He looked down at the alley below. A white panel van with no windows was idling, its headlights off. A man in a grey coverall was lighting a cigarette by the building’s side door.
He typed back:
12 minutes.
Ss. Could mean screenshot . Alternative. Maybe a different route, a second option. Nippy. Fast. Cold. A warning. Ss Alternative Nippy txt
But the text wasn't wrong. The van’s engine just rumbled to life below. He looked down at the alley below
Now this. Alternative. Nippy.
Three dots appeared immediately, as if they’d been waiting. Then: as if they’d been waiting. Then: