human
Generate a short description of a dreary scene inside a building office with a desk, bench, and counter.
assistant
Sectioning off the room is a long counter, creating a secure space for the elderly clerk whose slow movements have been known to anger citizens in a hurry to get on their way. Mixing with the smell of old parchment is a lingering scent of stale tobacco coming from the direction of a cluttered, heavy desk tucked safely behind the barrier. Hung above a wooden bench in the waiting area is a painted sign, lending low budget decoration to the plastered walls.