Sander, interesting name. Sand, itchy, used in an hourglass (time running out).

The laughing presidents image doesn’t work that well.

He “hangs around the edge of the room like a curtain, a piece of furniture…” then we get the word “stalky” to describe the new flowers = these are related.

Shaft, penetrate, a little much here. We get it

They’re Jehovas Witnesses