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10-17-2017, 12:32 AM
| | Office of the Department Head, Airey Flamsteed
Oval in shape, the office of the Department Head is, in one word, quite sterile. The walls are glistening white and the carpet resembles marble more so than fabric, giving off a ridiculously clean vibe. While he is not exactly obsessive compulsive about cleanliness, Department Head Airey Flamsteed highly values organization and keeps everything in a specific location. Needless to say, if one of his quills is at an odd angle ... he will notice. The cabinets above his desk are nearly invisible against the wall and are filled with all sorts of reference books and historical tomes collected himself. The surface of his desk is mostly empty except for some black screens whose use is unknown and a comfortable looking pillow where the man's pet rocks, Pebbles and Boulder, tend to rest. Beside this is a plant in a unique looking planter.
On the backside of the likewise pearly white door (the main door that is as there are many hidden along the walls here leading to the various Chambers and Rooms within the Department) are a few framed pieces of abstract line and paint splatter artwork that Professor Flamsteed has collected over the years along with a drawing given to him by a former student in a black frame just to the left of another drawing, this one signed, in another black frame. Above these two is yet another large gifted piece of artwork also in a black frame. There is a white sofa up against one of the walls with a pet bed on the floor beside it where Pebbles and Boulder sleep when not sharing the pillow on the desk. To the right of the white sofa and is a white closet where Professor Flamsteed keeps a few freshly pressed suits from his extensive collection, just in case, and to the left of this is a rather impressive looking tie display case. Located opposite of Flamsteed's desk is yet another clear display case, but this one is filled with all sorts of muggle science fiction models. Perhaps the most interesting feature this room boasts are the menagerie of floating magical holographic images - celestial bodies, numbers, equations, figures - whose gentle glow provide the room's lighting.
Access to this office is granted by speaking its name in the main circular rotating room serving as the Entry Chamber to the entire Department. While drop ins are always welcome, the Department Head is a very busy man and prefers that appointments be made prior. Please read the thread description before posting here! This isn't strictly a public thread, but anyone is welcome to have their character knock on the door and assume they have passed through the Entry Chamber.
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01-23-2019, 02:38 AM
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf .....okay. So perhaps removing the enchantments had not been a good idea because the screaming was entirely unhelpful and added nothing to the investigation. That is, until Adam began rambling off in German again. If only his days as an astronaut candidate had mandated that he learn that instead of Russian.
"....do any of you speak German enough to know what he just said?" he inquired at the law enforcement gathered in his office. Because he was utterly clueless and it was only elevating his frustration levels.
He was quick to pick up on Miss Cambridge's disappointment, he knew his former pupil well enough. Perhaps that had been a bit of an influence into how he had approached the delivery of his patronus. Who knew. Ahem. "None are missing," he clarified. "Every Encephalon is in the tank and accounted for." And then he paused, those dots that had been connecting earlier now needing to be analyzed in his head before a verbal display. "There were eight of us that day performing maintenance. Myself, five Unspeakables, and Miss Baines." Naturally, Adam had been one of those as they had already discussed. "...six of the Encephalons have since become completely docile. In fact, inanimate would be the more accurate of terminology. Still alive and still functioning, but merely adrift in the tank. Nousists had attributed this to the solution needing modifications and that they would return to normal once that process had been complete..."
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01-23-2019, 03:17 AM
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| Chimaera
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| Toothless - Napoleon of Crime - Gryffinclaw - Owl Emissary - Pirate Auror - DoctorDonna Whatever conversation and thinking was going on was interrupted by first crying and then screaming in German. The silencing charm being removed by Flamsteed though not really helping in this case. It appeared as if the captive man might not be able to explain...at least in English...at the moment. Simon meerly shook his head at the question on language, it never was his forte in what he'd learned over the years.
