"Yeah, well- people will mostly talk about anyone, from what I figure. It's okay." Martin manages to skate by nebulously neither really popular nor unpopular. Tim is his only close friend, sure, but he's got casual friends. Acquaintances. Few people actively dislike him, at least. "I was just being realistic, anyway. Most people won't fight two by themselves. Just bad numbers."

He shifts the weight of his pack on his shoulders, lapsing into silence as they walk, before he eventually scuffs at a rock with his shoe.

"I appreciate you and your gram a lot, you know. Honestly."