Max shoves a bite of food in his mouth really, really fast to keep from saying the first, second, and even third thing that immediately pops into his head. MMM, potato salad. MMMM.

"Y-eah. Didn't anyone show you how to use them? You have to think about the person you want to call and will the stone to connect you. I know that sounds weird but it does work. It's a lot better than the weird cell phones we had on the ship I came from. I do miss having a camera, though."