Flam and I sat quietly next to Fiona, clueless as to what to do.

If someone asked me what I was doing, I thought it would have been acceptable to reply, “Ah, yes. Just breathing.”

"Excuse me, Senior Fiona. I am curious about something. May I ask you?" Flam asked.

Fiona nodded with a caring smile. "Of course. If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

I opened then closed my mouth. For some reason, whenever someone said, “ask anything”, I wanted to see them struggle trying to answer. But it was the first day of work, so I should avoid being marked by my seniors.

Flam asked with a pretty cautious expression, "What kind of work do you usually do when you have your own major tasks?"

It was definitely important. I don't know if it was because it was my first day at work, but I still had no grasp of the type of work I would be doing. I didn't know if I would share the work of people who were doing various tasks or do things that I have not heard about yet. Perhaps I would be given the job of the retired civil servant who left me the b...