Self-isolation in the presence of adventurers.

When the world demands peak physical, the mind calls out for blood. Or something dramatic like that.

One of my greatest fears is going on a vacation with people I don’t know well, and finding out that all they want to do is hike and rip it on the trails when I’d rather go to a museum or bookshop.

This world values physical presence and appearance.

There’s some importance there, given that so much of life has moved online and become virtual. But the twis…