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SPOILER!!: Jenkins
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Originally Posted by Mell
When his boss had said that he had a job for him to do, he had never expected that he would be heading up a training programme for the other departments. To say he was stoked at the opportunity would be an understatement and the grin on his face as he waited for the employees to arrive showed just how much he was going to enjoy this.
Now he just needed people to arrive.
And here was the first arrival. Oliver watched as the guy made his way into the room and it took him a moment before he recognised the former Hogwarts student. And haha, he was still calling him 'Sir.' He could so get used to that.
"Hello João."
Merlin! These MLE guys were certainly a cautious lot, weren't they? Oliver nodded his head at the newcomer. "Good day to you too." This would be fun watching how well these Auror's go at the training.
Well here was someone who looked as though they were excited about this training. "Nice to finally see some enthusiasm." Ollie flashed the guy a grin.
And there was Derek and as usual he looked like he had just eaten a lemon. The man never looked happy. Well, he never looked happy outside of his lab. Maybe the guy should think about a mobile lab, that way he would never have to leave it. Hehe.
"Derek." He greeted the man with a solemn nod of his head.
FINALLY!!
A female!
Oliver was starting to get worried that he was going to have to entertain only men and that would be no fun at all. He had to have something pretty to look at and this young lady was was certainly pretty. "You are indeed. I hope you enjoy the training."
Oliver saw the flash of red hair and his heart almost stopped but then the woman turned and he saw her face and he was able to breathe a sigh of relief. It was a different red head. And this one appeared to be in a different world. "Lovely day." He agreed with a quiet snort.
Oliver watched as yet another guy came into the room. Merlin, they seemed to get younger every year. Didn't they want to go out and see the world first?
"Good day."
There was always one every crowd, wasn't there. Oliver watched the woman make her way into the room with a look of disgust on her face and ridiculous high heels on her feet.
He clicked his tongue with impatience and disapproval. "You do realise that you will be doing a number of activities today? Those shoes are inappropriate." So like take them off.
Ahh here he was! Oliver was wondering whether his BFF would come down for this training. He grinned broadly and grabbed hold of his friend's hand and pulled him in and gave him a slap on the back with his other hand. "How have you been brother?" It was good seeing William here, it made him feel better. More calmer.
That feeling didn't last long though when a familiar voice spoke up and then young January appeared from behind his friend.
OH SNAP!
This particular red head was the one he was hoping not to see. Well that wasn't true because he did want to see her but he knew that she was probably going to have a go at him and she had every right to.
He seemed to have this problem that every time he got close to a woman, he would freak out and stop calling them. He needed help. "Hello January. You're looking good."
Awkwaaaaard.
Even though he was feeling rather uncomfortable with January standing right there, Oliver still noticed when another woman walked into the room. What, he was supposed to be greeting all the employees.
Not his fault they were attractive.
"Hello." He greeted the woman, giving her a small wave.
"Thanks for coming everyone. We'll give it a few more minutes for others to arrive before we start." If there were going to be others that is.
Victoria's eyes lifted as she heard someone speak. Oh the man in the center of the room. He must be the head of all of this. "Well I hope I do as well." Forcing a small smile across her lips. It wasn't that she didn't want to be social and that she didn't like to speak to people, but lately it had just been hard to, but forcing those anxiety driven thoughts away Victoria stepped closer to the man.
"I'm Victoria Maroon, Magical Sports and Games public relations." Should she have given all of that. The man probably wouldn't have cared either way, but whatever it was out of her mouth now no need to dwell on it. With another small smile she decided to go quiet in case the man wanted to start. Yes she had every plan to sit in this dirty chair and blend into the background if she were at all lucky. It's all the thirty four year old wanted.
SPOILER!!: Mariel and Anthony
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Originally Posted by Govoni
SPOILER!!: Ladies!
To show his support for Miss Browne and...the gorgeous Accidents & Catastrophes Head, Anthony was here. Promptly, too. It'd been troublesome, of course...since they'd needed to travel via muggle means (which only served in reminding him that he loathed muggle public transportation)! All jokes aside, it had to be the saddest environment known to man. Anthony had spent a majority of it avoiding gazes; something that was much more appropriate than the scowl he'd wanted to toss out.
Adjusting the badge he'd just been given at reception, he slowly strode into the gymnasium, removing his fedora in the process. The group already gathered was nice sized and he felt momentarily pleased at their impending success. Kudos to these two....But also, who was this Oliver Jenkins he'd been hearing so much about? Oliver Jenkins had been listed on the announcement along with his fellow department heads. So, naturally, Anthony was curious. He tried to pick the man out of the crowd, but in his searching, he'd spied a familiar face and paused. He was chuckling, too.
Yes, it was Mrs. Sassy-Blonde-Pants from Games. Victoria, her name was. Noting that she wasn't alone (and disregarding it in the next moment), he moved closer, casually swinging his arm up and over her shoulder. Yes, it had only been allowed to rest for a moment; just long enough for him to semi-hug her in greeting before then falling away. "Mrs. Victoria. Nice to see you again."
...And her cohort...Well, she's wasn't really a cohort at all. Anthony tilted his head to address the woman kindly; her face also familiar. "You recently took over Games, yes? It's Mariel...?" He was grinning because he knew this was exactly the case. "My name's Anthony Cresswell, Department of Specialties head."...His hand casually hovered out towards hers to shake.
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Originally Posted by emjay
Sweet Circe, this room was even worse. And she thought her airplane hangar was bad. Mariel gingerly walked through the gymnasium, careful not to step on any rubbish or catch her heels in any cracks. She tried very hard to hide the disdain from her face but it was growing more difficult and the small smile on her lips was all but faded. There were a few people assembled here and she began to make her way over to them as green eyes fell on the man standing front and center. She would assume that he was the person leading this training.. Jenkins, she was fairly sure his name was. What was he wearing though? As she told her own employees, just because they worked in squalor didn't mean they all had to dress like it. They were still Ministry employees. And it was clear he didn't work for her. Those couldn't even be described as stylish jeans but.. dungarees. Merlin.
Still, she could be pleasant. The brunette gave Jenkins a polite smile and nod as she neared. "Good afternoon," she greeted him before heading over to the group of Ministry workers to await the training. Green eyes fell next on an MLE person she had met not long ago. "Hi Simon," she said a little more cheerfully, seeing someone she was at least acquainted with. Of course the night surrounding their meeting was not her favorite so she left that unmentioned. "Nice digs, yeah?" she said with the hint of a grin, trying to find a little humor in the situation. Of course she heard that his department was underground.. at least G&S had a lot of sunlight.
As Simon was talking to another guy, Mariel glanced past him to see Victoria and she gave her a smile. She was glad to see someone from her own department - it was a little hard for her to call her one of her employees - and she wondered if anyone else would be showing up. They knew it was mandatory, right? She took a few steps towards her, then stopped, frowning a little. What was she sitting on? Yeah.. Mariel was going to stay standing. Those seats looked absolutely filthy and had leaves on them. One might think that the department knew they were having visitors and could have cleaned up the place a bit... but she supposed it went with the rest of the decor. "Hey Vic," she greeted her friend, smiling a bit bigger now.. though she did not sit down. "Glad you made it." Hopefully this wouldn't be too long and maybe they could ride the bus home together. Did she tell her employees they could take off early after the training if they showed up? It'd be a small but nice reward after all their hard work all week.
