Laughing Stock of the Class?

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Okay so first off there's the kid i'm talking to that goes to a different school than me. We're both sophomores. So my best friend hung out w one of his friends tonight. They brought up us and how we're talking or whatever. Now i haven't actually met this kid yet. However, the kid who's friends w the kid in talking to told my best friend (sorry if confusing) that the kid i'm talking to is the laughing stock of the class. He didn't say why bc my friend didn't ask. I've been told by another friend who goes to the same school as the kid i'm talking to that he's super nice and shy. I don't wanna sound like a jerk by saying i don't wanna talk to him anymore but idk what to do? I'm about to ask his friend who said it why so i'll update when i get an answer. But until then, what do i do?