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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19  Now that Conley had stopped fidgeting and Sachin had established why his husband had seemed anxious about him leaving, he was ready to dive into all of the fun. This was a social event, and he thrived in activities like these. Since Conley was in agreement to food, he thought their first stop was settled. Regardless if Conley was hungry, the Ambassador was going to make sure he ate heartily. But wasn’t that sweet of Con? A wide smile appeared on Sachin’s face. “All these good looks are just for you.” AH! That smile. It still made Conley get butterflies in his stomach. After all these years, Conley still couldn't believe that he was the lucky recipient of that smile. Conley’s return smile was just as wide. ”Yes they are,” he said cheekily back to Sachin. He almost wished they weren't in the midst of a room full of people. Text Cut: Jane, Sachin, mention of David and Jessica Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice The question about what department she was in gave her pause, though--the job letter had mentioned friends and family, not colleagues, but Jane was not sure yet how much to say to whom. Better to err on the side of caution so early in her career, she decided. Especially in the presence of an official of Magical Law Enforcement...
"So nice to meet you. I'm Jane Howard, I'm just starting at the Ministry...Dept. of Research and Records." Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice She turned back to the men who'd first greeted her and the woman who'd complimented her gown. "What about you? Do you all work at the Ministry as well?" Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Not wanting to leave Jane out, Sachin looked around at her. “Decided yet what you want to try first?’’ He himself reached for a plate and a few Tea Finger sandwiches. Conley had better buckle up and be ready to eat with him. Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Did he see anyone he knew? Just Luther, and... oh look, Jessica's boss. Conley. David did NOT want to talk to him again, so he did his best to steer his date in the opposite direction.[/color] Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz She was aware that he was behind her, and so she turned to hook arms with him. "Where are the refreshments?" she asked in false demure, but her smirk gave her away. Were any of her other colleagues/friends here? She noticed her boss right away and was about to say hello when David like JETTED past. "Whoah there...trying to get me in trouble?" she teased. Conley had worked for the Minsitry long enough to recognize the slight pause before an unspeakable responded to the question of ‘where do you work’ or ‘what do you do here?’ So he didn’t press for more information when Jane replied with a simple answer. ”Sounds exciting. Do you have a background in research then?” That should be an easy enough answer to embellish on, even if the answer was ‘no,’ which he doubted was the case. Unspeakables often had to be rather…versed in their subject matters in order to be employed here.
Conley’s eyes darted past Jane and Sachin as two people (David and Jessica) quickly passed them by. He glanced at Bain and then back to his husband. 'Was it him or were those people avoiding them?' he asked Sachin with that look.
Jane’s voice brought his attention back to her. ”We do. I’m the head of International Magical Cooperation. Sachin is an Ambassador.” And did Conley sound proud about his husband? Yes, yes he did. As for food? He eyed the plate Sachin was holding and wondered briefly if it were for him, for he completely expected his husband to force feed tell him he needed to eat. ”Tea cake, maybe a cucumber sandwich,” he said giving the table a look over. Text Cut: Bain, Sachin, & Jane Quote:
Originally Posted by Bain Goldwasser ”My apologies,” Bain replied to the correction on Phora’s name. He turned his attention to back to Sachin and Jane. ”Pleasure to meet you both.” He gave them both a nod, but made no move to shake hands. He didn’t shake hands, but his eyes did linger on Sachin as if he could sense that the man didn’t care for him. An Ambassador might be handy to know, he thought and someone in Research and Records? Well, that sounded like one of Flamsteed's folks. Perhaps he could find a way to engage Jane's help with his personal project. Surely Flamsteed wouldn't have a problem assigning her to the task. ”I suggest,” he said, eyes slowly roving to Sachin’s collar and then over to Jane. ”Trying the peppered lamb.”
