Office of the Department Head, Aurora Bagnold As you enter the office, your met with sight of a wondrous eye-catching adult pink female fwooper sitting flown up on a bird stick by one of the bookshelves, watching you with its golden eyes, as well as the smell of this month's flowers washing over you. The decor of the room has a particular creature and pink theme from the paintings, to the furniture which makes you wonder if the Department Head just loves creatures and all things pink.
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In her letter offering him the position of Personal Assistant, Ms Aurora Bagnold had requested that he report to her office on the first day. Well ... here he was. One could argue that his first day already took place, when he was called for the emergency assignment at the Welsh Dragon Reserve. That was unexpected. It also brought up something that he wished to discuss with the new boss. Holding an envelope in one hand, Carson smoothed the front of his robes nervously and knocked on the door. |
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Hearing the knock on the door Aurora looked up from her papers and called out "Come in!" Putting the files away, she waited to see who her first visitor of the day was going to be. |
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"Good morning, Ms Bagnold. I'm Carson Coleman." Her new Personal Assistant, but he did not feel the need to add that. Oh and a third thought about the fwooper: was he responsible for taking care of it now? |
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Returning the smile with a kind one of her own Aurora greeted. "Good morning Mr Coleman, you're just the man I wanted to see, and bright and early too always a plus." After a small pause she asked "Do you understand what your job as my personal assistant entails Carson?" It was best to get the formal things done first, so they could get started with more pressing matters. |
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"... which is why I believe I am not the right person to be your Personal Assistant. I failed you at the dragon reserve, Ms Bagnold. You told me to protect the children from the Vipertooths, but I just froze. I could have gotten them killed. I'm sorry, I don't think I belong here in the Ministry of Magic. Please accept my resignation letter." To answer his own question: no, he would not be responsible for taking care of the fwooper, because he was no longer her Personal Assistant. |
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She was about to say more and assign him his first few tasks when Carson surprised her by giving her his letter of resignation after the dragon reserve fiasco, where a few students had been injured and some dragons had escaped. Aurora sat silent for a moment, eyeing the outstretched letter for several seconds or was it minutes even before she raised her blue eyes to his face as she placed her hands in her lap, as she spoke calmly, doing her best to keep her cool. "No! No, I don't accept your letter of resignation Mr Coleman. I've just hired you to be my personal assistant, and I'm not interested in looking for a new one, when I have the distinct feeling that you're the right person for the job." "The events at the Dragon Reserve threw you right into the line of fire which you weren't I realize now, ready to handle. I take that on me as your head and I apologize if you felt like you've failed me. You didn't fail me at all. You did the best you could with the experience and skills you have. Don't beat yourself up Carson, even the most experienced wizard can freeze when faced with the unexpected." Aurora finished off. Sheesh this came out of nowhere. They were supposed talk about picking up a baby boa at the menagerie and arranging translations with the Indian ambassador not this.... |
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- No? No??? He raised his head and stared at his boss, who ... wanted him to stay. She believed in him! The nice things she said about him were so unexpected that he had to ask himself if she really meant them. But he knew that she would never lie about something so important. She was giving him another chance, and it was his turn to speak. To make a decision. Should he persuade her that he was no good and had to resign, or should he continue working for her and try to improve? Obviously, he also had to consider his family's economic status. They needed him to earn an income and he would struggle to find a new job again quickly. Most importantly, he liked it here. Being a Ministry employee made him feel ... meaningful somehow. "Yeah - yeah, alright." Carson shoved the letter into his pocket and tried to slow his racing heart. It was suddenly very clear that he almost lost his job and got it back in the past few minutes. What he thought was a rational decision seemed incredibly stupid in retrospect. "Thank you, Ms Bagnold. For not firing me and for everything you said. I'll continue working as your Personal Assistant and I promise to do my best. So um, what do you need me to do today? Would you like something to drink?" he asked with a smile, a notepad and self-inking quill already in hand. |
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A small sigh of relief escaped over Aurora's lips at Carson's answer and gesture when he shoved the letter back down into his pocket. Finally they could get back on track to more pressing matters. Nodding Aurora replied "I meant every word I said Carson and I'm glad you came to your senses and decided to stay on as my assistant. I only ask that you like all my other employees do your best and we'll have no problems." Aurora paused briefly to look down at her agenda for the day before looking up with a small smile at Carson. "A cup of fruity tea sounds lovely. Then I need you to pick up a baby boa at the magical menagerie that is a present for Ms Laplace, and when you've done that I need you to get a stack of documents interpreted by the IMC department. I can't for the life of me understand the cryptic russian words. That's all for now, you are dismissed!" And with that Aurora turned her attention to the letter she had got earlier that day from a friend in the French Ministry. |
