Lydia took a deep breath before pushing the door open. Though not one to be easily intimidated by people- she’d never have gotten any good at journalism if she had been- an early morning meeting with the company’s director was something that didn’t leave her nerves entirely unaffected. Clutching the folders she was carrying a little tighter, she went in.
Director Michael Hall was sitting behind his desk- the man had, from the looks of it, had just about as much sleep as any of them did lately, and when she saw the coffee she suddenly regretted not picking up a cup for herself on her way up here. God, the smell was to die for.
“Good morning, sir,” she started, placing the pile of folder upon the desk in front of her. “This week’s results as per your request.” For some reason, she quite pitied the poor man for now having most likely ten times the amount of paperwork as usual since the new security measures… No, this wasn’t the time to pity him. He put a microchip in your arm, for God’s sake. “And I’d like to take this opportunity to ask, sir-” She debated calling him ‘Michael’ for a brief moment, or even 'Mr. Hall’- anything that would be less impersonal than 'sir’ as if she were a teenager giving her homework to the teacher- “… if all of these new measures are absolutely neccesary.” There, she said it, hardest part over, now do the rest. “I see where you’re coming from, but all these chips have succeeded in so far, is to make everyone’s jobs here exceedingly difficult.”
For a moment, Hall was silent. He allowed the woman to speak, offered her a small nod as she placed some paperwork on his desk he would more than likely assign to someone else once she parted ways. He had expected that to be it, for her to leave considering she should have known how much work he had on his plate but unfortunately that wasn’t the case “If they weren’t necessary, do you think they would have been put into motion? We wouldn’t compromise our agents like that” He paused for a moment, lazy eyes lingering on her “Is there anything else on your mind or can I continue with my work?”