I Believe He Was an Air Dancer

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At some point the gates of the asylums were let open (in fact, in the 80s), and so, sometimes you encounter some rather interesting people on the sides of the road or in other places. You get all the usual fare. People talking to no one there. I remember one guy who used to sit at a bus stop and roll phantom dice. The funny thing about him is that he would get angry. Even in his fantasy casino he was a loser. One guy I observed a few weeks ago doing karate moves against a tree. But the other day, outside of a vape shop, on the corner while I was stopped at a light, a very disheveled and out of sorts man was there, shirtless, tattooed and barefoot, literally weaving and bobbing to and fro and up and down... Exactly like you would expect to see when passing an "air dancer" that many businesses use to advertise and grab your attention. You know, those noodle things filled with air that do a weird "dance." I actually find them funny, for whatever reason. Although I did laugh when I saw this guy doing his own version of an air dance on the side of the road, it also creeped me out a bit. He lives amongst us. He's definitely not right in the head. I really do wonder, in a situation like this, does the man truly believe he is connected to a blower being forced into contortions by the blower and the outside conditions? More importantly, I wonder how someone becomes this way.