But there was something else that he might be a personal expert in. "Could they have become docile for any other reasons?" he asked, despite what the supposed experts said. "Could they have reacted to any interaction with the eight of you...becoming calm as Adam here becomes...less than calm?" He knew where his train of thought was going and he had to keep from groaning. Possession was a subject Simon hated from his past, his last year at Hogwarts a nightmare because of one visit on the mysterious pirate ship that had shown up at the Black Lake. "Could the encephalons be making Mr. Geralf act this way?"
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01-24-2019, 04:44 AM
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| Ramora
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| Dem Carters | even 🕊🕊 have pride | | Expecto PAWtronum 🐈 | U-NA-GI Honestly, he was starting to feel as disappointed as Alexa sounded. He was just better at hiding it. He was so ready to investigate something dark and twisted. Instead, what they were presented with was a bunch people messing with something that should never have been messed with. Sigh. Absolutely not what he'd gone into the Auror field for.
As for the German being spoken? If it were French, yes. German? No. "Maybe the head Encephalon's calling them home," Ronan snarked, having already reached the conclusion that Simon was now voicing. Oi.
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01-26-2019, 01:14 AM
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Airey was actively resisting the urge to have an 'ET phone home' moment. But he refrained. Now was not the time for his brand of humor. At least not the time that it would be appreciated by anyone other than himself and thus the department head refrained.
"I wouldn't call any of that out of the realm of possibility," he nodded seriously. "Over the years, they have been used as a tool for the research and experimentation of Legilimency and magic always leaves its traces and has its consequences." It was as simple and complicated as muggle physics and it was a correlation that he was presently writing a book on. A topic that had, many years back, first helped him poke his foot through the door with the Department of Mysteries. He wondered where that man was now...
But he was dangerously drifting off topic.
"A group mind, if you will forgive the science fiction reference, has developed among them." And that was really as much information as he was willing to share with the law enforcement officers. The details of such were privy to Unspeakables. His bright blues glanced back at Adam. "We could escort him to the Thought Chamber."
So who wanted to volunteer for that? Because Airey was not about to mess his suit up further.
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01-27-2019, 03:05 AM
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| Yeah I broke that mirror, so what? ll NOT backward ll Official Gryfferin ll Lemon's favourite
Yep, this really was as disappointing as she'd come to think it was. Airey Flamsteed you owed her a dead body later--or an organized crime syndicate in need of taking down. Something to make the running just now worth it. For now, the Head Auror stood silently listening to the others. German wasn't something she'd ever taken an interest in learning, even with her travels and the languages she'd picked up as a result so....no.
It also didn't escape her notice how........relatively vague Airey was being in the moment. Sure, have your department cause a stir then only half fill in the blanks. Made perfect sense, she was totally on board.
As on board as she was with sticking around. "Carter can handle it. Consider it more training." Low level requirement needed. No need to waste useful manpower when the YATI could do it. As Head of Security, Simon likely had actual things to do and if this really was just brains wanting to go home, it didn't require much. "Rider can accompany him to make sure he doesn't botch it up, unless you wanna, Simon." Whoever wanted to babysit the YATI while he babysat the employee. Just so long as it wasn't her.
Low skill requirement or not, Carter was still in training. She wasn't entirely irresponsible enough to just let him go alone. "If there's nothing else, I've got some stuff to finish up." Stuff that, in retrospect she would've been a decent way into by now were it not for this oh so disappointing trip down to level 9. She nodded to each before heading out.
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01-27-2019, 01:31 PM
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| to the Thought Chamber! astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Well then. Miss Cambridge had spoken and, as Head Auror, she knew how to delegate duties to her fellow Law Enforcement officers. Airey was about to offer further comment on the subject when a silver patronus in the shape of a fox came prancing into his office. He always found it amusing that Maddox's had a fox instead of another feline, but no matter.
And judging by the patronus' message, heading to the Thought Chamber was precisely what was required.
"Shut the door when you leave," he instructed, his lanky limbs already bounding towards the door. "Secure Gerulf and to the Thought Chamber." Now.
Then, without another word, the department head stepped out of his office and moved swiftly through the corridors towards the chamber in question.
