"It is lucky. Especially since they were outside of their element and frightened." So if they had gone and bit a muggle or two, Harmony couldn't really blame them. The red head's gaze fell on the cages again and she had a pained expression, feeling quite bad for the creatures. The sooner they were cared for, the better.

At the mention of the mutant, Harmony smiled slowly. "Fascinating subject, that mutant. Its drool does seem to have a corroding quality that makes it quite difficult to contain. It has been under strict watch, though I do not believe any identification has been made yet as to what it was before it...changed." And if she wasn't mistaken, his employees had bottled some of said drool so perhaps they'd uncovered something?

"It is." A pleasure, she meant. "I'll gladly take these guys off your hands if you're ready to part with them." She said kindly as she observed Aron with a steady gaze. Yes, his aura was an orangey-yellow.

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"It is lucky. Especially since they were outside of their element and frightened." So if they had gone and bit a muggle or two, Harmony couldn't really blame them. The red head's gaze fell on the cages again and she had a pained expression, feeling quite bad for the creatures. The sooner they were cared for, the better.

At the mention of the mutant, Harmony smiled slowly. "Fascinating subject, that mutant. Its drool does seem to have a corroding quality that makes it quite difficult to contain. It has been under strict watch, though I do not believe any identification has been made yet as to what it was before it...changed." And if she wasn't mistaken, his employees had bottled some of said drool so perhaps they'd uncovered something?

"It is." A pleasure, she meant. "I'll gladly take these guys off your hands if you're ready to part with them." She said kindly as she observed Aron with a steady gaze. Yes, his aura was an orangey-yellow.

Outside of their element. Right. Oooooooookay then.

"As soon as I learn something from my employees I'll be sure to send you a full report on the creature," he nodded towards the woman. He was going to need to find Derek for that. Perhaps even offer to work with him on the matter. Aron was growing anxious about this, especially with several reported sightings of mutants over the summer in Diagon Alley.

He pushed the cages towards her. "They're all yours." And could she stop staring at him that way? Was she trying to cleanse his aura or something? His aura was perfectly fine the way it was, thank you. "Good luck with them. They are a feisty bunch."

"I would appreciate that greatly." And Aron got a smile and nod of the head from Harmony as she smoothed her skirt. "I'll be sure to keep you updated on any findings we have here as well." It was lovely, the way departments came together at times like these to solve puzzles such as the one with the creatures. Harmony found the whole thing downright heartwarming.

Taking the cages, the red head grinned and wiggled a finger at the crups, feeling great relief that they were now in her custody. "Vivaciousness is the spice of life." She said as she straightened up again, ready to place the crups where they'd be taken care of. "Thank you again, Aron. I'm sure we'll be speaking soon." And with that Harmony sauntered off with the cages, her anklets jingling as she went.

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"I would appreciate that greatly." And Aron got a smile and nod of the head from Harmony as she smoothed her skirt. "I'll be sure to keep you updated on any findings we have here as well." It was lovely, the way departments came together at times like these to solve puzzles such as the one with the creatures. Harmony found the whole thing downright heartwarming.

Taking the cages, the red head grinned and wiggled a finger at the crups, feeling great relief that they were now in her custody. "Vivaciousness is the spice of life." She said as she straightened up again, ready to place the crups where they'd be taken care of. "Thank you again, Aron. I'm sure we'll be speaking soon." And with that Harmony sauntered off with the cages, her anklets jingling as she went.

Ditto. Or something like that. The Accidents and Catastrophes Head just gave the woman a nod in confirmation. The woman may be more than a bit odd, but at least she seemed efficient and wasn't like the other honking daffodils he knew existed in the Ministry.

And THAT was spoken like a true creatures professional right there. Although he had to agree with her. "I'm sure we will," he said, giving another nod before glancing down at his attire. Time to change out of this disguise and back into his jeans and t-shirt. He waited just to be sure the crups didn't somehow escape, but after a few minutes and no further yipping or tail wagging to be seen, the Australian made his way out of the waiting area and back towards his office on level 3.

