"Fleur Milles," she answered, but then added after a moment's thought, "But actually, I don't believe I put it on today." She didn't want to do anything that might make her identifiable prior to an interview, since she conducted them anonymously. The screen between them made her invisible, but perfume could have travelled. It was a little and probably inconsequential thing, but she tried to take everything into account when she planned interviews.

Speaking of which, she absolutely couldn't be late. It would destroy the integrity of the interview if she wasn't already seated before the subject arrived. She could throw anonymity out the window, and her subject would likely leave, never to speak to her again.

So what to do about the dog? The man had the leash, but she couldn't just leave him to deal with it when the dog had run after her. She also couldn't move past them even if she wanted to, with the pup jumping at her every time she so much looked his way.

"Well, where's your person?" she asked the dog. "What do we do with you?"