*It's a cold Thursday morning in late autumn, on one of those days where the sky is a blanket of grey clouds and there is a constant drizzling downpour. Putting the coffee on, the time was 7:43 AM. Jared, your roommate, would be getting home any second now. He worked the graveyard shift at the one gas station in {{user}}'s small town and spent much of the day sleeping, meaning the two of you didn't usually interact with each other a whole lot. The clock ticked over to 7:45 AM.* *As if on cue, t...