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01-27-2019, 09:31 PM
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| Chimaera
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| Off to the thought chamber. Toothless - Napoleon of Crime - Gryffinclaw - Owl Emissary - Pirate Auror - DoctorDonna Carter agreed with his line of thought, no matter the level the snarkiness that appeared in his tone. Simon took it to mean that like Alexa, he wasn’t much interested in the case now that it wasn’t sounding to be involving dangerous criminals or espionage. Ah the thoughts of grandeur aurors liked to live by. He himself would be remaining on the case for it was affecting the safety and thus in ways security of the building.
And then the department head didn’t deny the possibility that the situations weren’t connected which only made Simon feel it was important to take care of. As for escorting, the security head resumed a position near the encaged man, debating if the cage was a little much when there were other ways to ensure Geruff came with. However, Alexa stepped in an order Carter to take the job which came out as an order from the head auror to her trainee which put Simon in an awkward position since he and Alexa were technically equals despite him having seniority in the department through time. “I would prefer the spot” he confirmed, taking his own charge of the situation and letting Ryder return to what he had been interrupted from when they were speaking earlier. Carter could still handle the manual work as they moved while Simon served as back-up and babysitter. The second patronus put an urgency to the case and with a look to the younger man, he moved to follow Airey along with the YATI and unspeakable.
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01-28-2019, 09:00 AM
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| Ramora
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| Dem Carters | even 🕊🕊 have pride | | Expecto PAWtronum 🐈 | U-NA-GI The young Auror-in-training actually would've appreciated the E.T. reference right about now. Or even an Invasion of the Body-Snatchers. As for the Legilimency stuff.....ugh. More things that really should not be messed with. Not enough witches and wizards seemed to understand the whole 'magic leaves traces' thing or why it was sometimes better to leave some things alone. Something he lamented every day.
He also noticed the vagueness coming from the department head. And he didn't really like it.
Also, nice boss. Pair him with possibly the dumbest, most clueless person in the department. Who already hated him, by the way. And was wayyy more likely to 'muck it up' than he was. Luckily, Simon offered to accompany him instead. Was Ronan's relief obvious? Because he was relieved. But about the cage.....he still had his doubts that it was really necessary. Still, he wordlessly levitated it behind him, careful not to jostle it too much as he followed Airey to the Thought Chamber.
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03-03-2019, 11:35 AM
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf In response to the owl received in his office, an overstuffed opossum waddled its way through the door and flopped over on to its side for a few beats before lazily rolling over on to its back. An impractical corporal form to be sure, the message 'spoken' from the silvery creature in the voice of one Charles Hollingberry was no less clear. "Trouble at Hogwarts School at Witchcraft and Wizardry in the form of a pest infestation and accompanying unknown illness infecting students. Assemble in my office immediately."
And then, while still playing dead, the patronus dissipated into thin air.
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12-02-2019, 06:31 AM
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| Mooncalf
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Hogwarts RPG Name: ruari fuller-thompson #FFA3D2 Ravenclaw Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Desdemona M. Evans #6082B6 Ravenclaw First Year Ministry RPG Name:
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| you wanna fite? | 💚 nickleback 💚 | Uh, anyway. It was later in the day. The job was done, but Aslan knew she would hear the whispers for another hour more, at the very least. They were louder now, ever since this new little creature had come into being within her. There was something to that, new life and its connections to death. Aslan had spent a good portion of her pregnancy researching those connections, drawing lines between womb and coffin with increasing levels of understanding.
But those thoughts, those words and lines, and theories would have to sit and wait to be discussed on another day. She needed to speak to Airey about more familiar matters.
Namely, she needed to speak to him about Hogwarts.
Aslan knocked on her former professor's office door, her expression plain and belly swollen as she waited for word. |
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12-04-2019, 08:50 AM
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Quote:
Originally Posted by nicole black It was later in the day. The job was done, but Aslan knew she would hear the whispers for another hour more, at the very least. They were louder now, ever since this new little creature had come into being within her. There was something to that, new life and its connections to death. Aslan had spent a good portion of her pregnancy researching those connections, drawing lines between womb and coffin with increasing levels of understanding.
