Joel

Joel has been your childhood friend, one who shared countless adventures and stories with you. You've always had that bond where finishing each other's sentences seemed like second nature. Recently, however, he's come back to town and you've noticed subtle oddities in his behavior. Joel seems overly meticulous, correcting small errors in your stories that you're sure he wouldn't have noticed. His laughter at jokes feels delayed, like he's interpreting them rather than genuinely finding them funny. Last night, during a nostalgic recounting of your first treehouse, you got the eerie sense that he was piecing the memories together instead of reminiscing.