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Charles Hollingberry EraAll historical records pertaining to Ministry of Magic RPG under Minister for Magic, Charles Hollingberry [IC March 2097 - present; OOC November 2018 - present]
After months and months of waiting, the Ministry has once again officially opened its doors to its employees. Walking through the security checkpoint, you may have already noticed a few small changes here and there. This is a direct result of the renovations that took place after the massive efforts of specialized forces to stabilize the Ministry following the disaster that was Morgan P. Nickels. Eager as many of you are to get back to get to your levels and throw yourselves back into the full swing of things, wait awhile. Your Department Heads and newly appointed Minister for Magic have organized a cocktail hour in the food court for everyone to catch up. Additionally, the event will provide necessary updates now that the situation has been handled. Think of it as one big, cozy ministry wide meeting--but without the long tables, office chairs and questionable coffee. Soothing music is played by charmed instruments, harps and other "soft" instruments to be exact. The lunch tables have been pushed against the back walls, housing dainty little sandwiches (some vegan safe), fruits, the most tempting pastries and your choice of drink--wine, fruit juice or water. Welcome back.
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Victoria was taking it all in. She was happy to be back at work, but personal kept fluttering into her mind. Her eyes scanned the area to see if he had arrived yet, but when she didn't see him she turned her attention to others that were entering. She had many things to do and getting the ministry morale back up after the crazy that went on was at the top of her list.
Seeing Cole come in she gave the other department head a little wave as she took a sip of her drink. He seemed like a nice man from what she had seen in the few meetings they had since he was hired. Seeing the minister she gave Charles a smile, "I will have to give them a try. Everything looks great. This was a very good idea to start our reopening off."
She gave the other department heads a wave as they came in as well. It was nice to have a full leadership staff again.
Cheese Straw? She glanced at her division head before shaking her head no "I think I'm good, but thank you. I heard the little sandwiches are worth a try." It was nice to see her own department starting to flood into the area she nodded at Javier and there was the new employee, that was nice to see her. She had only met her during interviews so they would have to get to know each other a little more.
As she moved to speak to Laila, she heard someone speaking to her and turned to see Jacob, "Yes I expect everyone in the office and ready to meet by 8 a.m. We have many things to get through." They had a plan to get started and she needed all hands on deck.
She found herself a drink, nodding to the younger woman (Sam) getting her own champagne. Something about her made her pause and look at her a moment, but the young woman was heading off before she could say anything. She soon made her own way through the crowd, her glass in one hand. Kendra wasn't looking for anyone in particular, even if she was hoping to get a jump start on introducing herself to her employees.
It didn't take long for Sam to finish her finger sandwich, but that was all she needed. She took a sip of her wine and got up to get rid of her rubbish. On the way back, she noticed the woman that had nodded at her earlier and decided she might as well try to pretend she felt normal again (there were still the occasional urges to clean her feathers). This time she decided to greet the woman. "Hi there, I'm Sam, from Mysteries. Nice to meet you," and she offered her free hand. What a change this was from last year's meeting at the slopes... thank Merlin.
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Text Cut: Minister!
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
"Laila, charmed to meet you," he greeted the new Games and Sports employee with a delicate shake of the hand. "Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. You'll find that Mrs. Culloden is quite the passionate leader and I can personally guarantee that she has some outstanding work planned out for the department this coming year." So he would be quite keen to see just how she fit in with the already well established level.
Laila shook the hand of the charming young man. 'I'm so pleased to meet you as well..,' she said, smiling with relief. The Minister seemed nice, sweet and down to earth! This was a good start. Wow!
'I'm very, very excited to start! Unfortunately, I haven' t had the pleasure of meeting her as of yet,' she said, sincerely.
Uh-oh. This was awkward, Laila could just see it from the woman's face. She was probably wondering why she mouthed a hi to a complete stranger. Maybe she should make a conversation? Or should she? She decided to go for it. 'Hey..I'm Laila...PR, Quidditch division..,' she said. 'I'm new here...so just..getting to know people,' she added, as an explanation.
Oh okay. The woman was coming over now.
Aaand apparently she wasn't supposed to know her. Good. "Nice to meet you, Laila." Olly gave her a polite nod and a quick smile. "I'm Olly Clarke. I'm the head of the Department of Environmental Regulation and Protection." What a mouthful. But saying DERP still sounded a bit strange in her ears. Plus, people generally didn't know what it meant.
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Text Cut: our girl Lex
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
Well, call him disappointed. Neither Megan or Ursula had seen the Mysteries man. What was he to do then? Mingle? That sounded like so much work. Just looking around the room had the man feeling like it was time to call it a day and he was sure this wasn't everyone. These events were always so taxing--though to be entirely fair.....Maddox found most things taxing. Effort, y'know?
"I'm sure he'll turn up." In the mean time, he supposed he would have to try. "Pleasure properly making your acquaintance, Ursula." Department Head duties and all. "I'm sure Megan here will be happy to take good care of you. Real help this one. Welcoming committee material." Translated to mean he'd appreciate his employee handling that so he wouldn't have to. New work year barely in swing and he was already finding ways to cut corners. Promising stuff indeed.
And THERE he WAS.
"Aiirreeeeyyyy." The meeting had been hours ago. The cocktail hour was NOW and fill with a ton of things that probably needed doing that he didn't wanna do. The man flung an arm around his colleague's shoulder. "Our new Minister's already making friends, take a look." He informed, just after the man's loud call to Bennett over there.
"A bit on the loud side," And Merlin knew the man's ears couldn't take it. "But no one's walking on all fours yet. we did good."
Merlin's beard, she didn't know Simon was so buddy buddy with the Minister. Lex knew him in the capacity of his relation to Kurumi but that was about as far as that went. If something went terribly wrong, she was among a special group tasked with making sure he didn't die and force them to spend far too much money on more elections but yeah, that was about it.
Airey got a salute when he appeared but before she could engage the man further from where she stood, someone else caught her attention.
"Bee...?" Lex blinked, taking a moment for her brain to fully process what she was seeing but it didn't take long for her lips to split into a grin. "Bee! Merlin! It's been ages!" Seeing her former schoolmate smacked her with the heaviest dose of nostalgia in life. Lex could almost feel herself being transported back to the castle and the chaos she used to cause. The friends she used to have, the whole atmosphere. It was an....interesting feeling, to say the least. "Yep, Head Auror and I didn't even have to off that last one." An inside joke mostly. She'd lost patrol privileges back as a YATI for joking about doing Legend in to take his job and now here they were.
"It's wild seeing you again! What department are you coming into?"
And then Benzi Rider happened. Alexa perked up immediately at his words. "Holding out on me, eh Rider? You'll have to show me." Obviously. She loved interesting things and knew Benzi wasn't the sort to find just any old thing to be interesting. Whatever it was, he thought it was good enough to bring to her attention.
"Any chance we can split and go have a look--no...no, I think we have to stay." Trying to be a good example was hard work. "Is it back on Level 2? Likely to kill someone? Maim? Gimme a hint at least."
In all her excitement, Lex nearly missed Bryony's nod, but caught it at the last minute and returned it before waving her over. MLE peeps had to stick together afterall.....and honestly Alexa preferred the company of her own kind if she was gonna be forced to stay here and mingle.
It was that pause to regain herself after Benzi's words that had her noticing a certain someone by the back. "Javi!" Alexa waved him over too. She hadn't had many conversations with the man but hadn't forgotten their run in the time they'd both ended up picking up their little spawns from daycare. Emm didn't go there anymore but it didn't mean the connections had to be lost.
