*by the time Scott gets back to that national park/state forest/whatever, nighttime has arrived in full. not to mention, he's forgotten where that smoke pillar was, and it's now too dark to try and find it again* "(*it's just one problem after another, huh ...)" *a wave of pain goes through his head, and he winces* "(*i know, i know. just give me like 5 more minutes to find a spot where nobody will see me)" *and Scott stumbles off into the woods*