She wasn't home, the last thing she remembered. Wasn't he riding his bike home from school, putting up with yet another idiot giggling at him for riding a bike at 18 instead of getting his license already? He was... but the bike just gave him more exercise, and-

He frowned. "Yeah. I don't like seein' Mom like that. So what does that make this, though? Should I drink some of this stuff, check if it's safe? I've been walking on that cane for hours without any sign of people 'til I ran into you."