Yes she was doing very well at this blending in thing and if you could get past the dirty of this chair she was in, it really wasn't that uncomfortable. The thirty four year old was glad she could just sit and go unnoticed or well she thought she could until Mariel walked in. Maybe she wouldn't see her. Honestly her boss could dress to kill, but maybe she shouldn't have worn those heels here. Victoria looked down at her own flats. She had been not putting as much effort into her outfits as of lately. Something that she usually would have frowned on, but what was the point really. Did it actually matter? She was starting to believe it really didn't.
Then the brunette started her way and she knew she couldn't play quiet any longer. "Well I had to now didn't I?" It was mandatory, so even though she wanted to owl in sick, Victoria would have never done that to her boss friend. As awkward as he work life had become Vic knew she had responsibilities and she would force herself to do them.
Just as she was about to try and figure out some small talk an arm was around her. She straightened a bit was Charely here? She turned her head as she heard the voice and couldn't help but smile. "Mr. Cresswell, please it's just Victoria I am not a Mrs." Err well not yet at least. There was that wedding looming ahead of her in summer. Not that she wasn't happy about it, but she just couldn't get herself to plan anything at the moment. "It's nice to see you again as well." She had returned the mans semi hug in greeting. Her eyes following as he introduced himself to Mariel, "Don't worry Mr. Cresswell I don't think this one will make eyes at you and forget what we are doing." She she chuckled for the first time in months with the thought of Lourdes making eyes at him that day.
Ugh, why did this silly training program have to mandatory? Jade thought to herself as she wandered from the general work area of the navel school to the Gymnasium. At least it was being hold at the new A&C location so she didn't have to go extremely far.
When she arrived, she saw that there were a bunch of people there including Derek. Perhaps for the first time in her time at A&C and knowing Derek, Jade felt that she totally sympathized with him. HE always seemed to hate to do anything besides his lab work and now she was stuck doing this training program.
She mumbled a general "hello" to everyone as she headed to where Derek was.
"Remind me why we have to do this?" She whispered to him as Oliver spoke to the others.
His plan had worked so far and no one had come to speak to him directly, which was what Derek wanted. He didn't respond to those sending general greetings at everyone in the room, and even when Jenkins greeted him, he only nodded back because he had to. When Jade started walking in his direction, Derek simply watched her as she mumbled some greetings to people around her. At least she didn't look that pleased to be there either.
He didn't mind Jade that much anymore, since they'd been co-workers for quite a while now and, even though she had the ability of making him awkward, she didn't do it that often. Anymore.
"Don't know." Derek replied, looking at Oliver and wishing this thing was over already. Obviously there were some people there who desperatedly needed that kind of training given the circumstances and all, but Derek was not on eof these people. Yet he came, since oddly enough, it was part of his job. Even though it had nothing to do with Potions.
Ugh...
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SPOILER!!: Victoria
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Originally Posted by Bazinga
Victoria really wanted nothing to do with this training or whatever it was. Mariel said they had to go, but her anxiety to be with so many people was in high alert today and all she wanted to do was curl in a ball and hide in a corner. She was hoping since it was the entire ministry that she could just fade into the background and no one would know she was even there.
Finally making it to the building she looked around Merlin was she even in the right spot. She hoped at least, because lord knew she didn't need to walk into some muggle place and have to figure out a reason why she was there. She could see it now, hello muggles I'm here for a training about you. Yeah that would go over well.
Deciding it would be best if she just went straight in seeing others standing there, but not many. She nodded at them, "I'm assuming I'm in the correct place." She hoped they weren't muggles at least, but then she saw Simon. Yes she had to be in the correct place. Giving him a small wave she made her way to a corner and took a seat. This was a good place to blend into the background or at least she hoped.
The gymnasium...or whatever it was called now began to fill up as more and more people wandered in. A few heat least vaguely recognized, the others were obviously new. Simon caught the wave the woman from Games and Sports...Victoria gave him and sent a polite wave back. He then turned as a general greeting was issued, only to spot another familiar face.
SPOILER!!: Kennedy
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Originally Posted by Deezerz
Training. That was something Kennedy wouldn't pass up. It was better than staying underground where it was all stuffy and closed in. Arriving at the gymnasium green eyes scanned the place. There were remnants of it being a basketball court once. There was no basketball though.
His gaze didn't linger there, instead it traveled about the room. Seizing up the competition. Yep. One could never be too sure who was going to be an ally or not. Or a ninja. In that case, hex all those suckers.
"Good day, everyone," said Kennedy, walking further in, he greeting the man at the front, as well as the rest. Maybe this training would be an all-on-your-own type of thing?
He then went to stand next to Simon, the only DMLE'er here at the moment. "Hey, Simon," 'Sup man. "How's your commute been?" Since, y'know, the Ministry seemed to be spread out everywhere.
Here was the first fellow MLEr as Kennedy made his way into the mix, coming to stand beside him. For now. One wouldn't know kist how they might wind up divided when the training actually began. "Hey Kennedy," he returned. "Nothing much, just getting acclimated. Hasn't been too bad." But then the apartment he still lived in from his days with Sabel was rather centrally located in the muggle realm so transortation wasn't a difficulty. Just a change. "
How about you?"
SPOILER!!: Mariel
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Originally Posted by emjay
Sweet Circe, this room was even worse. And she thought her airplane hangar was bad. Mariel gingerly walked through the gymnasium, careful not to step on any rubbish or catch her heels in any cracks. She tried very hard to hide the disdain from her face but it was growing more difficult and the small smile on her lips was all but faded. There were a few people assembled here and she began to make her way over to them as green eyes fell on the man standing front and center. She would assume that he was the person leading this training.. Jenkins, she was fairly sure his name was. What was he wearing though? As she told her own employees, just because they worked in squalor didn't mean they all had to dress like it. They were still Ministry employees. And it was clear he didn't work for her. Those couldn't even be described as stylish jeans but.. dungarees. Merlin.
Still, she could be pleasant. The brunette gave Jenkins a polite smile and nod as she neared. "Good afternoon," she greeted him before heading over to the group of Ministry workers to await the training. Green eyes fell next on an MLE person she had met not long ago. "Hi Simon," she said a little more cheerfully, seeing someone she was at least acquainted with. Of course the night surrounding their meeting was not her favorite so she left that unmentioned. "Nice digs, yeah?" she said with the hint of a grin, trying to find a little humor in the situation. Of course she heard that his department was underground.. at least G&S had a lot of sunlight.
As Simon was talking to another guy, Mariel glanced past him to see Victoria and she gave her a smile. She was glad to see someone from her own department - it was a little hard for her to call her one of her employees - and she wondered if anyone else would be showing up. They knew it was mandatory, right? She took a few steps towards her, then stopped, frowning a little. What was she sitting on? Yeah.. Mariel was going to stay standing. Those seats looked absolutely filthy and had leaves on them. One might think that the department knew they were having visitors and could have cleaned up the place a bit... but she supposed it went with the rest of the decor. "Hey Vic," she greeted her friend, smiling a bit bigger now.. though she did not sit down. "Glad you made it." Hopefully this wouldn't be too long and maybe they could ride the bus home together. Did she tell her employees they could take off early after the training if they showed up? It'd be a small but nice reward after all their hard work all week.
The auror heard his name again and this time he had this awkward feeling."Hi," SImon said, not sure things would be. The last time he had seen the woman was before he had left for air at the Bowling Ball and she was gone for good when he returned. There was a smile at least. "In some ways..." he mused, catching the hint of humor in the woman's tone and appearance. "I'll wait until I've made it around all the new locations before I judge if it could be worse."
