THIS QUAINT FIGURE who appeared at Westlake Center on New Year’s Eve day is Captain Drift. He doesn’t speak much, but here’s part of what his accompanying written plaque has to say:

WHO IS CAPTAIN DRIFT?

The Captain was a humanoid from the universe next door, and a frequent visitor to planet Earth.

During the return voyage following his last visit, he collided spectacularly with his dream self and slipped into the inter-universal cosmic subconscious.

This portrait, commissioned by his clan, is an artist’s interpretation (based on heresay tabloid evidence) of what the Captain’s reincarnted self probably looks like.