The vice-like handshake was definitely unexpected. Josh's eyes widened slightly, but after a few shocked and slightly painful seconds he squeezed back, and instinct that was definitely not his own. Here they were, two geeks in a comic book store about this close to some kind of jock test of strength. The weird just kept coming.
"Don't worry about it. Terry has a knack for making terrible first impressions." If he could glare at himself he would have at that point. "It won't get mentioned again. Trust me, we'd both like to stay on her good side." He set the issues he'd selected on the counter, then absently rubbed at his hand and cracked his knuckles. Yow. "He thinks pretty highly of her actually."