Shannon's DMSI V2.3 Journal

[Shannon]

Just got kissed on the neck...

Presumably not by your girlfriend. Is it trivia night?

I was at trivia. I was sitting at a table next to my usual table because my usual table was taken by a woman and her daughter, who appeared to be around 8. The woman seemed to be in her 40's.

During trivia, another woman, probably in her 60's, appeared and was talking to them. There appeared to be a family resemblance, and I gathered through that and her actions and reactions that she was the matriarch, and the other two were her daughter and granddaughter. The two adults were pretty good looking, despite their age.

The older one approached me and said the youngest one was doing a fundraiser. She asked if I would order something. Given the cause, I did not mind ordering something, but it turned out to be entirely food items I could not eat. So I instead donated to her what I had in my wallet at the time - $28, which is nothing for considering the cost of the treatments this girl was trying to pay for. Given that I have been in similar shoes, I was happy to donate to help. It really didn't seem like much to me, no big deal.

The oldest one was so blown away that she gave me a hug and kissed my neck. The mother shook my hand and thanked me profusely, and the little girl was also quite stunned apparently. I was almost confused at how grateful they were for such a small donation, again considering what the medical expenses were that they were trying to pay.

Later on in the night, the mother and I were talking and I suggested she try using the MHS. I gave her my number, and figured she would blow me off. The response rate to giving a woman my number is right now around 1/250, so I don't expect anything. But later as they were leaving, the little girl - unprompted - again came over and thanked me with a bright, genuine smile. And her mother said, "I'll call you, we'll see what happens."

So maybe she actually will call me. I know that if I was in her shoes and something to help my daughter was offered to me, I would act on it.

But...

The kiss on the neck wasn't something I have gotten from someone thanking me before. Ever.

By the way, over the course of the evening, I noted all three of them giving me what could be interpreted as IOIs, although I wasn't really paying attention to the youngest one for what should be obvious reasons.