They only got an eye roll in return, but it was a good way to lighten the mood before Matt went back to his place of employment.
To his surprise, Benny immediately recognized him, saying, “Are you looking for a job again? Well, too bad I already got a new kid for the position. At least he doesn’t nap in the storage room.”
It was only Matt’s training in espionage that kept him from laughing out loud. The new handyman helper was currently snoring away in the same storage room that Matt had.
“It’s good to see you doing so well, Benny. You even Tiered up. I half-expected you to have stagnated.” Matt returned the man’s normal cynicism with a barb of his own.
Benny just poured the three of them a drink and promptly ignored them.
Somehow, that felt just as fitting as everything else. Benny w