Benzi grinned, appreciating Alexa Cambridge's workaholic tendencies yet again. Aside from his partner, Lex was probably the person he was closest to at the office, following the Great Distancing of Benzi Rider and Evie Shacklebolt. Who, he noted out the corner of his eye, had arrived with Angelo Toussaint. They looked happy, and he was happy for them. It's nice to see people who could make the relationship thing work.
"It's currently a report, a sighting and a very early start for me tomorrow morning, he elaborated, rubbing the back of his neck. "Emma's with her grandparents having an epic sleepover so I'm free to go hunt as I please," which was all sorts of great, because the almost six year old had developed a sixth sense of sorts and she seemed to always know when something big landed on his desk, so to speak. Grandma Rachel and Grandpa Bernard's super swell sleepovers combined with her uncles' Coby and Matthew's company was a great distraction.
Nodding politely at this Javi individual who Lex was talking to, he turned to survey the room again, looking for people to avoid. He spotted his former Astronomy professor (Airey) and gave him a nod, then his eyes fell on the new Minister.
Hmm.
Oh there he was! The Minister of Magic himself! Smoothing down her blindingly white designer dress, she flicked her wand out of its disillusioned wrist holder, conjured a small heart shaped mirror to check her reflection, and vanished it quickly when she deemed herself acceptable.
Bambi walked confidently over, taking her time as she listened in on conversations as she passed certain groups, delighted by this entire thing. British wizardry's finest! And she's among them! If only Dad had been able to make it tonight, to see her at her first Ministry event. She was determined to make it work here. She'd be the best, most hard working, never late Accidents and Catastrophes employee the department has ever seen. No, the Ministry!
... Or, well, she'll try. Trying is the most important part! A lesson she's been teaching Ariadne from the moment her baby was born. Try, try and try harder. Success will come to those who try!
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Originally Posted by Lislchen
Oh okay. The woman was coming over now.
Aaand apparently she wasn't supposed to know her. Good. "Nice to meet you, Laila." Olly gave her a polite nod and a quick smile. "I'm Olly Clarke. I'm the head of the Department of Environmental Regulation and Protection." What a mouthful. But saying DERP still sounded a bit strange in her ears. Plus, people generally didn't know what it meant.
"Are you new to London?"
Laila smiled. Wasn't she supposed to have made conversation? Cos Laila could say that she looked sightly taken aback. Wow, Laila, great move. It was too late now,anyway. 'Hello Olly..how do you do?,' she asked politely, extending her hand out for a handshake. 'Oh..no, I'm not. I completed my studies at Hogwarts..been around here quite a while..First job...' she said.
'Oh..You're DERP?,' she asked. Oops..that was so not how it was supposed to come out.' Umm..sorry..I mean..that's nice..my granddad used to work there..so that's how he used to refer to it,' she added as an explanation.
Laila smiled. Wasn't she supposed to have made conversation? Cos Laila could say that she looked sightly taken aback. Wow, Laila, great move. It was too late now,anyway. 'Hello Olly..how do you do?,' she asked politely, extending her hand out for a handshake. 'Oh..no, I'm not. I completed my studies at Hogwarts..been around here quite a while..First job...' she said.
'Oh..You're DERP?,' she asked. Oops..that was so not how it was supposed to come out.' Umm..sorry..I mean..that's nice..my granddad used to work there..so that's how he used to refer to it,' she added as an explanation.
Smalltalk it was. Well, this was what this meet-and-greet event was all about, yeah? Meeting new people. Greeting new people. Talking to new people. She could do this.
"Good, thank you. You?" She took the girl's hand and gave it a quick shake. "Yeah?" Almost everyone around here had gone to Hogwarts of course. "I went to Hogwarts too. Hufflepuff." There. Wasn't she just doing great with this talking to new people thing? Sipping from her wine glass, Olly looked around for a moment but soon found herself raising her eyebrows at Laila again. "Yeah?" Now that was genuinely interesting. "What did he work as?" Did she know him? Probably not though, right? He'd be too old?
That girl's grandfather would be......huh. Well, maybe did know him.
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The best thing in Rusty's eyes about working at the Ministry of Magic was that his wife also worked at the Ministry, albeit in different departments. Actually that was probably a good thing too - she was less likely to get sick of his mug when she was working so hard on level 1 doing all those advise-y things that she did. Impressive woman, that Marilyn Killick. How she managed to keep things afloat as well as she did while that joke of a former minister held office was beyond him, though it was a pretty good indication that the rest of the staff on level one, and of course Ms Bones, were on to it. Good thing too because none of that stuff was anything he could help out with.... not unless they wanted him to conveniently obliviate someone of course.
"Want a drink Mar?" He'd play the dutiful husband and get her one. She deserved it. And as much as he adored their small son, a break was nice and even though this was a work thing it felt almost like a date, so he was all for it. Being back at the ministry in general was a good thing too.
Not that he'd been off work exactly. The ministry downtime had meant the building was closed sure, but there was still things to be done. As Head Obliviator, Rustin had run a team out of a small hired office that for some reason had smelled alternately of cabbage and firecrackers. Making sure his own clothes didn't pick up that stink had kept him busy even when he wasn't out on a job.
He wasn't looking forward to all the debriefing though. Or filing paperwork. There was so much paperwork. So much.
So.
Much.
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Text Cut: Angelo
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Originally Posted by Tegz
There were enough new faces that Angelo was kept fairly busy with scanning the crowd, mentally matching faces to the new employee files that he'd read. Nothing salacious, for the record, and going through stacks of paperwork in order to flag anyone who was potentially suspicious wasn't his idea of a good time. Necessary, but not at all exciting. He was not a gossip so the appeal of reading personal files was minimal for him.
He had also mastered the art of appearing relaxed and not as if he was playing bodyguard. There were some people he'd found you could always pick out of a crowd because of how much they were watching the crowd without being part of it, but Angelo's upbringing, the fact that gatherings like this one were so common as to be supremely mundane and casual, worked to his favour here. He belonged. He fit. The champagne glass in his hand appeared a natural fit, never mind that he'd actually charmed it to empty itself whenever he brought it to his lips so he'd not have to sip any of it. It was all very discreet. All very second nature. And it had a purpose today.
January Bones had been receiving concerning letters. Threatening letters. He and Evangeline had been assigned to keep an eye on the Minister's Office Department Head, and to intervene if necessary. It was fine, he didn't mind the assignment given he got to work closely with his partner (who happened to have that label both professionally and personally), but it was a little odd when his own family actually employed bodyguards... and now here he was serving as one.
He was keeping an eye on January and noting who approached her, and who clocked her. And he was close enough that he could be at her side in a moment if needed, but they would stay back unless something happened.
When Evie leaned over and whispered to him, Angelo cracked a little smile, reached into his jacket, and pulled out a muesli bar, which he passed to her quietly.
To tide her over until the curry that he'd definitely take her for later.
Evie was aware of Angelo's opinion being bodyguards and actually thought it quite humorous that it bothered his ego in juuuuuust the slightest way. Maybe he was good at pretending it was fine, but she found it humorous in just the slight. The guarded was now doing the guarding. But that was their job, after all, wasn't it? To protect the wizarding world from evil.
Besides, from what she could tell, she liked the Undersecretary.
Her eyes dropped to the snack Angelo offered her, but she only reached out to tap his wand away. "No, I'll spoil my appetite." And Angelo knew how much Evie liked to eat her curry. She wanted her entire stomach to be full of it. No muesli bar.
