[The long hair -- he started growing it out when he moved to America 14 years ago, and never really saw fit to stop -- is about the only truly unusual thing about his appearance, yes. He shakes his head slightly, as he closes the window for the photo editing software.]
Not a problem. A recent arrival?
[That seems like the most straightforward explanation for why he hasn't seen him around in the first couple of weeks of classes. While his sentences are simple and to the point, they're quite thoroughly unaccented and confident. It's not that he can't speak more eloquently, he's just the sort to save his words up until they're more necessary.]
no subject
Not a problem. A recent arrival?
[That seems like the most straightforward explanation for why he hasn't seen him around in the first couple of weeks of classes. While his sentences are simple and to the point, they're quite thoroughly unaccented and confident. It's not that he can't speak more eloquently, he's just the sort to save his words up until they're more necessary.]