"Yes, I try to keep the records in very good order for his perusal whenever he comes by."

"Are you expecting him soon?"  That's proooobably not too close to politics?

"Not within the next month but it could be the one after that, or later. If he is still operating. I haven't received any information to the effect that he is not, but it's possible such a letter could be lost or deemed to create poor incentives."

"I certainly expect it should, if he's not-" shit fuck this is politics after all- 

"...do you much receive mail here?"  she manages inelegantly.

"Yes, It's not very reliable but I correspond with many people anyway."

"I suppose- do the night patrols also carry mail?  It must go nearly consistently at a walking pace then, shouldn't much lose time with the sorting by comparison."

"Night patrols carry mail, but the sorting is often done - indifferently, for anything that isn't marked high priority and sometimes even for things that are."

Small sideways smile.  "If I may say, Fifteen appeared less organized well than here.  Is it often thus?"

"...I haven't spent much time at Fifteen. I am known to trade personnel very aggressively to make sure everyone here can work well together."