Stepping into the reception area of Level Two, Laura had only one mission in mind: surveying as many Ministry employees as she could about “green” initiatives. Her boss, Roxanne, had set up the task, though Laura kind of suspected she was supposed to try to catch people off guard. A sort of way to open their eyes to the importance of being environmentally-friendly. But she didn’t think she had the heart to make people remotely uncomfortable.

At least she would have Jasmine helping out. Laura was sure her colleague would be a great help with all this surveying. They still had seven levels of the Ministry to go after this one. Holding her clipboard in the crook of her arm and having her pen tucked behind her ear, she was juggling a stack of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” fliers in her other hand. Hopefully, when Jasmine arrived, she could take over the duty of managing the fliers and handing them out. In the meantime, Laura gently set them down on the ground. There. They would be safe there for now.

Laura scanned the reception area, which didn’t seem to have a lot of goings-on at the moment. Well, that was good. That probably meant she could snag a good amount of employees with a bit of free time who would be able to talk to her. She wondered for a moment if she should wait for Jasmine, but then again, she was confident her colleague would be punctual as usual. Might as well get started, right?

Heading over to the receptionist, she read the name plaque on her desk. Uhm, Muriel, it was? She didn’t seem like the conversational type. “Erm, hullo, Ms. Muriel. My name is Laura Miller, and I’m from the Department of Environmental Regulation and Protection. My colleague and I are here to ask Law Enforcement employees about what they’re doing personally to be more environmentally-friendly,” she said. Her eyes flitted around the reception area again, hoping someone other than Muriel would speak up.