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Max

Max is a lawyer who works at the justice department on the fancy side of town. His love of law and order can be a little misplaced sometimes which makes for interesting times with Leon.

NameMax
CharacterSlightly scatterbrained, overworked, perpetually about the start another case. Really lame dad jokes.
OccupationLawyer (public prosecution)
BuildingCedar Court
Birthday12th Summer
FamilyN/A
Relationshipson/off relationship with Chloe
DateableYes
PetsNo
Best GiftHealthy Muffin
Worst GiftSoda
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Max is burnt out and overworked as his job never ends. He always tries to do the right thing but doesn’t know when to pick his battles.

Petal Events

EventDescription
1 - FriendsYou overhear him praying at a shrine for a win in his case.
2 - FriendsYou help him to find evidence for a case.
3 - ChoiceYou go to his stand up show. He’s terrible but he appreciates you coming.
Friendship Path
4 - FriendsHe asks if you know a way to transfer luck from old socks to new socks because his lucky socks have a hole.
5 - FriendsMax helps Sage sue her ex, and you help get the evidence for him.
Romance Path
4 - DatingHe tries to impress you by taking you on a helicopter ride. Maybe he throws up a bit. He’s not an action man.
5 - LoversHis comedy set goes well and he has his first fan encounter!
6 - Married FinalYou bring him coffee and dinner while he works hard on a case. You talk through the case and make a breakthrough.

Early Friendship

First Meeting

Trigger Requirements

Speak to the NPC for the first time outside of tutorial days or events.

Event 1 - Friends

Trigger Requirements

Spoilers

  • Summary

    Max is at the shrine praying to win a case, he’s pretty depressed and he really needs a win. When his prayers don’t get an answer he gives up and goes to leave. He notices and says don’t tell anyone, that’s its confidential and embarassing.

    After he leaves Lottie appears and says his treats are terrible so no case help for him!

    You wonder wtf you just witnessed.

Event 2 - Friends

Trigger Requirements

Spoilers

  • Summary

    You work together to find him evidence for a case.

Event 3 - Romantic Choice

Trigger Requirements

Spoilers

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Friendship path

Event 4 - Friends

Trigger Requirements

Spoilers

  • Summary

    Max has some lucky socks that he wears for important court hearings. They have big holes in them and he asks if you know a way to transfer luck from old socks to new socks. You come up with a plan to make an offering at the shrine with them.

    Depending on the quality of the offering you give he reacts differently and says he feels great/terrible etc.

    As you’re walking away you stop him from being hit by a falling branch and he’s so appreciative that he thinks the socks he’s wearing must be his new lucky ones!

Event 5 - Friends

Trigger Requirements

Spoilers

  • Summary

    You run into Max on the train on the way home from work.

Romantic path

Event 4 - Dating

Trigger Requirements

Spoilers

  • Summary

    Having to sit through his terrible stand up and saying whether it’s good or not honestly.

    If you say you like it, he says he’s a lawyer and knows when people are lying.

    You can ask him out then.

    He takes you on a helicopter ride. Maybe he throws up. He’s not an action man.

    It’s a direct contrast to Chloe’s helicopter date but it’s much more sweet.

Event 5 - Dating

Trigger Requirements

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    You meet him after he finished a comedy set and help him tidy up a bit. He’s all excited from the rush of being on stage and also people didn’t boo him this time. He even has a fan, someone came up to him after the set to compliment him.

    It’s quite cute because he’s all blushing and he panics, you save the day. But the person seems like they have a crush on him so it’s a little bit awkward.

Event 6 - Married

Trigger Requirements

Spoilers

  • Summary

    You bring him coffee and dinner while he works hard on a case. He’s a bit stuck and you talk it through together until he reaches a break through.


Guides

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Under Construction! While Garland is still in Early Access, this info is likely to change.

Schedule

While the project is still in Early Access, the schedules of characters are likely to change.

