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((Only Faidrae and Songjewel may post here.))


Song led Faidrae down the hall to her office and ushered her in. She gestured to the two chairs in front of the desk.

"Please, have a seat. I'm sorry for not introducing myself earlier. My name is Songjewel; I run the experimental genetics program here," she began, taking a seat in the comfy chair behind the desk. Pulling a sheet of paper to the front of a pile, she examined it briefly. "So, why don't you begin by telling me why you would like to adopt a plant? Many people would rather have a pet that interacts with them and plays fetch."

"Oh, good!" Songjewel chimed, smiling. "The other ladies were worried about killing their plants. It's refreshing to see someone with some confidence in growing things. And enthusiasm for the experiment is good too. Speaking of which..."

She turned around and began leafing through the books on the shelf behind her. Pulling one out, she swiveled back to Faidrae. In her hand was a small leather-bound book, just the right size to fit into a large pocket. She handed it over to Faidrae. Inside were blank, lined pages.

"This is a journal for you, if you'd like to keep track of your plant's progress. It's not required, but if you should wish it's a place to write down your thoughts and observations. It goes with your file, and is your as long as you are taking care of your plant. Oh! I haven't given you your file yet!"

Scooting around several papers on top of her desk, Song busily searched the crowded desktop for the folder with Faidrae's plant. As she searched she asked, "So in your application you mentioned that you are a laboratory worker. What kinds of things do you, personally, research?"

"Ah yes, I do tend to get very involved in my job as well. Aha!" She triumphantly pulled a folder out of the stack and handed it to Faidrae. "Here it is."

She handed Fai the folder, which was labeled "River Birch (Betula nigra" on the tab. There was a photo paperclipped to the inside front of the folder showing a small seedling.

"It's a very young plant, but I'm sure you'll take care of it just fine. Birches are one of my favorite trees, so I'm really happy about giving this one out. What do you think?"

Songjewel leaned back in her chair. "Good, then I'm sure you'll get along just fine. If you don't mind, I've got one more interview to do and then we can all go look at your new plants. It should only take a moment."

Song pushed her chair out and stood up expectantly, her boots scraping against the floor.

((no prob, sometimes stuff gets in the way. ^^ Hope your composition kicked a**.))

Song held the door open and gestured for Fai to preceed her with an overdramatized flourish. Grinning, she led her way back to the lobby bouncing.