Alice felt her heart sinking as the prospect of working with a co-worker lingered in her head.<br/><br/>[I have to write with a partner now.....besides the work load being cut in half, this is a total disaster!]<br/><br/>"You can call me Alice, but I usually go by Ali" she said to Sebastion as she didn't reach out to return his handshake.  She didn't like being called Alice by people because that was what her family usually called her.  The name still felt downright formal and old fashion sounding to her anyways so it got on her nerves at times.  Plus all of the Alice in Wonderland reference jokes bugged her too.<br/><br/>Alice saw her boss give her a look, implying that she would need to be nice to her partner.  Alice sighed and finally accepted his handshake, "It's nice to meet you Seb" she said with a nod.  She had not seen this man around the office before.  But she would barely know herself since she did her best to stay away from the other workers here if she got the opportunity.  The man looked around her age and was actually quite handsome.  He seemed friendly enough but it was evident in his eyes that he didn't like the idea of having a partner either.<br/>[Well at least we have the same mindset here...]<br/><br/>The director smiled at the two journalists, "well now that you are both properly introduced, I'll give you your first assignment together as team mates~" the blond said.  She handed Alice a file folder containing a few pictures.  Alice opened the file and looked inside, "Ma'am...we're doing another story on the animal attacks?  But we already have a few stories on the incidents" she questioned.<br/>"While that is correct, we have a new lead from police saying that the animals are a large pack of wild dogs.  You two need to get some pictures of them and then I want an article telling the public about their whereabouts and how some of the people seen in the park have gone missing" the Director instructed.  Alice looked at the director quizzically but nodded.  "By the way, how long are we going to be doing this?" she asked.  Alice turned to Sebastion, "No offense..." she told him.  Being stuck with a partner wasn't her idea of a good time.  Working alone was much more efficient.<br/><br/>"Well how about this, if I see you two produce an amazing article, you only have to be partners for a few months?  Sound like a deal?" Director smiled, making deals was a fun pass-time of hers.  Alice lit up with a smile, "Deal!  Come on Seb, let's go" she said enthusiastically, not taking into account the young man's feeling on the subject.<br/><br/>"My my, she can quite the handful...." The Director sighed.