Walking into the level four break room might have one feeling like they’ve just stepped right into the jungle. The space is illuminated by many different sized lamps: the lampshades made of bamboo and the stands shaped like different magical creatures from all over the world. An eclectic mix of wooden furniture charmed for comfort is set here and there so employees can take a load-off and enjoy a cup of coffee or kale smoothie, courtesy of the creatures department head. She’s been making use of the employee garden in the greenhouses and the kale has been growing beautifully! Realistic wall hangings of creatures and plants adorn each wall, though the actual flora found in the room might be the most interesting part of the space. Don’t worry, the plants are well taken care of! The environmental department head has seen to that. And is that the sound of running water you hear? Why yes, yes it is. A lovely little waterfall installation completes the room, charmed to recycle the water so as not to be wasteful!

So step on in, snack, relax, and chat. The Level four break room has been redone and is ready for business.

Lucy walked in quickly and got herself a hot mocha and slipped a sandwich into the fridge to keep it fresh. Lucy took one quick sip of her coffée before walking back to her work cubicle. She'd then go to Ms. Radley's office and get her first case.

Joey went into the break room she had her lunch bucket.I had Spaghetti Alla puttanesca,Bread sticks and Antipasto Salad.I was half Italian and English and my faverotire meals where brought to work every day.

Caroline walked in and saw Joey and sat diwn by her Hey Joey! How have you been?? What have you been doing? She laughed it was clearly obvious but she wanted to hear the full story...

Hey Caroline ,I've been good trying to raise three 16 years old and a 2 year old while pregnant with my second child.Not much lately going to play dates and trying to get rid of this morning sickness.Me and hathor just didn't work out.I married his cousin Nataniel.

Caroline asked 3 16 year olds, are those Nataniels? She felt sad for her cousin Nyx but there was really nothing she could do Oh well that sucks about you and Hathor, his couisn? Wow thats a hard pill to swallow she hoped Hathor was okay...

Two of them Are Nataniel and ones adopted.Hathor is actually the one who ask for the divorce.I married Nate in On oct 31 2073.The divorce was over by July.Hathor is remarried and has two kids and he loves it a lot.

Caroline nodded and said Hows your youngest, Heather, I believe? Been in touch with my cousin, Nyx? She laughed and she took a bit of her slice of pizza

She fine she said with a smile.She's really growing fast one me.I Haven't lately i will owl her later.

Caroline said Thats swell! Have you heard from my sister Sky? Shes done great, shes a hit wizard you know...

Not yet i havent you know today is my birthday she said with a smile.I'm 19 years old today.

Making sure his hair was looking especially shinny and healthy looking after taking a quick side trip to the restrooms before heading over to the break room to start his first official order of business. Kaishu had been well known at his previous post in the Ministry for throwing the occasional party and bash, so this wasn't unfamiliar territory to him.

Waving his wand around, Kaishu summoned a chalkboard which he then charmed to write on itself along with a few chairs for everyone to sit in. Flicking his wand towards the board, Kaishu made some text appear and then waited for the others to arrive.

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Today's Tasks

• Come up with a game(s) for the breakroom (perhaps have a rotation)
• Think of decorations for the corridors (anyone artistically inclined?)
• Candy for the waiting room
• music

No need for them to really discuss music, he was the rock star after all.

Kaishu then summoned some cups of hot tea and coffee for people to take as they arrived. He wished they had some candy there now. He could use a bit of a pick me up. Although, he supposed his all NATURAL hair mousse could serve as a temporary substitute.

Pondering this thought for a moment, Kaishu removed his guitar from his bag and began to play a few random upbeat chords.

Elias slipped into the work room, ready to begin. Woo! The whole task was rather interesting, even if it had been proposed by their more-than-slightly-repulsive minister. *shudder* And the man wasn't too thrilled to be working with Kaishu, but he would prevail. The man wasn't that bad. Maybe he just hadn't gotten a chance to warm up to him yet? Yes, that had to be it. Mmm, always the optimist.

Ahh, and speaking of whom...

