it's at the coffeeshop near my house, the kind that's aggressively modern: white subway tile, marble counter, chemexes available for purchase.
i've been thinking about this all day because even though i've gotten better at being a social person, i still find it fundamentally draining. and i'm curious what this is about. is he looking for something better, the way i did? has he been sent to suss out whether i might be interested in returning?
15 minute walk. meeting in half an hour. we'll see, we'll see.