they can be actual co-workers! i was vague when i wrote that small detail, because i'm dumb of ass. she has some magic she doesn't hide, but she's very aware of keeping it under wraps, pretends like she uses it a lot less than she used to compared to, say, her twenties. mostly for slightly villainous reasons but who cares about moral conundrums, intrepidity: the office is where i want to be!