After exiting the conference room, Darej remembered Aurora asked him to meet with her after the meeting. So here he was heading to her office. He wasn't sure what the meeting would be for, other than a private matter. Would he be tasked with a new objective, position or... unfortunate news? He hoped it wasn't the latter. He knocked politely on the door after adjusting his attire to look even more presentable. His robes had creased from sitting earlier. |
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Sitting straighter in her pink plush chair Aurora waited for Darej to enter. She hoped he wouldn't say no to her idea. |
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Darej waited until he was told to come in before opening the door. "Hello," His eyes then met the Fwooper's on the shelf he was all too familiar with gazing at him before turning back to Aurora who sat patiently. Darej smiled politely as he sat down. Meeting the boss in their office made anyone a little nervous, but he was sure it wasn't going to be an unpleasant visit. "You asked to see me? Nothing bad happened, right?" He just had to be sure. Nonetheless, it definitely had to be important. |
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Aurora paused here briefly to chose her words. "Darej you have the experience, skill and knowledge of how to lead your colleagues without being asked which is a few of the key things i look for in a head. The other employees look to you for advice and instructions in the field which is a sign of good silent leadership. If you are willing I'd like to offer you the new role of enforcement division head. What do you say Darej, are you interested?" |
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Darej sat a bit straighter while Aurora reassured him on the purpose of this meeting. Unconsciously, he found himself nodding at an even pace at her words. He did have the experience, skill, and knowledge as each mission he partook in he attempted to do more than just being among the crowd. A smirk was threatening to show the more he was praised. But he kept his neutral face until she mentioned, Morgenstern. He was a good man, who Darej noticed his absence after he left. With him absent that meant... I'd like to offer you the new role of enforcement division head.. Darej considered the opportunity. "Wow, what an honor to be offered this position, Aurora" He started with a smile slowly appearing on his face at last. The responsibilities, he would have more to work on. But the chance was here at last from his years placed in. "I am interested and would happily accept this position, thank you." |
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Aurora paused here to look down at her notes, quickly skimming over to see if she had missed something pertinent. "I hope you're ready to oversee the employees in the Enforcement division and also to be face outwards towards both the public and other ministry departments when we enforce creature laws?" Putting away her notes Aurora asked "Do you have any questions about your new role Darej?" |
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Darej took in all the details on the upcoming changes with the new position. Head of the Enforcement Division, had a nice ring to it. He nodded along with the responsibilities, it was pretty self-explanatory on what he would be tasked with. Everything sounded crystal clear with him. "I guess the only question left is when the new title is effective?" Darej asked with the smile still on his face. Clearly, there would have to be some training involved with making sure he got acquainted with new contacts in the future. He was more than ready to begin. |
It had taken much more work to get through Security and the lifts and up (or was it down? he wasn't sure anymore) to Level Four. He hadn't told Aurora he was coming either which probably hadn't helped matters. If he had, maybe Security would have been satisfied with the answer of "just going to bother Bagnold until she agrees to go to lunch with me." It had been meant as a joke. Clearly the Security guard had not found it funny. But he was here now and he was hungry. He hoped Aurora was too. Well, and that she was available. How crappy would it be if he did all this to surprise her and she was stuck in some boring meeting? He knocked on her door and then turned around to look out at the department while he waited. |
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"The new title will be effective starting from tomorrow Darej, but you will of course get a two weeks training period where you will get to work alongside Mr Mordaunt to learn the ropes of your new title. You will get time to get acquainted with the new contacts and other important people that you need to work with on daily basis." Aurora informed with a small smile pursing her lips. She was happy and relieved that Darej had accepted the leadership position. Quote:
Swinging open her door, expecting to see Carson as she was still in a huff over Mr Black it took a few seconds before she realized that Teddy stood on her doorstep. Smiling up warmly she leaned in for a kiss. "Hiii Teddy, what a lovely surprise! Please say that you've come to whisk me away to a place where there are no dumb people that need to be taught manually how to care for their pets.." |
Text Cut: Pretty Eyes "What don't I understand?" he asked as the door opened and Aurora glared at him. He knew he sometimes had a hard time understand British English, but he wasn’t really sure that was the case today. Also, how could she be so angry and yet still be so pretty? He wondered while simultaneously hoping he'd never be on the receiving end of that glare. So far he’d done a pretty good job of staying on her good side and he hoped that trend had continued. ”Um… if taking you to lunch is something you consider whisking?” He leaned in and returned her kiss eagerly. ”I wasn’t needed at work and so I thought I’d surprise you. But if you’re busy…” If she was, he would put on a brave front that would likely be betrayed by his curse. ”I was just missing you,” he added hoping he hadn’t flushed or sounded too much like a 10 year old boy. |
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