>>yeah, wiping out one’s vehicle in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid
>>hitting a mysterious personage in the middle of a heavy rain totally
>>qualifies as a hard night in my book!
>
>To be fair, he DID successfully avoid hitting her. ... OK, she did
>most of that herself, but he totally would have missed her anyway if
>she hadn't blown up the Jeep! Probably.
>

I can believe that. In fact, after having gotten some sleep I think part of it is because in the stories I write, about half the time I've written an arrival scene he's wound up in a crash. So, yeah. Kind of projecting myself into something that wasn't actually in evidence; but also really understanding how he felt when he woke up in Remilia's bedroom.