Even incognito he wasn't that hard to spot. He held himself differently than most people, poised in a way that could be called 'coiled', ready to move at a moment's notice. He was predatory in a way that most people didn't manage but instantly recognized, usually subconsciously. Other people gave him a wide berth without ever realizing why.
He didn't look threatening in a way anyone was likely to recognize, he looked like he might be homeless, but might just be some kind of hipster or college student, or both, in clothes that didn't quite fit right in a way that could have been by design with a jacket big enough that the sleeve cuffs fell well past his fingertips, but with his left hand jammed in a pocket anyway.
He was just standing there, out of the way of the jogging path and well away from the playground. There was a moment of hesitation that was almost visible before he started forward, closing the space between them and stopping when he was within speaking distance, but still out of arm's reach, "No bodyguard today." Was all he said by way of greeting.
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He didn't look threatening in a way anyone was likely to recognize, he looked like he might be homeless, but might just be some kind of hipster or college student, or both, in clothes that didn't quite fit right in a way that could have been by design with a jacket big enough that the sleeve cuffs fell well past his fingertips, but with his left hand jammed in a pocket anyway.
He was just standing there, out of the way of the jogging path and well away from the playground. There was a moment of hesitation that was almost visible before he started forward, closing the space between them and stopping when he was within speaking distance, but still out of arm's reach, "No bodyguard today." Was all he said by way of greeting.