SPOILER!!: Oliver and Jasper
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Originally Posted by Mell
When his boss had said that he had a job for him to do, he had never expected that he would be heading up a training programme for the other departments. To say he was stoked at the opportunity would be an understatement and the grin on his face as he waited for the employees to arrive showed just how much he was going to enjoy this.
Now he just needed people to arrive.
And here was the first arrival. Oliver watched as the guy made his way into the room and it took him a moment before he recognised the former Hogwarts student. And haha, he was still calling him 'Sir.' He could so get used to that.
"Hello João."
Merlin! These MLE guys were certainly a cautious lot, weren't they? Oliver nodded his head at the newcomer. "Good day to you too." This would be fun watching how well these Auror's go at the training.
Well here was someone who looked as though they were excited about this training. "Nice to finally see some enthusiasm." Ollie flashed the guy a grin.
And there was Derek and as usual he looked like he had just eaten a lemon. The man never looked happy. Well, he never looked happy outside of his lab. Maybe the guy should think about a mobile lab, that way he would never have to leave it. Hehe.
"Derek." He greeted the man with a solemn nod of his head.
FINALLY!!
A female!
Oliver was starting to get worried that he was going to have to entertain only men and that would be no fun at all. He had to have something pretty to look at and this young lady was was certainly pretty. "You are indeed. I hope you enjoy the training."
Oliver saw the flash of red hair and his heart almost stopped but then the woman turned and he saw her face and he was able to breathe a sigh of relief. It was a different red head. And this one appeared to be in a different world. "Lovely day." He agreed with a quiet snort.
Oliver watched as yet another guy came into the room. Merlin, they seemed to get younger every year. Didn't they want to go out and see the world first?
"Good day."
There was always one every crowd, wasn't there. Oliver watched the woman make her way into the room with a look of disgust on her face and ridiculous high heels on her feet.
He clicked his tongue with impatience and disapproval. "You do realise that you will be doing a number of activities today? Those shoes are inappropriate." So like take them off.
Ahh here he was! Oliver was wondering whether his BFF would come down for this training. He grinned broadly and grabbed hold of his friend's hand and pulled him in and gave him a slap on the back with his other hand. "How have you been brother?" It was good seeing William here, it made him feel better. More calmer.
That feeling didn't last long though when a familiar voice spoke up and then young January appeared from behind his friend.
OH SNAP!
This particular red head was the one he was hoping not to see. Well that wasn't true because he did want to see her but he knew that she was probably going to have a go at him and she had every right to.
He seemed to have this problem that every time he got close to a woman, he would freak out and stop calling them. He needed help. "Hello January. You're looking good."
Awkwaaaaard.
Even though he was feeling rather uncomfortable with January standing right there, Oliver still noticed when another woman walked into the room. What, he was supposed to be greeting all the employees.
Not his fault they were attractive.
"Hello." He greeted the woman, giving her a small wave.
"Thanks for coming everyone. We'll give it a few more minutes for others to arrive before we start." If there were going to be others that is.
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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah
Right so he was in the right place, yes? Yes. Jasper entered cautiously after getting his pass and saw that it was actually a pretty fair turn-out, though he seemed to be the only one from Mysteries to show. At least, so far.
He hugged the wall a bit as he drew deeper into the gymnasium. There were at least a few familiar faces there such as Miss Pennifold who he'd met in the atrium when he'd first gotten hired at the Ministry and of course Miss Jarvey who it looked like was having a word with one of the other Ministry Employers, or the other way around? Anyway, waves for Miss Jarvey. Hiii!
Two women and a man added to the group and Simon gave them an absent nod and let them be. A return greeting from one of the first who had beat him there. By passing conversation around him, Simon judged him as the instructor of the training that he hadn't recognized on the poster. Oliver Jenkins. A few more employees joining the growing numbers and then Jasper, the man from Mysteries he had run into on his first real patrols there. The man with the deTalone prophecy. He got a nod too though he seemed to be holding back. Maybe it was a level 9 thing, staying on their own.
SPOILER!!: Josh and Jory
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Originally Posted by Fira
Make room for this working-out crazy, brawny Auror. When Josh walked in the Gymnasium after visiting the reception, he had a pleased smile on his face as he knew he was going to enjoy this. Once he stepped inside, Josh eyed the guy standing in the middle of the room. Oh...so, he supposed, it was this guy's guidance he was going to follow. "Hello." he said kindly as he walked past him and looked around to see who else was participating.
People from...other departments, surely enough. Aha!! Was that Joao? Josh looked carefully towards the guy as a smirk appeared on his face. It really was Joao, this was going to fun. It was going to be fun to watch this struggle in this training. On the other hand, he did not know what kind of activities was going to take part in this exercising event so he might not struggle at all. That he was going to watch closely and see.
Then there was Simon and one of his YATIs. Walking idly, hands in pockets, Josh approached them gave them a nod as a greeting before talking his place beside them. He eyes Escalante a bit. He was going to observe the YATIs performance. After all, Aurors was supposed to be much more physically capable than any other employees in the Ministry in the Auror's idea. If that was not the case, right now, he was going to make sure they all get enough painful exercising experience.
"So...this is going to be fun, huh?"
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
Jory was looking forward to this. Yep, he was! He thought he would have been early but upon reaching the gymnasium, he was surprised to see quite a few persons had already arrived. He stood at the entrance looking for MLEers. Scanning the room, he saw familiar faces whom he knew only by sight and some that were not so familiar.
The first person he spotted whom he knew and from his department was Simon. Jory moved in the Auror's direction. There was another YATI with him and so was Josh. He reached them just in time to hear Josh's question. "Definitely,'' the second year YATI chimed in to answer it. "Hey, guys.''
Ah...there was Josh. His friend looking a bit smug as if he was downright sure he was going to do quite well in this little training. Granted his background gave it much like Simon's own, but no need to be too bigheaded about it. "Better then trying to decorate," he answered with a shrug. Not much was as of yet going on with the department as they settled into a routine of sorts. Jory seemed to be excited though, the YATI joining the group on the tail end of the YATIL's question. "Hey," he greeted with a polite smile and nod.
SPOILER!!: Tasha
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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch
Tasha made the short walk over to the gymnasium for the training session. Heading inside the blond just shook her head in disgust and disappointment. This room looked even worse than the room used for meetings and that was saying a lot.
Being glad she wore sneakers and not heel's Tasha treaded carefully over the rubble and garbage towards her friend whom she had picked out amongst the people milling about. "Hey Charles," she chirped in a surprised and a somewhat happy tone. "Looking forward to the training session?" Up front she saw Oliver getting ready and she had also spotted Jade, Derek, Rusty and Simon amongst the people in the room.
Maybe training wouldn't be so bad after all even if this was a dreadful room to hold it in.
He then spotted Tasha as another familiar face though she was already in conversation with another man. Simon looked around absently for Dorian but he hadn't made an appearance. Yet anyway. He supposed the other law worker was just as inclined to come to the training as the rest of them.
Heather was simply amazed that she had managed to find her way to the location and she hadn't managed to get hurt walking across the gymnasium. She looked around for a familiar face and found a couple but there was one face in particular that she spotted that caused her heart to race and her palms sweat. All in good ways. However, she decided to stick to her spot, worried that any misstep on her behalf could send her falling to the floor. At least this place looked a little better than her office's location. Nothing falling from the roof her.
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Jackson entered the gymnasium and immediately began scanning the faces of the people who were already in there. He recognized some of the people that was at the meeting he had attended on his first day at this place.
