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[souffle_girlek]

Oswin reminds herself, firmly, that she agreed to this.

She agreed to meet a doctor (not a Doctor) and talk. She agreed to come at a specific time to do this.

And a specific place.

And her pride kept her from saying that really, she'd rather walk over hot coals than go back into the infirmary if at all possible.

So Oswin arrives at Alana Bloom's new office looking more like an inmate facing execution than someone looking for help.

Actually, inmates probably look more relaxed. Any more tightly wound, and she'll fly apart in bits.

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[patterns_bloom]

Alana's new office isn't hers at all, but one of the interview rooms set aside in the infirmary for the purpose. Still, she's brought a plant in to try to make it more welcoming, a philodendron, which she set out on the desk.

Standing up from her lean on it, she motions for Oswin to come inside. "Hello, Oswin," she says. "Are you all right?"