Max also glances up at X as he swings his hammer through another crystalline knee. Somewhere at the back of his brain he considers dropping his weapon and doing one of those ridiculous running dives to catch her. That part of his brain notes that A) it's unlikely to get her to sleep with him, and B) it's a stupid gesture anyway. He's seen her handle worse.

He remembers the kraken.

So he goes back to hitting things with his giant hammer.