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MadMadamMalfoy · 02-20-2017, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by emjay

If she had been to one Ministry orientation, then she'd been to them all. Of course, they used to have more formal balls, but even they began to grow old, and Mariel was fine with just the standard. It wasn't as if she would stay all that long other than to make an appearance and make sure her newest employees began to get acclimated anyway.

Once she filled her plate at the buffet, she began picking at some of the food as she made her way towards the seating area. The department head supposed she should look around for her newest additions to make them feel welcome, but there weren't all that many seated just yet. She was familiar enough with Aaron and Isobel to recognize them and she had seen Javier's photo attached to his file. Perhaps she could pick him out of a crowd.

But until she came across them, she should find a table and eat. Or maybe they'd come find her. As she looked around, she noticed a woman sitting alone who didn't appear all that enthused about being there. Hm, she knew that feeling well at times, but it was professional to appear at required work functions. "Are you having a good time?" she asked lightly as she came across her table before taking a bite of a strawberry. It would be impolite to assume otherwise.

Katja was still distracted by her compact when a voice made her jump slightly. She snapped her compact shut and stuffed it back into her purse as she looked up. She saw another woman had joined her and gave her a polite smile, grateful for her company. At least small talk would give her something to do besides reapply her lipstick for probably the twentieth time!

She was slightly taken aback by the question, though she was careful not to let it show on her face. Was that a trick question? Was this person a department head looking to fire anyone who seemed unenthusiastic to be here? "Not entirely," she confessed with a slightly nervous chuckle. There, short sweet and to-the-point. There seemed no need to go into the hows or the whys at the moment. "And you? Are you enjoying yourself?" she asked the other woman.

The blonde Danish witch suddenly remembered she hadn't yet introduced herself. Good gracious, where were her manners? "I'm Katja Westergaard, Scandinavian consultant," she quickly added.

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