It had been an almost brutal flight. Thirteen hours from one country to here, with every type of person one could think of to make it worse. There was the mother and constantly crying baby, the seat kicking child who's parents said was just restless, and the man who's anger grew steadily upon the child. And not to mention the woman who found something wrong in everything! His fellow crew members had all gotten to the ends of their last nerves and sent Russell to deal with the many call buttons pushed. With a smile he had served them all, wishing each of them a good night as they stepped off the plane at the airport.<br/><br/>After helping to clean out the cabin, Russell had been told to go home, they would call him when he had to go back in. Nodding gratefully, Russell fished his jacket out from his small luggage bag, having seen the rain coming down and hailed a taxi to take him to the apartment complex he called home. He had dozed on and off in the taxi, the warmth from the heaters, and the steady drumming of the rain lulling him into his current state. The driver nudged his knee when they arrived and Russell jolted awake.<br/>"I am so sorry." He said, digging in his pockets for the cash to pay the man. He handed over a few crumpled bills and an assortment of coins and stepped out into the rain.<br/><br/>The puddles had grown around the sidewalk, forcing Russell to step in them on his way to the front of the building. He fumbled in his pockets again, hoping he hadn't lost his key. It had been a while since he had had to use it and it normally hung on a lanyard around his neck with the rest of his keys, but he had removed it earlier that day when it had caused him to nearly be choked by a small child.<br/><br/>Stopping in front of the door under a small awning, he propped his suitcase against the wall and began turning his pockets inside out. When he was sure he had lost it, the sound of metal clinking on the ground brought the smile back to his face. Reaching down he picked it up quickly and turned to go back to the door and let himself inside. A flash of lightning lit up the sky, followed by a crash of thunder. The lightning had lit up the alley located just to the side of the building, and for no particular reason at all, Russell glanced down the once darkened area. Not seeing anything at first, his attention turned back to the task at hand, getting himself inside and dried off, but just as the area was plunged into darkness once more, the tall figure of...something caught the man's eye. Turning back to the alley, he tried to see what, or who it was.<br/><br/>"Hello, is someone there?" He wasn't sure who would be out on a night like this, and he hoped it wasn't a robber. He didn't exactly have anything of real value to take, but the threat was still there. Having a heart for people though, he was also concerned that someone was stuck outside on a night like this. Maybe he could help them get to a shelter or something?<br/>"Do you need help?" He asked, still trying to see in the dark. He hoped another flash of lightning would let him get a second look as he didn't have a source of light on him, his phone having been dead for some time now.