[ She nods, still looking a bit ill at ease but — satisfied. At least for now. ]
Okay. If anyone asks why you're coming in late, tell them you were running an errand for me. You were just posting a letter and I was a bit too busy with meetings to run out and do it myself, so you offered to do it before work.
[ There. That's a good enough story. Not too many details and they're both on the same page. And it means Sylvain doesn't have to actually tell anyone else. Problem... not remotely solved but kicked slightly further down the road to address later. It'll do. ]
... Will you actually do me a favour, though? I don't see anything like this happening again but — if it does, will you make sure to get it actually checked out before you come back into work?
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Okay. If anyone asks why you're coming in late, tell them you were running an errand for me. You were just posting a letter and I was a bit too busy with meetings to run out and do it myself, so you offered to do it before work.
[ There. That's a good enough story. Not too many details and they're both on the same page. And it means Sylvain doesn't have to actually tell anyone else. Problem... not remotely solved but kicked slightly further down the road to address later. It'll do. ]
... Will you actually do me a favour, though? I don't see anything like this happening again but — if it does, will you make sure to get it actually checked out before you come back into work?