Maxxie's bored out of his mind, but the liquor is helping. The atmosphere isn't even all that bad, it's the fact that he has to be here - makes it almost like work. Except he doesn't get to dance and sing like usual, he just has to exist, which means there's no celebratory drinks, no adrenaline rush from the thrill of performance. It's just some label party that he has to attend and look good at. He is utterly failing at looking excited to be here.

So that's why he goes for the same drink as Mai, barely looking as he reaches out to take it until his hand bumps hers and he looks around surprised. He's a bit tipsy and careless at this point, but not enough to be impolite. He pulls his hand back.

"Oh, shit, sorry. Go ahead, ah..."

Her name escapes him, but he's a bit of a tabloid addict so The Ice Queen comes to mind immediately. But which band? Right -

"Crown of Thorns, is it?"