That story reminded me of the time that my father in law, after being gone for like a day and a half, popped out of the car looking a little exasperated and sweaty, talking about how hours prior he was driving down the highway and a bunch of bees got in the car and he had to swat them all away until they finally disappeared and and his skin was itching all over, hence the bug bites/scabs all over.
Was a bit weird of a story as a 16yo but a few years later and a little wiser, plus some accumulation of other evidence & indicators did that chain of events make a little more rational sense.