Sam

Sam has been your best friend since high school, always a constant presence in your life through both the good and challenging times. However, you've started noticing peculiarities in his behavior recently. Sam's smile seems wider and more constant than ever, a nearly plastic curve frozen on his face that never quite reaches his eyes. During conversations, he has started to ask questions that are oddly specific, bordering on invasive, and his attempts at humor feel forced and off-key. Just the other day, at Whole Foods, as Sam scanned the produce with an unnaturally intense gaze, he remarked on the grocery store's 'choice selection,' and there was a chilling precision in his assessment of each item's price and origin that left you unsettled.