Restaurant Across the Street
 

Across the street from the entrances to the Ministry of Magic is a restaurant open from noon to 10 P.M. If your character is on break from their work within the Ministry, he or she may want to take some time to step into the restaurant and enjoy the wide selections available on the lunch menu. Looking for a nighttime family outing or the perfect place to bring your Ministry sweetheart? The restaurant also offers a lovely selection of dinnertime meals, as well.

Be careful, though! You're in muggle London, which means you're not just amongst the magical anymore!

OOC: All Ministry of Magic employees, regardless of their assigned department, are welcome to create their own roleplay in this thread. This location is found in Muggle London, so remember to have your magical character act accordingly.

Walking into the resturant, Nikos shook himself dry. It was a cold rainy day, and for some odd reason it reminded him of home. Running his fingers through his hair to rid it of water he walked to a empty table near the back, far from the muggles in the building. He was getting used to living with muggles, though still was very tempted to cast a silent drying charm.

Picking up a menu he leaned back into his chair and waited for his roommate to arrive. He had been so busy with work that he hadn't spent anytime with her, but when he had lunch free today he quickly sent up his patronus telling her to meet him here. Hopefully she was able to meet him as well.

Katherine walked into the muggle restaurant, dry as she could be. A little magic never hurt anyone and luckily no one would notice if she did a little acting. " UUUuuf, what a weather!" she told the man by the door, shaking her hair, like she was trying to get the water out. She searched the restaurant with her eyes and found Nikos at the back, she walked to him, her new shoes making funny noises. She had to stop spending money on shoes. Muggle shoes.

She arrived by him and gave him a warm smile " Hello you! I bet that if I didn't live with you I would see you more often..." she teased as she sat on the chair across from him. She eyed the menu with interest " anything good there?" she asked, picking her own menu up.

Hearing a familiar voice, he looked up from his menu. He looked at her shoes as she walked over, he would never know how women walked in those things without falling over. Smiling up at her, he lowered his menu. "I'd take that bet...nice shoes." As the conversation turned back to the food he looked back at his menu. "Well, I was just about to oder some coffee and fish stew. What would you like?"

She shrug her shoulders at him " I have an addiction, I just can't stop buying shoes..." she crossed her legs under the table. " Hm... fish stew sounds nice, but I think I'll have an orange juice with that " she decided, closing the menu and folding her arms.

"So what's new? How's the job going, it's such a shame our schedules don't always match, I would love to have some roommate time with you but we never seem to be home at the same time!" she complained, pouting.

Katherine watched him placing their order and then looking back at her. She smiled, her earrings swinging in her ears and her bracelets making funny sounds.

"Loose animals?" she was a little taken back by that, she had no idea that was happening " no, no loose on my floor, not that I know though.." she had to get out of the office more " That's madness, I mean, all I do is paperwork and watch my two bosses bickering over girls. Did you know that on my first day they spill coffee and water all over each other? It was hilarious..." she said with a short laugh.

Katherine chuckled " Take one home?! What did he think he could do with one? " she shook her head in disbelief and took a sip of her juice, biting the end of the straw "Well I'm not sure how it started, I just now that every girl that entered the department they would fly over to her and introduce to her and then they would start trying to make the other look bad and stuff like that.. it really was hilarious to watch and I even got to have a little fun whey the Department head came in and asked what happened " she put her glass down and folded her arms.

"I guess Sam did, he was the last one standing wet..." she chuckled " and the girl left shortly after their final move, so they just stood there, dripping coffee and water to the ground" she shook her head again.

"Well other than that nothing much has been happening... things are really calm over there, it has nothing to do with what I was told that happened last year, magic LEGOS wandering around the corridors and stuff like that.." she watched as a waitress approached the table with their food and placed it in front of them. It smelled great and looked even better. She picked her fork and knife up and looked defiantly at Nikos. "ready?" she asked, as she was asking him if he was ready to battle.

Wow. Antigone was definitely on a mission to get out of there very quickly. Chloe was definitely having to rock her heels to keep up with her as they made their way down the street to a Muggle restaurant. "It's okay. Drama happens. I totally understand." Chloe had been a bit of a drama queen growing up. Being a privileged little princess would do that. As they walked in the doors, Chloe automatically headed for the table furthest away from from the door as she could just incase those rude people came looking for Antigone. "Is here okay?" she asked, indicating the table as she sat down.

Antigone kept her stiff pace up despite the shoes she was wearing. She was accomplished at fleeing in stilettos, yes indeed. Turning to Chloe she said, "Yes, well... I have had more than enough of that drama to be honest. That woman has blown up on me in the Ministry.. in the alley... and now out here. I am not going to tolerate it anymore." SHe said this all matter of factly and nodded her head as Chloe grabbed a table in the back. "This is great, actually. So... Now that that awkward situation is done with... How are you, dear?" she said with her usual smile on.

Chloe just nodded in agreement. Woah buddy. This was quite a tense situation she had just been thrown into, and she was still very confused as to what had just happened back in the coffee shop, buuuut she was just going to agree. "That is completely understandable! I'm sure that you do not deserve to be talked to that way!" Truthfully, Chloe had no idea what was going on, so she couldn't for sure say Antigone had no reason to be insulted, but Chloe kneeeew Antigone, and she didn't now PregnantWoman, soooo Antigone was going to win Chloe's vote for the person in the right this time. Once they had settled into the table, she was a bit started to see Antigone completely composed again. "Oh! I'm... quite well. How are you?"

That was a stupid question.

