Eventually, Candice and Karl untangled themselves and rose from the floor. Karl left the room to allow his buddy some privacy to strip off his costume and don his street clothes. "I better be getting home," he said to Karl in his regular voice as he headed toward the door. Karl only grunted a response and he hit the button to raise to door to their building and allow him to pull his car out, nothing else was said. As Tyle...

Karl and Tyler had been friends since elementary school, that's when the magic bug bit Karl and he spent all his hard-earned allowance on magic tricks. He had the knack for performing and a great stage presence and despite his young age was always asked to perform at parties. His longtime buddy Tyler was always at his side. He helped with the loading and setup and was used to critique his latest illusion. It was in junior...