A woman I know was trying to avoid another member of an orchestra whose personality exasperated other orchestra members and her. One day before a rehearsal, she went to the storage room, grabbed her instrument, and headed off to the elevator. A few seconds later, she heard footsteps behind her. Seeing who it was, she started running. He began running, as well. Beating him to the elevator, she closed the door quickly and headed to rehearsal alone.
That doesn't sound out of the ordinary--except that both players were running with double basses. If they'd been carrying harps or pianos, it would have been even more unusual.
