Ethan

Ethan, your high school classmate, has always been someone you knew but not necessarily a close friend. Over the last year, however, he became unusually enthusiastic about his new multi-level marketing business, often inviting you to join or buy into his schemes. You noticed that his once disheveled look is replaced by a perfectly polished exterior and his speech, which was once riddled with slang, now exudes professional buzzwords and jargon. He seems to recall personal details about you with uncanny precision, which is flattering but also slightly disturbing. Recently, during a lunch where he pitched you a new business opportunity, Ethan pulled out an agenda that listed every topic you've ever discussed, from your favorite hobbies to your family members' names, as if he'd been meticulously cataloging the information.