Antigone had no desire to talk about painful things anymore today so she just smiled and said, "I am very well, aside from that. I am glad you are well too. How did your love situation work out. I have been dying to know." SHe ordered a glass of sparkling water, a lovely pasta dish and a glass of red wine when the waiter came around. Waiting she drank from her water and smiled. SHe could be friends with Chloe for sure, she didn't care if she was an employee she was super nice and really positive something Antigone needed.

Chloe grinned from ear-to-ear as her cheeks blushed. She looked down at the table feeling like she was a 13-year-old girl sharing secret crushes with her friends in the dormitory again. Playing with her hands, a bit, she said quietly, "You know that dark corner down on Level 9?" but just as she began her story, the waiter came around, and she had to think quickly of what she wanted, ordering a Greek salad and a water with lemon. Hmm... wonder why she was so in love with anything Grecian? Couldn't be because of her hunk of awesome Grecian man who she would be seeing later. When the waiter was gone, she cleared her throat and continued her story. "Well, I met him down there one day, and we were standing there talking, and he just... said it. Just said, "Have I ever told you I love you? Because I do. I love you, Chloe." And then I squealed like a little girl and threw my arms around him and said I love him, too.... and yeah...." she trailed off, looking back down at her unusually fidgety hands.

Antigone listened to Chloe with a smile on her face. She sighed a tad, remembering what that felt like and all... Ahhh... to be young and in love. "THat is amazing, Chloe. Grand! I love a happy ending, indeed," she gushed. She couldn't help but feel a little stab in her heart though... Malachi was coming back... things would get interesting now for sure. Merlin... her life needed to straighten up.

Chloe just giggled a silly little giggle and said, "Thanks! I'm not to the end though. I certainly HOPE I get the happy ending I want..." The last part came out quietly. This was ridiculous. Why was she already imagining the rest of her forever being spent with Asher? Not that she had any reason to believe it COULDN'T happen, and not that she had any reason to believe they couldn't get married and have a family and be together for the rest of their lives and be happy. But sometimes... things just happened, and Chloe didn't want to get her hopes up too high. She knew it might be a long time before Asher was ready to even talk about the subject of marriage.

Antigone nodded, she really knew how the girl felt there. She had planned a life... but it got dashed along with her heart. But still she smiled, none of her inner turmoil showing on her face. Instead she just said, "You are too great a person to not get the happiness life has to offer you. You are young and in love and that is the greatest feeling in the world, enjoy it!" SHe took a drink from her water... She felt the need to dish to the girl... but had no clue if she could.

Chloe just sat there and smiled across the table at her boss's kind words. That had not been something she had been expecting, and it made her blush deepen. "Thank you. You deserve to be happy, too." Chloe raised her glass to make a toast. She laughed a little and said, "To us and all the happiness we deserve!" And her boss did deserve happiness. She could tell there was a lot of personal drama in her life and in her past, and for the first time, Chloe wished that Antigone wasn't her boss so that it would make it sooooo much easier for the women to tell her all about her problems. That would probably make Antigone feel a lot better. But Chloe wasn't going to push it. The last time she had done that, it had ended very... awkwardly.

Antigone raised her glass and smiled sadly. "Indeed" is all she said before drinking her water, still letting her wine breath. She never fidgeted.... but if she did she would be now. "Look, I don't have any girlfriends... Can I confide in you? I promise not to blow up on you this time," she said as her grin turned genuine.

Chloe took a drink and then set down her glass. Oh we were getting serious here. She nodded at Antigone and said, "Of course! By all means!" She made a gesture as if telling the woman to lay it all out on the table, and she smiled at her reassuringly. Her boss could tell her anything. I mean, really, who would she tell? She wasn't exactly the gossipy type. The only people she had ever had a conversation deeper than small talk with at the ministry were Asher and, well, Antigone.

Antigone drew in a deep breath and said, "The reason I got so snippy with you is because you were right... but wrong as well. Ethan doesn't care. He is serial... well he is a bachelor let's say. Through and through. But there was one man in my life... One man that meant more to me than any other. Once I left Ollivander's after the start of Hogwart's term I met him... it was magical. We were instantly smitten. It turned to love very easily. It's like we were made for one another. But like most men he cheated. I think he did anyway, his friend told me he had. Well, his falcon delivered a letter for me today. He is coming back to London. To like work where we do, ya know. He says it was all lies. Will you come with me to my office after we have eaten and have a look and give me your take on it? I need another woman's opinion. THat bloody bird is still there though." That was more than anyone knew about her in this current time.. More than Antigone ever cared to share with anyone but she had to , it was killing her.

Wow.... word vomit. Chloe was good at word vomiting as well. She listened intently to what Antigone said, trying to catch all of the details as the words went speeding by. That was certainly some intense drama. And that didn't even include whatever that whole situation in the cafe was. When Antigone asked Chloe to accompany to her office and give her her opinion, she was taken aback. That was NOT something she had been expecting in the slightest. Nevertheless, she nodded and gave her a comforting smile. "Of course! I'd be happy to! And about the other day... it's okay. I spoke out of turn anyway."

He laughed at the fun her department had before taking a sip of his coffee. He would've probably join in on the fun had that been his own department, had to have been better than doing boring paper work.

Arching a eyebrow a small smirk crossed his face. "Legos wandering the corridors, haven't heard that story." He smiled gratefully at the waiter who had placed the food in front of them, about to dig in when he heard the challege. Not one to back down, he looked at her with utensils in hand returning her look."Ladies first."