Although he had been working at the Ministry for a while, Mark hadn’t actually met any of his department colleagues so far. Hmph. Not even other people at the Ministry. He barely knew who his department head was! Finding himself getting out of his working area, Mark felt definitely odd. He was exhausted, but anyhow anxious to finally get to meet someone. After carefully leaving everything he had been working with in a total mess, the employee started walking slowly towards the dining area. What he needed was a coffee. A strong one. Ah yes… a cup of strong, black coffee was all he needed.

‘Good day’, Mark said politely as he noticed two of his colleagues already arrived there. Although he struggled to recognize them, he couldn’t tell if he had met them before. Mhmm… probably not, he decided as he fixed himself a cup of coffee. He unfolded his copy of the newspaper and started reading the first article, even though he pretty much didn't care what it was about.