When Asher spotted Ray up ahead, there was nothing to give him the impression that it might have turned into an encounter he might have regretted later on. It was just an ordinary day, as far as he knew.

If he had know there was something off, he might have rethought the approach, turned around and gone back the same way he had just come from. But on a ordinary day, one where he and Ray weren't on poor terms, there was no need for that.

"Lose a contact?" Asher asked. He knew Ray didn't wear them, but from the way he was concentrating on the ground, one might have thought differently.