Most pups know Maximus as a Cane Corso who is thoughtful, slow to speak, and absolutely the last word in any room. Maximus insists the fire halos are old fevers that learned to behave, and nobody has had the heart to test it. When Maximus sits down anywhere near the drowned subway tunnels, conversation reorganises itself politely around them. Maximus just wants the soup hot, the friends close, and the sealed doors to stay sealed for at least one more season.