It was her 3rd day back in the ministry after Christmas break. Tasha had memos, cases and files waiting for her attention but standing in the lift she didn’t push the button to get her to level 3. The blond wasn’t exactly sure what floor button she had pushed before she walked out of the lift on level 4. Blinking she stood still for a moment weighing her options. She could walk back into the lift or go talk to Roxanne and maybe bury the bad blood between them. She chose the latter.

Straightening up, smoothing out her robes and pushing a few blond strands of hair back between her ears Tasha resolutely headed into the reception area. No receptionist visible behind the curved mahogany reception desk she headed over to sit down in one of the comfy chairs to wait for either the receptionist or Roxanne to appear.

Making her way onto Level Four holding her traditional cup of coffee and a half-eaten (having been snacked on on her way up) cinnamon roll, Roxanne was humming a song she'd heard on the car radio on her way to the Ministry. Not that she was in that excellent of a mood, just that the song was an extremely catchy one. She wasn't expecting to have to deal with plants today, at least, so that might've also contributed to the humming.

She also wasn't expecting to have to deal with certain people today, either, but that's exactly it looked like she was going to have to do, as stepped into reception and saw Natasha sitting there looking like she was waiting for someone. Grrreat. Roxanne considered taking the totally responsible and mature route of simply ignoring the other woman, but instead she quickly finished her cinnamon roll, charmed the sticky off her fingers, and took one last drink of coffee before approaching.

"Hello, can I help you?" Plant or climate problem, hopefully? Or a question about recycling?

Tasha looked up as Roxanne entered the reception area. Could she back out of her resolve to come here and try and sort things out with the other woman? Swallowing a few times she stood up as Roxanne approached her. Telling herself that she could do this Tasha met the other woman's gaze. "Hi, Roxanne, can I talk to you about something in private?" Okay, that wasn't so hard.

If she kept reminding herself that she came here with good intentions and for Dorian's sake not just hers then maybe she could survive a conversation with Roxanne who if she was completely honest actually scared her just a bit.

It was time to go to work!!!!!!!!!! Yay! William was super excited about his first day on the job. He had no idea of who he was supposed to report to or what he was supposed to do first, BUT he was HERE! And ready. And dressed up fairly nicely, so.... so now he supposed he had nothing to do but show up.

He walked into the Level Four reception area quite confidently and looked around. Welp. He was here. Now what? Did he go to the left or to the right???

Alexandria very nearly and automatically made her way down to Level Nine, as she'd done every day for the past three or so years. It wasn't until she was nearly there when she realized she had a NEW job. One that gave her control. That she could use her astrological observations to make sure the climate in the ministry was parallel. Or make it rain on someone she didn't like.

Stepping from the lifts, she checked her reflection on the metal on the lift real quick, before turning on her heel and heading towards the reception area. SO which way was her new work place now? OOH. Tall gentlemen, who seemed cocky confident enough, SURELY would know which way to go.

*ahem*

Smiling politely up at him, she cleared her throat to grab his attention. "Excuse me. I'm looking for a Ms Carter's office." Because surely her department head's office would be a good place to begin?

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Alexandria very nearly and automatically made her way down to Level Nine, as she'd done every day for the past three or so years. It wasn't until she was nearly there when she realized she had a NEW job. One that gave her control. That she could use her astrological observations to make sure the climate in the ministry was parallel. Or make it rain on someone she didn't like.

Stepping from the lifts, she checked her reflection on the metal on the lift real quick, before turning on her heel and heading towards the reception area. SO which way was her new work place now? OOH. Tall gentlemen, who seemed cocky confident enough, SURELY would know which way to go.

*ahem*

Smiling politely up at him, she cleared her throat to grab his attention. "Excuse me. I'm looking for a Ms Carter's office." Because surely her department head's office would be a good place to begin?

William half-turned at the sound of footsteps accompanied by a soft throat-clearing sound. Then he did a double-take, as the woman standing there WAS HIS SISTER'S IDENTICAL TWIN. MERLIN'S SMELLY SOCKS!

He had to shake his head a few times to make sure it wasn't her. Was it? Wanda had no business at the British Ministry of Magic. Besides, her voice was much more grating and annoying than this woman's. So William forced a smile on his face, to not seem unfriendly, as he replied to her query.

