The Universe's Mixer

Ted was at his usual routine with an automatic drive. He did all the things that normally went on in the day after he woke up. Not one step of it thought about. His goal was to ingest as much news as he could, get coffee into his body, feed himself, and get to his office to start the real day.

There were small changes, of course, Honour was in the house, so he moved around quieter to make sure he didn't wake her at this early hour. He also made sure to clean up after himself a little better so that she didn't feel like she had to earn her keep by being their maid. And now the horse was more in the way than he usually was, trying to stay as close to the girl as possible.

The office was buzzing by the time he got there, but Ted didn't pay attention to any of it right away. There were any number of reasons the ants could be stirred up. From somebody having a baby, getting engaged, or Mothra was on top of the building.

He passed a door and his subconscious picked up on a difference that didn't register until he put his things down on his desk. Frowning, Ted popped back out to the common space and looked around.

"What do you mean the Mayor is gone?" He asked the crowd.