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Paskia expected her case worker to be female, so she was surprised when the door opened and a man entered. At first glance, Paskia would put him at about the same age as herself. He wore a tight short-sleeved top that showed a rounded stomach, not the usual finely tuned body many opted for. His trousers clung to legs that appeared better developed, and Paskia imagined him running or cycling regularly, maybe even swimming.
His hair was cropped close, and he had small features. His eyes, to Paskia, were too close together, his eyebrows touching, and his nose was a thin bulge on his face. His lips were thin, but when he smiled, which he did so as soon as his eyes lit on Paskia, she noted strong, even teeth.
If she had to choose a single word to describe him, it would be ‘clean’.
