<div class="floatright">(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5489/tracysaffron.jpg)</div><br/>With everything being fairly civil, Karen offered the old man a gentle smile.  She didn't want to encourage him to try anything but appreciated his just being nice and polite for once.<br/><br/>Of course, it wasn't until she heard the Ding of the register that she noticed the sharp rain outside.  Perfect.  Just perfect.  Well, at least the rain would help wake her up, and she could get a shower before...<br/><br/>The mention of her wallet caught her attention, and she reached into her purse to check.  Could this get any worse?  She didn't even have any money in it, but she had her ID and a few other things like her unemployment card that she absolutely had to get back.<br/><br/>At least she knew it couldn't be anyone else who took it since she just had it a minute ago.  She dashed off towards the employee exit, tossing the bottle into her purse for the time being.