There were also a few people that he recognized seeing in various places but he never had the pleasure of meeting. At least not yet. He hoped that by the time the training had ended he would be able to put name to face.
It was time to mingle. Jackson walked over and joined the group of people talking.
"Hello everyone. I'm Jackson McQueen. I hope you don't mind me joining in the conversation," he smiled to those present as he introduced himself.
Heather was simply amazed that she had managed to find her way to the location and she hadn't managed to get hurt walking across the gymnasium. She looked around for a familiar face and found a couple but there was one face in particular that she spotted that caused her heart to race and her palms sweat. All in good ways. However, she decided to stick to her spot, worried that any misstep on her behalf could send her falling to the floor. At least this place looked a little better than her office's location. Nothing falling from the roof her.
Jasper had turned his head enough and in just so time that he caught sight of her. A large smile played across his face and he immediately stepped over to Heather Malfoy. "There she is!" His arms slipped around her in an affectionate but quick hug. "Come on, dove, further in so we can get us some good ...erm...seats." Or at least a better place to stand on. He wouldn't have his fiancée sitting in those unstable looking chairs.
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
Two women and a man added to the group and Simon gave them an absent nod and let them be. A return greeting from one of the first who had beat him there. By passing conversation around him, Simon judged him as the instructor of the training that he hadn't recognized on the poster. Oliver Jenkins. A few more employees joining the growing numbers and then Jasper, the man from Mysteries he had run into on his first real patrols there. The man with the deTalone prophecy. He got a nod too though he seemed to be holding back. Maybe it was a level 9 thing, staying on their own.
Guiding Heather through the crowd of people, he gave her hand a squeeze and flashed her another smile. He just really enjoyed being around her. "I wasn't expecting you here. I mean, you lived in the muggle world for so long. I would've thought they would've sent someone else from the Minister's office." He told Heather.
That was about when he spotted another familiar face. Two actually. And one was his boss, who it seemed hadn't noticed him just yet. The other familiar face, however did and Jasper returned the man-greeting with a like-placed head nod until he was close enough to say, "Mr. Bennett, how are you? Any luck with the case?" He asked, hoping that anything he provided might've been productive to them helping to catch DeTalone, even if they were only ever an inch closer. "This is my fiancée, by the way, Heather...Oh, you've probably met actually." He said looking altogether confused as to why he'd said that since they both used to work in the same department.
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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
Jackson entered the gymnasium and immediately began scanning the faces of the people who were already in there. He recognized some of the people that was at the meeting he had attended on his first day at this place.
There were also a few people that he recognized seeing in various places but he never had the pleasure of meeting. At least not yet. He hoped that by the time the training had ended he would be able to put name to face.
It was time to mingle. Jackson walked over and joined the group of people talking.
"Hello everyone. I'm Jackson McQueen. I hope you don't mind me joining in the conversation," he smiled to those present as he introduced himself.
Jasper's confused expression washed away as soon as he'd heard a new and unfamiliar voice. "Oh, hullo. Not at all. We were merely discussing the follow-up on the DeTalone case." went the tall and salt 'n peppered wizard. "For which department do you work, Mr. McQueen?"
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Originally Posted by Mell
Even though he was feeling rather uncomfortable with January standing right there, Oliver still noticed when another woman walked into the room. What, he was supposed to be greeting all the employees.
Not his fault they were attractive.
"Hello." He greeted the woman, giving her a small wave.
"Thanks for coming everyone. We'll give it a few more minutes for others to arrive before we start." If there were going to be others that is.
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Originally Posted by GrapehGrape
Bradley couldn't believe they had to do this training thing, but rules were rules. And he didn't want to lose his fancy job. He heard someone speaking as he neared the room, having just come from the office and was almost positive he was late. Then he heard the man's words. Oh good. They were waiting.
Brad entered the room and smiled before doing a quick scan of the room. He spotted and Haley and snuck up next to her. "Hey Hales."
Hello there. Haley smiled and waved back before her attention was swept away by her best friend. Hello there to you too, B-dog. Nudging his side, Hales laughed lightly. "Do I get to witness you being super professional today then?" You know, seeing as he liked to remind her of his uberly important job that he had to be professional for. Fun sucker.
Jasper had turned his head enough and in just so time that he caught sight of her. A large smile played across his face and he immediately stepped over to Heather Malfoy. "There she is!" His arms slipped around her in an affectionate but quick hug. "Come on, dove, further in so we can get us some good ...erm...seats." Or at least a better place to stand on. He wouldn't have his fiancée sitting in those unstable looking chairs.
Guiding Heather through the crowd of people, he gave her hand a squeeze and flashed her another smile. He just really enjoyed being around her. "I wasn't expecting you here. I mean, you lived in the muggle world for so long. I would've thought they would've sent someone else from the Minister's office." He told Heather.
That was about when he spotted another familiar face. Two actually. And one was his boss, who it seemed hadn't noticed him just yet. The other familiar face, however did and Jasper returned the man-greeting with a like-placed head nod until he was close enough to say, "Mr. Bennett, how are you? Any luck with the case?" He asked, hoping that anything he provided might've been productive to them helping to catch DeTalone, even if they were only ever an inch closer. "This is my fiancée, by the way, Heather...Oh, you've probably met actually." He said looking altogether confused as to why he'd said that since they both used to work in the same department.
Jasper's confused expression washed away as soon as he'd heard a new and unfamiliar voice. "Oh, hullo. Not at all. We were merely discussing the follow-up on the DeTalone case." went the tall and salt 'n peppered wizard. "For which department do you work, Mr. McQueen?"
Heather had turned her back on him for a second to look around the room once more when arms wrapped around her briefly. The short hug was enough to make her relax and she smiled up at him. "Ah! You found me." She wiggled a bit at the idea of sitting anywhere for an extended period of time, but permitted him to lead them around the gymnasium. Maybe they could casually lean against a wall? Hmmm.
"Who better to send than someone who already has great experience in the subject." She was fairly certain she wouldn't be the only one there from her office though. It was important stuff to learn, especially where they were currently located for the time being. "Plus, I was hoping I would get to see you." She spoke the words so softly she was hoping he'd be the only one who would hear.
Jasper said the 'f' word. WOAH! It was the first time she had heard it come out of his mouth. Telling another person as well. It overwhelmed her for a moment, but she kept her outward everything very well composed. Had she met him? She couldn't remember actually. So many face in the Magical Law Enforcement and not enough time to meet them all. "Hello."
And another person joining the little group. She gave a smile to the man and mentally shied away from the topic of discussion. DeTalone. One of the reasons she had moved departments. Opting for silence, she gave Jasper's hand a small squeeze and shuffled a little from foot to foot trying to ensure that her feet wouldn't fall off.
Maybe she should rethink the whole always standing thing.
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Was she in the right place? Looked so, since she saw some familiar faces in this rather cluttered gymnasium. January kept her hands tucked in his jacket pockets as she walked in, taking in the sight of the room. Seeing her department head, January gave the woman a nod.
Soon distracted by a familiar face, January followed the sound and saw William greeting someone. And not just someone, but Oliver Jenkins. Was he running this thing? She considered the thought and made her way over to the two "bro's" and cleared her throat to make her presence known as she stepped up from behind William. "Afternoon, gentlemen." Long time no talk, Oliver. Hmhmm. This would be fun.
Afternoon, gentlemen. Hey, William knew that voice! He turned slightly upon hearing the redhead and grinned at her. "Hey, JanJan!" Sup! He hoped she wouldn't mind the nickname, but it had been a while since they had hung out.
