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Originally Posted by Shiroth

Hmm.

Spoiler for Movie:

I would have thought the old man sat outside the diner was going to have something to do with the story (or he did and i just didn't notice). They focused on him quite a lot.

He is....his refusal to look at incoming pilots to the bar is a sign of his mental exhaustion. The sorrowful look with thousand yard stare of him is very compelling if you think further. Unlike the villagers who played ignorance, he did feel something is not right with the setup.