[His hair's longer--not necessarily an excluding factor--but he also carries himself differently. Less weary exhaustion, more wary tension. It's not easy to make out the shape of him under all those layers, but he looks like he's been outdoors, been moving, been baking under the sun like--like Brian used to look after summer break, after a monthlong hiking trip.]
[Or something. He doesn't quite have the words for it.]
[Either a hell of a lot more time has passed than he thought, or this is an event. Or maybe he's wrong, maybe it's something more complicated than that.]
[He looks hungry, though.]
[Jay doesn't speak up at first, just watches, a camera lens and the top of a brown cap peering into the kitchen door.]
a shy bird meets a new old friend
[Wrong.]
[His hair's longer--not necessarily an excluding factor--but he also carries himself differently. Less weary exhaustion, more wary tension. It's not easy to make out the shape of him under all those layers, but he looks like he's been outdoors, been moving, been baking under the sun like--like Brian used to look after summer break, after a monthlong hiking trip.]
[Or something. He doesn't quite have the words for it.]
[Either a hell of a lot more time has passed than he thought, or this is an event. Or maybe he's wrong, maybe it's something more complicated than that.]
[He looks hungry, though.]
[Jay doesn't speak up at first, just watches, a camera lens and the top of a brown cap peering into the kitchen door.]