The crowd of gang members parted, creating space for Alex to make his way to the open area in the middle of the room where the fight would take place. The voices of the gang members were becoming louder as more of them saw him, all of them commenting on a single aspect.
"Why does he look so different?"
"So it's not just me that thinks so."
"He's like twice the size he used to be... I think."
"I don't really remember how he used to look, only that he used to be really skinny."
"He almost looks like a bodybuilder!"
"Maybe he started going to the gym or something..."
"I think that 'something' is more likely than the gym."
All of the comments were referencing Alex's appearance, which had changed drastically since the last time he was at the hideout. The last time any of these people saw him he was still pretty skinny even though he had already put on some muscle but now he was like a different person.