[center][h1]Elena Kozlov[/h1]
[color=#92886D][sub]Location:[/sub][/color] [sub]Office -> Break room[/sub]
[color=#92886D][sub]Time:[/sub][/color] [sub]Morning[/sub]
[color=#92886D][sub]Mentions:[/sub][/color] [sub]None[/sub]
[color=#92886D][sub]Interactions:[/sub][/color] [sub]None (open)[/sub][/center]
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Elena sighed. Yet another evening working late hours causing her to be exhausted the following morning. She was sitting in her small office grading assignments before class, very routine work she performed on a daily basis. After spending a decent amount of hours the previous night reading papers, the words started to become a blur and she decided to stop. Now she had come into work early to finish her job, but her lack of sleep was an indicator that her day was going to be a rather long one. With such thought in mind, Elena grabbed her mug and headed out for her second cup of tea that morning

"Rough night?"

[color=#92886D]"Maria, you startled me!"[/color] Elena laughed, turning around to greet co-worker and friend. She had known the woman for about six months, but they had become pretty close in that short amount of time. [color=#92886D]"I stayed late last night, you know, the usual."[/color]

"As always. Are you still coming over for dinner?"

[color=#92886D]"Oh, that's right...Yes, I'll be there."[/color] 

After some back and forth chatter on random topics, the two quickly said their goodbyes as Maria had to go teach. Elena, on the other hand, wasn't due in class for roughly another hour, and she was planning to make use of every last free minute if she was to go over to Maria's for dinner. Whenever the two couples would get together, their night would extend beyond regular hours. They would talk, eat, drink, play some card games, watch a movie, etc. 

Elena looked at her watch as she continued on her way to the break room. She wondered whether to call Alexei now or later. When he'd woken up earlier, he went on about a trial that would take up most of his morning, and she wouldn't want to interrupt him in the middle of his job. 

[color=#92886D][I]The call can wait,[/i][/color] she thought to herself, turning the corner to where the break room was located.