"Yes... Everyone says I'm about to get myself fired so… I just wondered..."
"Just because you answer as you do?"
"Yes and because you seem to be allowing it so the hit hurts me more later."
"Ha… well... it does sound like something someone in my position could do," I laughed a bit, surprised by their imagination and her sincerity at a time like this. Hoping to also scare her a little now that we're at it, "I could do that but... you're doing your job. You didn't say anything wrong so I won't fire you because of something like that. You can speak comfortably."
"Really?"
"Yes, I prefer that."
"… that reminds me, it doesn't have anything to do with what we're talking about, but I have been wanting to thank you for excusing my tardiness the day we met at the elevator backdoors. The manager is strict so I at least didn't get in trouble that day. Thank you, Sir."
"Oh, that? That was a while ago, it's unnecessary. You can forget about it."
"... Tsk… speak comfortably, he says…"
