The Strangest Thing Happened the Other Day...

So the other night Elsie and I were walking to dinner. We were waiting to cross the street when a black BMW pulled up next to us. This is not unusual in DC. The window on the passenger side was rolled down, and the driver asked us for directions to 495, or any way to get to Virginia. This is also not unusual. Then it got a little weirder. The guy (who seemed a little strung out) asked if it was far, because he was almost out of gas. We told him no, not that far. He then decided to explain to us that he had no money for gas, and he was only in the city because his other car had been stolen. Being familiar with how things are in this city, I braced for the inevitable solicitation (which would be funny enough from a guy in a BMW as is). What came next was both bold and odd. He asked for $15 (bold) and then asked if "you smoke this?", holding out a little plastic bag filled with a dark substance (odd). We quickly said no thank you, and he pulled a little way out in to the intersection. Seeing that the light was red, he backed up a bit. He continued talking, and I ignored him, but Elsie tells me that he may have been trying to sell us "his" car. After realizing that we were not biting, he ran the red light (now that there were cars coming) and sped away with his little blue baggy (baggies?). Just another day in our nation's capital I guess.