I come back with the beer and bartender is following me with some fries that Johnny ordered earlier. I st and Johnny shakes his head and starts appoligizing. As if it what happened was his fault instead of mine.I - it ain't that, 'Ri. I shouldn't 'a mentioned the Tower like that. I dint know you knew 'bout it, and now Luke thinks it's you folk who're tangled up with it when it really ain't your fault. He's poking at his fries and in spite of everything I find that really cute. I should 'a just kept my mouth shut 'n asked you later. Luke - he's just worried 'bout me 'cause I met some folks who ain't too friendly.He means well, he really does.

I give him a bit of a smile. "Guess it's both our faults then. If neither of us'd said anything, Luke wouldn't have anything to be so upset about."

I raise the beer to my mouth and then put it down untasted. "It's only Management that is mixed up with the Tower, the rest of us try to steer clear." Even if we're not entirely sure just what's up in that water tower.