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« Dec 13, 2015 19:58:53 GMT -6 via mobile »
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With two cups of coffee, she made her way to Jack's office. She even dressed the part, though her shoes were flat. She shed her jacket as soon as the warm inside air reached her and grinned as she tossed it over her arm.

She didn't know how he liked his coffee, but she'd find out. Just in case, she made one sweet, with an Irish creamer and a few sugars, and one straight black. He could have whichever he wanted.

Balancing the two cups, she carefully knocked on his door.

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:09:23 GMT -6 »
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There's the sound of snoring coming from inside the room.

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:18:13 GMT -6 via mobile »
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Smiling, she wiggled and balanced her cups until she could get the door open.

Walking over to his messy desk, she placed the two cups down in front of him, smiling gently at him. "Director Makaila?" She said softly.

"Director Makaila. It's Evelyn."

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:21:38 GMT -6 »
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"Wha-..."

Jack blinks awake, frowning a bit at actually having to be awake, before he smiles back.

"Oh. Uh.... that was just a test. To see how you'd react. And you passed."

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:24:27 GMT -6 via mobile »
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She giggled slightly. A test?

Unlike Jack, she looked bright eyed and bushy tailed. She stepped back a bit and motioned to the two cups.

"I brought you coffee, Jack," she said kindly. "I don't know if you like it sweet or black, so I brought both. I'll drink the other while I get to work."

She didn't mention how desperate he looked for sleep, nor how she would rather he take a nap than drink coffee, but...

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:28:38 GMT -6 »
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"Black's my middle name."

No it isn't.

He takes the coffee, taking a quick sip to let the heat wake him up a little.

"You're an eager beaver. You do this sort of job before?"

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:32:21 GMT -6 via mobile »
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"Sort of," she admitted, taking the other cup of coffee. "I used to waitress at this diner, and our manager went off on vacation. I sort of took over her position for a while."

She sipped from the sweet coffee, enjoying the flavors.

"I did all of the paperwork and scheduling. They kept me around after."

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:36:18 GMT -6 »
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"Sounds stressful."

He doesn't actually know.

"So you decided instead of being a waitress, you wanted to be a superhero?"

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:38:11 GMT -6 via mobile »
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She chuckled and shrugged. "I didn't find it all that stressful, honestly. I like organization."

However, her smile faded a little at his question. She contemplated it for a moment before responding, wanting to be completely honest.

"I want to do some good in the world. I have a gift, so why not use it to make the world a better place?"

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:44:09 GMT -6 »
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"That's very giving of you."

Jack nods.

"That's a lot of why I'm still here, myself. Although, as you've probably noticed, the world hasn't been fixed quite yet."

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:50:49 GMT -6 via mobile »
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"I don't know if it will ever be 'fixed,' Jack. It's a dream, but it's not... I don't know."

She smiled shyly and took a sip from her coffee, wondering if she had spoken out of turn.

"I try to focus on just making it BETTER, you know? If I focus on saving everyone, I know I'll always be disappointed. So I focus on saving who I can... That one man, who gets to go home and tuck his kids into bed..."

She smiled. It was how she got through the memories of gore, knowing that she had saved that one man.

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:54:22 GMT -6 »
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"That might be a more realistic way of looking at it, but.... I dunno, I'd prefer that it did happen. I mean, there's got to be an end to it at some point."

He shrugs, taking another sip.

"World's gotta run out of crazy eventually."

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« Dec 13, 2015 20:58:18 GMT -6 via mobile »
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She smiled a bit brighter. "Maybe, Jack. I certainly hope so."

She leaned against once of the chairs, knowing that her slight weight wouldn't move it. She rested her jacket across the back of the chair, and then wrapped both hands around the mug.

"Why don't you go get breakfast? I'll clean up, and then you can come back and show me where everything needs to go."

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:04:23 GMT -6 »
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"I don't eat breakfast. Probably because I don't sleep."

Jack shrugs.

"But if you need me out of the way, I'll split for a bit."

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:06:46 GMT -6 via mobile »
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"You really should eat," she said, though her voice was kind. Her smile had faded just a small bit, but she still looked gentle. Almost affectionate.

Then, she walked back over to his desk and looked over it. She wanted to impress him.

"If you'll give me a little while, I'll clean up. Yes, Sir. But I mean it. The little kitchen bot cooks amazing omelets."

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:12:56 GMT -6 »
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The desk is literally covered with papers, many of them appearing to be completely out of order. Almost as if he had spread out files to look at them, then spread more files out on top of them when they had been delivered.

"....we'll see. I'll give it a shot."

Jack nods, then stands up to leave!

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:16:08 GMT -6 via mobile »
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She waves at him as he leaves, setting her coffee down and getting to work.

Context clues should lead her to which file is which, and from there, she could organize them in the right order.

She wouldn't read each piece of paper individually, but scan over it to figure out where it belonged, then set it in its pile before turning to the next page.

It only took a few minutes for her to get into a rhythm. And a few minutes later, she started humming songs to herself as she worked.

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:20:17 GMT -6 »
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In ten minutes, Jack walks back in!

And looks surprised at the fact she's made any progress at all.

"I didn't think that mountain could be climbed..."

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:27:12 GMT -6 via mobile »
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She looks back at him and offers him a wide, bright smile. Probably not enough time for him to actually eat anything, but he trusted her in his office. She gave him a little wave before piecing the next file together and setting it gently on the pile of other fixed files.

"Hello again, Jack," she said, finally not humming anymore. "You're a little messy, you know that?" She offered him an affectionate wink, then immediately got back to work.

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:33:55 GMT -6 »
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"That's what I keep getting told. But I never really learned how not to be."

He laughs lightly, stepping in and closing the door.

"I really appreciate this, by the way."

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:39:43 GMT -6 via mobile »
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"It's really no problem."

She waved him off with one hand, already working on the next few files, her eyes darting back and forth as she scanned the important information she needed for the sake of organization.

"I told you. I like this kind of work." There. Another file sorted. She tapped it gently on the desk to make sure it was perfect and added it to the pile.

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« Dec 13, 2015 21:52:08 GMT -6 »
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"Here, let me just... get that..."

Jack spies a file and snatches it up, frowning.

"Some of these are a little... what's the word.... inappropriate?"

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« Dec 13, 2015 22:06:19 GMT -6 via mobile »
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She let him snatched the file without getting offended.

"Inappropriate? Or classified?" She asked with a chuckle.

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« Dec 13, 2015 22:11:13 GMT -6 »
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"....more the first."

Jack grins, going to put the file away in a different folder.

"I've been wanting to surprise my wife with some romantic wording, but it's not really working."

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« Dec 13, 2015 22:13:50 GMT -6 via mobile »
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Her smile brightened and she seemed to glow for a moment. That statement seemed to excite her. She was a bit of a romance junkie.

"That's great, Jack," she said cheerfully. "Really. Your wife is the doctor here, right?"

She started to work on a few of the other files, but that smile didn't fade.

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