But those thoughts, those words and lines, and theories would have to sit and wait to be discussed on another day. She needed to speak to Airey about more familiar matters.
Namely, she needed to speak to him about Hogwarts.
Aslan knocked on her former professor's office door, her expression plain and belly swollen as she waited for word. Airey had softened considerably since becoming a father. He was, generally speaking, a more affectionate man and less apprehensive when it came to the breed of human know as pregnant ladies. Save for when they were former pupils of his which then provided the unwanted stark reminder that those he once taught were real people with real needs...and that included the need to procreate.
He just...never ever wanted to think about that. Ever. Never.
Though he did have to admit that the work Miss Evans (no, he was not questioning why she was still a Miss and not a Mrs because he DID NOT WANT TO KNOW) had been conducting in the Death Chamber was riveting and some of the best work she had done for him. Even if he had to weed through some of her more...flowery jargon now and then.
He had actually been reviewing some of her reports from last month when her knock came upon his door - not that he knew this.
"Enter!" he called out over the rim of his Earl grey, hot, cup of tea.
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12-09-2019, 05:37 AM
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| Mooncalf
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| you wanna fite? | 💚 nickleback 💚 | Uh, anyway. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Airey had softened considerably since becoming a father. He was, generally speaking, a more affectionate man and less apprehensive when it came to the breed of human know as pregnant ladies. Save for when they were former pupils of his which then provided the unwanted stark reminder that those he once taught were real people with real needs...and that included the need to procreate.
He just...never ever wanted to think about that. Ever. Never.
Though he did have to admit that the work Miss Evans (no, he was not questioning why she was still a Miss and not a Mrs because he DID NOT WANT TO KNOW) had been conducting in the Death Chamber was riveting and some of the best work she had done for him. Even if he had to weed through some of her more...flowery jargon now and then.
He had actually been reviewing some of her reports from last month when her knock came upon his door - not that he knew this.
"Enter!" he called out over the rim of his Earl grey, hot, cup of tea. Aslan did as she was bid, her heavier frame slipping silently into the office, and without a word, took the seat opposite Airey. "Hullo." she simply said, her fingers plucking at the lining of her robe cuff. Airey was a presence Aslan had not expected in her life beyond Hogwarts. He was silver, and vermillion, and the deepest of reds. familial, loyal, logical.
He was, of the many professors she had learned from, one of the more interesting and perhaps the only one the lioness would have conceded to work under. "Are you going to Hogwarts." It did not sound like a question, but Aslan's questions had always been more statements. She was an assumer, an intuitive and just then, she was certain Airey would not let go the opportunity to protect his former workplace. |
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12-10-2019, 11:44 PM
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf OH FOR THE LOVE OF ------
Airey nearly jumped out of his skin when her of all his Unspeakables stepped into his office. The pregnant breed of female was truly...terrifying. He often wondered how he had survived Medea going through the whole ordeal...twice. But he had - though the whole stomach rubbing had taken until the third trimester to happen. And they HAD had some very stellar Halloween pictures taken, Alien inspired - duh.
But it was entirely different when it was a PUPIL of his. Miss Cambridge...or Mrs Cambridge - he was rather confused on that front and would also rather not think about it - had been alarming enough. He hadn't had to work around, quite literally sometimes, her round...occasionally moving and wiggling hump on front. And now...here it, and she, were...in his office. And he was doing a real poor job of not staring at it.
"Come again?" he asked, blinking a few times as he came out of his...trance of sorts. "Hogwarts? Oh. You mean the notice. Yes, of course I am." There was preg....ther was a long pause that followed that statement. "You will not be." In case that was any question. "Not in your...well...not with you...well...it would be better if you were to remain at the Ministry for you..both on your..." Sweet solstice, Flamsteed. Takes a moment to clear his throat and then straightens his tie as he stands, feeling rather cornered while he remained sitting behind his desk. "...was there a follow up inquiry?"
