Chewy, you stun me. That was a genuinely moving post. I can't say enough good things about it. The 'age' angle is a perfect concept to play off Montag in a scene like that. The understanding of how you, and the rest of us, have altered the character bit by bit since you brought him in, and the reasoning behind it is brilliant.
And, of course, I loved all the lines. You say I have an unhealthy fascination with basing Ozzy's physicality off of Bruce Willis? Now, I can't stop seeing Harrison Ford as Montag.....