<strong>Nadia Simone</strong><br/><br/>"Thank you, pretty lady," the beggar said, the sunlight gently reflecting off his dark sunglasses as he sat quietly.  It was difficult to get a good look underneath those shades, and would take more time than it would likely be worth.<br/><br/>Driving along, it was all too easy to start seeing those signs spraypainted again, the marks of "Corruption," "Danger," and "Infested," but all that paled in comparison to driving by the Forever Young beauty shop.  Vince's pickup truck was parked outside, and the windows which were usually clear and showed off the salon's talents were now painted an oily black.<br/><br/>Barring any stops or slowing down, however, it wouldn't take long at all to reach the hospital.