When the narrator walked into the room for his regular meeting with Ishmael he is unsure of how to feel when Ishmael is on his side of the glass. Even though he at this point should know that Ishmael is not going to hurt him and he has had many talks there is something different talking to someone with a barrier and without a barrier. I compare this to talking to someone online or over text. Speaking for myself, there are some people that I'm just more comfortable talking to over the phone or another electronic way than in person. With that barrier you only see the emotion the other person wants you to see. They can mute themselves verbally or over text send laughing emojis when they are really crying. This is the problem with our generation. We are moving to electronic interaction rather than face to face confrontations. There are many arguments that start as text messages. With a text message you put your own twist on the others words and a majority of the time that twist is in a negative light. Removing that barrier may feel weird at first, but it's still the same person. It removes any confusion, because you get to hear how they intended it to be heard. You can't put your own twist on it when it comes right from the source. I feel this is why the narrator was uneasy when he saw Ishmael on the other side of the glass. Even though they'd had conversations together there was always something keeping them separated. Something keeping each other separate from one another and maybe its in a more literal sense. Where the narrator saw Ishmael as more of a reflection of himself and now that can no longer be the case.
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