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SPOILER!!: Gavin He did have a few things that needed going over in his office before he headed over to the Conference Room so the Senior Undersecretary had opted to get to work a little earlier so he could get it done without running too late for the party. A glance at his clock told him he was making good on time but he wouldn't push it, so after reorganizing the parchments set on his desk Gavin headed over to the Conference Room. By the looks of it his newest employees had already arrived. Punctuality, something he could greatly appreciate in his emlpoyees. Already making good impressions look at that.
Now came the hard part; actually socializing. That would involve him walking around and doing greetings if he remembered correctly. Deciding he'd better get it over with, the man put on a smile, hoping not to look as uncomfortable as he felt. People were never his thing. "Mr. Lee, Ms. Scarsdale, glad to have you both back with us. Good holiday, I hope?" His had been nice enough, he wouldn't deny that.
"Did you bake those yourself?" He asked, gesturing to the treats the woman had with her.
He looked to the women on the other side of the room from him. "Ms. Price, Ms. Jordan, let me officially welcome you to the Minister's Office. I'm Gavin Isaacs." A smile for them too but he wouldn't explain further. Surely they'd done their homework and knew his title. Who showed up to work without knowing who they were working for, right? There was Gavin. She didn't see much of him last year,, but that was to be expected considering the mayhem that the ministry was in. "It's lovely to see you as well." Ainsley didn't do much on her holidaym but that was what she wanted. "It was perfect. I hope yours was well."
Oh goody, he noticed the treats. "I did actually. I just love to bake. I am hoping to get a garden going soon so I can try my hand at some veggie dishes." You couldn't get any fresher than pulling cucumbers out of your very own garden, and that sounded delightful. SPOILER!!: Esper
Oh, here was everyone! Thank goodness she hadn't had to wait too long. Esper shook the hand of the woman closest to her - Tiffany - and grinned. "I'm Esperanza Jordan," she announced to everyone. "Or you can call me Esper. I'm the new secretary."
She waved to Lawrence, the man who had greeted Tiffany and her in a slightly rude matter. Esper decided not to hold it against him, as he was probably confused by the new faces in his department. Or maybe he was new, too. Or maybe he just had a bad memory...
Esper hurried over to help Ainsley as she set down all the food and treats. "These look wonderful! I didn't know we were supposed to bring anything..."
But she was interrupted by Gavin Isaacs. Wow! She was in the same room as the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister.
She had expected him to be taller.
"Thank you, Mr. Isaacs!" She smiled and crossed over to him, offering a handshake. "I'm so excited to start work in this office, it's such an honor." She noticed he looked slightly unconfortable. Ah well. Probably not her fault, right?
She hoped she wasn't laying it on too thick - after all, she was just a secretary. But it was still an honor!
"It's a pleasure to meet you Esperanza." What a pretty name that was. She seemed sweet, and it nice people were always welcomed around her. It should made her day better when she was able to work with people who weren't so grumpy. ”Esper it is then. Welcome to the team.
"Oh no dear, you didn't have to bring anything. I just love to bake and thought that I would share." It was nothing really. She didn't want people to feel bad for not bringing anything. That was just how she operated. This one was sweet and energetic, how refreshing. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well Tiffany. I look forward to working with you."Weren't nice people so awesome? Ainsley definitely thought so. The blonde only hoped that everybody would remain this way as the work year went on.
Ainsley blushed at the words sweet. "Thank you kindly. It really wasn't any trouble." Sure, it had taken her awhile to do everything, but when it was something that you enjoyed it didn't matter. Ainsley was genuinely pleased at the response of her treats.
"What is it that you will be doing?" Yeah, Ainsley kind of briefed herself on everybody and their job descriptions, but it was still good manners to ask and see what the person had to say. "And there was a familiar face. "Good morning Lawrence. It's so great to see you again." Was everybody going to be new the year? Not that it really mattered though, because Ainsley did enjoy meeting people.
Oh good. He too was eating some of her treats. Blushing once more she responded with "Thank you! That's so nice of you to say." What a sweet man. Wait a minute! What did he just say to the new employee? That was rude. She was just about to open her mouth to defend her when somebody else caught her attention and made her lose her train of thought. SPOILER!!: Lavone Party! She was looking forwards to this one. And she'd missed her job during the break and what a better way to start off again than with a party. It felt good to be returning to her job. Since last year it'd been coming to a new one. Now she wasn't one of the new ones anymore. Not to mention that her first arrive wasn't the most pleasant since they weren't really in the ministry building, but why to think about that now, it was better left behind them.
And regardless of how much she was excited, which wasn't a lot nor a little, it didn't show anything on Lavone's face. Hers was composed as ever. You never knew what was going on inside her head. If anything she appeared like it was a regular day at the office, not like her first since a while. Those were the looks but she did feel the new atmosphere deep inside and she liked and welcomed it.
After dropping by her office quickly she headed to the conference room where the party was taking place.
Lavone slipped into the room and her eyes did a quick scan of the faces. Her lips twitched in a small polite smile. "Hello, everyone," she said greeting the lot whom she recognized some of and assumed the rest to be new. "Lavone Calverley," She introduced herself. She felt like she wanted to get to know her colleagues whom she didn't get to know better over the last year as well as be introduced to the new ones. Probably one of her position's negatives, as a personal assistant for the Senior Undersecretary that she had to be by his side all the time which might not allow much time to work with the others on the same level as her.
And speaking of which. The young woman stepped closer to her boss and nodded. "Good day, sir, I hope you had a pleasant holiday," She might or might have not known most of that, being an assistant and all. But she was being polite. This one seemed familiar, and she was almost certain that she had seen her around last year but she wasn't sure if they had officially met or not. Ainsley had a very good memory so this struck her as a bit odd. Walking over to the woman she held out her hand. "Lavone right? Pardon me, but I'm not sure if we have officially met." She almost said that considering the mess the ministry was in last year, but decided to keep that little tid bit to herself for now. It was then that the minister of magic himself came in. "Good morning sir." She did not want to ramble and seem like she was trying to suck up or anything, which her kindness often came out seaming like sometimes.
Did he want some treats? Ainsley knew that he could see the treats laid out so if he wanted some he could get some. Why was she so nervous? The blonde had already worked with the man for two years now. |