good so far. waiting to see the rest

Excellent start, great setup to the main character. Wonderful description of him.

OK, I'm reading it more 4srsly now :) I like how it started... a good prologue and describes the character well. You already get a really good feeling of what kind of person he is, what he looks like, etc. without it feeling like you simply listed some descriptions. It's good style and composition :)

A little critique, just one thing: you could be a bit more variant in vocabulary, or more strategic in writing so that you don't have to repeat certain words or phrases. salt-and-peppered was used twice, and 'stogie' was used countless times. Try using different words, more colorful language, or talking around it so you don't need to directly reference certain things, that way it doesn't become distracting to notice the same words appearing many times :)