He turned back toward Oliver, just now remembering that his bro had been so keen on taking January out... what had happened with that? He'd been too caught up with Alysson to really notice...
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Ahh here he was! Oliver was wondering whether his BFF would come down for this training. He grinned broadly and grabbed hold of his friend's hand and pulled him in and gave him a slap on the back with his other hand. "How have you been brother?" It was good seeing William here, it made him feel better. More calmer.
That feeling didn't last long though when a familiar voice spoke up and then young January appeared from behind his friend.
OH SNAP!
This particular red head was the one he was hoping not to see. Well that wasn't true because he did want to see her but he knew that she was probably going to have a go at him and she had every right to.
He seemed to have this problem that every time he got close to a woman, he would freak out and stop calling them. He needed help. "Hello January. You're looking good."
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"Thanks for coming everyone. We'll give it a few more minutes for others to arrive before we start." If there were going to be others that is.
Aw, good! Cool, no hard feelings between the bros. William patted his buddy's back too and then gradually pulled away. Real men did man!hugs. HUAH. "I've been great, man. We gotta catch up some time." He scratched the back of his neck and shot a glance toward January before looking back at Oliver. "What about you? You some big-shot Muggle expert now?"
Grinnnnn.
Oh right, they had to settle down because he WAS teaching this. "If you need a volunteer for anything," he stage-whispered to Oliver, "just use me, okay? You know? I'll make you look good." William smiled and nodded and winked confidently. Not gonna lie, he was an expert at pretending to know nothing about Muggles.... because he did know nothing about Muggles.
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This place was very interesting. Ashby didn't know if his ship was any better than this area. But it would do. It was only training after all. And they probably could do with some muggle evasion training. His department was in a big ship on the Thames. So there would be lots of muggles around on the river, so they really needed to not attract any of their attention. As he wandered into the gymnasium, he was hoping that his employees would be coming along. It was kind of important. And they didn't have too many members, so it would be really good if as many as possible could attend.
"Hello..." The Department head smiled, noww. Where were his employees?
Well well well, look who it was. The Department of Mysteries. Mister Mysterious himself. William casually leaned toward João and gave him an elbow to the side. LOOOOOOOK.
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Heck, if it meant getting off the ship for a few hours, then Evelyn was all for it. A bonus that the topic of the meeting was something of interest to her. Unfortunately, the temporary A&C wasn't much better than her department location. Just a HINT better. After receiving her visitor's pass and all that jazz, she'd headed to the supposed gymnasium. Or at least that's where everyone else was going. Unsanitary looking.
There was always one every crowd, wasn't there. Oliver watched the woman make her way into the room with a look of disgust on her face and ridiculous high heels on her feet.
He clicked his tongue with impatience and disapproval. "You do realise that you will be doing a number of activities today? Those shoes are inappropriate." So like take them off.
"Thanks for coming everyone. We'll give it a few more minutes for others to arrive before we start." If there were going to be others that is.
Activities? No, actually she had not been told of any activities, in fact the memo was quite vague. Perhaps intentionally so. But at any rate Mariel had come directly from work wearing the type of clothing she did every day since starting with the Ministry. If they were required to wear something different than she should have been informed. And certainly he wasn't implying that she remove her shoes. Not when there was garbage on the floor. "I'm certain it won't be an issue," she said with a polite smile before moving on and away from the man, not worried about anything else until they actually started. She was a witch after all and her shoes were charmed for comfort, of course. She could do whatever Muggle activities they had in store and look fantastic doing them.
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The auror heard his name again and this time he had this awkward feeling."Hi," SImon said, not sure things would be. The last time he had seen the woman was before he had left for air at the Bowling Ball and she was gone for good when he returned. There was a smile at least. "In some ways..." he mused, catching the hint of humor in the woman's tone and appearance. "I'll wait until I've made it around all the new locations before I judge if it could be worse."
Oh good. Simon didn't bring up any awkwardness which, truthfully, Mariel would have been prepared for, but it did make thing easier all the same. She had tried to make light of any conversation they'd have and it seemed the man had picked up on it. "Oh..?" she began, an amused smile present on her face. She was trying to find just a little humor in all this though it did not please her in the slightest. But it did make things more manageable. "Are you planning on visiting Games and Sports any time soon? I can assure you our airplane hangar isn't much better, but at least we've cleaned up the floor." It was dreadful, really, but if she couldn't laugh about it, it would probably make her crazy. Didn't mean she loved the situation though.
SPOILER!!: Cresswell, Victoria, and Jazzy!
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To show his support for Miss Browne and...the gorgeous Accidents & Catastrophes Head, Anthony was here. Promptly, too. It'd been troublesome, of course...since they'd needed to travel via muggle means (which only served in reminding him that he loathed muggle public transportation)! All jokes aside, it had to be the saddest environment known to man. Anthony had spent a majority of it avoiding gazes; something that was much more appropriate than the scowl he'd wanted to toss out.
Adjusting the badge he'd just been given at reception, he slowly strode into the gymnasium, removing his fedora in the process. The group already gathered was nice sized and he felt momentarily pleased at their impending success. Kudos to these two....But also, who was this Oliver Jenkins he'd been hearing so much about? Oliver Jenkins had been listed on the announcement along with his fellow department heads. So, naturally, Anthony was curious. He tried to pick the man out of the crowd, but in his searching, he'd spied a familiar face and paused. He was chuckling, too.
Yes, it was Mrs. Sassy-Blonde-Pants from Games. Victoria, her name was. Noting that she wasn't alone (and disregarding it in the next moment), he moved closer, casually swinging his arm up and over her shoulder. Yes, it had only been allowed to rest for a moment; just long enough for him to semi-hug her in greeting before then falling away. "Mrs. Victoria. Nice to see you again."
...And her cohort...Well, she's wasn't really a cohort at all. Anthony tilted his head to address the woman kindly; her face also familiar. "You recently took over Games, yes? It's Mariel...?" He was grinning because he knew this was exactly the case. "My name's Anthony Cresswell, Department of Specialties head."...His hand casually hovered out towards hers to shake.
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Right so he was in the right place, yes? Yes. Jasper entered cautiously after getting his pass and saw that it was actually a pretty fair turn-out, though he seemed to be the only one from Mysteries to show. At least, so far.
He hugged the wall a bit as he drew deeper into the gymnasium. There were at least a few familiar faces there such as Miss Pennifold who he'd met in the atrium when he'd first gotten hired at the Ministry and of course Miss Jarvey who it looked like was having a word with one of the other Ministry Employers, or the other way around? Anyway, waves for Miss Jarvey. Hiii!
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Yes she was doing very well at this blending in thing and if you could get past the dirty of this chair she was in, it really wasn't that uncomfortable. The thirty four year old was glad she could just sit and go unnoticed or well she thought she could until Mariel walked in. Maybe she wouldn't see her. Honestly her boss could dress to kill, but maybe she shouldn't have worn those heels here. Victoria looked down at her own flats. She had been not putting as much effort into her outfits as of lately. Something that she usually would have frowned on, but what was the point really. Did it actually matter? She was starting to believe it really didn't.
Then the brunette started her way and she knew she couldn't play quiet any longer. "Well I had to now didn't I?" It was mandatory, so even though she wanted to owl in sick, Victoria would have never done that to her boss friend. As awkward as he work life had become Vic knew she had responsibilities and she would force herself to do them.