Instead, she looped her arm through his, casually watching the group for her coworkers. She saw the Minister, who she was pleased about so far, chatting with others. He seemed like a natural at this cocktail hour. Quite the charming man. Hopefully he would get some work done starting... tomorrow. Her eyes then landed on Benzi, an old friend and coworker. She smiled at Jessa and wiggled her fingers at Benzi, a keen sparkle in her eye. Sparkle? Yeah. It had been there lately and she couldn't seem to ditch it.
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"Ah THERE is my right hand," he GRINNED upon seeing January and those charming rosy cheeks of hers. He could pinch them and cause another scene but he knew better. He was unaware as to anything in particular being off in regards to her private life and was a bit too caught up in the evening to notice any sort of hesitation in her movements. She was, and always had been in his company, quite poised. Nor was he aware of the duo of Aurors carefully observing her. "I trust I can count on you to offer a few words after my toast?"
This was him being considerate and alerting her that she WOULD be required to say a few words. You're welcome.
January's green eyes brightened just a little when the Minister beamed at her. Merlin, he was having the time of his life, wasn't it? It was relieving to see, especially since he was... well, sane. And wise. And actually qualified for the job. She was doing her best to enjoy the party too. She was quite happy and she wanted her coworkers and peers to know that.
And she wasn't a stranger to public speaking these days either, so she gave him a nod. "Of course, I'd be delighted to." Anything he had to say, January was almost certain that she could back him up. She had a feeling that they were going to make a great team. "I'm glad to see you enjoying yourself," she added, glancing around at the happy party-goers, her eyes quickly landing on her two aurors before returning to his.
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Archer walked into the Food Court, his arm around his beautifully glowing Pregnant wife's waist. The time off had been good, even if slightly frustrating. Archer was sure his plants would be in great need of some care, and he was anxious to get back to them and tend to their needs. But time with his wife, without having to go into work, had been perfect. They got to spend all day with their darling girls, and fill their days with fun activities.
Of course he needed to go and introduce himself to the Minister, but he would do that shortly. He looked around the Food Court, not imagining it would have looked anything other than an ordinary court. But walking in, it had changed enough that it accommodated adults and their cocktail hour. It was all rather charming. He got himself and Gabby a drink, non-alcoholic of course, and clinked his glass to hers. "To being back at work," he said, with a raise of his eyebrow. To the mixed emotions of having to leave his girls with Aoife during the day so that they could come and work. It wouldn't be long until he'd have to seek out his new department head, whom he already knew, and discuss a short period of leave. Yes, again. But he needed, and wanted, to be there for his wife in the first few weeks. Help with their new child. Let her rest.
Immediately upon entering the food court with Archer, Gabby was hit by the smell of all the different foods. It was rather appetizing, but also overwhelming. Despite her best efforts to not let things show too much, her stomach started to growl. Maybe she would make off with all the remaining pastries; no one could stop her, since she was pregnant and could do what she wanted to.
Before she could think it over further, she was being handed a drink. Of course it was non-alcoholic as they were always careful about that - no more wine for her in the next little while. "To being back at work," she echoed with a smile on her face before taking a sip. At least she would be back for NOW. Of course she would be on leave soon enough, but she would be enjoying her time at the office for as long as she could until she was forced to stay at home. And then it would be hard to get her back to work again after maternity leave was finished. There would be so many things for her to do with the kids. Sigh.
"I'm hungry. I hope they have some nice food here." Of course it SMELLED nice, but that wasn't always an indicator of anything. Sometimes food could be so disappointing.
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HA! Indeed, this was fresh blood for her department. Megan shamelessly looked Ursula up and down. Not bad looking, the blond thought. Too bad Megan was way younger... and Megan herself was married. “Welcome, Ursula! I’m Megan and I work in your new department. What fun we’ll have when we’re not working.’’ Megan rolled her eyes good naturedly in Maddox’s direction. She wasn’t stupid and knew that he was shoving welcoming Ursula to their Department on her. “Sure thing, bossman. I can deal with all the newbs.’’ The PART officer didn’t mind. It was that moment that she remembered the Minister. MERLIN! She had simply forgotten her manners. “Hi again, Minister!’’ she greeted Hollingsberry. “Megan Baines, PART Officer. I hope I’ll see you around often and we not just meet on official work business.’’
“Eliora! Hi.’’ Megan wasn’t about Eliora get away without meeting the newbs. “Come introduce yourself.’’
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Lucas was about to put up a bit of chat with Hollingsberry but the older man became occupied with someone else. The younger one understood. Everyone wanted to speak with the Minister so he went off in another direction. Perhaps he’d find some other familiar faces- both from his Department and from the bunch that were newly employed. The next person he spied was Janis. “Janis.’’ Lucas grinned as he appeared at her arm. “All clear of evil plants, I assume?’’ Noticing Javi, Milo and Jacob, the Quidditch Head shot them a nod. It was also at that moment he heard someone (Laila) introduce themselves. “Hi, Laila. Welcome. I’m Lucas, Quidditch Division Head. It’s nice to meet you.’’
Did he... what? Milo looked up from his plate of vegan mini sandwiches as the woman (Eliora) asked him if he had farted. "Uh, no.." Wait, had he? The blunt question caught him off guard and gave him pause. He glanced behind him - oh hey, there was Lucas... bro nod - then shook his head and looked back at her again. "Nope, sure didn't. Just wanted you to excuse my reach," he explained with a smile, regaining his casual composure.
"Oh... I don't, not really," he said, looking sorely disappointed with the menu choice. "Unless that's all there is and then I suppose they'll do." Because vegan sandwiches were better than no sandwiches.
Kendra didn't miss the smile directed her way from the new Minister - the one who shared a name with her ex-husband. No, she needed to stop that thought right where it was because they were not one in the same. She returned the polite smile and lifted her glass of wine in greeting. Oh... was he going to make a speech? She noted his journey towards the front of the room and kept it in mind to pay attention as she continued to make small talk with a few people.
She gave the man (Bear) at the fringe of the crowd more of a confident smile, noting that he appeared rather nervous. Kendra half-wondered if it was her that elicited that sort of response or if it was just the general atmosphere. But she kept that thought to herself. "They can be a little tedious at times," she began, taking a leisurely sip of her wine. "I've been to several of these....but this one seems nice and casual. It's a nice change of pace."
Oh, and there was the younger woman she had nodded to earlier. Kendra turned as she heard Sam greet her and she gave her small but friendly smile. "Hello, Sam. It's a pleasure to meet you as well," she said, giving her a firm handshake. "Kendra Jordan-Durand. Head of Magical Transportation." Mingling somehow seemed so much easier now that she had been promoted.
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Physically inclined. Yes. Yes the man was and though Airey didn't agree on that bit, still loud. Loud enough to bother the cat man.
It was all the same to him, Airey finding trouble with his arm currently slung around his shoulder...except.........ew......what was that? Maddox retracted his hand about the same time his DEAR FRIEND touched his neck and retracted his own. "Merlin's beard Airey. This will be half an hour of licking. Ew." He eased away from the man wiping whatever it was back on the man's suit before circling him once to get a look at it.
His attention was momentarily drawn by Ursula's thanks and Megan's agreement to be the welcoming committee. "Splendid!" One less thing he had to do in the long list he typically didn't feel like getting done. He watched Eliora make her entrance. Maddox offered her a nod of greeting but she seemed busy with the new bloke and she was honestly a lot more work than he was prepared for. Speaking of work, Airey needed someone.
Well. "Megan can do, can't you Megan?" When she was done her welcoming duties anyway. Maddox brought his hand to his nose to get a whiff, scrunching his nose after he caught the scent. "You got a leak down in there or something?"
