He paused, and I felt his hand grip my shoulder. “Don’t do anything stupid.”

“Don’t worry,” I whispered over the line, “I’m an expert on stupid.”

“You’re…”

“Like, I can spot stupidity, because I know it so well. The way an exterminator knows bugs really well, and can spot where they’ve been? I’m like that. A stupidinator.”

“Never say that word again,” Prof said.

Firefight