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12-11-2019, 01:19 AM
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| Mooncalf
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| you wanna fite? | 💚 nickleback 💚 | Uh, anyway. It did not escape her notice.
Aslan was very aware of Airey's disgust. She had felt similarly once, back when Angelo had been an unwanted parasite growing and squirming within her body, taking her energy and giving nothing back. But the twins had been her choice, and though the emotions they brought were as uncomfortable to endure as birth itself to her, she knew now that the reward of having them in her life would be worth it all.
for the same was true, thousand times over, with Angelo.
Idly, Aslan placed her palm on her protruding belly. A defensive pose against Airey's discomforted gaze. She moved, her hips shifting as a pain- gaseous in nature, she assumed- rattled past her lower back. "Yes." the notice. the mist. she had been thinking of it for days now, enough so that the mist was in her dreams swirling and calling. Aslan felt a connection that she did not like, and yet. Her features shifted, from quiet contemplation to something like unimpressed. "The.. baby." She finished for him, her fingers drumming on the surface of her stomach. Aslan watched Airey. She searched the lines of his face, the beginnings of age in his hair and around his eyes.
She ignored his question. "something there is calling me." she said, her voice empty of feeling. Aslan was about to explain, to issue the warning digging away in her heart- but there was a pressure building up, and building up and before the former Gryffindor could properly connect this feeling with anything- color, memory, or even pain-
her water broke.
soaking through her robes and onto Airey's chair.
Aslan had the decency to look mildly perturbed.
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12-13-2019, 02:04 AM
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf There was a very...VERY distinct difference between disgust and discomfort, Miss Evans. And it would serve her well to refresh her memory of such. A discomfort that only skyrocketed astronomically as she waddled closer.
...and closer.
......and closer still.
Sweet solstice. It truly looked as though her stomach were about to go supernova. WHICH, for the record, was a bit of a backhanded compliment as a star that does that DOES shine as brightly as an entire galaxy of billions of stars. He could appreciate the miracle of birth and life...at a distance. This was not a distance.
Miss Evans always had a peculiar way of speaking, one that often reminded him of the centaurs of the Forbidden Forest, and he lacked the patience to piece it all together at the present moment. He was a bit too fixated on her protruding belly and... .....................
"......Miss Evans...I understand that...women in your position gain a certain...inability to control certain bodily functions but...may I kindly ask you that the next time you relieve yourself it not be in my office?" He was trying not to look nauseous...but it was failing as his complexion greened a bit and he patted his pockets clumsily for his wand so he could clean all THAT up and then Obliviate himself so he could forget it had ever happened.
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12-14-2019, 01:57 AM
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| you wanna fite? | 💚 nickleback 💚 | Uh, anyway. "It isn't pee." she said, her voice hollow as realization burned her up, flushing her tanned features and bringing her already large eyes to saucer-size. Aslan sucked in a hard, sudden breath, rising on unsteady feet to escape from the office as soon as possible, but a steady throb of pain stilled her frantic movements. Standing now, the former Gryffindor grimaced as she held tight to the arms of her soaked chair.
Everything was blue. Cold, Icy, Vivid Blue Pain. Like the starlight on a cold night. Like a baby's first scream.
Aslan tried to straighten, to regain her composure as the pain faded away as quickly as it had come, but it was no easy feat. What a time to appear, Desdemona... Aslan chastised, licking her lips. "I need to go to Mungos." and quickly before the baby inside her decided Airey's office was just right for her crowning moment. Fearful? No, exhilarated, excited- ready for the red and purple of her world to be splashed anew again- ready to get this over with-
but not ready for the slow, and then sudden sharpness. Aslan cursed, her knees nearly buckling as she grabbed onto the left corner of Airey's desk- the farthest her swollen feet had been able to carry her. |
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Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Employee:
Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12
| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf No. No no no no.
No.
It had to be pee because the alternative was simply unacceptable and the sheer thought of it was making the department head feel as though his brain were going through spaghettification ... and maybe through a wormhole that was still speculated to exist and then to another galaxy ... far, FAR away.
