Max could only shrug, enjoying the light banter. "After, before, during... I like to hedge my bets..." He nodded slightly at the Prince's words about Covenants. Of course, it didn't hurt that the two most populous factions in the city were usually the Invictus and Order. No ideological wars between the Lance and the Crone to stir things up. And the Carthians never failed to live down to everyone's lowest expectations...
Max quirks an amused eyebrow at the sewer comment, joining the Prince in a bemused chuckle. "Oh, so it's just a hazing ritual then? I'll tell you this much, they hurt a damn sight more than the one I got in collage..." He lets the shared laughter die away, wondering just what the Prince was thinking about as Asa looked him over in contemplation.
Max didn't have to wait long to find out, and it was the last thing Max had expected to hear. It takes a split second for the words to register, followed by a slight twitch of his head to the side and his brow furrowing a little. The same sort of look you might give someone who said they saw Elvis on the subway last night. It wasn't that he didn't believe the man, it just a bit of a surprise...
Some great diviner of mysteries you turned out to be. No wonder you couldn't find her, she's right where you left her. Dumbass...
"Did you? Well, I suppose I'll see her at the Chapter House eventually. If she's kept up her studies, that is. Anything else I should be aware of? Pending Carthian overthrow perhaps?" The moment of shock passes over Max's face as quickly as it had arrived, the Mekhet quickly falling back into the light banter