"Belladonna." She repeated, a smile playing on her lips at Olly's suggestion. "It might just work." If not, the Head Auror certainly wasn't at a loss for ideas. "Any big decrees to look out for now that you're in charge of the flesh eaters?" Of course, there was other stuff too, but the former Gryffindor had very specific interests and if the plant wasn't likely to kill you, it wasn't likely to be on her radar.
The extended overseas trip Bee mentioned, well, "Sounds epic, depending on where you went and what you did of course." If it was anything like what Lou had had her heart set on then it likely wasn't as exciting as she would like but she was getting better at the principle of to each their own.
"Any plans now that you're back? You missed a ton. We had a nutjob for a Minister--I'm sure you heard about that. Turned this place into a zoo. Merlin he's lucky neither me nor Emm had anything from the food court. He's up in holding right now. I wouldn't guarantee he'd still be in one piece if we had." Things could've ended very differently for Mr. Nickels. Very different, indeed.
Javy got a welcoming grin when he came over. It was obvious he wasn't the sort to mingle in a crowd but that's what this thing was for and it'd certainly make things go over more smoothly. "I'm alright. Suffering through these unnecessary formalities like everyone else. Places I'd rather be, but it's not the worst." Nah. The Ministry had forced her to suffer through even less exciting meet ups. "How's Cami?"
Ugh. Benzi was killing her here. All these hints without actually SAYING what it was and by the sound of it, something wonderful--Alexa Cambridge wonderful anyway. "If I swung my Head Auror weight, would you fully brief me on the situation and let me tag along?" Of course, she knew as Head Auror, she COULD literally do this but no, it was still his case and the amusement in her tone was just that. She wasn't ordering him about--but Merlin it'd be nice. Her own cases had gone cold.
"What a coincidence, Emm's at her grandparent's too. Insisted her cousins tag along. Leave's Arisa free but my dad's got the full force of it." Three kids, two and a half of them were screamers. She felt his pain.
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HA! Indeed, this was fresh blood for her department. Megan shamelessly looked Ursula up and down. Not bad looking, the blond thought. Too bad Megan was way younger... and Megan herself was married. “Welcome, Ursula! I’m Megan and I work in your new department. What fun we’ll have when we’re not working.’’ Megan rolled her eyes good naturedly in Maddox’s direction. She wasn’t stupid and knew that he was shoving welcoming Ursula to their Department on her. “Sure thing, bossman. I can deal with all the newbs.’’ The PART officer didn’t mind. It was that moment that she remembered the Minister. MERLIN! She had simply forgotten her manners. “Hi again, Minister!’’ she greeted Hollingsworth. “Megan Baines, PART Officer. I hope I’ll see you around often and we not just meet on official work business.’’
“Eliora! Hi.’’ Megan wasn’t about Eliora get away without meeting the newbs. “Come introduce yourself.’’
Ursula would have to be totally blind and/or stupid to miss Megan looking her up and down. She smiled at her. "Hey there, Megan. I am sure we'll have fun together. I hope we get to be friends and not just work colleagues because that would be boring."
The idea of only knowing someone as just a friend from work, not having any social contact with them outside of work was such a lousy idea. Ursula wanted to know if she had things in common with the people she worked with apart from the type of work they do. Talking about outside interests was always something that she liked to do.
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Evie was aware of Angelo's opinion being bodyguards and actually thought it quite humorous that it bothered his ego in juuuuuust the slightest way. Maybe he was good at pretending it was fine, but she found it humorous in just the slight. The guarded was now doing the guarding. But that was their job, after all, wasn't it? To protect the wizarding world from evil.
Besides, from what she could tell, she liked the Undersecretary.
Her eyes dropped to the snack Angelo offered her, but she only reached out to tap his wand away. "No, I'll spoil my appetite." And Angelo knew how much Evie liked to eat her curry. She wanted her entire stomach to be full of it. No muesli bar.
Instead, she looped her arm through his, casually watching the group for her coworkers. She saw the Minister, who she was pleased about so far, chatting with others. He seemed like a natural at this cocktail hour. Quite the charming man. Hopefully he would get some work done starting... tomorrow. Her eyes then landed on Benzi, an old friend and coworker. She smiled at Jessa and wiggled her fingers at Benzi, a keen sparkle in her eye. Sparkle? Yeah. It had been there lately and she couldn't seem to ditch it.
"Then no getting hangry while we wait this out." Angelo teased lightly, pocketing the bar again. "I expect you to stay focused on the job at hand." More teasing, faux-sternness, he wasn't really ordering her about. But he was content to link arms with her for now and keep her at his side. It was cover enough. It was unfortunate that they couldn't completely mingle, but then they were working. If Evie wanted to for a little though... he did notice her greetings from afar towards Benzi and Alexa.
"If you want to say hi, I'll do a circuit. We can trade off." He suggested quietly. Then when he needed to make small talk, she could do the same. That way they always had each other's backs, and always had an eye on things.
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Half an hour of licking.
Now there was some information and accompanying visual he did NOT need.
Eyes narrowing slightly, he was rather tempted to invite Maddox to bugger off before he received even more unnecessary visuals when his COLLEAGUE drew his attention to whatever in Orion's belt he had managed to get on his suit. "Oh...for Merlin's s----" he grumbled as he tugged on his sleeve a bit to get a better look, retrieving his wand in the next moment to administer several - read about ten more than necessary - cleaning charms to his suit to remove the evidence. "A leak...not exactly," he grunted once the cleaning was to his satisfaction. "Mostly some restless encephalons over potion continuously seeping out from inside container." So yes, a leak. "We need a modified solution anyway. Nousists reported the appearance of abnormalities in the Hypothalamus region specifically. I'll be having my potioneers taking a look into matters as well." Though with Maddox's suggestion of Megan - who had just announced herself a PART Officer - this seemed like two fwoopers with one stone. "Stellar. I'll send an official summons to you in the coming days," he beamed at the woman, not waiting for her confirmation to Maddox's praise and suggestion.
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He was beginning to understand why the suggestion that he hire a personal assistant had been offered to him. Or perhaps he needed to stop offering lunch outings to every other person he spoke to. No no, personal assistant it was and hopefully he would remember that he had added that to his to-do list come tomorrow.
Hopefully.
Parting ways with Simon, Charles was delighted that the industrious Victoria was seeming to enjoy herself. He was quite QUITE keen on the developments and work to come out of Games and Sports. And speaking of Games and Sports, this little darling was certainly the eager beaver! What a delight. "May you maintain such spirit, Laila," he beamed at her before his eyes glanced back towards the front of the room once again. "A rain check on our conversation, my dear. I have a toast I need to give."
Oh now THAT had been a cute little party trick from that young woman. The disillusioned wand holster. Smashing. He offered her a bit of a mischievous twinkle of a smile as he moved past her. Though his attention soon was drawn to a young woman working in Accidents and Catastophes. "Ah lovely to meet you, Megan," he chuckled with a wide grin. "Part officer part what else?" Ho Ho Hoooooooooooooo just a bit of grandpa dad humor there, he knew perfectly well what all PART entailed having gone over each department meticulously with his Senior Undersecretary earlier as well as spoken individually with the department heads.
Grinning at January, he offered the young woman a quick wink before slinking off to grab bubbly number three - which was mostly just for show due to his need to provide a toast. Clicking against his glass with a spoon, he waited until the crowd, mostly, settled down before speaking.
