original_post:_9/1/2003_______________________ At this point, Max is being a little more selfish about Alli working for the studio. He just hooked up with Rae, but he still has feelings for Alli. If she's around, it's just going to make it weirder for him. Plus, he knows how talented she is, so it's a hard argument to win when she clearly is going to produce a good comic. Emily's monitor is based on one I had at the time. I produced several years of comics on that one, and lasted quite a while.