- Right away, Ben likes Abraham. The guy is warm, funny, and welcoming.
- As they sit on the porch swapping stories, Abraham greets every single person who passes by—it's clear he's a friendly dude.
- Abraham tells him that he used to play baseball back in the day, and then he even hits a peach with an old broom to show his new friend that he still has it in him.
- The two get along well pretty much immediately.
- Before long, though, Abraham announces that they have a job to do and it's serious, so as much as he'd love to sit around dishing about baseball, Black people are in trouble and someone has to help.