Serious Man is not Tain, in fact. :P He's a serious mystery. :P Is he an old character? Is he a new character? Why does he remind Carson of something?
Anyway, I wrote this because I was bored, that's all. If it became canon, that would have just be bonus points. If it doesn't become canon, I'm okay with that. Regardless of whether or not this chapter becomes canon, however, I would like to bring Serious Man into the story at some time or another. I have my reasons for this. :P
I originally capitalized the "The" for comedic effect, but then later on I decided to change it since I didn't like it. The "The"s that are still capitalized are the ones I failed to change.
I could always change it so that it begins with Carson just wandering off, instead of him escaping, in order to make it canon. If there is anything else that you think should be changed before it becomes canon, let me know.