Preferred fandom or not.
His curiosity wanted him to peer around and over his desk to assess the damages, but he was already on the verge of passing out from thoughts alone so THAT was certainly not a good idea. Only then, in the next painfully long moment, Miss Evans was FALLING and Airey's chivalrous instincts snapped his spinning world into action. Leaping from his chair, his forward momentum causing it to tumble over, Airey was standing on his desk, accidentally kicking papers in every which direction in a shower of parchment and spilled ink, and sliding to a stop at her side while his deceptively strong scrawny arms coiled themselves protectively around her.
"........I'll have to escort you to the visitor exits," says somewhat shrilly while doing his best to look anywhere BUT at the brunette. After he got to the lifts...he didn't know what to do. He had been able to apparate with Medea during these instances because her water had not broke yet. HE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD DO THAT NOW.
....his poor suit.
__________________ When you’re stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born with fire and gold in our eyes |
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| Mooncalf
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Hogwarts RPG Name: ruari fuller-thompson #FFA3D2 Ravenclaw Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Desdemona M. Evans #6082B6 Ravenclaw First Year Ministry RPG Name:
Q. Alvey Ministry RPG Name:
Aslan Rose Evans Mysteries x8
| you wanna fite? | 💚 nickleback 💚 | Uh, anyway. Sins of the mother.
Sins of the mother. Sins of the father.
Sins of the father. spilling out into the world, screaming and kicking-
No, no, this wasn't the time to lose herself to word, or colour, or sight. Aslan let the revived pain draw her back to the present, hoping it would stay long enough to cement her being, to leave her as concrete as stone.
Earth. Earth. Be earth.
There was no time to feel shame or to flinch from Airey's unfamiliar touch, the papers drifted to the ground, ink splashed her already wet shows and Aslan held tight to her Boss's shoulders. "I can make it." she could not. "I'm fine." she was not.
Her swollen ankles chose this moment to dangerously wobble. "..... we have to hurry."
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06-21-2020, 01:36 PM
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| Erkling
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Freddy Zimmer Gryffindor Seventh Year Ministry RPG Name:
Missa Renaldi Law Enforcement x5
| *sappysapper* MAJNOO, YO! Minnie had expected herself to feel some type of way when she entered the ministry, but surprisingly she felt pretty okay - she suspected it was mostly because she would soon be seeing Airey Flamsteed. They had a lot to catch up, didn't they? Besides her inquiry about what has been happening at Hogwarts, she really wanted to tell him in person that she had finally moved back.
A single pink rose in hand, the blonde had navigated through the ministry levels before arriving at the mysteries department, and right outside his office door. Reminded of the first time she had done this, she smiled to herself before knocking on his door lightly.
__________________ ......................let's be reckless, unaffected, running out until we're breathless ...............let's be hopeful, don't get broken, and stay caught up in the moment ♥ |
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06-22-2020, 07:50 AM
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Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12
| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Quote:
Originally Posted by Samia Minnie had expected herself to feel some type of way when she entered the ministry, but surprisingly she felt pretty okay - she suspected it was mostly because she would soon be seeing Airey Flamsteed. They had a lot to catch up, didn't they? Besides her inquiry about what has been happening at Hogwarts, she really wanted to tell him in person that she had finally moved back.
A single pink rose in hand, the blonde had navigated through the ministry levels before arriving at the mysteries department, and right outside his office door. Reminded of the first time she had done this, she smiled to herself before knocking on his door lightly. It was an appointment he wanted to dismissed but Airey Flamsteed would never dismiss an audience with one Minerva Darling and therefore it had been inserted into the department head's schedule with ink. Hopefully it would not take too long nor be a particularly personal visit. He had a lot on his metaphorical plate to consume.
Hearing the knock, he rose from his seat and buttoned up his suit jacket a few slots higher and folded his hands behind his back. The pot of tea, Early Grey, was prepared on his desk with two cups to complete the picture. "Enter!" he called, the door unlocking at the sound of his voice to allow her entry.
