Chapter 37
Paul had met Greg in high school, when they'd both played in the
same weekly Dungeons and Dragons game on Saturday afternoons.
They'd hit it off almost immediately, which surprised many
onlookers since outwardly they had almost nothing in common. Back
then - the late eighties - Paul's image and fashion sense hovered
somewhere between punk and goth, with lots of black leather and
band t-shirts (although in retrospect he was the textbook example
of a poseur). Greg was chubby and socially awkward but brilliant.
Pretty much your stereotypical nerd, except for his love of water
skiing and jet skis.
Below the surface, though, they had almost everything in common.
They had both been fanatical Dr. Who fans as kids. They shared a
passion for the same sci-fi and fantasy autho