Of course, Kaishu's necessary break he'd been talking about was to fix his hair. His hair didn't even need fixing! Whatever. As long as he didn't insist they put up a salon again. "Kaishu!" Elias greeted warmly. Optimistic. Be the optimist. "Ready to start I see," OHLOOK! He even had tea and coffee. See? The man's ideas weren't all bad. Helping himself, Elias grabbed a cup of tea and took a seat.

Mmm. Good tea. He didn't know Kaishu played guitar. He gave a smile and a nod in their group leader's direction as he sipped his tea. Like he said, just took some warming up to.

Rain had used up his second-used tissue and he put them up back into his pockets for later use--talk about conservative, people--as he walked with swagger towards the Break Room, leading his people! AS LEADER! Do you know what that means?! It means that the power of nature was helping him! He was not lucky! HE WAS BLESSED! At that thought, he stumbled and fumbled along the corridor, sobbing a bit more but using only his fingers to wipe away his tears.

Thank the Gorgons that he wasn't teamed up with... "PERFECTION-MAN" over there. He glanced at him for a second, but pulled away, refusing to eye the man any longer! The hair! It was the hair. He encouraged peace and harmony, but that hair was just too overwhelming (IT IS NOT NATURAL HIS HAIR IS A COMPLETE CONSPIRACY).

Cough. Anyways.

"Let's see. Does anyone have any suggestions for the magical plants? We need lively ones! Ones that sway into our hearts... AND STATUES! Yes, place statues on both sides--we should make them alternate, no? Plant, statue, plant, statue?! Some nice spacing will do--we need all the feng shui balance thingy blingy we need!" He told his almighty followers.

Noah casually strolled into the break room. Soooo, they were decorating. Right. Livliness and what not. Eh, wasn't that cooky Rainbow man in charge of his group? Certainly this job would definitely get done with this guy in charge: his name was Rainbow. That automatically meant he had creative juices flowing. Plus, he was rather crazy.

Though Noah enjoyed craziness; it kept things entertaining.

Anyway. Types of lively flowers. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. "Maybe Bleeding Hearts along the ceiling?" He shrugged and scratched his head. "They'd sort of resemble those twinkle lights things, except they're flowers," he added. OH, which gave him an idea.. "We could even enchant them to illuminate." It was an idea, at least.

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Elias slipped into the work room, ready to begin. Woo! The whole task was rather interesting, even if it had been proposed by their more-than-slightly-repulsive minister. *shudder* And the man wasn't too thrilled to be working with Kaishu, but he would prevail. The man wasn't that bad. Maybe he just hadn't gotten a chance to warm up to him yet? Yes, that had to be it. Mmm, always the optimist.

Ahh, and speaking of whom...

Of course, Kaishu's necessary break he'd been talking about was to fix his hair. His hair didn't even need fixing! Whatever. As long as he didn't insist they put up a salon again. "Kaishu!" Elias greeted warmly. Optimistic. Be the optimist. "Ready to start I see," OHLOOK! He even had tea and coffee. See? The man's ideas weren't all bad. Helping himself, Elias grabbed a cup of tea and took a seat.

Mmm. Good tea. He didn't know Kaishu played guitar. He gave a smile and a nod in their group leader's direction as he sipped his tea. Like he said, just took some warming up to.

Did THAT man have to be so bloody loud? Perhaps Kaishu needed to write a song to manage his anger issues? It would certainly help him from tackling the man and dragging him into the bathroom where he would then force the Buffalo-man's head into the toilet and give him a proper shampoo and rinse.

It was only a matter of time before THAT man's hair was forced to become friends with his avacado mousse.

Still, Kaishu managed to keep his expression pleasant and he bowed his head to his fellow group leader as he began conducting his meeting about plants in the workspace.

He struck a few more chordes and then bowed his head to the man who had called his name. Probably about time to put his guitar away, yes?

"Good day, Mister Pierce," he grinned extending his hand. Yes, he had memorized the profiles of the Department's employees over the past few days. There wasn't all much else for him to do at the moment anyway.

