Last night, I went to see a band, so I was out to bar close. I ended up randomly walking two blocks with a group of 3 men who happened to be parked next to my car.

They were a mismatched set. There was a chatty drunk guy whose style could have walked off the set of Saved by the Bell. There was fully grey haired man in a lounge shirt. Finally, there was man in more contemporary, athletic style clothes, like a nice quality hooded sweatshirt. 1/3

Saved by the Bell: Do you want a cigarette?

Me: No, I quit a few years ago.

SbtB: How old are you? How did you quit?

Me: I'm 48 and I used one of the prescription drugs.

Lounge Shirt: I'm 47!

SbtB: Like Wellbutrin? I'm 24. I think I'm killing myself.

Hoodie: Is she with us now?

Me: No, I'm just near you.

SbtB: She's just near us. Why did you decide to quit?

Me: I guess I just got tired of it.

SbtB: I can't imagine I'll ever get tired of it.

2/3

Lounge Shirt: No, you do get tired of it.

At this point we've reached our respective vehicles.

SbtB: Hey, do you want some cocaine?

Me: No, I'm gonna go home.

SbtB: Yeah, you're gonna go home.

3/3

(This is the point I figured out why these three were together when they did not go together.)

Nothing like cocaine to bring people together.