One October Day

On an October day in 2014, in near-uptown Charlotte (NC, USA), a wandering middle-age man accosts the author (Agent 33) at a crosswalk, seeking directions to Interstate 77. The vagabond, who has a very odd way of speaking, is on his way to Florida, a state which he is very excited to visit for the first time. 

Based on a real-life experience.

Approximately 1600 words.

Mr. Malloy: [ ] present [x] absent 

Sex: [ ] yes [x] no

Violence: [ ] yes [x] no

Strangeness: [ ] low [x] medium [ ] high