Nice tone to it, verging on this panic and desperation for the reader to understand, but it’s so strong that the narrator can’t even get the details out. Worked quite nicely.
I like the Victorian voice, which on looking at your tags I see the source of (should every ficlet have an inspiration tag?) And I definitely knew something was coming—I actually had to cover the last line with my hand because I knew it would give away the story if I glanced at it. It’s most intriguing that his story can apparently be corroborated, and that there is some unknown reason. Good job.
Jae
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