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Originally Posted by Becky

Maybe her performance at the Law Enforcement trainings had caught someone's attention, or maybe it was her CV and experience, but either way, Becca had been promoted and asked to come to the Minister's office. The red-head wasn't worried about the meeting, nor was she expecting anything major to come out of it. Unless they wanted to raise her pay, because that would be totally okay with her. She'd never turn down more money, what with four kids. The boys went through trousers at an alarming rate - probably from climbing all those trees - and the girls just wanted all sorts of things. While they got what they wanted generally, they weren't spoilt and had to earn treats by doing chores or learning new things and presenting them to her and Gid. It had been something Becca had thought up when the boys came home wanting to tell them everything they had learnt and the girls wanted to learn it too. It was the perfect way to get the boys to speak and the girls to listen and learn!

Either way, Becca had brought some bits of paperwork with her and a self-inking quill just for notes. Her ankles crossed as she leant back against the wall, waiting for Althea to open the door after she'd knocked. It was a habit of hers, being early. It would be nice if everyone could develop that habit.

It had been a trying time for Althea lately, mostly because there were seemingly roadblocks every which way she turned when it came to organizing the WERPS summit. All the international permitting had been arranged, but the dates had been pushed back twice thusfar thanks to delays from a petition that had been submitted to the International Confederation of Wizards. It was ridiculous. That and the department head who had formerly, and erroneously in her opinion but then it had predated her own appointment, been in charge of the entirety of level four, had suddenly disappeared. Just... gone. Resigned effective immediately, many projects and the like just abandoned, the entire Environment and Creatures departments left without direction.... Althea had needed to move fast, and had hired two replacement heads. One per department as it should be.

One of which she was going to speak with today. She knew it was what some might call a controversial appointment, but she was always one to give the chance to prove themselves to those who fought for it. And to be perfectly fair, Becca Yenorin had in fact proved herself in the past, her history and experience was exactly what was needed, even if specifically the department in question wasn't one that precisely matched her background. But a department head was an administrative position anyway, she had a huge team at her disposal. It shouldn't be an issue.

What might be an issue though was reports she'd had of the other women being.... difficult. Althea herself was known, or had been known, as a difficult woman, so she wasn't inclined to consider such things as negative, but it would be remiss of her not to speak with the new Department Head and lay all the concerns out on the table. Then they would understand one another, and a positive and honest working relationship could be established from the get go.

Althea heard the knock and she stood up, crossing the room to open it herself, memos flying around overhead.

"Mrs Yenorin. Please, come in. Do you mind if I call you Becca?" No need for formalities behind closed doors.