Is that regular water?

It is official.

9:30 p.m. is officially the crazy hour at the Starbucks.

First, we start things off with one of the stranger requests I've ever heard.

A touristy looking guy comes in - khakis and a blue polo - and stares at the cold case for a long time. I thought he was checking out the Bistro Boxes (they've apparently been selling well).

No. He was puzzling over the Ethos Water.

Finally, he takes one up to the register and asks: "Is this regular water?"

Both the baristas on duty turn and stare before replying "Yes, that's regular water."

I guess he was asking if it was vitamin water or something. Because everything else is fortified nowadays - but there was an strange moment there.

Then, there was Mr. Homeless Six Drinks. I have yet to figure him out - and I've been staring at him for half an hour.

He came in, stood at the register in khakis and a long-sleeve white shirt and boots that looked like he walked through a farmyard and started ordering.

I think he's either a hitchhiker or a backpacker . He dropped an enormous backpack by the comfy chair with him. He paid though - and didn't ask for a free cup of water. UPDATE: Well, neither, because he got into a car. Just ... strange.

His hair doesn't look like he's washed it in a few days. Maybe just an insomniac?

Here's the tally:

One quad venti caramel frappuccino, with extra whipped cream and extra caramel
One quad venti cinnamon dolce latte
One iced grande green tea
Four shots of espresso in a tall cup
Two bottles of Ethos water

He got the two two bottles of water and set them on a table by the comfy chairs. Then he got the four drinks in a To-Go cardboard tray and set THEM on the table.

And proceeded to start drinking. And he's been drinking for 45 minutes.

The espresso went first - fast - almost as if it were an appetizer. He practically downed it like a shot.

He got up - and put the empty cup in the trash can.

He stirred the whipped cream into the frappuccino and sipped a little on it.

Then he started work on the latte - which vanished in about ten minutes.

Into the trash can with the cup the latte came in.

After the latte was gone, there was a period where he worked on the frappuccino and started re-arranging his To-Go tray.

Everything had to be .... just-so.  The two bottles of Ethos water went at the back, like turrets of a castle. Then the frappuccino went in one corner, with the tea in the other. He would spin the tray aimlessly - stopping suddenly when the decided he wanted some of the tea or coffee.

No phone either - because he never once checked it in the whole time he was here.

Suddenly - at 9:45 - he was off. He jumped up, jammed the two (unopened) bottles of Ethos water into either pocket and grabbed the frappuccino and tea in either hand and got into a car.

I wonder what his story is. Downtrodden - obviously - but able to buy six drinks at Starbucks.

The world may never know.