[He openly laughs at the sarcasm as he turns to lead Scott inside. He's taken note of that shift in expression, but—later, later.]
Perhaps I can get you a commemorative plaque to mark the occasion.
[Altius guides him through the entrance lobby, pointing out the desks for customer service and the drop-offs for packages, but he figures Scott has either been to one or seen enough of them in movies or television to not need any in-depth descriptions about the front end.
No, the more interesting part is stepping further past all that, into one of the sorting halls with aisles and aisles of wooden cubbies all labeled with individual addresses, empty canvas carts between them waiting to be filled with mail. Sadly, it's empty for now for the most part, but a few local employees mill about, checking the labels and sorting through a small handful of letters.]
It gives me a different sense of the city, looking at it all like this.
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Perhaps I can get you a commemorative plaque to mark the occasion.
[Altius guides him through the entrance lobby, pointing out the desks for customer service and the drop-offs for packages, but he figures Scott has either been to one or seen enough of them in movies or television to not need any in-depth descriptions about the front end.
No, the more interesting part is stepping further past all that, into one of the sorting halls with aisles and aisles of wooden cubbies all labeled with individual addresses, empty canvas carts between them waiting to be filled with mail. Sadly, it's empty for now for the most part, but a few local employees mill about, checking the labels and sorting through a small handful of letters.]
It gives me a different sense of the city, looking at it all like this.