For now, these are the places that they currently spend the most time:

  • He enters Cedar Court lobby at 8am on the way to the train in Garland East.
  • Arrives back at the train station at 5:40 and walks around Garland East until 9pm.

Regular Schedule

START TIMEACTIONDESCRIPTIONAREASTART AREAEND AREA
00:01PAUSEASLEEPMax’s ApartmentMax’s BedMax’s Bed
07:30PATHGET UPMax’s ApartmentMax’s BedMax’s Bedroom
07:35WANDERHOME – MaxMax’s ApartmentMax’s Bedroom
08:00PATHHOME – Max > CC LOBBYMax’s ApartmentMax’s Apartment Door
08:05PATHCC LOBBY > GECedar Court LobbyCedar Court LiftCedar Court Lobby Door
08:10PATHGE > GE TRAINEast GarlandCedar Court EntranceGarland East Train Station
08:30PAUSEGE TRAIN > CBD TRAINTrain Travel
08:50PATHCBD TRAIN > POLICECBDCBD Train StationJustice Centre Entrance
09:00WANDERPOLICEJustice CentreJustice Centre Exit
17:00PATHPOLICE > CBDJustice CentreJustice Centre Exit
17:05PATHCBD > CBD TRAINCBDJustice Centre EntranceCBD Train Station
17:20PAUSECBD TRAIN > GE TRAINTrain Travel
17:40WANDERGEEast GarlandGarland East Train Station
21:00PATHGE > CC LOBBYEast GarlandCedar Court Entrance
21:25PATHCC LOBBY > CC LIFTCedar Court LobbyCedar Court Lobby DoorCedar Court Lift
21:30WANDERHOME – MaxMax’s ApartmentMax’s Apartment Door
21:55PATHGO TO BEDMax’s ApartmentMax’s Bed
22:00PAUSEASLEEPMax’s ApartmentMax’s BedMax’s
Gift guide
ADOREDFancy Coffee, Healthy Muffin
LOVEDBirthday
Cake, Coffee Cake, Coffee, Egg Sandwich, Boiled Chicken Breast, Fish
Fillet, Banana, Apple, Carrot, Mulberry, Mushroom, Egg, Imported Coffee
Beans, Rose Bouquet, Book
LIKEDRed
Wine, Lemon gelato, Takeaway Coffee, Tomato Soup, Bento, Instant
Noodles, Vege Dumplings, Moonflower Honey, Pizza, Takeaway Pizza, Cherry
Pie, Animal Rescue Meal, Strawberry Bubble Tea, Pumpkin Pie, Cecile’s
Blueberry Jam, Cheesy Fries, Lamp, Magazines, Desk
NEUTRALRainbow
Candy, Steak with Potatoes, Crumbed Chicken, Roast Chicken,
Cheeseburger, Ziggy Sandwich, Fancy Crepe, Instant Coffee, Omurice,
Donut, Onigiri, Ham Sandwich, Chocolate Muffin, Pudding, Crab Sushi,
Rainbow Dango, Meat on a Bone, Steak, Porkchops, Crumbed Pork, Tuna
Sashimi, Beef Sizzle Plate, Okonomiyaki, White Bread Loaf, Bread Stick,
Curry Bread, White Chocolate, Croissant, Empty Plate, Popcorn, Water
Bottle, Honey, Milk Bubble Tea, Taro Bubble Tea, Eggs, Gift wrapping
paper, Camera, Pet Collar, Pet Crates, Cloth, Fishing Rod, Steel Wool,
Pub’s Parcel, Recyling Parcel, Butcher’s Parcel, Holo Deck’s Parcel,
Council License, Paint Roller, Bag of Scraps, Box of Lights, Bird Seed,
Mushroom Spores, Pink Arrowhead Cutting, String of Pearls Cutting,
Spider Plant Cutting, Parlor Palm Cutting, Grey Star Calathea Cutting,
Juniper Cutting, Boxwood Ball Cutting, Smaragd Conifer Cutting,
Moonflower Cutting, Strawberry Cutting, Billy Buttons Cutting, Daisies
Cutting, Sunflower Cutting, Rabbit tails Cutting, Gypsophila Cutting,
Foxtail Cutting, Foxglove Cutting, Orchid Cutting, Wilted Pink Arrowhead
