So... at dinner this evening, I observed something. Next table over, the epitome of urban camo guy. Not a single logo anywhere. Subtle clothing. Average haircut. The absolute model of visual norms and averages. No one in the room gave him a second glance. Next to the word "unobtrusive" in the dictionary, this guy's picture.
But every two minutes or so, his eyes came up from the table and with very little, very casual head movement, scanned the room from the front entrance to the rear exit past the kitchen. I don't think he meant for me to realize he'd caught me observing, either. But I caught his sweep pause on me just a hair longer than anyone else, even though I was being pretty low key with my own observation.
Was that dude armed? No clue. Was he highly trained? No clue. But that dude was a canine. He was not nervous. He was not afraid. He was not "projecting confidence" or anything else. But that was a canine.
If there's some art to this stuff, I'm all ears (though I understand for some reason discussion of it is banned). I don't know much about it. I'm pretty damned far from the most observant guy on the planet. But I still believe we spot each other.
Where can I go to learn more? I'm a rarity on the internets. I'm willing to be wrong.
But every two minutes or so, his eyes came up from the table and with very little, very casual head movement, scanned the room from the front entrance to the rear exit past the kitchen. I don't think he meant for me to realize he'd caught me observing, either. But I caught his sweep pause on me just a hair longer than anyone else, even though I was being pretty low key with my own observation.
Was that dude armed? No clue. Was he highly trained? No clue. But that dude was a canine. He was not nervous. He was not afraid. He was not "projecting confidence" or anything else. But that was a canine.
If there's some art to this stuff, I'm all ears (though I understand for some reason discussion of it is banned). I don't know much about it. I'm pretty damned far from the most observant guy on the planet. But I still believe we spot each other.
Where can I go to learn more? I'm a rarity on the internets. I'm willing to be wrong.