| Chimaera
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Baker Street
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Celeste Gert
Graduated
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Nadia Atreyu-Rehman
Gryffindor Fourth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Simon Spencer Bennett
Law Enforcement
Ministry RPG Name:
Noah Bennett
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SPOILER!!: Sabel and Annabelle Quote:
Originally Posted by natethegreat  Alright, so Annabelle heard enough small talk from that group over there. She needed to get some more inside information on this 'Sabel' person. Nodding her head at Alana the Metamorphmagus said "If you'd excuse me, I must go and use the facilities." With that the woman walked towards the bathroom. Now her plan would be set into motion.
Focus she thought. Sneaking her way back out of the restrooms, the now different looking Annabelle walked over to the large group with Sabel in it. Notebook and quill in her hand. Smiling at the group, the now brunette let go of the notebook and quill, and they floated in the air, quill up, ready to write. "Why hello! Let me introduce myself, Kita Skeeter, journalist at the Daily Prophet." Some of the words more accented and emphasized more than others, making the already loud voice even louder. "I overheard you saying that this man is a convict. Why did you bring him here?" The transformed Annabelle asked. Directing her attention to the others in the group who seemed to have just met the man "What are all of your thoughts on him bringing a convict here to the Ministry Orientation of 2086?" The words loudly and confidently streaming out of her mouth
Rubbing her now tanned skin, Annabelle looked at the bunch. Her gaze quickly shot back down to her left hand. Thankfully the scar was gone. The former claw had almost forgotten that when she uses her ability on her whole body, the scar thankfully disappears. If she wanted to, the woman probably could find a way to use her abilities to get rid of the scar permanently, but even though it was a painful reminder, that scar made her who she was. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazenhani It wasn't hard to tell that the apology was falling on partially closed ears. It seemed that when she had said 'biggest disappointment', she had truly meant it and was basing everything on it. Sabel caught a noisy breath before it could escape him. If he had known it would cause this much trouble, would he have still tried for the prank? Maybe. Foresight was still a thing he was working on, and hindsight didn't do anyone a great deal of good.
Best to just move forward then, as well as they could. But she was correcting them on her name, so that didn't mean she was adverse to ever talking to them again. No Miss. What was it with women in this department and not wanting to be called 'miss'? He wasn't going to ask.
"Alright, Lex--" the 'ee' nearly rolled off his tongue before he could catch it behind the quick snap of his teeth as he clamped his mouth shut. No matter if anyone else heard it or not though, that name rang loud and clear in his ears and he sort of just stared at the blonde, not sure who he was seeing. Especially with that poking business. That was....
Clearing his throat, Sabel shook himself as the offer to dance was accepted. He worked out a small, half-formed smile as his attention refocused on the people in front, and around, him Including Bennett's restrained amusement. We see you Mr. Bennett, we do. "As long as it's a start, Alexa." Yeah, the 'ah' and the 'ah' would be tacked on, beginning and end. Always.
And she wanted something from Simon? Sabel's eyes darted to his friend as his mouth twisted into an apologetic expression. It seemed they were partners in any mess they got themselves into. He was preparing to find the words to try and coax Alexa out of weaseling some apology-payback from Simon, but the man didn't miss a beat and had quite a good offer on the table without a hitch.
Sabel's attention drifted back to Alexa. So, were they good now? He hoped so, because at the moment, standing around and arguing about the weight of apologies while looking at blonde hair was just ... not helpful. Turning to Simon, he clapped his friend on the shoulder. "I'm...just going to get some air." A small smile was sent Alexa's way. "See you on the dance floor then."
Without waiting to have to give an explanation, he turned to slip away from the group, and nearly ran into the woman that joined them.
He halted in his tracks, and blinked rapidly. Daily Prophet. Oh this should be ....wait what?
First reactions were torn between smacking himself on the forehead, snatching the quill and notebook out of the air and snapping some instantaneous retort at the woman. As it was, the division between the three options left him staring at the quill, which seemed to be peering at their little group as eagerly as the woman was.
Breathe. Just breathe. She had only just come into the conversation. It was possible she hadn't heard the truth being spilled. Though, if she had heard the first part and been interested, why wouldn't she have listened to the rest? Or, did news travel that fast through the party? Sabel's eyes skipped over the packed room. Brilliant. Just bloody brilliant Dakest.
He schooled his tone to manageable politeness. After all, he had caused the mess. "I'm not a convict. It was a prank, and a rather ill-advised one, to ... " test competency and thought process? His eyes skipped to Alexa and then back again. "A bad party joke, is all. I'm an Auror with the MLE." Maybe...maybe that part should have been left out. He took a breath. "Not a convict."
Quote. Him. On. That. Please.
He caught the look from Sabel but he was already reacting to Alexa and her question. It wasn't anything more than what he might of offered anyway, Pkus the knowledge of the ministry was something they all should really know. Even the aurors....like security should know the self-defense techniques of the other division. What took him off guard was the change in his friend's demeanor.
Was it something to do with Alex---Lex he corrected himself? Oh. It was this blend between Alex and Lex that gave Simon a clue. He looked back at the blonde and wondered if his friend was thinking on their other mutual housemate, Alexandra or Lexi. The one that Sabel was close to and was now deceased. He didn't have much time to dwell on the matter however as the other auror moved to take his leave...
Only to nearly crash into someone.
Simon had seen the approach of a new woman, better than Sabel apparently had, yet he didn't think anything of it...until he saw the notebook and quill. The security man had to bite back a groan as she made her introductions to the group. Since when were reporters invited to this kind of thing? Well other than Jorge but he counted as Mariel's plus one so that didn't quite count. And of coruse her attention was on him when the topic was brought up about Sabel being a convict. His eyes flicking towards his friend.
He Soooooo owed him.
Regardless if this situation caused the trouble most dealings with the Daily Prophet or not. He didn't like being in the spotlight and he hated meddlesome reporters and now both were happening. Thankfully Sabel spoke up, taking the task of being the first to speak away from him, which in turn allowed him to think more on how to remedy this situation if need be. He certainly had enough experience in the matter.
"Yes..." he finally spoke, confirming his friend and partner in crime's story. "It was meerly two older members of the department trying to welcome our newer members with a tall tale. " They just hadn't though Alexa would go for it as deeply as she had. Or anyone else for that matter. Hadn't the reporter heard them reveal the truth when Genevieve let the cat out of the bag?
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