Return to Darkness (Cont.)

Ask the officer for help:

As you walk to the Officers booth, each step grows longer than the last. The officer sensing your approach shifts his weight, but does not look up from his paper.
"Excuse me, Officer."
"I'm eating. What do you want?"
"I, uh, I just had a bit of a rough morning, I was hoping you could help me with something."
"This had better be good," he says dropping his paper and looking up at you with a glare of contempt, "Well what is it?"