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He had found this mug to be the classiest of the options available. There had been one more he had been drawn to, a cauldron with the symbols of the planets painted on it...but he had taken mild offense to Pluto being included in the line up rather than being included in a plethora of alchemy symbols. Labels and precise language were always important. In any case, it pleased him that she seemed to take to it.
Another successful exchange of novelty mugs in the books.
"You are most welcome," he nodded with a bit more of a smile. It truly was the least he could do. Well...that and this one other thing that was within the department's budget. Quite frankly, he was surprised she had not requested it already. Or perhaps she had just not to him while he was, er, himself. "I believe I know the answer to this query but..." Transitions in conversation? What were those? Airey simply had a checklist that he was making his way through it. "You are currently at an E - Base paygrade...so what would you say to a C-base raise?" Yes, it was not the top top but, in his experience, when people were given the top position without further opportunity for growth it tended to weaken motivations and productivity. "That's a 20% increase in salary."
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