I blink at him in confusion until I remember an old conversation. “I made you laugh. You’re making good on our bet.” Thunder snorts again and makes a noise in his throat like he doesn’t like being a part of a bet. The chipper voice on his phone says, “I didn’t think I could.” He blinks over and over and over again. His normally emotionless face is confused. Then his device is talking again. “Tyler tried my entire life to make me laugh. Told unfunny jokes. Did silly things. Made stupid animal sounds. I always wished I could have laughed for him just to make him happy.” A tear rolls down his
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