”Well, I’m glad you were able to get through your reports.” he said to Conley. Across the room, he caught sight of Alphonsine as she stopped to talk with someone. He also caught the body language of a few people who had to have been a part of his team, specifically the two that were chatting together (Bryony and Emilia). ”I won’t take up anymore of your time.” He had a perimeter sweep and a corner to get back to after all. To the three he said, ”Enjoy your evening,” and he slipped off. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 There would be plenty of time to socialise later. Or so he thought for the couple bumped into someone else {Bain}. It was another stranger to him at least. Sachin wasn’t sure he liked this man very much. Had this newcomer expected Conley to spend the duration of the event stuck in his office? Ooh, he loved it when Conley used their joined surnames. “Namaste. Nice meeting you. All the best with the new job.’’ Sachin didn’t have much to say to the new DH otherwise. Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice Jane displayed her plate with a shrimp puff, a samosa, and some kind of unidentified dumpling. She was pleased that the Ministry party had included a range of national foods, for she like to try new things. "What departments did you say you worked in?" she asked again; actually she was not sure if they both worked for the Ministry or not. She hoped she was not keeping them from doing other things, out politeness to a stranger. Something about the man’s tone made Conley think he wasn’t at all apologetic for the name mishap. ”It happens all the time,” Conley replied, still trying to be civil with the man. He was, after all a fellow department head and well, Bain deserved respect, even if he did make Conley a bit wary.
As for the peppered lamb? If Bain was suggesting it, Conley was going to stay far away from it and he was going to make certain Sachin did too. He didn’t care how much Sachin enjoyed mutton. And why was he looking at Sachin like that? Conley did not like it one bit. He put a possessive hand on Sachin’s back. ”I’m glad I did too,” he replied with a small smile. ”Thanks for the tip on the puffskeins.” And he could leave anytime now. ”Jane ,” Conley asked. ”How are the samosas?” Probably not as good as Sachin’s, but not much was. Text Cut: Jessica & David Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz Adam - MERLIN. Of all people to stop them - ADAM. The strange bloke from David's level O_O Jessica smiled....politely. Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl David was certain no one would recognize him in this ridiculous mask, even though it did remind him of his glasses and that was somewhat comforting to his face. Refreshments, yes, they should go get--- "Trouble?" he replied to Jessica in a low mumble, hoping she hadn't seen chatty Conley. But then, suddenly, someone else was YELLING an introduction to him and he blinked a few times, stopping in his tracks and turning himself and Jessica toward the shouter.
Oh, it was... ah, what was his name.... Adam. Accented Adam, who sometimes had trouble seeing. And his... wow, this was his girlfriend? David looked between the two, amazed for a moment that Adam, the nearly-blind man, was dating someone... well, someone who looked like a model, to be honest. She was stunning. David could only stare at her, slowly offering his hand toward her for a shake.
"It's... nice to meet you.....?" Why was this a question? He shook his head and remembered his manners. "This is my... date," he choked out. "Jessica Tomás. She works in International Cooperation." The department. Yes. What did Adam's girlfriend do? Did he say his name yet? "I'm David, David Truebridge," he added to himself. "Mysteries." Adam had no idea who he had stopped. Not a clue. After all, the man couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of him and not much further even with his glasses on. In fact, Zita was a nice pretty blury vision in front of him. So he was a bit surprised to hear that David, a fellow unspeakable, had been the person he’d stopped. What luck!
That was until the man started blabbering. Why did David sound surprised? Was he surprised? What did have to be surprised about? And why was David’s blabbering bothering him so much?
Wait – he was with Jessica from DIMC? Oh he knew her too! How lucky was it that he just happened to stop two people he actually knew and by knew, he meant had interacted with inside the ministry. It was very weird that Adam was having such luck tonight. Perhaps it was Zita’s presence that was causing the good luck, because Adam was probably one of the most unlucky people in the entire room. Still, he silently hoped that Jessica didn’t try to sniff him again. Once was enough, thank you very much. ” Chessica, ja, ve hafe met. Dankeschön fur your help vitt mein papers,” He offered a hand out for a shake, but was probably pointing his hand in the wrong direction, especially because Jessica had remained quiet. ”Zhis is Sita,” he said hoping he sounded rather proud. ”Mein girlfriend,” he repeated purely to reinforce to Zita that he had absolutely no problem referring to her as his girlfriend in front of his colleagues.
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