he sounds great! how would you feel about them having been close friends in high school, after which joel ran the hell away across the country, but kept in touch? joel would have come back for visits now and then over the years but had no interest in running the family business or being involved in their toxic dynamic ... both of which he’s now smack dab in the middle of, of course. he’d for sure be up for adventures as well; he very much enjoys getting away from it all when he can