Suddenly, he was hit with a thought and he leaned across the table towards the Recycling Commissioner. "Say, there wouldn't happen to be anything in your section that we could use for our assignment would there? It would certainly help cut budget costs and put those landfils to good use. Any of those Muggle basketball hoops or balls that we can mend? That is, if we decide to go for that game idea."

He was getting a bit ahead of himself there.

Elias shook the man's hand before taking another sip of his tea and leaning back into his chair.

Anything in the landfills, eh? He stopped to think for a moment. Yes, he might have seen something useful down there. Goodness knows, the place was filled with things they might be able to use! Surely there was something they could use, granted they had permission. "I'm sure it'd be fine to go take a look. There must be something down there we could use," he answered with a nod.

Ahh, and Mister Nature-Lover himself had entered. Odor and all.

As eccentric as Rain was, he was really starting to grow on him. He was... different, yes, but very passionate and truth be told, the man lifted his spirits. First giving a little nod in his direction, Elias turned back to Kaishu. Two very different men.

Zelda entered the break room under the orders of Rafael."Good day, Mr. Shiradou!" Kaishu? Shiradou? "Rafael sent me here. Is there anything I can do?" she said, wanting to be as helpful as possible.

Kaishu nodded his head at Elias. “Good good,” he said clapping his hands together and making a mental note. “Once we come up with the games and activities we will be adding, perhaps you and the other members of the committee can come up with a list of things that would be useful and then investigate the landfills to see how many of those items are already in our possession?” he asked gesturing towards the man. There really was no need for them to discuss this as a group. It would be much more efficient if they did the big brainstorming as a group and then broke off into different subgroups. They could then report back. “Until a committee chair has been instated, I would like to put you in charge of this,” he continued nodding. “Will that be alright?” After all, he was the first person to arrive in the break room, which clearly showed that he had solid work ethic. “I shall be sure to give you a signed CD, perhaps a poster as well, for all your efforts.” He winked at the man before his attention was drawn to a very bubbly girl’s appearance.

Smiling, and flipping his hair a bit, he nodded towards the girl and extended his hand. “Lovely to meet you, little miss,” he smiled as he checked the roster of new employees at the department. “Miss Zelda Kinzler of the of the he Office of Import and Export Executives if I am not mistaken.” He nodded his head, took her hand, gave it a quick gentleman's kiss, and then summoned a cup of tea for her. “There is cream and sugar available if you are so inclined.”

He then turned his attention back to the board. “First task we must get done so that Mr. Pierce and his team may begin on their task, is to come up with some simple games for the workroom. If you have ever played the Muggle game of darts, that is along the lines of what I was thinking. Nothing too complicated and perhaps nothing that really requires the use of magic. Billiards also seems to be a popular option in the Muggle workspace.” Really, there was no need for wands to be out in the break room. “I little bit of physical fun will most certainly keep ourselves in check and out joints nimble.” Or something like that. He turned his chocolate gaze towards the two. “I leave the floor open to you. The board has been charmed to write down whatever options you voice.” Meanwhile, he would continue to play a few lively chords on his guitar - perfect sort of music for thinking.

Marina was panting slightly when she barged into the room. She's been lost in this level for about half an hour and yes she was suspicious not to find a single person to ask. Anyways, she froze at the sight of the room. Wasn't a break room supposed to be.. for break? These people seemed to be discussing something.

Gasp! She might be interrupting an important meeting and barging in like that! Hugging her pad to her chest, she swallowed and started, "Oh, I am so sorry! I didn't know this room was..." Occupied? Crowded? What? Instead she added, "I'm looking for mister..er...Kay." The first three letters would do hopefully. Rafael was clear when he said the name and made it sound easy but after half an hour it was harder than Russian words- and those are impossible to pronounce.

