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[INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3][color=steelblue]D E O N   E N G E L H A R D T:[/color][/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][INDENT][sup][COLOR=SILVER]Wednesday, August 15[SUP]th[/SUP] - 09:21 AM | Seattle, Washington[/COLOR][/sup][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]Getting out of the underground parking turned out to be more of an endeavor than Gideon anticipated. A nearby accident had caused traffic to be compressed into one lane and merging into said lane was easier said than done as traffic seemed to be lined from bumper to bumper. Finally managing to get his car into the line-up despite numerous honking horns, Gideon was on his way.

Passing the accident, Gideon looked on with the same morbid curiosity as just about every other driver in Seattle had before him. The two drivers were being questioned by one of Seattle’s finest as the officer stood there, notepad in hand, jotting down a play by play from the more vocal driver. 

Turning his attention back to the road, Gideon looked at the onboard navigation as he ran a hand over the screen to filter for nearby restaurants. The closest was a Starbucks but Gideon had no interest in a chain store. The best coffee in this end of the city was served at a local bakery, ‘3.14 and Other Yummy Things’. Perhaps it was the smell of freshly baked pie that made the coffee taste better but whatever it was, it was leagues ahead of Starbucks. 

Suddenly Gideon saw a woman appear in the passenger seat of his car. Not just any woman, but the one who had been looking back at him through the mirror. Already jittery, Gideon jumped in his seat, the steering wheeling yanked sharply to the left as the car was jerked out of its lane. The woman in his passenger seat was suddenly of little relevance as Gideon fought to regain control of the car, the roads suddenly becoming slick with rain as the sun disappeared without warning and the flood gates opened. 

Horns honked and lights flashed as Gideon felt the car fight back against him, and other drivers swerved around the out of control vehicle. Breathing deeply, Gideon turned into the slide, releasing the brake and applying the gas lightly. 

All he could do now was hope.[/INDENT][/INDENT]