Craig had had a particularly gruelling day: a late start caused by traffic jams, check-in issues and delays taking off. Sometimes he felt that life was just a series of bottlenecks that built up and eased off, that it was nothing more than that. You did your best but still managed to get snared in life's little gridlocks. Today felt like that despite all the best intentions of the previous day and planning.
Now he gathered his luggage, thankfully all present and correct and, having negotiated passport control felt at last as if there was light at the end of the tunnel. He just needed to visit the men's room which, after, following a number of unclear signs found to be shut. No problem though. He knew of one that existed on the lower levels of the parking station as he had noticed it upon arrival. What was it about it that had caught his attention though, he wondered. Who cares... if it was out of bounds he would be able to wait, get away from this godforsaken airport. He found a lift and descended.
He emerged into the quiet grey gloom of the lowest level of the car park, it's lightly dank air a pleasant relief after the hustle and confusion of the terminal. He found his car and unloaded his luggage into the boot, another small luxury. He turned and scanned the deserted space, rubbing his hands, then located the doorway he had noticed when he had originally arrived, a small male symbol above. It was located near a stairwell, a dim lamp above. Nearing it, however, he noticed that there was an 'R' after the symbol. It did not register with him and he decided to ignore it, just try the door handle, which was unlocked. He went inside.
He approached a urinal and thought he heard some muffled sound and movement behind the walls. Ignoring it, he unzipped his fly and took out his penis in readiness. At this stage a man's voice softly intoned to him from his right, which he had assumed was a toilet cubical.
'Before you proceed, would you like to do it in more comfortable circumstances? The letter R stands for "Relief" '