(IC) HtV STL by Night

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Mitch's eyes go wide at Jen's refusal, his body stiffening. The park ranger opens his mouth as if to protest, but closes it mechanically as if learning how to use his jaw. With a whimper Mitch shrugs, and without waiting for the other two begins marching towards the trail back to the parking log. Over his shoulder he weakly hollers, "Then let's go then."

But when the group gets to the parking lot with their packs, Mitch freezes. "M..mmm... my car is gone," he stammers, eyes wide in the flashlight (why are there not street lamps in this parking lot?). "My car is gone," he repeats, this time turning to Frank and Jen, adding, "I don't know where it is!" As he gets over his shock, Mitch asks, "Would you take me to my house?"

“We’ll figure out what happened to your car later, let’s just get out of here first,” Jen said, “your house sounds like a good idea.”