Ministry adventure, issue #2
> sYou enter the foyer of the Ministry complex building. There is a small security booth off to one side that is currently unoccupied. Taking up the majority of the space is a new coffee shop. Enza, the very italian and sometimes angry but apparently in a good mood today coffee lady, is serving a short line of customers. There are halls leading to the south, west and east (your office is east). Time: 8:58 AM
> talk enzaEnza: Can't talk, I'ma busy
> eYou arrive in your office on time, for once. Your co-workers are already working (they started at 8:30 and will leave you alone at 4:30). Some are discussing what their kids are wearing for hallowe'en. Kathy, your supervisor, sees you. [Score: +2] There is a filing cabinet here. There is a co-workers here. There is a computer here.
> talk kathyYou: Hi Kath .. are there any internet orders for me to process today?
Kathy: Oh, hi Chris, what happened, were you kicked out of the house this morning?
You: What do you mean? (shields up)
Kathy: (wink) Well, you're on time for once.
Well played, boss.
SAVING THROW VS. SNAPPY REMARK:
- Requires 13+ on 1d20
- ROLLED: 12
- Wit modifier: +3
- Monday morning modifier: -5
- Coffee modifier: +0
- Total: 10 (Miss)You: Uh, yeah, I guess so ... hehe ... [Damage: 1]
Kathy: (smirk) Yeah, the internet orders are in the filing cabinet. You can go ahead and grab a stack.
> open cabinetYou open the cabinet to reveal stacks upon stacks of internet orders.
> take stackTaken.
> use computerYou set to work on the orders. Day-to-day office sounds can be heard throughout, e.g. printers, faxes, phones, people chatting, etc. A mail person comes, shuffles your incoming and outgoing mail, then leaves. People work on their computers, and sometimes chat a bit. [Attrition damage: 1 (boredom)] Time: 9:30 AM
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