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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline

Simon stood in steady silence as he waited for a response to his knocks. The ever so faint sound of footsteps might have been heard from the other side of the door, confirmed as the door was soon opened and he was greeted by the former professor and department head turned minister he had come to meet with. He inclined his head in acceptance of her invitation inside, biting back a groan at the mention of mysterious boxes. Instead he played it cool as he moved into the room. “No…I come empty handed, Minister” he remarked, noting the eyebrow from the woman.

His eyes almost unconsciously flickered around the office on habit, the security man taking in his surroundings as she offered an option of seat. Glancing briefly between the two areas in debate and trying not to think too much on how his choice might be seen, Simon finally opted for the more casual. That didn’t stop him however from sitting fully upright and not totally relaxed against the back of the chair. It wasn’t as if he could forget that this was still a duty and not a friendly visit to congratulate Althea Scabior of her successful return to the ministry.

"Just as well." Althea said with a small smile and then moved over to join him at the casual seating area. She herself perfectly at ease as she sat down, one foot slightly behind the other, knees primly together, but otherwise quite relaxed.


"I'm pleased you had time to see me today. We need to touch base on how security issues will be addressed going forward in conjunction with my leadership. Naturally you'll be expected to liaise with your department head regarding what we establish today, and I will also send out a memo to the relevant people myself, sans any more sensitive information." As she spoke, a large leather compendium appeared on the table in front of her, opened itself, and began taking minutes down, the writing flaring silver and then seemingly disappearing.

She had a few of her own security measures.

"Before we go forward with the particulars of what I wish to discuss, would you mind summarizing the existing security measures we have? And telling me about your own observations about current or outdated protocols or lack thereof currently in place? This is your opportunity to make some recommendations if you have any."

She really wanted to empower him to do what was necessary, and recognise and defer to his skill set after all.