for this whole series of events, Max lets herself breathe easy. Did she help? Coming immediately when Sans called her, stopping Tim from seizing, staying long enough to calm him down... sort of. It all sounds good in her head, like she did something useful and didn't screw up, and back home she'd have been really happy with this outcome.

But it doesn't feel that way. With Kate, after that one terrible afternoon, the healing began almost immediately. Everything changed for the poor girl. But with Tim, Max feels like nothing's really changed at all.

She's still going to call this a victory and try to feel good about it. But there's no elation.

"Okay," she agrees, sealing the deal between the three of them, and preparing for a long night of not talking.