"What do you call a group of magicians?"
"What?"
"Occult."
***
Smile at him, and he tilts his head to one side before jerking it back upright again.
Laugh at his terrible jokes, and he asks if you're okay.
This is Martin, one of the strangest people you'll ever meet.
Assuming you've met him.
***
Tell him you missed him at All State, because you were in orchestra and he was in band, and he gives you a hug.
Speaking of which: his hugs are good.
He doesn't mind if you like long hugs.
He likes them too.
Or at least he acts like he does.
***
His girlfriend is taller than he is.
But only by a fraction of an inch.
Well, maybe it's an inch.
He doesn't care.
***
His sense of humor is very quiet in public, revealing itself only to his closest friends.
You're one of those, you say?
But you only just met him.
***
It's hard to get him to be serious.
About anything.
If you're looking for a heart-to-heart, he isn't really your guy.
But if you don't want to talk about what's eating you, and you just want to be cheered up, he's your guy.
***
He's a clarinetist.
'Nuff said.
