Shadow people....
Frankly it's been a while since I saw them on a regular basis. By regular I mean, seeing them three and four times a week.
Back in the mid-80's I was part of a group of friends who not only worked together, but played together, in fact, our business/employment/friend circle was all wrapped up into one.
We owned and operated what I'd call a "communal machine shop". So we worked around each other 10-14 hrs per day, and when we played, it was still "us", with the occasional outside friend.
We became quite used to seeing them at our parties. For a couple of years, no one said a word about them, each thinking they were the crazy ones. Finally the dam burst, and it got to the point where it was not uncommon for 2-3 people top stop dead in their tracks, look around and there would follow:
"I didn't see that."
"Nope! Neither did I."
"Is he still in the bedroom?"
"Do we want to look?"
"Would we not see him again, or?"
"Never mind. Whose turn is it?"
and we'd go back to throwing darts, or whatever.
During the late 90's and on into the 2000's I was a work-at-home programmer. This involved long hours of sitting at this beast, typing away, lost in concentration. I would see the critters dart by the door to my office quite frequently. I do notice that they seem to prefer the quiet hours of the night. 2:30 till dawn, fr'instance. (if only they would fix typos!!! Sigh...)
Then I basically didn't see them for a long while. Then...
Side note:
Our den sits in the center of the main part of our house. from there you can walk thru the kitchen, out the door into the dining room, turn right, then walk thru the living room and you will come back to the entrance to a diff. entrance to the den. In effect, a huge circle. Clear as mud? good.
Several months ago, as I sat in the den, watching a movie I saw a guy dash by the door that leads from the kitchen to the dining room. The grey guy went from left to right, heading towards the living room.
Two things make this event stand out:
1. Appearance;
All of the shadow folk I had seen to date were of the "typical variety" I've seen described elsewhere.
- Roughly 3 ft tall,
- A dark grey in color,
- A bit on the "rolly poly" side.
- Very round headed.
Nothing like the critter people describe as an "ET Grey" at all. This one was very different.
This guy was the same color as the previous shadow folk I'd seen, but thats where it ended. This one was a good 6 ft. tall. He was about the same build as what I would consider a normal man. But his head seemed a bit more "squared off".
Up until now, all of the ones I had seen were round headed, and bald as a cue ball. This one had no hair, per se, either. Instead what I saw atop him was what I can only describe as about six "twisted" tree branches.
Completely devoid of foliage, as in winter. Just the branches, and they looked to be 8-12 inches long. Each one looked to be about 1/2 inch thick, and did not "trail behind" his head, but appeared to stick straight up, and stiff. Almost like a head-dress of some kind, but coming out of his head, not head gear.
2. Panda;
We share our home with 4 dogs. Actually, they let us live here, so long as we keep up the house payments, and don't track in too much mud. My "buddy" amung'em is a big ol' slurpy guy named
Panda. Panda was snoozing on the floor against the couch, acting in his other capacity as foot warmer.
When the grey guy dashed passed the door (about 15 ft away) his head went up instantly. His next move was to jump up, and run to the
other door. that leads from the living room, back into the den.
So Panda did not give chase, he went for the other door, consistent with the direction I had seen it go, in order to "head off" whatever it was. He stood there a few seconds, staring intently, and then took on a more confused look, which I assume had to do with whatever it was not coming on through.
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Ok, by now I'm thinkin' yer sure I'm crazy as hell, but ...
In my own defense I can only say,
"Damnit!! Panda saw him too!!"
As to their origin, destination, and purpose? Geez, wouldn't I like to know! These guys have been around me since the 80's at least! You'd think one would stop and say
"Howdy!" and s'plain himself.
Fred