Just as she was about to try and figure out some small talk an arm was around her. She straightened a bit was Charely here? She turned her head as she heard the voice and couldn't help but smile. "Mr. Cresswell, please it's just Victoria I am not a Mrs." Err well not yet at least. There was that wedding looming ahead of her in summer. Not that she wasn't happy about it, but she just couldn't get herself to plan anything at the moment. "It's nice to see you again as well." She had returned the mans semi hug in greeting. Her eyes following as he introduced himself to Mariel, "Don't worry Mr. Cresswell I don't think this one will make eyes at you and forget what we are doing." She she chuckled for the first time in months with the thought of Lourdes making eyes at him that day.
Mariel merely looked at Victoria for a moment, trying to get a feel for the tone of her words. Deciding to shrug it off, the brunette simply gave her a smile. "Well, of course.. though I don't see anyone else here from Games and Sports." She took a quick glance around the immediate area, before turning back to her. "Do you?" Maybe there had been someone she had missed and it was still a bit early but she would not be happy if the rest of her department thought she wasn't serious.
Green eyes followed a well-dressed man as he strode over and apparently knew Victoria who he casually sort of embraced. Oh.. wait, he looked awfully familiar and Mariel thought she knew why. As the two made niceties, the brunette caught a movement out of the corner of her eye and glanced up. Oh, it was her Mystery Man. Mariel gave him a little grin and returned the wave with a casual one of her own. As he soon became occupied with another woman, Mariel turned her attention back to the two in front of her.
Department of Specialties Head.. no wonder he had looked familiar, she had been vaguely acquainted with him because of all the mishaps at the Ministry last year. "It is Mariel.. Morgan," she confirmed, smiling widely and grasping the man's offered hand to shake it firmly. It always pleased her when her name proceeded her. "And yes, new to the position but not to the department. It's a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance officially, Anthony." She had certainly seen him around but the name would have escaped her. "Though I do believe you might already be acquainted with my patronus." The very reason she used the stairs the rest of the year.. her toned calves were thankful.
She turned to Victoria at her comment and laughed a little, knowing exactly what she was referring to. "I'm nothing if not professional," she agreed with a grin for Vic before looking back to Anthony. "Though I can certainly appreciate your sense of style." It was nice that someone knew how to dress for work at the Ministry whether the place was crumbling around them or not.
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After hearing the enthusiastic voice, Josh turned only to see Jory who had just apparently joined them. He grinned at the YATI and nodded. It was good to see enthusiastic faces especially if they were YATI faces. Josh, no doubt, was going to follow Jory's performance as well. Yet, before he could decide anything about anyone's performance, he needed to find out what kind of exercising this was going to be. Including his own. "Hey, Jory." He greeted the YATI with a smirk. Oh yes, this was going to be fun.
Then Simon spoke and Josh turned his dark brown gaze at him. Better than decorating. Yeah, absolutely. "Couldn't agree more." He said. Yeah. Who cared how the place they worked looked anyway? He didn't even mind the smell and that was not only because he had recently added more to it. "When is this thing going to start?" the Auror murmured as he never really favoured waiting. Waiting was boring.
He eyed the rest of the place to see the guy in the middle to figure out if he was going to start this thing today. But instead, his eyes spotted a much better sight: his fiancé!
"Evelyn!" he exclaimed. "Excuse me guys." He quickly said to Simon and Jory and rushed to his fiancé's side. "My love..." he said suddenly changing into a sensitive, love-struck guy from the tough Auror who was impatient about the training. He took her hands into his and smiled. "It's great to see you."
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So this was where Accidents and Catastrophes were being hidden? The woman entered into the gymnasium with very little expectations of her surroundings. She thought that being underground was bad but this was not better, in fact, it was probably worse. She had decided to come to the training session, mainly because she felt like it was an obligation as a new and unfamiliar employee. As well as the fact her boss was helping to run the session.
She was pureblooded but familiar with muggle environments and thought that she may just about get something out of the session. If not, it was certainly a good way to meet some new people, spot a few familiar faces and introduce herself to those in different departments. As she walked further into the room to join the group, she briefly glanced around to find anyone she knew. There were a few of her fellow MLE employees but none she particularly knew well enough to strike up a conversation straight away. Instead she stood near them, offering a friendly smile to anyone who looked her way.
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Why was Josh smirking at him? Did he not think Jory was up for physical training or something? If that was the case, he would show them how on top of this he could be. He didn't do all that exercising daily for nothing. He also knew that the two Aurors would be paying keen attention to how he did at this and though he was nervous at that thought, he was determined to do his best.
Jory was about to ask Simon and Josh if they knew if the other two YATI were joining them, when Josh excused himself and rushed of towards a lady. He caught the "my love" part and suddenly sniggered softly. The serious Auror being all lovey dovey? Even he won't do that when Ronnie was around. "Is he always like that when she comes around, Simon?'' Was that Josh's wife? Girlfriend? And maybe he should stop sniggering. That wasn't a polite thing to do to your superiors.
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SPOILER!!: Jasper
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Jasper's confused expression washed away as soon as he'd heard a new and unfamiliar voice. "Oh, hullo. Not at all. We were merely discussing the follow-up on the DeTalone case." went the tall and salt 'n peppered wizard. "For which department do you work, Mr. McQueen?"
Jackson smiled back,"Oh please call me, Jackson. Mr. McQueen just makes me feel old," he told the man who greeted him. "The DeTalone case? I believe I read reports about it. Correct me if I'm wrong. The suspect is accused of stealing time, am I right?" Jackson's interest was peaked when the man mentioned that case.
He hadn't yet arrived in the Ministry, let alone worked in the Ministry when that happened. When the arrest was made, he was still working in muggle Law Enforcement. But he had still managed to keep himself apprised of events that occurred in the Wizarding world. The DeTalone case was an example of one.
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When she first saw the announcement, she wasn't sure if she wanted to come. But then both the Mr.Kettleburn and Mr.Isaacs encouraged them to attend meaning it must have been useful. In a natural environment she would have been curious to come and visit Accidents and Catastrophes, though, also had this not been the state of the ministry this seminar wouldn't have been held at all. As far as she knew the real Ministry had flat floors and one hundred percent standing walls.
Nevertheless, she was going to attend that Gymnasium thing, sounded helpful. It also wouldn't hurt meeting new people seeing that she was new and only knew a few people from her Level so far. She also wanted to see if the senior undersecretaries' words were correct and the place Level-one was at was by far better than the places the other Levels ended up with.
Though, as she stepped inside A&C she had the same feeling when she entered Level-one. That something was about to fall apart at any second. She decided she wasn't the best judge.
Her eyes scanned the faces uselessly since she wasn't looking for anyone specific. But she was glad to remember two faces. Both of the minister's personal assistant, the who obviously wasn't that happy at the meeting plus the woman who fell. She walked in the direction of the woman whom name, she recalled was Heather. Seeing that the woman was caught up in a conversation with others, Lavone just hovered a couple of feet away. Should she interrupt. Or try to talk to another one. She wasn't used to working with that many people. Not that she was technically working right now.
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Couldn't the A&C head have found a better place for his employees to work? Or at least a better place to hold this training? The place had been hard to find anyway, this just made things worse. She'd been skeptical about Sam and Roxanne's idea of putting Enviro in the basement of their company, but now she was thinking that they had gotten the better end of things.
Katelynn carefully picked her way through the debris to a chair near the front and quickly charmed it clean before taking off her lab coat and placing it over the seat. Could never be too careful in a place like this.
Finally seated, she cleared her throat. "Excuse me, but does anyone know where," quick check of her name cheat sheet, "an Aron Ashburry-Hawthorne is?" She had an earful to give him about this!
