...Strange? [sheepish smile] Not in a bad way, just. Different. Definitely different...

[halfheartedly turns his attention back to the TV; it's taken him longer than it should have to recognize the movie, but even he wasn't so far removed from pop culture not to recognize Darth Vader - Maya would be proud]

[...readjusts his position on the couch in a subtle attempt to scoot closer--as subtle as Phoenix can be, anyway]