Lucia was so thankful that he didn't take what she said negatively.  She had gotten used to her fatherless status, and being flip about it made it easier for her when dealing with others.  She turned her head back out the window as he mentioned this meeting having something to do with her father.  She clenched her jaw, it would be her luck that the guy who had been completely absent from her life would affect her future.  There was some Irony for Alanis Morrisette. 


She was about to ask a few questions but they had arrived.  She slid out of the back of the car and was immediately greeted by the bodyguard with a metal detector.  Oh fun.  If they asked to pat her down she was leaving.  She got felt up enough at work, she really wasn't feeling up to breaking fingers today.  She stood with her hands out to her sides and her legs spread just past shoulder width apart and waited patiently for the wand to pass over her.  This moment she had never been happier she had not tossed on an underwire bra.  She had enough experience with airport and school metal detectors to know that they set them off about 10 times out of 20.  


She was then approached by the dog and his handler.  This part she had no problem with.  She actually made a mental note of Ronald's name.  She would look up the company listed on Serge's card and try to get an email address for him.  She wanted to ask him some questions about running dogs in an emergency situation.  Those in charge on a site always had a different opinion of how to handle things than their handlers.  She wanted to see if there was a way to bridge the gap between the two.  


Lucia fell into step behind Serge taking a quick moment to admire the view.  He was certainly blessed with an incredible backside.  Her attention was drawn to the side as Elias joined her. That man reminded her of a puppy.  He was a bundle of nervous energy under the skin.  It fairly radiated from his every pore.  He asked her if she was excited and she turned her head and raised an eyebrow.  "Excited?  For what?"  

She had no idea what was going on.  She had thought this was a job interview or some internship thing, and now she's been told it has something to do with her father. What exactly that is she has no idea.  "I have no earthly idea what there is to get excited about.  I've been through this process so many times I could do it in my sleep.  Hell if Mister Pritchard had come half an hour earlier I WOULD be doing it in my sleep.  questions asked, bullshit regurgitated, handshake given, We will keep you in mind.  Good luck have a nice day.  Only thing different about today is I got drug out of bed one and a half hours into my daily four hours of sleep by a man who is far to god damn good looking for my peace of mind and has all the personality of a pet rock.  But that pet rock bought me coffee so we're cool."  Of course she would have accepted a cup of coffee from Atilla the Hun this morning. 

She sighed softly, she had no idea why she was here, but the snark wouldn't help her case at all.  She owed each and every one of them an apology.  The idea stuck in her throat.  She hated apologizing, but she knew she was in the wrong. "Sorry.  My lack of sleep is not your responsibility, so I apologize for my less than sparkling personality today."  Well she was batting 10 for 10 today.  What a way to make an impression.  First she treats Serge as if everything he said was one big joke, and then she gets snarky with his coworkers.  She should just give up and head home now.  

The trip seemed to take forever, she just wanted to get this meeting over so she could get to work on time and hopefully not fall asleep standing up.  It had happened before.  She had gone to work so tired that she would fall asleep waiting for orders to come up.