"GOOD evening, good evening INDEED," his voice boomed as he commanded the attention of the room. He had no real intention of making this particularly long and it would even but cut unceremoniously short in that he would not go into a retelling, complete with pictures, of the escapades of his grandchildren the other day in which the triplets had covered themselves in paint and rolled all around the living room to create their own living artwork on the carpet - which he by no means encouraged nor enabled. Nope. "It is indeed a pleasure for me to welcome you ALL to the first annual Ministry Cocktail Hour and the triumphant reopening of the Ministry of Magic. Upon my appointment as your Minister for Magic, I was pleased to learn of the fruitful discussions held during these turbulent times between administrations and am humbled to be presented the opportunity to continue to actively support and nurture the enrichment of synergies between the department heads of this Ministry. Rest assured, the wizarding world is in good hands and all of you here have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with those who will help shape its future." Meaning each and every one of them, of course. "The work we do here will set the precedent for years to come. It is my fervent belief that increased people-to-people contacts have a crucial role to play in consolidating stability, and is why these humble beginnings were selected as a means of kicking off our Ministry year. May tonight serve as a reminder that, despite their differences, we much still communicate on a human level. That it is our responsibility to develop and deliver a powerful message in favor of enhanced dialogue. As a Ministry, we can build bridges, but we also need to spur and convince people on both sides to cross these bridges," he continued, raising his glass in the air to signal the climax, of sorts, to his toast. "The time has NOW come for US to walk across one of these bridges TOGETHER! TO A UNIFIED MINISTRY!"
And with that, he took a sip and fully expected the audience to echo his proclamation and take sips themselves. If not, well, that would be only moderately embarrassing.
"It is not my intention to bog down our evening with too many announcements, but I do bring one from the Minister's Office. Your Senior Undersecretary, January Bones, and myself are seeking an emerging inspiration voice among all of you to step up and join the administration as our new Junior Undersecretary. Interested parties should send your resume and cover letter directly January for consideration. Those who pass our initial screening will receive an official summons for an interview in the coming months. Now, everyone back to their conversations and enjoy the rest of your evening!"
And yes, he may have already forgotten that he had given January a bit of a nudge earlier to prepare a speech of her own or else he would have asked the crowed to retain their attention for just a bit longer.
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SPOILER!!: Olly
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Originally Posted by Lislchen
Smalltalk it was. Well, this was what this meet-and-greet event was all about, yeah? Meeting new people. Greeting new people. Talking to new people. She could do this.
"Good, thank you. You?" She took the girl's hand and gave it a quick shake. "Yeah?" Almost everyone around here had gone to Hogwarts of course. "I went to Hogwarts too. Hufflepuff." There. Wasn't she just doing great with this talking to new people thing? Sipping from her wine glass, Olly looked around for a moment but soon found herself raising her eyebrows at Laila again. "Yeah?" Now that was genuinely interesting. "What did he work as?" Did she know him? Probably not though, right? He'd be too old?
That girl's grandfather would be......huh. Well, maybe did know him.
Laila smiled.'Nice. I was a 'claw,' she said. 'He worked in the Centaur Liasion office,' she added. 'He retired about 10 years back'
SPOILER!!: Lucas
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
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Lucas was about to put up a bit of chat with Hollingsberry but the older man became occupied with someone else. The younger one understood. Everyone wanted to speak with the Minister so he went off in another direction. Perhaps he’d find some other familiar faces- both from his Department and from the bunch that were newly employed. The next person he spied was Janis. “Janis.’’ Lucas grinned as he appeared at her arm. “All clear of evil plants, I assume?’’ Noticing Javi, Milo and Jacob, the Quidditch Head shot them a nod. It was also at that moment he heard someone (Laila) introduce themselves. “Hi, Laila. Welcome. I’m Lucas, Quidditch Division Head. It’s nice to meet you.’’
Laila smiled at Lucas and said 'Oh hi..so good to meet you too..I'm really excited,' she said, sincerely.
SPOILER!!: Minister
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Half an hour of licking.
Now there was some information and accompanying visual he did NOT need.
Eyes narrowing slightly, he was rather tempted to invite Maddox to bugger off before he received even more unnecessary visuals when his COLLEAGUE drew his attention to whatever in Orion's belt he had managed to get on his suit. "Oh...for Merlin's s----" he grumbled as he tugged on his sleeve a bit to get a better look, retrieving his wand in the next moment to administer several - read about ten more than necessary - cleaning charms to his suit to remove the evidence. "A leak...not exactly," he grunted once the cleaning was to his satisfaction. "Mostly some restless encephalons over potion continuously seeping out from inside container." So yes, a leak. "We need a modified solution anyway. Nousists reported the appearance of abnormalities in the Hypothalamus region specifically. I'll be having my potioneers taking a look into matters as well." Though with Maddox's suggestion of Megan - who had just announced herself a PART Officer - this seemed like two fwoopers with one stone. "Stellar. I'll send an official summons to you in the coming days," he beamed at the woman, not waiting for her confirmation to Maddox's praise and suggestion.
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He was beginning to understand why the suggestion that he hire a personal assistant had been offered to him. Or perhaps he needed to stop offering lunch outings to every other person he spoke to. No no, personal assistant it was and hopefully he would remember that he had added that to his to-do list come tomorrow.
Hopefully.
Parting ways with Simon, Charles was delighted that the industrious Victoria was seeming to enjoy herself. He was quite QUITE keen on the developments and work to come out of Games and Sports. And speaking of Games and Sports, this little darling was certainly the eager beaver! What a delight. "May you maintain such spirit, Laila," he beamed at her before his eyes glanced back towards the front of the room once again. "A rain check on our conversation, my dear. I have a toast I need to give."
Oh now THAT had been a cute little party trick from that young woman. The disillusioned wand holster. Smashing. He offered her a bit of a mischievous twinkle of a smile as he moved past her. Though his attention soon was drawn to a young woman working in Accidents and Catastophes. "Ah lovely to meet you, Megan," he chuckled with a wide grin. "Part officer part what else?" Ho Ho Hoooooooooooooo just a bit of grandpa dad humor there, he knew perfectly well what all PART entailed having gone over each department meticulously with his Senior Undersecretary earlier as well as spoken individually with the department heads.
Grinning at January, he offered the young woman a quick wink before slinking off to grab bubbly number three - which was mostly just for show due to his need to provide a toast. Clicking against his glass with a spoon, he waited until the crowd, mostly, settled down before speaking.
"GOOD evening, good evening INDEED," his voice boomed as he commanded the attention of the room. He had no real intention of making this particularly long and it would even but cut unceremoniously short in that he would not go into a retelling, complete with pictures, of the escapades of his grandchildren the other day in which the triplets had covered themselves in paint and rolled all around the living room to create their own living artwork on the carpet - which he by no means encouraged nor enabled. Nope. "It is indeed a pleasure for me to welcome you ALL to the first annual Ministry Cocktail Hour and the triumphant reopening of the Ministry of Magic. Upon my appointment as your Minister for Magic, I was pleased to learn of the fruitful discussions held during these turbulent times between administrations and am humbled to be presented the opportunity to continue to actively support and nurture the enrichment of synergies between the department heads of this Ministry. Rest assured, the wizarding world is in good hands and all of you here have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with those who will help shape its future." Meaning each and every one of them, of course. "The work we do here will set the precedent for years to come. It is my fervent belief that increased people-to-people contacts have a crucial role to play in consolidating stability, and is why these humble beginnings were selected as a means of kicking off our Ministry year. May tonight serve as a reminder that, despite their differences, we much still communicate on a human level. That it is our responsibility to develop and deliver a powerful message in favor of enhanced dialogue. As a Ministry, we can build bridges, but we also need to spur and convince people on both sides to cross these bridges," he continued, raising his glass in the air to signal the climax, of sorts, to his toast. "The time has NOW come for US to walk across one of these bridges TOGETHER! TO A UNIFIED MINISTRY!"
