Malina decided that she'd be the one to bite that bullet. "The office Christmas party, sir?"
Flavius was apparently oblivious to the malcontent among the staff. "Yes, Miss Garridan. It's a yearly tradition in the Times, you ought to know!"
"Of course sir,but do we really need a party? I mean, there's so much around the holidays that needs to be done and we can bond without it..." Even Asrai was adverse to the editor's plans this time.