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CJP 
"Are you okay?" she said, looking at his hand. By the looks of it, his hand might be getting cramps. Usually her handshakes didn't cause people that much pain, but it looked like this one might be in need of some first aid equipment. "I have a very firm grip" she said lightly.
"Nope" she wasn't a new employee "but Im new to the misister of magic's office"
She examined her freshly polished jade coloured fingernails as she thought of something else to say. Hmmmmm. "Maybe we could go find some ice for your hand or something" she suggested. Although, there was a question she needed to ask joker over there. "but right after I ask someone a question". So she would stick around for a liiiitttlle bit longer.
What was she going on about?--Oh his hand.
"Yes, of course I am." He said dismissively. His hand was perfectly fine afterall, he was simply stating that she had a firm grip. He'd certainly had hand shakes that went worse than the one he just shared with this woman. It was only after he had spoken that he realized his tone wasn't the friendliest.
"I really am fine though." He tried in a much nicer tone.
"But thanks for the concern." He was even being genuine now. He nodded when she proved him wrong.
"Ah so then...it's simply a new position." And here he thought he wasn't so alone with this new thing.
"Well it's like I said, my hand is just fine so we won't need to be getting any ice."
There was a moment's silence as he thought of something else to say.
"So what job position did you occupy before transferring to the Minister's office?" You could never go wrong with polite conversation.
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PotterHeadforLife While Olivia was looking around, she saw a man nod at her. Or maybe not her... but he nodded at her direction. To be sure, she looked behind her. There was no one...
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Ok so the man did nod at her. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. A friend? Not... really... To return back his welcoming, Ivee managed a small smile. Err.... good enough.
Okay so that didn't quite go how he'd planned. Did no one walk up to someone else once they were acknowledged any more?
This meant that it was time for a different approach. Even though he really didn't want to be the one going around and approaching people it seemed this one needed more help with her social skills than him. Consequently, he would make the exception.
"Hello." Clearly he was going to have to be the one to strike the conversation.
"The name's Gavin, Gavin Isaacs, and you are?" Then he threw in a smile; all about the friendliness afterall.
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DeathEater1 So much people!!
Gia
was certainly going to make at least a few new friends. That was alright, anyways! It was only the beginning of the work year, barely! There'd be plenty of more time for all that. Maybe moving wouldn't be so bad after all!
It was looking up, so far.
Now, where to start?? She decided it would be best to go around and meet some new people first, before doing anything else. She didn't like looking as I'd she was alone, which didn't really help you. She had figured out what that did to her. One clue: it didn't help!!
Standing in one place was getting him nowhere. The people here weren't nearly as nosy or assertive in their approach to new people as the ones in the last place he worked.
Unfortunately this meant even more effort would need to be put out. Moving around the room proved to be a challenge of its own. Every few steps he took led him into another person--literally. His latest run in happened to be a woman who didn't look like she was looking where she was going. This was obviously her fault. He, however, being the good person he was would overlook it in the name of good social relations.
"Hello there." He even started the conversation; something he was convinced not many people around here knew how to do.
"I'm Gavin." Now you. Unless, of course she was one of the many who wasn't so good at this conversation game and had no idea what her next move should be.
Dear merlin, let her be a smart one.