I stared at Frank for a moment before I spoke up.

"Whoa. ... What's going on?"

He took a hard look at me and sighed heavily. He then loosened up a bit and backed off.

"Sorry about that," he remorsefully replied. "Maybe I came off a little strong there."

"Maybe," I concurred with a confused chuckle. "I noticed you weren't acting very normal during lunch. Any reason why?"

"Yeah," he replied while I straightened my shirt. "It's just that... you and this whole 'change' thing is starting to bug me, man. I think it's great but I can't shake the feeling that there's something more to this. It feels like...