Willowy and quick-limbed with the slow, deliberate gestures of someone who grew accustomed to long nights of conversation. He moves like a boat slipping through still water: smooth, purposeful, and occasionally eccentric. He favors lingering eye contact when listening and often taps the rim of a glass in time with a thought. Unexpectedly, his left cheek has several faint burn-scar rings, each the width of a coin, arranged in a curved line as if a small, hot tool pressed into him many years ago.