Martin nodded solemnly.<br/><br/>"All right. Guess you're doing more growing up than I thought." He coughed politely. "You need anything, you ask, okay? Don't be<em>macha</em>stupid or anything. And I wanna meet this girl at some point. Next holiday thing we do, if she's still around, why don'tcha bring her."<br/><br/>He managed a smile.<br/><br/>"Gonna see what I can do about that raise, sure, but I might just get you a couple extra hours here and there. Be easier, y'know?"