O Muses, O high genius, aid me now! (o_muse) wrote in greyhaven,
"Sheriff Harris? Just the man I wanted to see!" Mneme's smile was bright and lovely. She made sure to look interested and capable and she kept up the smile, although part of it was just nerves. Nerves because she didn't have a clue what Mitch thought of her, or what anyone thought of each other, and it made her feel a little disadvantaged and insecure.
Normally job hunting was so much easier.
"My name is Mneme Johnson. I'm new in town. Brand new. I'm so sorry to hear about the budget cuts. I've done a lot of administrative and secretarial work at the universities so I know what that feels like. This may be a bad time to ask, I hope it isn't, but I thought I would bring in a resume? In case you're hiring?"
She looked so hopeful and sweet. And she was new in town. Plenty of people were new in town, it didn't have to raise alarm bells. There was probably nothing special about her, except the fact that she looked like she belonged in some sort of fashion catalogue -- nothing special at all.
"I could really use a job. So..." She chewed on her lower lip. "...if you would keep me in mind?"