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He wandered into the appointed gymnasium, looking around at the ruin in wondor, and came to a stop near the front by João. Oop, better not stand too close to him cuz he didn't wanna look suspicious heh. They didn't even know each other. Pfft. He did give him a subtle nod though, of recognition.
João wondered why WWW was being weird, he used to be his professor at Hogwarts, after all, but the it occured to him that people shouldn't see them together. Right. So he subtly nodded back, but didn't try to speak to him.
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And here was the first arrival. Oliver watched as the guy made his way into the room and it took him a moment before he recognised the former Hogwarts student. And haha, he was still calling him 'Sir.' He could so get used to that.
"Hello João."
...he knew his name?
João frowned, clearly surprised, and looked at the man... "Professor Jen-Jenkins?" Woulja look at that! He smiled in a much friendlier manner. "How do you do, sir?"
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People from...other departments, surely enough. Aha!! Was that Joao? Josh looked carefully towards the guy as a smirk appeared on his face. It really was Joao, this was going to fun. It was going to be fun to watch this struggle in this training. On the other hand, he did not know what kind of activities was going to take part in this exercising event so he might not struggle at all. That he was going to watch closely and see.
Was that Josh? Really? Truly?
João couldn't help but frown. He remembered the guy vividly. Far too vividly. Still, he found himself making his way to the older boy and putting a smile on his face, for the sake of old days.
Ugh.
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Well well well, look who it was. The Department of Mysteries. Mister Mysterious himself. William casually leaned toward João and gave him an elbow to the side. LOOOOOOOK.
João looked.
Yes. This was the main man.
He didn't react to the elbow or anything, because top-secret spying codes told so, but he did look.
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SPOILER!!: Ladies!
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SPOILER!!: Mariel and Anthony
Yes she was doing very well at this blending in thing and if you could get past the dirty of this chair she was in, it really wasn't that uncomfortable. The thirty four year old was glad she could just sit and go unnoticed or well she thought she could until Mariel walked in. Maybe she wouldn't see her. Honestly her boss could dress to kill, but maybe she shouldn't have worn those heels here. Victoria looked down at her own flats. She had been not putting as much effort into her outfits as of lately. Something that she usually would have frowned on, but what was the point really. Did it actually matter? She was starting to believe it really didn't.
Then the brunette started her way and she knew she couldn't play quiet any longer. "Well I had to now didn't I?" It was mandatory, so even though she wanted to owl in sick, Victoria would have never done that to her boss friend. As awkward as he work life had become Vic knew she had responsibilities and she would force herself to do them.
Just as she was about to try and figure out some small talk an arm was around her. She straightened a bit was Charely here? She turned her head as she heard the voice and couldn't help but smile. "Mr. Cresswell, please it's just Victoria I am not a Mrs." Err well not yet at least. There was that wedding looming ahead of her in summer. Not that she wasn't happy about it, but she just couldn't get herself to plan anything at the moment. "It's nice to see you again as well." She had returned the mans semi hug in greeting. Her eyes following as he introduced himself to Mariel, "Don't worry Mr. Cresswell I don't think this one will make eyes at you and forget what we are doing." She she chuckled for the first time in months with the thought of Lourdes making eyes at him that day.
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SPOILER!!: Cresswell, Victoria, and Jazzy!
Mariel merely looked at Victoria for a moment, trying to get a feel for the tone of her words. Deciding to shrug it off, the brunette simply gave her a smile. "Well, of course.. though I don't see anyone else here from Games and Sports." She took a quick glance around the immediate area, before turning back to her. "Do you?" Maybe there had been someone she had missed and it was still a bit early but she would not be happy if the rest of her department thought she wasn't serious.
Green eyes followed a well-dressed man as he strode over and apparently knew Victoria who he casually sort of embraced. Oh.. wait, he looked awfully familiar and Mariel thought she knew why. As the two made niceties, the brunette caught a movement out of the corner of her eye and glanced up. Oh, it was her Mystery Man. Mariel gave him a little grin and returned the wave with a casual one of her own. As he soon became occupied with another woman, Mariel turned her attention back to the two in front of her.
Department of Specialties Head.. no wonder he had looked familiar, she had been vaguely acquainted with him because of all the mishaps at the Ministry last year. "It is Mariel.. Morgan," she confirmed, smiling widely and grasping the man's offered hand to shake it firmly. It always pleased her when her name proceeded her. "And yes, new to the position but not to the department. It's a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance officially, Anthony." She had certainly seen him around but the name would have escaped her. "Though I do believe you might already be acquainted with my patronus." The very reason she used the stairs the rest of the year.. her toned calves were thankful.
She turned to Victoria at her comment and laughed a little, knowing exactly what she was referring to. "I'm nothing if not professional," she agreed with a grin for Vic before looking back to Anthony. "Though I can certainly appreciate your sense of style." It was nice that someone knew how to dress for work at the Ministry whether the place was crumbling around them or not.
Anthony smirked at Mrs. Sassy-Blonde-Pants when she corrected his usage of Mrs. At least the blonde didn't appear to be at her wits end this afternoon...and he supposed he'd never live that down. Lourdes Black. Victoria's blunt comment. Hilarity. He gave said blonde a winning smile. "Well, won't that be a shame?" His tone was teasing. "I've worn my best fedora and everything." Anthony's stance was casual and easy, the playful remarks rolling off his tongue with superficial meaning. He wasn't running this show today...So, it was nice to relax and enjoy himself. Among friends. Perhaps.
Eyes flicking back to Mariel, his amusement was clear. "The pleasure is all mine...and yes, I did start keeping a running list of patronuses." He shook his head, a tinge of annoyance creeping into his voice, though he wasn't annoyed at all. As a leader in various capacities over the years, it was true he'd never been worked over so hard...but it was also disguised opportunity. Reasons made that bearable.
To humor her comment about his style, Anthony broke away from Victoria and offered a manly twirl, showing off his clothing. "I enjoy my suits." He grinned widely, glancing downward. "...and those are fierce shoes." There was a pause. "I'm equally fascinated and impressed that you were able to survive muggle transportation and walking the short distance here in those shoes. Kudos to you, Miss, for still standing."
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Tasha made the short walk over to the gymnasium for the training session. Heading inside the blond just shook her head in disgust and disappointment. This room looked even worse than the room used for meetings and that was saying a lot.
Being glad she wore sneakers and not heel's Tasha treaded carefully over the rubble and garbage towards her friend whom she had picked out amongst the people milling about. "Hey Charles," she chirped in a surprised and a somewhat happy tone. "Looking forward to the training session?" Up front she saw Oliver getting ready and she had also spotted Jade, Derek, Rusty and Simon amongst the people in the room.
Maybe training wouldn't be so bad after all even if this was a dreadful room to hold it in.
Muggle transportation wasn’t half as irritating for Dorian as he imagined it was for the rest of his co-workers. If anything, he probably was one of the ones who would have benefited the least from the training, given his past. He’d had to do a lot of blending into Muggle society back when he was younger, and he didn’t figure it was something one forgot. He wasn’t about to let Emily down and not show up to the session she’d jointly organized along with Aron, though. That would have looked bad, and anyway, he had to say he was curious if A&C’s accommodations were honestly as bad as Tasha had said. As far as he was concerned, MLE wasn’t too bad, aside from rats and Carter using it as a bathroom. It had definitely been an adventure getting out here to the gymnasium after stopping to get his visitor’s pass, though. Maybe they would have been better off putting DERP out here with all the vegetation.
