It was only after waitress brought the Frappucino that Jobin noticed there was already after all another person there in the Café Myopia – a figure seated in a booth on a far side of the room what he had not seen before. It was a woman in her 50 years of age approximately and maybe about 5 ft 10 inches tall. Jobin made eye contact through the strange half-light of the Café and the woman beckoned him over with a specific expression of her face that seemed to be both a question and an answer. When he got over there she bade him sit down and Jobin did so and he thanked her for her note etc and she reassured him it was the very least she could do in the circumstances and he thanked her again, profusely and a lot, for her kindness etc until all the long ritual pleasantries of Endland at that time was totally satisfied. After that (one hour) they talked more normal. Jobin said he was looking for low down info about re the Regional Office and the woman was like she knew that already, she had been following the schedule she was familiar with it and his Mission and Jobin said OK he totally got it etc and so what could she tell him what was the score and she said yes she had something for him and at that point (in conversation) she reached into her unfashionable bag and brought out a ordinary envelope that she put on the table. Jobin reached for it and at her nod of approval he start to open it even but as he did so the door to the café opened and another customer came in and the tall woman stood up nervous very quick and before he (Jobin) could find out her name and wtf was going on she exited the Café Myopia by a exit he had no noticed at the back just by the toilet and the VideoJukebox.

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Next day Jobbin began his investigations at Regional Office early morning but no matter how many times he went up to Reception repeatedly they always said man he wanted to see was busy or ill or still very busy or out on an important appointment or meeting etc or otherwise indisposed. Eventually – when Jobin had read all the magazines and played all the games on his smartphone like Rat Trap, Flat Shadow and Uproaria (sic) Cavalcade, until battery was dead – it was time to go home and the girls that appeared to run the reception area totally snickered at him one last time and requested him to leave.