These men, at least, don’t seem as nasty as the other ones. Midge keeps her hand on Robert’s arm and mostly stays silent, especially after Robert starts talking about his work. It’s clear that he feels great passion for it and Midge smiles a bit to hear him speak so much.
It’s an abrupt change of topic, but Midge adjusts quickly. Fortunately, she doesn’t have to make up a story for this. “It’s funny that you mention tigers,” she says. “I was at the Bronx Zoo with my son and we were at the tiger enclosure and we happened to strike up a conversation with a guy there.” She points to Robert. “My son likes tigers and Robert started telling him about how natural enclosures are better for the animals because it simulates what it’s like for them in the wild. My son is 5, so I don’t think he understood much about enclosures. He just wanted to pet the big kitty cat. After that, Robert and I talked a bit more and I saw that he had a badge. I thought he was an employee, but he said that he was a consultant visiting the zoo since it’s one of the most advanced ones in the country. He also said that we missed feeding time and should come back the next day at 10:00 if we wanted to see that.” Midge shrugs. “So we did. And we exchanged numbers.”
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It’s an abrupt change of topic, but Midge adjusts quickly. Fortunately, she doesn’t have to make up a story for this. “It’s funny that you mention tigers,” she says. “I was at the Bronx Zoo with my son and we were at the tiger enclosure and we happened to strike up a conversation with a guy there.” She points to Robert. “My son likes tigers and Robert started telling him about how natural enclosures are better for the animals because it simulates what it’s like for them in the wild. My son is 5, so I don’t think he understood much about enclosures. He just wanted to pet the big kitty cat. After that, Robert and I talked a bit more and I saw that he had a badge. I thought he was an employee, but he said that he was a consultant visiting the zoo since it’s one of the most advanced ones in the country. He also said that we missed feeding time and should come back the next day at 10:00 if we wanted to see that.” Midge shrugs. “So we did. And we exchanged numbers.”