Some Street in Town ; Thursday Night

Trying to get his ass back home as quickly as he could wasn't doing something stupid as far as Sam was concerned. He'd slipped into the meeting briefly and then slipped out to try and get back home. He wasn't looking for anything, wasn't seeking out a fight so he wasn't being stupid.

In fact, he actually picked up his phone and dialed Natalie's voicemail just to tell her so. "I'm heading back to the dorms now. I was in town, just at that meeting and not seeking whatever this is out."

He was so preoccupied with the phone call and getting back to the dorms, he didn't notice shrubs and benches start to twist and distort horribly. He'd kick himself for that later.

"Just wanted to let you know you don't -- " Worry was about to come out but he knew how she'd feel about that word. " -- wonder."

He turned to look over his shoulder and saw someone behind him that he didn't recognize. The colors in his mind were just...blank. No nothing there to tell him anything and he suddenly got a chill.

"Uh." The phone was still near his ear. "I'm so -- "

The rest of the words were swallowed up into nothingness when the Auditor touched his shoulder.

Oops.

[NFI, please.]