-Prelude-

It was a pretty miserable Friday. Overcast, gloomy, and worst of all, slow. But at least it was the weekend. You were optimistic about what you’d get up to, though in the back of your mind you knew it probably wasn’t a lot. At least you wouldn’t be working for another two days.

You climb onto the bus with the regulars. As everyone busily scrambles on board, you get squished in amongst the crowd and feel people up against you on all sides. It’s somewhat awkward – but also arousing in a weird way. As you find yourself a seat towards the back of the bus, your mind wanders. You wonder whether people get any satisfaction out of feeling your body pushed up against them. You look around the bus trying to survey the scene – it’s a pretty average crowd. The passengers blur into a s