[he can really appreciate a fellow introvert.]

Yeah. Good point.

[The truth is that the food by itself is distractingly good. His appetite had been inconsistent since he'd returned, but David wasn't wrong. Things were a little easier now.

He lapses into silence for a while to eat, and then seems to remember-]

Haddie was the last person to up and disappear before me. Might email her brother, you think? That's who she did the web show with, right?

[surely there's contact info online.]