Re: Alexander and Luke
You know, there is no reason for Luke to do anything but barrel on past, with an apology. But who are I to ignore a perfectly good plot-hook, graciously offered by a storyteller desperate to get us all together:
Buildings were a great place to loose pursuers. Especially these old university buildings; with their winding corridors, multitude of stairs, and plethora of open rooms to duck into. So Luke bounded up the stairs into this big place, hoping to evade those following him ... And, if possible, find some out of the way office, unattended, to call this Alex bloke.
Luke was not the religious type. But he was a realist. And in his life, there had come one god that he favoured ... and he felt favoured him somewhat. Dame Fortuna, Lady Luck herself.
She had saved his bacon on many occasions now, and Luke wondered whether his general antics amused her enough that she had devised to keep him around; a kind of 'fool to the gods'. Heh, yeah, that was it: 'Cool Hand' Luke, Fool to the Gods.
Well, hopefully the Lady was watching over him now. He couldn't help but feel her warm smile.
And then he hit the girl.
Luke grabbed the girl as he barreled into her, hoping not to knock her over. As he spun with her, regaining his balance, he said, "Sorry, miss", and began to continue his flee.
But then an idea hit him; a strange, wild, unreal idea. The kind one learns not to ignore, as though Fate, or the Lady was stepping in to throw their Fool a bone.
He quickly turned to her, and pulled a self-portrait of some guy named Alexander De Marest from his top pocket.
"I don't suppose you know this guy?" he asked ... trying, but somewhat failing, to hide the desperation in his voice.
Expectation prepared him for the worst, and was already urging his feet to run again.