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random encounters
my most recent one was meeting a very pretty girl in the town centre and inviting her to come have scones and jam and tea with me at a friend's house. it was a very nice day out, and she crossed up the path i was taking. and i took a second before i turned around and started talking to her, and she said 'sure' when i asked if she wanted to come with me. so, have you had any interesting random encounters out in the world lately?
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Re: random encounters
oh this reminds me of something that happened to me recently!
so, a few years ago, back when i started working at the place i still currently work, i frequently had people asking me if i also worked at the starbucks inside the grocery store nearby. when i told them that i didn't, they'd say that there was someone who worked there who looked just like me, and that i must have a doppelganger here in town. since i don't really drink coffee, i didn't have much reason to have ever stopped in, but i was curious how closely we resembled each other. one of the people i spoke to told me that her name was something like charity, or maybe canary. and i once tried going into that starbucks to see if i could meet her, but i happened to show up on one of the days she wasn't working… somewhat dejected, i let the story end there, unresolved.
but recently, after getting pissed at how much i was being charged for pretty much all of my meds, i decided to change my pharmacy from the national chain nearby to a local one (which turned out to be a great decision). while calling them to order a refill, someone named canary picked up the phone on the other end. they were able to fill my prescriptions same-day, and when i walked in i saw canary also working at the counter. another of the workers flagged me over and got me my meds, but before i left i turned to canary and asked:
"this is kind of a weird question, but did you used to work at the starbucks at [location]?"
"i did! i managed it, actually."
"oh interesting! because a few years ago when i was working at [workplace] i had a bunch of people ask me—"
"…if you also worked at starbucks?"
i got the impression that she also had people asking her if she worked where i was working too. our conversation was brief but pleasant, and above all else i was happy to finally get closure on this years-long mystery.
though at this point you may be wondering… do we look alike? i'm not sure; i guess we look about as similar as any other pair of tall white women with glasses and long, curly hair. since she had a mask on it was tough to know how close our faces resembled each other's, but my workplace had a mask policy at the time so everyone else would've had the same amount of information to go on here too.
so, a few years ago, back when i started working at the place i still currently work, i frequently had people asking me if i also worked at the starbucks inside the grocery store nearby. when i told them that i didn't, they'd say that there was someone who worked there who looked just like me, and that i must have a doppelganger here in town. since i don't really drink coffee, i didn't have much reason to have ever stopped in, but i was curious how closely we resembled each other. one of the people i spoke to told me that her name was something like charity, or maybe canary. and i once tried going into that starbucks to see if i could meet her, but i happened to show up on one of the days she wasn't working… somewhat dejected, i let the story end there, unresolved.
but recently, after getting pissed at how much i was being charged for pretty much all of my meds, i decided to change my pharmacy from the national chain nearby to a local one (which turned out to be a great decision). while calling them to order a refill, someone named canary picked up the phone on the other end. they were able to fill my prescriptions same-day, and when i walked in i saw canary also working at the counter. another of the workers flagged me over and got me my meds, but before i left i turned to canary and asked:
"this is kind of a weird question, but did you used to work at the starbucks at [location]?"
"i did! i managed it, actually."
"oh interesting! because a few years ago when i was working at [workplace] i had a bunch of people ask me—"
"…if you also worked at starbucks?"
i got the impression that she also had people asking her if she worked where i was working too. our conversation was brief but pleasant, and above all else i was happy to finally get closure on this years-long mystery.
though at this point you may be wondering… do we look alike? i'm not sure; i guess we look about as similar as any other pair of tall white women with glasses and long, curly hair. since she had a mask on it was tough to know how close our faces resembled each other's, but my workplace had a mask policy at the time so everyone else would've had the same amount of information to go on here too.