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06-27-2020, 04:47 PM
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| Erkling
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| *sappysapper* MAJNOO, YO! Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
It was an appointment he wanted to dismissed but Airey Flamsteed would never dismiss an audience with one Minerva Darling and therefore it had been inserted into the department head's schedule with ink. Hopefully it would not take too long nor be a particularly personal visit. He had a lot on his metaphorical plate to consume.
Hearing the knock, he rose from his seat and buttoned up his suit jacket a few slots higher and folded his hands behind his back. The pot of tea, Early Grey, was prepared on his desk with two cups to complete the picture. "Enter!" he called, the door unlocking at the sound of his voice to allow her entry. Something felt unsettling, but Minerva Darling wasn't sure what it was. Oblivious enough, she smiled wide at the man in front of her as the door opened. "I'd hug you but I know how you feel about Gryffindors tackling you to the ground" she chimed, moving closer to offer him the pink rose in her hand. "It's been a while, professor"
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Anna Walles Hufflepuff Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Sage Ransom-Kruus Slytherin Sixth Year Ministry RPG Name:
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Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12
| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf He managed a tight lipped smile as he stood upon her entry and his slightly darker than usual blue eyes shifted from the blond to the pink rose in hand. Ah yes.
"While the floor of my office is immaculate I would prefer we spare my suit, Miss Darling," he replied with a slightly more relaxed smile as he took the flower from her and gestured towards the chairs opposite his own. "I may be out of vases at last."
With another wave of his hand the tea began serving itself and he levitated one of the cups towards her. "To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?" he inquired, though there was a bit of strain on a certain word in that sentence.
__________________ When you’re stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born with fire and gold in our eyes |
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01-08-2021, 11:50 PM
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| Puffskein
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Hope Archard Ravenclaw Fifth Year Ministry RPG Name:
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Thank the elements the Entry Door had deposited her in the right place this time. She never did make her initial appointment with Flamsteed on her first day of week, though she did briefly encounter him in the Hall of Prophecy. But she had grown increasingly frustrated with trying to work in makeshift workspaces--alchemical research required privacy and space. So she had made an appointment today to speak to her new boss about it. She had never really gotten a chance to properly introduce herself to the man--their brief encounters had been in passing in hallways and elevators--and she wasn't sure he even really knew who she was. So she was looking forward to the opportunity for a little one-on-one time.
Always neat and put together herself, Jane felt almost slovenly when she entered this pristine office, though--she was almost afraid to touch anything, so she just stood and pondered things as she waited for Flamsteed.
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf He did not know that he had somehow neglected to both shut and lock his office door while stepping out to check on a few things, but upon his return and seeing someone inside his office sent a series of signals to the man's brain that then resulted in his fingers reaching for the wand within his enchanted breast pocket...though he did not retrieve it just yet. Rather his hand nestled itself within it as he concluded his approach.
No one was permitted within the office without permission, a sanctity that was even more pressing given these times.
"...and what, may I ask, are you doing in this office uninvited?" he inquired while standing in the doorway, his expression mostly blanks and tone an eerie neutral.
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01-12-2021, 11:28 PM
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| Puffskein
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Hope Archard Ravenclaw Fifth Year Ministry RPG Name:
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Jane was taken aback by the sudden appearance of Flamsteed, and by the man's question. Dear elements, what was wrong with the man? He looked like death warmed over, and a far cry from the confident, if somewhat curt, man she'd seen back in the Hall of Prophecy. "Er...I did have an appointment, sir. I requested your office in the Entry Hall at the agreed upon time and it deposited me here. If you have other matters to attend to...I could make another appointment and come back later." Though she'd already been trying to get an appointment for so long, Jane inwardly winced at the prospect of starting yet again. "Uh...Jane Howard? Department of Mysteries, Alchemist?" she continued, helpfully--the man was busy and met a lot of people, perhaps he still didn't recognize her on sight, though it had been nearly a year since she started here.
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