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Liisa Professor Lawson tapped on the door frame and peeked her head inside Kapoor's tiny office. The room wasn't all that much different than his previous space. Just smaller really.
"Good afternoon, David!" she said, making her way inside and propping herself against the corner of his desk. "Hello, kids."
After a quick headcount, she looked to Kapoor again. "Is this all of us?"
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Good afternoon, Iliana!" His jovial voice boomed back. He was still in his white gloves and arranging tea and cookies. "
It looks as though we're missing about eight other faces. Nine, if you include Mr. Lawson's, but if they don't show up soon I suppose we could start and just catch them up when they do arrive or after the meeting." He raised a decorative pot over an equally decorative cup and saucer the ambery liquid making that heavy rushed noise that tea does when it's poured as it cascaded down into the cup. "
Care for Darjeeling?"