
He only wears clothing of solid colors to better camouflage himself into
the colorless field of the image. Periodically through the day, he takes
refuge in the blind zone behind his monitor. His disappearance is usually
prompted by the entrance of a delivery boy. They come frequently, sometimes
two to three hours apart. They enter from the bottom or right edge of the
screen. As soon as he spots their arrival, he slides sideways, craning his
head and arching his back until he is hidden from view. The papers are
signed and the packages exchanged in relative obscurity. His torso is never
completely blocked; frequently, his head bobs up and his arms jut out at
the sides. Typically, he does not return to full view for ten minutes or more.