At least he was fairly certain the floor wasn’t going to fall out from underneath him. He’d already done that, and wasn’t apt to want it to happen again. As he’d found the decrepit gymnasium, he’d slipped inside and immediately let his grey eyes scan the interior. A fairly good showing from MLE. He saw Carter, Simon and a few others, anyway, although no Emily as of yet. He still gave them a nod, before continuing his perusal of those attending. Quite a few other Ministry workers, some of which he knew and others who must have gotten a shock at being thrown into the chaos on their first day. He’d likely end up meeting them eventually, what with his division helping out wherever needed. That reminded him that he hadn’t seen Anna on his scan, but he shrugged it off. It wasn’t anything to worry about just yet, and he’d made his way over to a familiar blonde as he’d decided that the building looked safe enough. The heads wouldn’t have chosen to hold the session here if it wasn’t. The man running things hadn’t seemed like he was starting just yet, either. “At least you aren’t underground,” he commented dryly, giving Tasha’s companion a nod as he inserted his thoughts into the conversation, slipping his arm around his wife. He wasn’t complaining, but it gave perspective.
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Aron had been lounging around, so to speak, in perfect view of everyone as they entered the room and went about their socializing and speculation. It was sort of amusing, being right there in the middle of everything and having no one notice him.
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EWWWWWWWW..........
Couldn't the A&C head have found a better place for his employees to work? Or at least a better place to hold this training? The place had been hard to find anyway, this just made things worse. She'd been skeptical about Sam and Roxanne's idea of putting Enviro in the basement of their company, but now she was thinking that they had gotten the better end of things.
Katelynn carefully picked her way through the debris to a chair near the front and quickly charmed it clean before taking off her lab coat and placing it over the seat. Could never be too careful in a place like this.
Finally seated, she cleared her throat. "Excuse me, but does anyone know where," quick check of her name cheat sheet, "an Aron Ashburry-Hawthorne is?" She had an earful to give him about this!
.........almost everyone that is.
Once his clothes had been cleaned - totally ruining the grungy look he was accustomed to these days - he wondered whether or not he should just give up the charade now or UUUUUUMPH
"You're sitting on him," he grunted from his disguise.
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However did they get there?
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Finally looking away from the rubble and his fantasy of making Gidyun actually do some work for once, Charles looked up at Tasha. "Hello Natasha," His voice made it clear he wasn't happy to be here, but he was glad she was there now. It somehow made this a little more bearable. "Not particularly. I was sent here by Gidyun." he explained, frowning. "How do you get any work done in these conditions?" he asked, gesturing to the room. "I am absolutely appalled." Maybe he'd take a complaint to the Minster's offices...
Focusing on Charles distracted Tasha from paying too much attention to the gymnasium’s state. It needed to be spruced up and re-decorated just like the whole of HMS Arthur. The building was in desperate need of renovations. Reaching out to squeeze her friend's suit arm in sympathy Tasha nodded. "It's the same for me. Aron didn't give a direct order per say but it was implied that not going wasn’t an option so I’m here to train." Hopefully it wouldn’t be too bad. As her eyes were drawn to a bright red spot on Charles’s suit arm she frowned. "Did you brush up against something on your way in? There is a bright red spot on your suit." Poor Charles, Tasha knew how much he loved suits.
Letting out sigh accompanied with a grimace she murmured. "You do your best, stay extremely vigilant of your surroundings, and you hope for lots and lots of field work to keep you out of the building." There wasn’t much else you could do until they had done the housekeeping duties Aron had assigned to make the building less of a danger zone.
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He then spotted Tasha as another familiar face though she was already in conversation with another man. Simon looked around absently for Dorian but he hadn't made an appearance. Yet anyway. He supposed the other law worker was just as inclined to come to the training as the rest of them.[/COLOR]
Catching Simon's eye Tasha shot him a smile over the floor and a small wave. Meaning that if Simon wanted to he could come over to them. Glancing up front she wondered why Oliver wasn’t kicking off the training session. It wasn't like the gymnasium was such a nice place to stay cooped in for hours and hours.
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He’d likely end up meeting them eventually, what with his division helping out wherever needed. That reminded him that he hadn’t seen Anna on his scan, but he shrugged it off. It wasn’t anything to worry about just yet, and he’d made his way over to a familiar blonde as he’d decided that the building looked safe enough. The heads wouldn’t have chosen to hold the session here if it wasn’t. The man running things hadn’t seemed like he was starting just yet, either. “At least you aren’t underground,” he commented dryly, giving Tasha’s companion a nod as he inserted his thoughts into the conversation, slipping his arm around his wife. He wasn’t complaining, but it gave perspective.
Tasha let her eyes drift over the group of people she that some dept heads were also there to participate. She didn’t spot Aron anywhere but he was probably close by she wagered since Accident’s and Catastrophe's were running the training session. Tasha’s eyes were drawn to the door as her husband came in and made his wade over to her. As Dorian snaked his arm around her waist as per his usual as his way of greeting Tasha mumbled with a shudder to him as much as Charles. "I'm not sure if I have it that much better. This place is on the brink of falling apart. Just the other day the table in the conference room cracked in two.!
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Aron had been lounging around, so to speak, in perfect view of everyone as they entered the room and went about their socializing and speculation. It was sort of amusing, being right there in the middle of everything and having no one notice him.
.........almost everyone that is.
Once his clothes had been cleaned - totally ruining the grungy look he was accustomed to these days - he wondered whether or not he should just give up the charade now or UUUUUUMPH
"You're sitting on him," he grunted from his disguise.
Whaaaaaa.....?
Just as she sat down, Katelynn heard something. Something that sounded like someone had tripped or something. But, looking around, she saw that no one had done any such thing. Hmmm....
Why did her seat seem.....squishier than it looked though? Then she heard it. She'd sat on the very man she was looking for! Katelynn quickly jumped up. "Oh sorry!"" she exclaimed, grabbing her jacket. Wait a minute. Why was she the one apologizing? He was the one who'd disguised himself as a chair!
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That feeling didn't last long though when a familiar voice spoke up and then young January appeared from behind his friend.
OH SNAP!
This particular red head was the one he was hoping not to see. Well that wasn't true because he did want to see her but he knew that she was probably going to have a go at him and she had every right to.
He seemed to have this problem that every time he got close to a woman, he would freak out and stop calling them. He needed help. "Hello January. You're looking good."
Awkwaaaaard.
January could have laughed, but she contained her amusement. Whatever happened between them was clearly over and the only thought she had towards it now was... well, basically just amusement because Oliver looked like he was feeling quite awkward at the moment.
She may have been smirking. A little. Maybe a lot.
"And so are you," she replied simply with a nod. Was it bad that she was enjoying this?
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Afternoon, gentlemen. Hey, William knew that voice! He turned slightly upon hearing the redhead and grinned at her. "Hey, JanJan!" Sup! He hoped she wouldn't mind the nickname, but it had been a while since they had hung out.
He turned back toward Oliver, just now remembering that his bro had been so keen on taking January out... what had happened with that? He'd been too caught up with Alysson to really notice...
January smiled at William. Growing up, she hated that nickname, but she had grown quite fond of it as of late. "Long time, no see, Willy. How are things going?" she asked, nudging elbows with him.
Her eyes darted off to the side from where they entered, looking for a particular familiar face. She wondered if he was coming today. Possibly? Possibly not. He was busy, she knew. And smart, so maybe he didn't even need this orientation. Hmm.
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