Ace wasn't on his way to Verdant, but he was going to pass by it. He was on his way home from work and wanted to grab some Indian food for dinner. It was late, sure, but he was used to having his meals at weird hours. Maybe that was something he needed to change if he was going to be more responsible, but it was hard when the jobs he worked weren't necessarily nine to five.
As he walked, he pulled out his cellphone to check to see if he had an update on the program he was running back home on his computer. He was vaguely aware of another person in front of him off in the distance outside the club. He was much less aware of AC unit that had suddenly come loose out of the window above where Ace stopped to check his phone and now the large metal machine was plummeting toward Ace quickly.