This is our friend, Bob. He’s a bit of a celebrity out in town, partly because of his amazing beatboxing skills, but also because he has a striking resemblance to a certain California governor. He really, really loves spaghetti something fierce, so every Wednesday when we have a relatively slow day at the office, we finish our day’s work early and go out for dinner in Shibuya with him! We geek out on discussions of gadgets, cars, sci-fi flicks, and the state and future implications of modern artificial intelligence research in the private and government sectors.

We’re always wondering what’s so odd about him, since we always get stares and double-takes when we’re out together, so today we decided to join in the fray with the other gawkers and photo-takers to see if doing as the Romans do would help us understand – after all, they say When in Rome, take some pictures of the metallic, red-glowing-eyed, spaghetti-munching Romans.

Thank you, Bob, for your permission to make these photos public!