And with that, he took a sip and fully expected the audience to echo his proclamation and take sips themselves. If not, well, that would be only moderately embarrassing.
"It is not my intention to bog down our evening with too many announcements, but I do bring one from the Minister's Office. Your Senior Undersecretary, January Bones, and myself are seeking an emerging inspiration voice among all of you to step up and join the administration as our new Junior Undersecretary. Interested parties should send your resume and cover letter directly January for consideration. Those who pass our initial screening will receive an official summons for an interview in the coming months. Now, everyone back to their conversations and enjoy the rest of your evening!"
And yes, he may have already forgotten that he had given January a bit of a nudge earlier to prepare a speech of her own or else he would have asked the crowed to retain their attention for just a bit longer.
Laila beamed at the Minister. 'Thank you, sir,' she said. As she gave his speech, she keenly listened. Wow, first job. She hoped for the best.
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SPOILER!!: Olly and Alexa
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
The extended overseas trip Bee mentioned, well, "Sounds epic, depending on where you went and what you did of course." If it was anything like what Lou had had her heart set on then it likely wasn't as exciting as she would like but she was getting better at the principle of to each their own.
"Any plans now that you're back? You missed a ton. We had a nutjob for a Minister--I'm sure you heard about that. Turned this place into a zoo. Merlin he's lucky neither me nor Emm had anything from the food court. He's up in holding right now. I wouldn't guarantee he'd still be in one piece if we had." Things could've ended very differently for Mr. Nickels. Very different, indeed.
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Originally Posted by Lislchen
"Hmm?" Oh, Beatrice had said something. "Yeah. I mean not closely but...he did offer me the position so we've met before." Was that what she was asking? "Do you?" Apparently that was an interesting thing to talk about.
"My assignment was in North America, but mostly Cuba." She wondered briefly if Lexa had been there. The climate there was one notable difference from London. At her next question, the brunette grinned. "Oh, yeah. I was briefed of the mayhem. Thank Merlin they got him when they did." The ex-Minister was truly a nutjob and Beatrice was glad she and her son had been away during his reign. "For now I'm waiting for further instructions from my Department Head on how we could possibly incorporate my research in our Greenhouses here at the Ministry." She was being a bit vague about it since she still had to talk personally to Olly about the matter.
"Oh, and Emm is your daughter, right? I heard." She might have also heard from the post-Hogwarts grapevine that they were in the same single motherhood boat.
To Olly, she smiled. Did she know the new Minister? Yes and no. Taking a sip of the wine, Beatrice shifted on her feet. Thirty-two years old and she was still not a fan of heels. "Not, personally, no. Although I went to Hogwarts with his daughter -" She was cut off with the sound of clinking. The Minister has begun his speech.
SPOILER!!: Ursula and Cassie
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Originally Posted by Ginevra
Ursula's eyes sparkled as she answered Owen's question. "I am going to be working as a Memory Restoration Specialist in Accidents and Catastrophes."
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
The questioning repeat of her name…the head tilt.
And then the supply of her last name that she hadn’t shared made Cass believe they might in fact know each other. At least at Hogwarts at the same time. Please let him not be a Ravenclaw housemate that she had forgotten since graduation. She’d feel terrible. “Yeah…that’s me,” she answered, confirming his guess at who she was. Now they just had to fill in the blanks. The former Ravenclaw couldn’t help but hope it wasn’t related to her possession her final year.
Owen was pleasantly surprised. Memory Restoration Specialist sounded like a very cool, albeit mysterious, position in the Ministry. "I'll be sure to look for you when I forget things again, Ursula," he said with a chuckle.
He then turned to Cassie. "You were a Hogwarts champion for the IMPS." It wasn't a question anymore. He could remember rooting for her on some of the tasks. The girl was pretty tenacious. "But I don't think we interacted so much back at school." Maybe they could change that now that they were colleagues at work? It would be awesome to have her as a friend.
....
And then the Minister was talking. Owen listened intently, grinning. The man went about his speech with a unique energy. The former Hufflepuff liked that. His first job was looking promising despite the recent mishaps the ministry underwent. He was looking forward to working under this administration.
Also, the position for Junior Undersecretary was open? Hmm.
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Zander watched quietly from the corner, taking a sip of his drink. He wasn't one for huge social events, that was more Sophie's thing. He much preferred smaller groups. This, for example, was overwhelming. He'd only come around because it wasn't exactly just another "social hour". There'd be announcements. His new boss would give a speech. All things which could've been sent with an email, though wizards didn't believe in those.
He had sent smiles at former classmates of his, and did his very best to maneuver the room without bumping into any former Professors. Which, by the way, was a lot harder than it sounded. Hogwarts was a breeding ground for ministry employees, it seemed.
The blonde looked completely out-of-place and boy, did he sure wish he could've brought Sophie Brown along. This was torture.
The new ministry seemed pretty chill though. At least that was a plus?
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
"GOOD evening, good evening INDEED," his voice boomed as he commanded the attention of the room. He had no real intention of making this particularly long and it would even but cut unceremoniously short in that he would not go into a retelling, complete with pictures, of the escapades of his grandchildren the other day in which the triplets had covered themselves in paint and rolled all around the living room to create their own living artwork on the carpet - which he by no means encouraged nor enabled. Nope. "It is indeed a pleasure for me to welcome you ALL to the first annual Ministry Cocktail Hour and the triumphant reopening of the Ministry of Magic. Upon my appointment as your Minister for Magic, I was pleased to learn of the fruitful discussions held during these turbulent times between administrations and am humbled to be presented the opportunity to continue to actively support and nurture the enrichment of synergies between the department heads of this Ministry. Rest assured, the wizarding world is in good hands and all of you here have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with those who will help shape its future." Meaning each and every one of them, of course. "The work we do here will set the precedent for years to come. It is my fervent belief that increased people-to-people contacts have a crucial role to play in consolidating stability, and is why these humble beginnings were selected as a means of kicking off our Ministry year. May tonight serve as a reminder that, despite their differences, we much still communicate on a human level. That it is our responsibility to develop and deliver a powerful message in favor of enhanced dialogue. As a Ministry, we can build bridges, but we also need to spur and convince people on both sides to cross these bridges," he continued, raising his glass in the air to signal the climax, of sorts, to his toast. "The time has NOW come for US to walk across one of these bridges TOGETHER! TO A UNIFIED MINISTRY!"
And with that, he took a sip and fully expected the audience to echo his proclamation and take sips themselves. If not, well, that would be only moderately embarrassing.
"It is not my intention to bog down our evening with too many announcements, but I do bring one from the Minister's Office. Your Senior Undersecretary, January Bones, and myself are seeking an emerging inspiration voice among all of you to step up and join the administration as our new Junior Undersecretary. Interested parties should send your resume and cover letter directly January for consideration. Those who pass our initial screening will receive an official summons for an interview in the coming months. Now, everyone back to their conversations and enjoy the rest of your evening!"
And yes, he may have already forgotten that he had given January a bit of a nudge earlier to prepare a speech of her own or else he would have asked the crowed to retain their attention for just a bit longer.
The Senior Undersecretary's attention turned back to the Minister when he grabbed another drink and called the attention of the room for his speech. She had been looking forward to what he would say and how he would say it and she hoped that everyone in the room felt as hopeful about the future as they did.
