Tables were set out with white clothes over them. The main room had been transformed to a dinner hall. The main dishes had been cooked by the staff. They had made, Fried Chicken, Spaghetti, Salad, and they had the family coming in make refreshments.

They put up a sign that said 'WELCOME TO DINNER AND A SHOW!'. All of the people admitted were helping set it up. The Doctor and Jacob were working with the plates.

"So, what's your talent?" The Doctor asked.

"Oh, I'm going to be freestyle rapping." Jacob said.

"Oh really? Sounds fun." He said. Jacob didn't look so enthusiastic.

"My partner, Ella, is really bad with getting in front of people. She was going to be my backup vocals. I don't know if she can get up in front of everyone. But if she can't then that's fine. I can do it myself." He said, confidently.

"It's good you have so much self confidence." The Doctor said. Then he looked over at Max who was working on setting up the buffet. She was putting out cornbread. Jacob saw that he was looking at her.

"Who is she? A sister or a girlfriend?" He asked. The Doctor shook his head.

"No, she just a friend of mine. I never expected to see her again." He said. Jacob nodded.

"Well, I'm happy you two got to see each other." He said. The Doctor nodded.

"Thanks. Will your family be here tonight?" He asked.

"I don't think so. Last I checked, they were in jail." He said. The Doctor was shocked.

"What? You never said that."

"I didn't want to bring it up before. I don't want to now either. It's a bad experience I don't want to relive." He said. The Doctor nodded.

"Alright, sorry." He said.

The families started getting there around 5. Everyone was seated at a table with their partner for the talent show. The Doctor figured that Max's family wouldn't show up.

"So, I'll be meeting your friend?" Max asked.

"Yeah, I guess you are. I really hope you two don't hate each other." He said. Max looked a bit put off.

"What? Why?"

"Well, your personalities are so different. She's like the nicest kid at the school. She's really upbeat and loves everyone." He explained. Max looked a bit disgusted.

"Ew." She said. The Doctor laughed to himself.

"What's funny?" She asked.

"It's like Wednesday Addams meeting Twilight Sparkle." He said. Max looked a bit sick.

"I never liked people like that." She said.

"And I'm sure she doesn't like people who don't like being nice to everyone." The Doctor said. Max shrugged.

"Well, I'll try being friends with her." She said. The Doctor nodded.

"Brilliant." He said.

After a while, the family came. Chloe, Kate, and their father David. The Doctor got up and went over. Max stayed at the table.

"Hey Chloe!" He said. She didn't respond. She just pulled him in for a hug. This time, he hugged her back.

"I missed you a ton." She said.

"I've only been gone for like 2 weeks." He said. She shrugged.

"Longest two weeks of my life." She said. The Doctor smiled.

"You flatter me." He said.

"We got you some stuff." She said, holding out a piece of paper. There were a lot of handwritten messages. "The 2 percent, we made you this." The Doctor looked over. All of them were on the same lines of get well soon and we miss you and hope to see you next year.

"Wow, that means a lot." He said. Chloe looked at him.

"You're happier. A lot." She said.

"Yeah, it's great isn't it. Max over there thinks I've gotten worse." He said. Chloe looked confused.

"Who's Max?"

"I'll introduce you." He said. Chloe walked over with the Doctor. Max was sitting there silently. She looked up at The Doctor and Chloe.

"Who the hell are you?" She asked. Chloe was a bit surprised at her greeting.

"Max, this is Chloe. Chloe, this is Max. She's the friend I thought was killed." The Doctor explained. Chloe looked shocked while Max just started at Chloe intimidatingly.

"Oh my gosh. So you met him last year at, Serpant falls?" She asked. The Doctor was surprised that she remembered.

"Yeah, I did." Max said grimly. The doctor pulled out seats for everyone. David pulled out a six pack of Pepsi. The Doctor looked ecstatic.

"It's been way too long!" He said. Chloe and Max both laughed. They noticed this and they both looked at each other. Max turned away quickly. Chloe decided to try to talk to her again.

"So, what was he like when you knew him?" She asked.

"Ooh yeah, was he always so, distant?" Kate asked, getting in the conversation. Max looked at them. She decided to stop trying to put them off. It clearly wasn't working.

"Well, actually, he was a lot nicer. He was really open. He made me see a point in living life. Back then, he wore a bright orange hoodie and always pretty open about how he felt, especially about me." She said, implying romantic intention which Chloe caught onto. She decided to change the subject.

"So, how did you meet?" She asked.

"I found him in a park really disorientated. He got picked on by these bullies so I came over to help out." She said. Chloe nodded.

"We met because he wasn't making any friends. The principal assigned him to me as a partner." She said. Kate pushed her shoulder.

"He's right there." Kate pointed out. The Doctor has finished his can of Pepsi.

"Sorry, wasn't paying attention." He said. Max rolled her eyes.

"You never are. Actually now that I brought it up, why were you so disorientated?" She asked. The Doctor looked a bit confused, then he realised.

"Oh, when we met? It was because I had just regenerated." The doctor explained. Chloe and Max both looked at each other again. The Doctor saw this. "Oh yeah, you both know who I really am." He said.

"Ok cool. You sounded a lot different before the time when I met you." Chloe said. The Doctor nodded.

"I have changed, haven't I?" He asked. Max nodded.

"A lot." He said. The Doctor looked at her.

"So have you! Your hair is down to your elbows now. The purple dyed on streak seems a lot smaller." He said. Max self consciously brushed it back.

"At least my change was a good change. You got sad." Max said. Chloe looked over.

"I think he's gotten happier, personally." She said. Max looked over with a weird face, again. Then she looked back at the Doctor.

"Any leads on Chelsea?" She asked. Chelsea was the human that his TARDIS was trapped inside. The Doctor shook her head.

"None. She's here though, in Washington somewhere." He said. Max nodded in response. All of the sudden, the woman that worked here hit her knife on her glass. Everyone turned to her.

"Hello everyone, I'd like to formally welcome you to our dinner and show. You have been invited because you have family in here. We want to show you the amazing progress that people have made here. Everyone here took part into preparing today for you all. We hope you are all excited for the talent show! But for now, please enjoy the meal!" She said, exclaiming the last part. Music came on over the speakers as everyone went to grab food.