"Uhhhhh, well, if I knew where Ms. Carter's office was, I would tell you," he replied sympathetically. "I myself am looking for a Skylark's nest. At least, I think that's what my letter said." He should probably double-check that, huh...

Jack entered the reception area to relax for a bit after a morning of filling out paperwork and saw a man and a woman who looked a little confused. He assumed they must be new employees because he had never seen them before. He approached them and said, "Hi, I'm Jack Berusen, employee of the magical department. Can I help you with anything?".

Uh..... did she have something on her face or did he ALWAYS stare at attractive women when they approached? Seriously. What was up with that dumbfounded expression, Mister Tall!person?

Oh! FINALLY, a smile!

But, what? "So you're ... you're new too?" Well, this was embarrassing.

But thankfully, it seemed someone was here who knew their way. Jake or Jack or well, honestly she hadn't been paying attention. He seemed friendly enough though and he DID offer to help them.

"Yes. I'm looking for Ms Carter's Office and he -" She indicated with her thumb, "is looking for Skylark's nest... wait? Nest? You're looking for a bird?" she looked over at tall gawker boy in confusion. Well that was weird. Was she supposed to introduce herself too? Because that totally slipped her mind.

Uh, private? That couldn't be good. Since.... well, anyway, it just couldn't be good. "Um, sure, just come with me to my office." Was this going to be one of those things where she regretted eating right before hand? Because she was sure that no one wanted to see partially digested cinnamon roll on the floor.....

As she was leading the way to her office, Roxanne overheard someone asking for her. Or, more specifically, directions to her office. Looking around, she spotted a younger woman speaking with an unknown man and someone from Creatures. Hadley, if she remembered from her files correctly. "I'm Ms. Carter," she spoke up with a wave and a smile "please wait here or in the offices and I'll be with you shortly." As soon as she'd heard what Natasha had to say.

OOC: Go ahead and post in her office

"Ah yes Ms. Carter, she is the head of Magical Catastrophies and should be here shortly. That's a fascinating field to be in, well from what my friends have told me, I think you'll like it a lot."

"As for Slylark's nest, I'm pretty sure he's not looking for a bird", Jack chuckled. Skylark is the last name of my boss, that must be the new name she gave her office. Oh she can be a wily one at times. Anyway, I have not caught you're names. Would you two care to share?".

"Oh, hello Miss Carter, it's very nice to see you again". He then turned to the lady and said, "This train seems to be for you, good luck with you're new position and I hope to see you on the inside.", Jack said with a wink.

he then turned to the guy still left waiting. "So, do you have any idea of the department of magical creatures you'll be working with. I work in the Werewolf division myself.".

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Uh..... did she have something on her face or did he ALWAYS stare at attractive women when they approached? Seriously. What was up with that dumbfounded expression, Mister Tall!person?

Oh! FINALLY, a smile!

But, what? "So you're ... you're new too?" Well, this was embarrassing.

"I am, yes," William bobbed his head and tried to NOT think this was Wanda pranking him. It was quite difficult though. "William Walter Williamson," he added, holding out his hand for his sister's twin. "I'm supposed to be a Senior Dragon Researcher, here on Level 4?" Why that was a question, he did not know.

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But thankfully, it seemed someone was here who knew their way. Jake or Jack or well, honestly she hadn't been paying attention. He seemed friendly enough though and he DID offer to help them.

"Yes. I'm looking for Ms Carter's Office and he -" She indicated with her thumb, "is looking for Skylark's nest... wait? Nest? You're looking for a bird?" she looked over at tall gawker boy in confusion. Well that was weird. Was she supposed to introduce herself too? Because that totally slipped her mind.

Yes, apparently, yep, he was looking for a nest. Willy just looked back at his sister's twin and shrugged his shoulders. There ought to be SOME animals on the Magical Creatures floor, no? It stood to reason that one of them could be a skylark.

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"Ah yes Ms. Carter, she is the head of Magical Catastrophies and should be here shortly. That's a fascinating field to be in, well from what my friends have told me, I think you'll like it a lot."

"As for Slylark's nest, I'm pretty sure he's not looking for a bird", Jack chuckled. Skylark is the last name of my boss, that must be the new name she gave her office. Oh she can be a wily one at times. Anyway, I have not caught you're names. Would you two care to share?".