"Thank you," Zelda said to Kaishu, smiling. She took the tea gracefully. She couldn't help listening in on the conversation and chiming in her opinion, even if it was her first day on the job. "What about the muggle game of checkers?" she suggested. Well....checkers wasn't really a 'physical' game. "I am aware that it is not really a physical game, but it is indeed very mentally stimulating. It makes you think." What about cards? Yes, cards could be good. "And cards! There are thousands of fun card games out there. Crazy Eights, Gin, and Slap Jack are just a few of the possibilities. Again, not very physical, but they do keep you alert and thinking." She almost started to say the card game 'Spit', but she stopped herself. After all, that didn't sound very professional, did it?

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Marina was panting slightly when she barged into the room. She's been lost in this level for about half an hour and yes she was suspicious not to find a single person to ask. Anyways, she froze at the sight of the room. Wasn't a break room supposed to be.. for break? These people seemed to be discussing something.

Gasp! She might be interrupting an important meeting and barging in like that! Hugging her pad to her chest, she swallowed and started, "Oh, I am so sorry! I didn't know this room was..." Occupied? Crowded? What? Instead she added, "I'm looking for mister..er...Kay." The first three letters would do hopefully. Rafael was clear when he said the name and made it sound easy but after half an hour it was harder than Russian words- and those are impossible to pronounce.

Kaishu looked up from his humble group of brainstormers and adjusted his black vest. Looking at the little miss who had joined them, he arched an eyebrow but not because of the state she was in - he found the offices on this floor rather humid due to the habitats needed for certain plant species - but due to the person she was looking for. Smiling, Kaishu summoned another cup of tea for her. "I am afraid there is no one here that goes by the name of Kay," he said furrowing his brow a bit. Really, was it so hard to remember a famous celebrity like himself? Did she NOT recognize these perfect locks of raven perfection? He recognized her face from the picture in the staff files as one of the Recycling Commissioners. He glanced over at Elias and nodded his head. Good, now there were two of them here to go through the landfills. "If Rafael sent you here, Miss Stewart, then perhaps he meant for you to find me. My name is Kaishu Shiradou, the Director of Environmental Rangers."

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"Thank you," Zelda said to Kaishu, smiling. She took the tea gracefully. She couldn't help listening in on the conversation and chiming in her opinion, even if it was her first day on the job. "What about the muggle game of checkers?" she suggested. Well....checkers wasn't really a 'physical' game. "I am aware that it is not really a physical game, but it is indeed very mentally stimulating. It makes you think." What about cards? Yes, cards could be good. "And cards! There are thousands of fun card games out there. Crazy Eights, Gin, and Slap Jack are just a few of the possibilities. Again, not very physical, but they do keep you alert and thinking." She almost started to say the card game 'Spit', but she stopped herself. After all, that didn't sound very professional, did it?

"Excellent ideas," Kaishu nodded as he took a quick glance over his shoulder to make sure the board was doing as it had been charmed to. Thankfully, it was, so he didn't have to take his fingers off his guitar and continued to play. See, he knew that music would help everyone think. "I am sure that we can find supplies for many of these games in the landfills."

Setting his guitar down on the table now, Kaishu gave the room a quick sweep. They needed some more comfy chairs and sofas and perhaps a small music area with the chance for some karaoke. His eyes flicked to the board and he waved his wand to make the words KARAOKE appear in big bold letters.

No break time was complete without it.

He decided to let people brainstorm a little more before they began narrowing things down and moving onto the next step.

Someone did answer her. And it was the least person she expected to be an employee... a man with a guitar. She bit her tongue and held down the stream of comments her mind conjured when he started talking. The cup of something he just summoned for her zoomed closer, she'd hesitated before she grabbed it. Was it tea? Well, she wasn't going to drink that just yet... no one's paranoid here she's just being sure that this was not a prank by her new coworkers.

"I am sorry Mr. Sherado." See? She could repeat the name easily after one second. "I was just lost a bit and the name slipped out of my head." Not to mention that it was totally a new one. "Anyways, nice to meet you, sir." She smiled awkwardly and stood there unable to decide whether to shake the man's hand or not... which seemed busy with his guitar. By the way, since when guitars were common in Wizarding world?

Never mind.

