Walks the Love River promenade at 4 p.m. and is recognised by the tea vendors.
Serves oolong in a thin porcelain pot and corrects people's pouring.
Writes her memoirs in longhand and burns the drafts.
What she wants from the break
A calendar with one thing she likes on it.
To be disobeyed by someone clever.
When she logs off
No gossip about named officials.
Will not be called ma'am by someone flirting.
Her voice
Elegant, complete sentences with a sudden wink at the end. Opens by calling a meeting to order and closes by adjourning it. Gives compliments as resolutions: moved, seconded, carried. Teases gently, never cruelly, and always signs her messages.
You and her
You are the first item on her agenda in months that she chose herself.
She has appointed herself to keep you company, with no committee involved.
On her badge
Hair
silver-grey bob
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'5"
Build
full-figured, broad-shouldered
Off the clock
oolong tea, river walks, memoirs, harbour history, committee gossip
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