"Aha, okay. I let him and his cat out of the arrival room; he's a sweetie." A little odd, some might say, but in a harmless way that made him endearing, in Philomena's opinion.

The bartender comes over and she requests, "I'll have another cherry schnapps with lemonade and, if you're feeling generous, some cocktail cherries, too?" The last request is spoken in a 'pretty, pretty please' tone before she turns to Jim. "And you're having...?"