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SPOILER!!: Blaise Quote:
Originally Posted by Meh Reh  As Emily acknowledged her plans to start off at the Minister's Office, Blaise nodded his head. "Let me know when we have the OK to move on. I figured you and I could rotate between there." But he would have to be seen waaaay less than Emily. Oh well.
That's when he turned to see another young man approach him, and it seemed like his chest was puffed out slightly. He definitely seemed to be ready for this, which was good, and also very eager. Maybe too eager? Meh. Better to be on board with it all than to complain like some of these people were. Blaise nodded his head at the man. "Nice to meet you John. Are you one of my people, or a volunteer?"
Now was when he had to start making decisions. He looked at everyone he had out in front of him, mentally taking notes about their age and what experience they may have. It really was up to him to put them wherever he wanted, but they also had to be comfortable where they were all at as well. There was no use putting someone in a place they wouldn't function well, or get bored with easily.
"First off," he said. "I need a volunteer to go fetch small notepads for each one of us while we settle who is going to patrol where. Then, if you are good at Charms, please assist us in doing the Protean Charm - " or whatever it was called, all he knew was that he could do it " - so we are able to communicate properly between each other and to report anything suspicious. I will give you Muggle currency in order to do so. Also, don't forget the pens. We also need to charm them." Could they charm them so that messages can only go to one person and not everyone? Okay, maybe he wasn't so sure about him doing the spell. It had been so long since he needed to do something like that, and he didn't want to risk messing it up.
"Second," he said. "I need you to inform me of where you are most comfortable working - if you know this place at all, what specifics you know, or what you don't. If you don't have any idea about any of this, I'll assign you to a place." He turned to face everyone around him more with maps in hand, holding them out. "Please look over this map and tell me what you think would work best for you. Also please note I WILL be rotating people around, so don't get too comfy where you are at, because it will most likely not be permanent and some of you may not be working with me for long. Depending on where you are, you also may have to cover more than one area."
He waited a few moments while everyone looked over a map (or that's what they SHOULD be doing anyway) and also looked down at his own. He would have no problem going around everything because he was fast, and easily unseen. His main focus would be on the Minister's Office and checking on how everyone else was doing. Later on he would have to schedule training for people who would be with him the most, but there was time for that later.
"Third," he began again, looking back up. "My main priority will be around the Minister's Office. Actually, Emily and I will be the main ones there. However, I will be checking in on all of you. You may or may not see me, it depends on how things are that day. You need to be constantly aware, constantly observing the area around you. I do understand it is hard because it is a new area, and an unusual one, but we are Law Enforcement. We can handle whatever is thrown our way."
He glanced around at everyone once more. What had meant to just be a statement really turned into a pep talk at the end. Blaise had a knack for things like that. It was easier to work with people who were somewhat excited for what they were about to do, and it was up to him to help them out and work easier, and better as a team.
"Any questions?" Though Emily had taken a few paces away from the group, she was still attentive to their progress, her eyes on Blaise half the time. He had certainly blossomed in his time away, she couldn't deny that. Her confidence in him was growing as he displayed his comfort and slipped into the leadership role with ease.
The only thing she would question, was why he bothered asking them for their opinions instead of delegating locations. But, this was his show now, she certainly did't want to take back the responsibility of heading up two divisions and running the department as a whole, that had been exhaustive to say the least. It was a wonder she still had hair.
"There are some notebooks and other supplies in the evidence and forensics hub further down," she interjected, in case they wanted to know. They had limited supplies, but running around muggle London wouldn't be necessary.
Other than that, Emily was content with keeping quiet, simple observing the group dynamics. SPOILER!!: Viicc!!!!! Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul
Vic chuckled appreciating her offer even though he knew she knew he would never relocate to her office just because this was too gloomy for him. He wasn't going to be a baby. "Thank you, though. But painting some of those tunnel walls should enhance it." A little. He rubbed his neck and considered her suggestion about helping the other department. He was almost useless in here without his files and paperwork. "I will swing by tomorrow and see if I'm any help to them." That training session was really no use to him. So something else would be swell.
He looked at the security bunch, the new head of security and his speech were really moving. Vic leaned closer to Emily and whispered, "Are we at war?" He kept his eyes on the man then spoke louder, and more seriously. "He's quite the catch." The man didn't trip on his words on his first day at work, especially since he'd just given a darn good speech. Where did she get him from? Did this look fishy to everyone else? They happened to have an over-confident head of security the day the ministry got locked up? Well, not the same day but during the same period of time.
Oh yes, this was fun. Vic was going to personally track the man's records and background. Consider him on a special secret mission.
Good. He was laughing, even if only slightly. Gloomy Vic made for even gloomier Emily. He was usually the life of the Department, so naturally he wasn't allowed to despair. In fact, hadn't she snuck it into his contract? ... because if not, then she probably should have. Emily shrugged, "Suit yourself, but if I see you moping around again, I'll have to give you a written warning for cramping my style." Did he see what she did there? Exercising her authority over him, yep, because she could, despite him being older, more experienced, taller and all that jazz. It was friendly banter, he was perhaps one of the few she could joke with and know she wouldn't be taken seriously. Still it pleased her to hear he'd consider schmoozing with the other Departments. He was bright, his perspective on things would be appreciated, not to mention it would get him out of their gloomy hole in the ground, since he disliked it so much.
It came as no surprise to her that she wasn't the only one observing Blaise lead the Security peeps. It was somewhat enthralling. Emily, sensing Vic's nearing presence, leant her head in closer to his to hear his whisper, a smirk forming on her lips. "Perhaps," she spoke softly in return. The prospect of war didn't faze her, and in fact, it was rather amusing. But Vic's next comment had her turning her head.
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Say what?
He's quite the catch???
Emily refused to read too much into that comment, merely nodding as if from a professional point of view. Because it's clearly what he meant. Professional. Nothing more. "He worked Security when I was a YATI," she informed, her voice still low enough for Vic to hear, but not the others. "So I'm familiar with the way he works."
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