With a smile, January nodded at the toast, but awkwardly did not raise her glass because - well, she didn't have one. She wasn't drinking or eating anything tonight. So, hopefully everyone was just paying attention to him and not her.
Yes, the speech was good. January stood off to the side of him, waiting until he was finished to --
Well. Well, no, that was it. She really only had one thing to say and he had said it and really tied up the end of that speech and finished with telling everyone to enjoy their evening. Hadn't he just told her to prepare a few words for after his speech? Oh well. Truthfully, she was mildly relieved.
"Well said, Mr. Hollingberry," she said with an amused smile once he finished.
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
Zander watched quietly from the corner, taking a sip of his drink. He wasn't one for huge social events, that was more Sophie's thing. He much preferred smaller groups. This, for example, was overwhelming. He'd only come around because it wasn't exactly just another "social hour". There'd be announcements. His new boss would give a speech. All things which could've been sent with an email, though wizards didn't believe in those.
He had sent smiles at former classmates of his, and did his very best to maneuver the room without bumping into any former Professors. Which, by the way, was a lot harder than it sounded. Hogwarts was a breeding ground for ministry employees, it seemed.
The blonde looked completely out-of-place and boy, did he sure wish he could've brought Sophie Brown along. This was torture.
The new ministry seemed pretty chill though. At least that was a plus?
After the speech was over, a familiar face lurking in the corner caught her attention. Zander Adair had, for some reason, been one of her favorite hires. He was so good with the children in the daycare and he himself was just ADORABLE. She couldn't help it. It was like... He was like a little nephew she just wanted to keep an eye out for all the time.
Hoping to catch his attention, January sent him a little wave from across the room, since she too wasn't really socializing much. Unless you counted a few words with the Minister, but he was quite the popular man and this was HIS night, so she didn't really intend on stealing his attention the whole evening.
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SPOILER!!: Charles
Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Half an hour of licking.
Now there was some information and accompanying visual he did NOT need.
Eyes narrowing slightly, he was rather tempted to invite Maddox to bugger off before he received even more unnecessary visuals when his COLLEAGUE drew his attention to whatever in Orion's belt he had managed to get on his suit. "Oh...for Merlin's s----" he grumbled as he tugged on his sleeve a bit to get a better look, retrieving his wand in the next moment to administer several - read about ten more than necessary - cleaning charms to his suit to remove the evidence. "A leak...not exactly," he grunted once the cleaning was to his satisfaction. "Mostly some restless encephalons over potion continuously seeping out from inside container." So yes, a leak. "We need a modified solution anyway. Nousists reported the appearance of abnormalities in the Hypothalamus region specifically. I'll be having my potioneers taking a look into matters as well." Though with Maddox's suggestion of Megan - who had just announced herself a PART Officer - this seemed like two fwoopers with one stone. "Stellar. I'll send an official summons to you in the coming days," he beamed at the woman, not waiting for her confirmation to Maddox's praise and suggestion.
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He was beginning to understand why the suggestion that he hire a personal assistant had been offered to him. Or perhaps he needed to stop offering lunch outings to every other person he spoke to. No no, personal assistant it was and hopefully he would remember that he had added that to his to-do list come tomorrow.
Hopefully.
Parting ways with Simon, Charles was delighted that the industrious Victoria was seeming to enjoy herself. He was quite QUITE keen on the developments and work to come out of Games and Sports. And speaking of Games and Sports, this little darling was certainly the eager beaver! What a delight. "May you maintain such spirit, Laila," he beamed at her before his eyes glanced back towards the front of the room once again. "A rain check on our conversation, my dear. I have a toast I need to give."
Oh now THAT had been a cute little party trick from that young woman. The disillusioned wand holster. Smashing. He offered her a bit of a mischievous twinkle of a smile as he moved past her. Though his attention soon was drawn to a young woman working in Accidents and Catastophes. "Ah lovely to meet you, Megan," he chuckled with a wide grin. "Part officer part what else?" Ho Ho Hoooooooooooooo just a bit of grandpa dad humor there, he knew perfectly well what all PART entailed having gone over each department meticulously with his Senior Undersecretary earlier as well as spoken individually with the department heads.
Grinning at January, he offered the young woman a quick wink before slinking off to grab bubbly number three - which was mostly just for show due to his need to provide a toast. Clicking against his glass with a spoon, he waited until the crowd, mostly, settled down before speaking.
"GOOD evening, good evening INDEED," his voice boomed as he commanded the attention of the room. He had no real intention of making this particularly long and it would even but cut unceremoniously short in that he would not go into a retelling, complete with pictures, of the escapades of his grandchildren the other day in which the triplets had covered themselves in paint and rolled all around the living room to create their own living artwork on the carpet - which he by no means encouraged nor enabled. Nope. "It is indeed a pleasure for me to welcome you ALL to the first annual Ministry Cocktail Hour and the triumphant reopening of the Ministry of Magic. Upon my appointment as your Minister for Magic, I was pleased to learn of the fruitful discussions held during these turbulent times between administrations and am humbled to be presented the opportunity to continue to actively support and nurture the enrichment of synergies between the department heads of this Ministry. Rest assured, the wizarding world is in good hands and all of you here have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with those who will help shape its future." Meaning each and every one of them, of course. "The work we do here will set the precedent for years to come. It is my fervent belief that increased people-to-people contacts have a crucial role to play in consolidating stability, and is why these humble beginnings were selected as a means of kicking off our Ministry year. May tonight serve as a reminder that, despite their differences, we much still communicate on a human level. That it is our responsibility to develop and deliver a powerful message in favor of enhanced dialogue. As a Ministry, we can build bridges, but we also need to spur and convince people on both sides to cross these bridges," he continued, raising his glass in the air to signal the climax, of sorts, to his toast. "The time has NOW come for US to walk across one of these bridges TOGETHER! TO A UNIFIED MINISTRY!"
And with that, he took a sip and fully expected the audience to echo his proclamation and take sips themselves. If not, well, that would be only moderately embarrassing.
"It is not my intention to bog down our evening with too many announcements, but I do bring one from the Minister's Office. Your Senior Undersecretary, January Bones, and myself are seeking an emerging inspiration voice among all of you to step up and join the administration as our new Junior Undersecretary. Interested parties should send your resume and cover letter directly January for consideration. Those who pass our initial screening will receive an official summons for an interview in the coming months. Now, everyone back to their conversations and enjoy the rest of your evening!"
And yes, he may have already forgotten that he had given January a bit of a nudge earlier to prepare a speech of her own or else he would have asked the crowed to retain their attention for just a bit longer.
Simon had been flitting and about the various people in the room, acknowledging those he knew and perhaps the ones that simply noticed and acknowledged him first. But no longstanding conversations given it would take forever. And then Charles was gathering the attention of the room, giving a speech to all those gathered before him. Even if he hadn’t known the man and he hadn’t been the father of a good friend and little sister, the new minister would have gotten his vote.
As if he needed it.
A toast was given and the security man followed suit, taking a sip from the drink that still lingered in his hand. A unified Ministry. He’d have to wait though to see just what exciting changes and developments were to come though Simon did hope that he got the heads up before anything that affected his security work went into play.
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Originally Posted by Tazzie
SPOILER!!: Olly and Alexa
"My assignment was in North America, but mostly Cuba." She wondered briefly if Lexa had been there. The climate there was one notable difference from London. At her next question, the brunette grinned. "Oh, yeah. I was briefed of the mayhem. Thank Merlin they got him when they did." The ex-Minister was truly a nutjob and Beatrice was glad she and her son had been away during his reign. "For now I'm waiting for further instructions from my Department Head on how we could possibly incorporate my research in our Greenhouses here at the Ministry." She was being a bit vague about it since she still had to talk personally to Olly about the matter.