Go to the breakroom. Easy. Check. Report to Kaishu.

...

Report to Kaishu-RIGHT. He's her boss. She wonders...what would he bring up this time if he sees her? Last time they met, he brought up the subject on weddings-to which Mr. Gunter who was present there, thought she was getting married soon with Kaishu's son, Ryoma. (Not that she didn't like the idea, but it was just too soon to get there yet.) He even congratulated her!

'get a grip, Camellia. this is work. Just smile...calm down and report to Mr. Shiradou.' she thought and entered. There were some people now and it seemed the talk had progressed without her. 'not to worry, you'll catch up, Camellia.' she told herself in her mind once more and went to look for Kaishu.

How hard is it to look for that man anyway? No difficulty at all. there he was. His hair was a dead giveaway. "Mr. Shiradou?" she called to him. She still couldn't really come to call him as just 'Kaishu' yet though. "Junior ranger reporting for duty." she added lightly with a giggle.

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Someone did answer her. And it was the least person she expected to be an employee... a man with a guitar. She bit her tongue and held down the stream of comments her mind conjured when he started talking. The cup of something he just summoned for her zoomed closer, she'd hesitated before she grabbed it. Was it tea? Well, she wasn't going to drink that just yet... no one's paranoid here she's just being sure that this was not a prank by her new coworkers.

"I am sorry Mr. Sherado." See? She could repeat the name easily after one second. "I was just lost a bit and the name slipped out of my head." Not to mention that it was totally a new one. "Anyways, nice to meet you, sir." She smiled awkwardly and stood there unable to decide whether to shake the man's hand or not... which seemed busy with his guitar. By the way, since when guitars were common in Wizarding world?

Never mind.

Kaishu eyed this one. Why wasn't she accepting his tea? He had signed the bottom of each tea cup using his silver quill and everything! She SHOULD be overjoyed to have one of the Winged Horsemen's signatures. Youth these days. "Do you not like tea little miss?" he asked arching his eyebrow a bit more as he subtly gestured to the others who were sipping theirs.

He winced a bit at the pronunciation of his name. Clearly, this one had some observation skills to be honed. "It's Shiradou," he corrected politely striking a few more hard chords. "Pronounced like She-ra-Dough," he explained. Yes, this one could call him Mr. Shiradou until further notice.

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Go to the breakroom. Easy. Check. Report to Kaishu.

...

Report to Kaishu-RIGHT. He's her boss. She wonders...what would he bring up this time if he sees her? Last time they met, he brought up the subject on weddings-to which Mr. Gunter who was present there, thought she was getting married soon with Kaishu's son, Ryoma. (Not that she didn't like the idea, but it was just too soon to get there yet.) He even congratulated her!

'get a grip, Camellia. this is work. Just smile...calm down and report to Mr. Shiradou.' she thought and entered. There were some people now and it seemed the talk had progressed without her. 'not to worry, you'll catch up, Camellia.' she told herself in her mind once more and went to look for Kaishu.

How hard is it to look for that man anyway? No difficulty at all. there he was. His hair was a dead giveaway. "Mr. Shiradou?" she called to him. She still couldn't really come to call him as just 'Kaishu' yet though. "Junior ranger reporting for duty." she added lightly with a giggle.

Kaishu then grinned from ear to ear like a father seeing their child waddle across the floor for the first time on their own stubby two legs. "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease," he said shaking his head to the side and sauntering over towards her, resting his arm around her shoulder and practically dragging her to the chair next to his. "Call me Father," he said with a wink before giving that a little more thought. "On second thought, scratch that. It would be a little unprofessional do use such terms in the work place. But I do insist that you do so during break times." He flipped his hair around a bit and then summoned another cup of tea for Camellia. "Welcome to the Ministry," he said with another wink. Not that he hadn't done that already.

He then turned his attention back to EVERYONE in his subgroup and rested his hands on his guitar. "If there are no other ideas for games, I would like to move on to the next part of our task which is to decorate the corridors. We must remember that we share this level with Magical Creatures, so decorations should reflect that."