“Oh, I like documentaries. Stuff about like unsolved mysteries past and present. Some of it’s ridiculous, but some…” His eyes sharpen a little and the corners of his mouth turned up subtly. “Some of ‘em could be legit.”

He picked up his plate and beer and scrunched up his face in thought.

“Don’t laugh, but I like cooking competitions, too. There used to be a competition show for movie make-up artists that was really cool.” There was some unusual enthusiasm in his voice when he spoke of it.

“Do you like watching TV?”