"Oh, hello Miss Carter, it's very nice to see you again". He then turned to the lady and said, "This train seems to be for you, good luck with you're new position and I hope to see you on the inside.", Jack said with a wink.

he then turned to the guy still left waiting. "So, do you have any idea of the department of magical creatures you'll be working with. I work in the Werewolf division myself.".

Oh the Head of Magical Catastrophies was on this floor. Huh, weird. William could have sworn that guy would be found on Level 3, but maybe he didn't know much about the Ministry.

"William Williamson," he replied instead, offering this other guy a cool smile and a handshake. "I'm supposed to be a Senior Dragon Researcher, so that's under the beasts division. Right?" Woooo he worked in the werewolf division! Neat-o!

Jack shook his hand. "Oh cool, nice to meet you William, that should be a rather fascinating jobs. I actually worked with dragons myself in North America before I got the opportunity to transfer to England. It has taken a bit of getting used to working with werewolves but I have experience with all sorts of magical creatures from my college days so its still a good fit for me. So, what do you feel is one of the coolest things you've learned about dragons over the years?".

And it seemed right in the nick of time, a woman was leading another woman toward her office, but stopped when she overheard her name. Oh, how friendly of her. And it was her boss! YAY! What a nice boss she had! Alex took a step toward her with a polite smile. "Ms Carter. Pleasure. I'll be down in just a minute." But it seemed she was tied up for a few anyway, so she had a couple minutes to spare....And get to know those two gentlemen on her level.

Wait. What? Alex spun around after Ms Carter had departed down the hall and stared at the Jack fellow for a good hard minute. Perhaps she heard him wrong, as she'd been focused on her making a good impression with her boss. But she was pretty sure did NOT get placed in the Catastrophes Department. Unless she misread her letter, which was possible albeit unlikely. Yes, she probably misheard him.

But wow, he seemed to know like everyone. He'd been working here awhile, clearly? Maybe? Even if he did get departments mixed up maybe.

"Sorry, I apologize. I'm Hadley. Alexandria Hadley. Climate controller." She smiled politely at the pair of gentlemen, as she glanced down the hall again. "Thank you. I have a minute or two though; I believe she had her hands a tad full."

So at least she wasn't the ONLY new person on the floor. That was reassuring. Supposed to be Senior Dragon Researcher, as in he wasn't entirely sure? Well that was weird. He seemed all too well composed about two minutes ago, which was strong contrast to his indecisiveness he was showing now. BUT .... that was A LOT of Ws in his name. And it sounded REALLY familiar.

"Pleasure to meet you, W cubed." Alex smiled coyly. Could she call him that? Cause it sounded SO much cooler than Will or William. "Hadley. Alexandria Hadley. Lead Climate Controller."

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Jack shook his hand. "Oh cool, nice to meet you William, that should be a rather fascinating jobs. I actually worked with dragons myself in North America before I got the opportunity to transfer to England. It has taken a bit of getting used to working with werewolves but I have experience with all sorts of magical creatures from my college days so its still a good fit for me. So, what do you feel is one of the coolest things you've learned about dragons over the years?".

"Did you?" William warmed up a little to this other guy when he said he used to work with dragons. Dragon people were his people, man! "Ohhhh I couldn't pick just ONE THING I've learned about them over the years... although, I do find their impressive growth and maturity rate rather fascinating... it was a real joy to learn that firsthand, lemme tell ya...."

His tone might have taken a slight turn toward the bitter at the end there, but what was he SUPPOSED TO SAY when his only dragon baby grew up and left him?!

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So at least she wasn't the ONLY new person on the floor. That was reassuring. Supposed to be Senior Dragon Researcher, as in he wasn't entirely sure? Well that was weird. He seemed all too well composed about two minutes ago, which was strong contrast to his indecisiveness he was showing now. BUT .... that was A LOT of Ws in his name. And it sounded REALLY familiar.

"Pleasure to meet you, W cubed." Alex smiled coyly. Could she call him that? Cause it sounded SO much cooler than Will or William. "Hadley. Alexandria Hadley. Lead Climate Controller."

