Another Cheesey Art Blog

Max’s paternal grandparents lived in the village with their 2 sons; after their only daughter was born, they decided that fleeing in the middle of night was the best option to ensure their kids would have a good life, despite the high risk of death via lycan. They successfully fled, not without injury, out of Romania. After a few months, the family was able to get to America, where they denounced their Romanian heritage, as to not have connections to the village. Later, Max’s dad, Sorin, meets a mean woman, and they become teen parents.

About 20 years pass, with 6 kids already, Max is born in Raccoon City, the family planning to move soon after her birth. After maternity leave, Max’s mother, who works as a secretary for Umbrella, is offered free “childcare” for the baby. Obviously some unethical science happens, with seemingly no effect. Max grows up with slightly faster healing than the average person (around 5 days for a scrape compared to about 7). Eventually Max accidentally figures out that their grandparents fled Romania, and has questions everyone refuses to answer.

Max goes to university, majoring in veterinary science and minoring in agriculture. She works at her Sorin’s vet clinic and volunteers at animal shelters. Soon before graduating, both paternal grandparents pass, and the family takes care of their things, Max finds a strange box, with an even stranger pendant and a map of Romania in it. After graduating (after a fall semester), deciding to take a break before heading to Veterinary Medical school, Max decides to go on a trip, claiming to “hike across Europe”. Their plan was really to hike to the place on the map that markings seem to point away from. Throughout Romania, they ask strangers if they know anything about the strange pendant, but the response is always the same, “no idea”.

After hiking for days, in a small snowstorm, Max stumbles upon a bloody faced, freezing ginger being strangled by a man with another on the lookout. After saving the girl via bribery, the girl flees, and Max is once again left to their own devices. Later, Max stumbles upon a rundown cabin and after checking the area, decides it's safe enough to spend the night in. Upon opening the door, Max realizes they aren’t alone, as the girl from earlier is curled up, shivering, on a ratty bed. Max, thinking that its probably hypothermia, starts a fire, gives the girl their sweater, basically making sure she can warm up. When the girl is warm enough, Max brings out the pendant and asks her about it; a new response “...go back from whence you came”. Those were the last words of the night, as they both went to sleep. When Max awoke, no sight of the ginger... nor their sweater. 

Max ignores the girls advice.

Other “this universe“ Tidbits:

- Cassandra hunts enough that the Dimitrescus have hunting dogs, 2 caucasian shepherds (Echo & Roxy) and 2 english springer spaniels (Rye & Buckwheat).

- They also have 4 horses, and a Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog that protects them (Flint, Bruno, Tux, Comet, & Corbin).

- Max takes care of these 9 animals, and does gardening/yardwork & chops wood in down time.

- Because of this, and Dani being a flustered chickenshit, Cassandra actually bonds with Max first, not trusting them fully with “her” animals.

- Max has Celiac’s Disease and nearly starved the first few months at the castle.

- Max fences, plays violin, and knits. They are also one of those star war nerds that learns the lightsaber tricks.

- Max is scared of bugs... a very unpleasant trait in her situation.

- Max is best friends with Bela’s maiden, Cecelia, who is obsessed with mushrooms and frogs