“You sure? It’s depressing.” Brian discovered a candy wrapper in his pocket. He rolled it into a ball because it gave him something to fidget with while they walked. “We might as well talk about foreign policy or the infant mortality rate in third-world countries.” His smile was wry. “Ah… first I got in a fight with Valerie because she thinks I talk too much about all the messed up shit we know about. Then I got in a fight with a vampire. Then I made up with Valerie, only to get in another fight over whether or not we’re exclusive. Then we broke up.”