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Originally Posted by Poisonedbyyou 
Well, the coffee was being kept just a little too hot in the coffeepot. Laura briefly wondered if the appliance was charmed as she deftly placed her cup on the desk in front of her. The last thing she wanted to do was scald herself and do something klutzy like spill the drink on her dress. She pressed her hand onto the cool desk for a moment before settling for picking up her pen and testing it out by drawing a few squiggly lines on her notepad.
The woman sitting next to her had nicely introduced herself, for which Laura was grateful. It seemed they were the only two who had arrived for the meeting – thus far, hopefully, since Roxanne’s announcement had been rather stern – and she was glad for some small talk to break the silence. Besides, Laura intended to get to know Jasmine and the rest of the Permitting Office quickly so they could get on to working together efficiently and effectively. “Oh, I’m Laura. It’s nice to meet you,” she said, twisting her pen absently in her hands.
Ah, right. Handshake. Laura extended one hand to Jasmine for a quick shake. “Excited to be back?” she asked. She was pretty excited herself. She’d had enough of vacation, the whole time basically spent with her older sister and her family. It was about time for a break from vacation, as absurd as that idea sounded in her mind now. Laura went back to twisting her pen and sipping her coffee. Carefully.
As Roxanne mentioned the redesign, Laura’s eyes wandered around the room. “I love it,” she said, grinning. “It’s just so fresh. And a little more appropriate as an office space.” She tucked her pen behind her ear and leaned her elbows on the desk. Well, hopefully that last comment didn’t come off strange or offensive in any way. She just admired the way the room was a lot less showy and yet more attractive than before. Who, in Merlin’s name, did the Ministry’s interior design anyway?? Laura kind of wanted his or her contact information. Quote:
Originally Posted by hpfan18
As Jasmine was introducing herself to her coworker, she noticed the head of the department was coming into the room. She stiffened up a bit but then thought to herself..."Alright Jazz keep your cool. It is just the head of the department. No pressure."
Then she smiled to Roxanne since she remembered her name. "Good morning Roxanne." she nodded politely. She asked if she had a nice vacation. Well i guess her tan skinned couldn't give off the hint....but whatever. "Yes i did thanks for asking. I took a cruise with my family to the Cayman Islands and it was beautiful." She was still flashing back to the boat and all the photos she took. She even met a nice guy on the ship and missed him terribly. Ah well back to reality. It was only a summer fling....
"How was your vacation?" she asked to be polite and to be interested in her bosses life.
Jazz made a mental note that this woman's name was Laura. She shook her hand and returned the favor of saying, "Nice to meet you too. I guess we will be working together." Then she asked if she was excited to be back. Truthfully she wished she was back in vacation but she needed to get money on the table and pay bills. "Yeah i am, i am just happy to make money and pay back my bills that i have saved from my cruise." she smiled sheepishly. She seemed at ease talking to her. But if she even dared crossed her path, she would show NO mercy.
Then Laura mentioned liking the new design. Jazz never realized till she looked around. She did like it ALOT. It was splendid and relaxing. Even the interior design was gorgeous! How did they manage to do it. She may never know... "That's what I thought," Roxanne replied with a smile. The dancing mermaids were where they belonged; at a gypsy swap meet. This was the Environmental Department, so she couldn't justify just throwing something away, no matter how gaudy.
Jasmine's look in response to her question was an odd one. Just because she was the boss didn't mean she couldn't be polite. But at least she remained polite in her tone of voice and phrasing. "Considering I was off having a baby, it was pretty good." Tiring, but good. Then it seemed her input wasn't needed, as the two women began to chat about bills and things. Which Roxanne couldn't really relate to. Since, well you know.
She checked her watch then and finally decided to start the meeting. Jeremy and Perwyn would just have to catch up later. Not to mention that she would be seeing them in her office. Have a talk with them about what she expects out of her supervisors. Because missing important meetings was not it. At all. "Well, it looks like we're the only ones showing up today." It was said with a smile, but it was obvious that she wasn't exactly happy with the absent ones. "So, let's get started then. First off, I wanted to let you guys know that our department is rather short on numbers right now. It's just the two of you and Elizibeth, whenever she decides to come back, plus our newbies Jeremy and Perywn. I'm not going to lie, applications for employment in all the departments is currently down. This is being looked into." Just so they were aware. It sucked, but that was just the way things went sometimes. Though, she did have her suspicions that all the events at Hogwarts had something to do with it. That it was preventing students from qualifying for university which meant smaller numbers all over the workforce. Anyway, that wasn't for her to figure out. "What this means for you guys is that more will be expected of you." She paused just then to let that sink in a bit and so that questions could be asked.
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