, Wilted String of Pearls, Wilted Spider Plant , Wilted Parlor Palm,
Wilted Grey Star Calathea, Wilted Juniper, Wilted Boxwood Ball, Wilted
Smaragd Conifer , Wilted Moonflower Plant, Wilted Strawberry Plant,
Wilted Billy Buttons, Wilted Daisies, Wilted Sunflower, Wilted Rabbit
tails, Wilted Gypsophila, Wilted Foxtail, Wilted Foxglove, Wilted
Orchid, Pink Arrowhead, String of Pearls , Spider Plant, Parlor Palm ,
Grey Star Calathea, Juniper, Boxwood Ball, Smaragd Conifer , Moonflower
Plant, Strawberry Plant, Billy Buttons, Daisies, Sunflower, Rabbit
tails, Gypsophila, Foxtail, Foxglove, Orchid, Parsley Bunch, Succulent,
Pink pot, Black pot, Cute pot, Wooden pot, Super Steamy Pot, Basic pot,
Stool, Couch, Armchair, Vase, Chests, Wardrobe, Acoustic guitar,
Electric guitar, Bass, Amps, Keyboard, Instrument racks, CD’s, Records,
Record player, Painting, Mirror, Treasure map, Old letter, Keys,
Typewriter, Birch Place Wallpaper, Cedar Court Wallpaper, Pinewood
Central Wallpaper 1, Pinewood Central Wallpaper 2, Pinewood Central
Wallpaper 3, Maple Place Wallpaper, Stars Wallpaper, Flower Rails
Wallpaper, Wallpaper – Yellow Flowers, Jazzy Pink Wallpaper, Jazzy
Purple Wallpaper, Teal Striped Wallpaper, Duck Wallpaper, Fleur
Wallpaper, Pawprint Wallpaper
DISLIKEDNothing,
Soda Can, Food Can, Paper, Box, Old Book, Soda Bottle, Smoke Pack,
Cigarette, Flyer, Plastic Bag, Driftwood, Scrap metal, Glass bottles,
Broken Electronics, Spray paint cans, Old beach toys, Dead leaves, Red
Liquorice, Beer, Chocolate Icecream, Vanilla Icecream, Strawberry
Icecream, Mint Choc Chip Icecream, Rainbow Icecream, Dog Bone, Salty
Ramen, Meat Dumplings, Meat Pie, Wood – Pine, Bricks – Red, Nails, Metal
sheet, Nuts, Glue, Roof Tiles, Chain, Cardboard, Bolt, Wood – Oak, Wood
– Dark, Isopropyl Alcohol, Wire, Battery, Solder, Gas Canister, Circuit
Board, Watering Can, Spade, Cutters, Hammer, Screwdriver, Saw, Soil,
Fertilizer, Grow lights, Dog food, Lizard food, Cat food, Pee mats,
Litterbox, Kitty litter, Poster, Feathers, Shells, Fish tank, Crab,
Shellfish, Fish, Butterfly
HATEDSoda, Ice Slush
DESPISED#N/A

Character Info

Personality
  • Always a bit flustered.
  • Very letter-of-the-law rather than spirit-of-the-law.
  • Is tired of people who use lega words incorrectly all the time.
  • Previously dated Chloe but they broke up because they couldn’t see eye to eye on the law.
  • Once he starts doing stand up comedy, all his jokes are terrible and legal themed:

    eg. What’s the deal with stenographers, have you every noticed how they all type like this? *miming* Am I right guys?

  • Has a lucky socks that he only wears for important cases so he doesn't use up all the luck.

Apartment
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  • Full of case files and work that he regularly brings home.
  • A dead house plant.
  • Nothing out of the ordinary, neat personal items but lots of messy work.
  • A nice generic bachelor’s house.
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