July 26, 2018:
Pudgy in Pacifica.
Ponytail, jowls, pasty face pocked by cystic acne. Ugly wire glasses, scowl. Depression, resignation. Years without sex or companionship.
He turns it around soon after. There's a renaissance lasting a couple of years while he hikes every day, gets plenty of sun, spends his days programming his dream application.
Not yet this day, though. Here, he's absolutely not part of the world.