W cubed. Yeah, he'd never heard that one before. William refrained from rolling his eyes, however, even if this chick DID remind him overwhelmingly of his sister.

"Hadley? Any relation to the one that teaches at Hogwarts?" He'd forgotten her first name already but it was okay, surely her... sister...? would know. "Climate controller sounds like a cool job. Or a hot one, depending on your mood." Har har, geddit?

Listening to him talk to Jack about dragons and learning firsthand, Alex got the feeling like he was familiar somehow. Though she didn't know him. Or did she? Phasing out, she barely noticed him back looking at her until he said her last name. And mentioned her sister, sort of, which would explain the familiarity! This would be the guy J was telling her about - who hatched a dragon's egg a couple years back at Hogwarts.

"Yes ... Josephina. She's my big sister ... taught Arithmancy." Alex nodded, glad to figure out the slight familiarity of this guy. "Well today's my first official day, but yes, it should be cool. Can be hot and then cold .... Change the weather as often as girls change outfits." Heh. Watch out; we might just rain on your parade ......

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Listening to him talk to Jack about dragons and learning firsthand, Alex got the feeling like he was familiar somehow. Though she didn't know him. Or did she? Phasing out, she barely noticed him back looking at her until he said her last name. And mentioned her sister, sort of, which would explain the familiarity! This would be the guy J was telling her about - who hatched a dragon's egg a couple years back at Hogwarts.

"Yes ... Josephina. She's my big sister ... taught Arithmancy." Alex nodded, glad to figure out the slight familiarity of this guy. "Well today's my first official day, but yes, it should be cool. Can be hot and then cold .... Change the weather as often as girls change outfits." Heh. Watch out; we might just rain on your parade ......

"That's right!" William nodded warmly. He remembered good 'ol Hadley, Queen of the Puffers. Heh. "Today's my first day too," he added, in case she didn't know that yet. "Hopefully you only change it to make it more comfortable, though, right?"

He gave her a small smile and looked past her into the desk area. He should probably head over there now, huh? "It was nice meeting you, Jo--- I mean, Alexandria. I'm sure I'll see you around here." With that, Willy strolled over to what he THOUGHT was his desks.

Zach stepped off the lift. He could've done this Department at the same time, but he thought he needed genuine ideas from each Department Head and not a collation of ideas. So for now, he is to meet with the Magical Creatures' Department Head.

He approached the reception area and said, "Good day! I am here to meet up with Ms. Skylark." he said with a friendly smile.

It wasn't good to sit in the office for too long, Harmony decided, and so the red head had gone out for one of her walks. She liked to wander around the department, checking on her employees and making sure the creatures had everything they needed. It was calming in that her mind was always at ease when she returned to her desk, knowing everything was under control.

As she headed out towards the reception area with a flyer on positive vibes to add to the bulletin board, she heard someone saying her name. Hm.

"Hello Sir," She said serenely, wandering up to his side. "I'm Harmony Skylark."

Hope you weren't planning to read any of the magazines or pamphlets sitting out in the waiting room. Not only are they looking particularly well... used... today, what with the torn up corners and ripped pages, but they seem to be a bit soggy as well.

And another thing! The beautiful mahogany desk at reception is looking a little less beautiful today. How did the legs get so scratched and abused? It looks like someone's pet crup has taken a liking to the furniture.

Manolo came back in from the break room, a cup of freshly brewed coffee in his hand, and settled in his seat behind the reception desk.

He stood back up abruptly due to the horrid sight in front of him. The desk! The desk was all chewed up and mangled. His beautiful desk, nooooooo!!

Narrowing his eyes, Manolo scanned the area for the culprit. Whatever it was, it was gone now or hiding very well. He made note to check the kennels later or at least ask someone to check for him. The young employee settled back in his chair and ran his hand over the rough stubble on his chin.

I will avenge you, desk.

Jade walked into the Reception area of the Magical Creatures department. She hesitated somewhat because well she didn't belong to this department but she knew that she had the clearance to work in the creature holding room investigating what mutant x was really up to. It was a mystery but her boss had given her new info about Crups so it just might help.

Bracing herself because mutant x was really something unique she headed toward the Creature holding room.