"Oh, and Emm is your daughter, right? I heard." She might have also heard from the post-Hogwarts grapevine that they were in the same single motherhood boat.
To Olly, she smiled. Did she know the new Minister? Yes and no. Taking a sip of the wine, Beatrice shifted on her feet. Thirty-two years old and she was still not a fan of heels. "Not, personally, no. Although I went to Hogwarts with his daughter -" She was cut off with the sound of clinking. The Minister has begun his speech.
SPOILER!!: Ursula and Cassie
Owen was pleasantly surprised. Memory Restoration Specialist sounded like a very cool, albeit mysterious, position in the Ministry. "I'll be sure to look for you when I forget things again, Ursula," he said with a chuckle.
He then turned to Cassie. "You were a Hogwarts champion for the IMPS." It wasn't a question anymore. He could remember rooting for her on some of the tasks. The girl was pretty tenacious. "But I don't think we interacted so much back at school." Maybe they could change that now that they were colleagues at work? It would be awesome to have her as a friend.
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And then the Minister was talking. Owen listened intently, grinning. The man went about his speech with a unique energy. The former Hufflepuff liked that. His first job was looking promising despite the recent mishaps the ministry underwent. He was looking forward to working under this administration.
Also, the position for Junior Undersecretary was open? Hmm.
You were a Hogwarts champion for the IMPS.
Oh…so that was how he knew her. “Not my finest moments…” she mused, having been one of the earlier champions to leave the challenge. Very much the reason memory charms were still not her favorite form of magic, even in her chosen field of charms. She was pretty glad not to have the job the other woman with Owen had which sounded much like one of her dad’s former professions before taking on professor. “My dad was a reminscator,” she absently commented to that conversation.
As for Owen’s other comment, she had to agree. “Yeah, I don’t think we did.” Which made her feel a little better about not knowing him. “But then I tended to live up to the typical Ravenclaw life of living out of books.” And then the minister was talking, drawing all of their attentions to the man speaking. At least it seemed like a might different and surely better than the last man that had made her first year at the ministry chaotic.
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You were a Hogwarts champion for the IMPS.
Oh…so that was how he knew her. “Not my finest moments…” she mused, having been one of the earlier champions to leave the challenge. Very much the reason memory charms were still not her favorite form of magic, even in her chosen field of charms. She was pretty glad not to have the job the other woman with Owen had which sounded much like one of her dad’s former professions before taking on professor. “My dad was a reminscator,” she absently commented to that conversation.
As for Owen’s other comment, she had to agree. “Yeah, I don’t think we did.” Which made her feel a little better about not knowing him. “But then I tended to live up to the typical Ravenclaw life of living out of books.” And then the minister was talking, drawing all of their attentions to the man speaking. At least it seemed like a might different and surely better than the last man that had made her first year at the ministry chaotic.
Taking another sip from his wine, one that he had nabbed from somewhere before the Minister began his speech, Owen turned his attention back to Cassie to resume their conversation, as the Minister himself suggested. "What? You were awesome at the IMPS." Sure, she was gone from the competition too early but the now Foreign Relations Officer believed that she showed prowess nonetheless.
A reminscator? "Is that different from an obliviator?" He asked, cocking his head to the side.
If she was the typical Ravenclaw, then he was also the typical Hufflepuff; one who practically lived in the Kitchens. It was no wonder they hadn't interacted much before. The Ravenclaw common room was all the way up at the seventh floor of the castle and Owen had probably only been there a handful of times, save for Astronomy and Divination classes. So being the Hufflepuff that he was, he was going to change that. "What do you say to lunch tomorrow then? You know, a catch up of some sort?" Grin.
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Originally Posted by Tazzie
Taking another sip from his wine, one that he had nabbed from somewhere before the Minister began his speech, Owen turned his attention back to Cassie to resume their conversation, as the Minister himself suggested. "What? You were awesome at the IMPS." Sure, she was gone from the competition too early but the now Foreign Relations Officer believed that she showed prowess nonetheless.
A reminscator? "Is that different from an obliviator?" He asked, cocking his head to the side.
If she was the typical Ravenclaw, then he was also the typical Hufflepuff; one who practically lived in the Kitchens. It was no wonder they hadn't interacted much before. The Ravenclaw common room was all the way up at the seventh floor of the castle and Owen had probably only been there a handful of times, save for Astronomy and Divination classes. So being the Hufflepuff that he was, he was going to change that. "What do you say to lunch tomorrow then? You know, a catch up of some sort?" Grin.
Cass might have raised her eyebrow at his comment but no doubt that would continue the debate on the quality of her IMPS performance which wasn’t exactly something she was planning on discussing in detail here of all places. “If you say so.” One was always one’s worse critic after all, at least was what she was hoping would be taken from it. “Uh huh. They are the ones replacing the memories the Obliviator took away.” Which she supposed was better than just leaving the blank space. Still tricky magic she wasn’t comfortable with.
Lunch?
Now that was an unexpected turn of the conversation. “Um…sure,” Cassie answered with a polite nod when she had decided to after a moment's pause. No harm in a simple lunch…right? Besides it wasn’t like they couldn’t randomly run into each other at the ministry food court anyway. This was just a planned get together to remember school pleasantries.
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Cass might have raised her eyebrow at his comment but no doubt that would continue the debate on the quality of her IMPS performance which wasn’t exactly something she was planning on discussing in detail here of all places. “If you say so.” One was always one’s worse critic after all, at least was what she was hoping would be taken from it. “Uh huh. They are the ones replacing the memories the Obliviator took away.” Which she supposed was better than just leaving the blank space. Still tricky magic she wasn’t comfortable with.
Lunch?
Now that was an unexpected turn of the conversation. “Um…sure,” Cassie answered with a polite nod when she had decided to after a moment's pause. No harm in a simple lunch…right? Besides it wasn’t like they couldn’t randomly run into each other at the ministry food court anyway. This was just a planned get together to remember school pleasantries.
He said so. Yup. They could discuss more about her performance at the IMPS tomorrow at lunch, since she said yes (wooh!), but not now if it was only going to dampen her spirits.
"That's cool. Your Dad's job was cool." Owen punctuated with a fervent nod. He had a particular admiration for people who worked with memory restoration and such. It was a very delicate task.
As for lunch, "Do you, er, have a certain favorite dish? I can cook some of it for you." This. This was the Hufflepuff way of extending friendly relationships, and Owen was a pro at it. "I'm a pretty fine cook, if you didn't know." Cue more grinning. Just so she wouldn't think he had any other ulterior motive. He had none...yet. But if she wanted to stick with foodcourt food for then he wouldn't get hurt. Okay, maybe slightly.
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Humanized treacle. That was the vibe that Ronan was getting off the new minister and his speech. And much like the aforementioned sweet, it was giving him a metaphorical toothache. Look, it wasn't like he was against unity and all that, but this was giving him the feeling that the minister expected them to be all buddy-buddy with everyone else. That was something that Ronan, nay, all Carters didn't go for. Politeness and cordialness, he could do, but pretending to be friends with people he couldn't stand? That brand of fakeness just wasn't in his DNA.
Or, what if it was something worse? What he had some kind of forced teamwork planned? The kind that would definitely pull them all away from the work that they were actually there to do? It was a good thing he was of age now, because it sounded like he would drinks to get him through the rest of this year. The young Auror-in-training pinched the bridge of his nose. What had he walked into?
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