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| Charles Hollingberry Era All historical records pertaining to Ministry of Magic RPG under Minister for Magic, Charles Hollingberry [IC March 2097 - present; OOC November 2018 - present] |
04-11-2021, 11:30 PM
| | Office of Jake Upstead, Department Head The office of Jake Upstead has changed dramatically since the flight of his predecessor - for a start, you can actually see the place now. The blinds on the enchanted windows are almost always thrown open to let in sort of natural light. The colour scheme in here is neutral; off-white walls, dark pine floorboards, and a grey rug in the centre of the room. Most of the furniture is dark brown or subtle gold, excepting the grey swivel chair behind the desk, and a very comfortable looking sofa along one wall in the same colour, which is perfect for more informal, casual chats. It also happens to be easily long enough for Jake's tall frame to stretch out on, should he feel the need, but that's purely coincidental. Two regular chairs sit in front of the desk, for conversations better suited there.
Shelves line the wall behind the desk, and hold a decent-sized collection of books. Many are on law and policies, though these look nearly new and are mostly kept for reference. The most well-thumbed books are on history, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Quidditch, though there are also plenty here that relate to youth mentoring, amongst which a couple of parenting books can be spotted by the more discerning eye. The upper shelves are dedicated to psychology, and mental health and wellbeing. Books on potentially dangerous or extremely sensitive subject matter are kept well out of sight.
Jake hates paperwork, and though he deals with it when he must, too much parchment in sight drives him round the twist. He tries to keep his desk clear, though always ends up leaving out notes and personal reminders for himself anyway, sometimes written in shorthand or a private 'code' that can leave even himself nonplussed. The in tray invariably has something awaiting his attention.
Years of service in Magical Law Enforcement have made Jake extra paranoid security conscious, and it's for this reason that he doesn't like to keep too many personal photos in his office, but he cannot bring himself to have nothing there at all. Across from his desk, the wall is covered in picture frames, though these frames remain empty unless Jake is alone in the office, or chooses to reveal the photos to a visitor.
On the coffee table in front of the sofa, a curious little levitating orb serves as a subtle and constant light source. Jake refers to this as his Mood Orb, as it helpfully changes colour according to the dominating feeling in the room, although this one has a special secret feature in that when it detects deception or untrustworthiness, it shines white and bright.
If you need a word with Jake, especially in his capacity of Department Head, it's probably a good idea to schedule a time beforehand, but you can always knock and hope for the best, especially if it can't wait. Barging in unannounced is generally not advisable.
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08-11-2021, 05:06 PM
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| DMLE & DMAC Mooncalf
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pawnee
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Brooks Bradshaw Gryffindor First Year Ministry RPG Name:
Dieter Kareless Accidents & Catastrophes Ministry RPG Name:
Coulson Bradshaw Law Enforcement | Ern's Walmart Greeter He wasn't particularly looking forward to this conversation, but it was one he needed to have. Coulson couldn't continue to do his job under the impression that he was overqualified to do it. Sure, he hadn't completed Auror training or had all of the exact requirements it called for but... didn't experience substitute for some of that?
Coulson was tired of complaining to Elodie about it and was sure she was tired of hearing about it. Actually, she'd certainly told him so on more than one occasion. Adjusting his tie, and carrying an extra paper cup of coffee he'd retrieved this morning, he gave the door to the man's office a knuckle knock, a few minutes early of the intended scheduled time.
He wasn't too early, was he?
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08-19-2021, 06:13 PM
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| Book Club Mod
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MO & DoM Banshee
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin First Year Ministry RPG Name:
Daxton Prince Mysteries Ministry RPG Name:
Nikolai Kaiser Minister's Office Diagon Alley Employee:
Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus Ollivanders x12 x12
| Lovely™ | Captain Hurted | Ariana's Bane | Resident Antagonist | Unparalleled Delight Jake had always been good at keeping work and home separate. Not too good - they really had no business being tangled up together. It was the switching back into Home Mode that could be the issue, but not so today, today he was having trouble disengaging from it. Almost every single one of the kids was the source of a unique and pressing concern in Jake's mind, and even the ones that weren't, he worried he was missing something important, thereby making them a concern in their own right. Given also how many there were, this was not exactly conducive to a productive work day.
The knock on his office door pulled Jake from his thoughts, and he looked up from the letter he had been trying to read, before checking his watch. Merlin, time was slipping away from him with uncomfortable ease today. He had a meeting scheduled for in a few minutes - or perhaps that was him now.
Jake gestured to the door, which opened, revealing the very man standing there. "Bradshaw, good. Come right in," he said, shuffling his work mail into a pile, standing, and moving to put them away for later. "Is this a desk conversation, or a couch conversation?" He could go ahead and pick.
Whichever it was, Jake was already glad for it. Nothing like actual, face-to-face work for pulling him out of his own head. Already Bradshaw was doing him a big favour.
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08-28-2021, 01:49 PM
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| DMLE & DIMC
Mooncalf
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Drowning in files
Posts: 7,069
Ministry RPG Name:
Conley Singh-Phora International Cooperation Ministry RPG Name:
Hugo I. Bumble Law Enforcement x1
| *randomly tagged* | Norbert(a) | The Wandmaker (tm) A silvery Husky, so big it might easily be mistaken as a wolf, burst into the office without any worry of who might be inside or what business was being conducted. It circled once as if chasing it's tail then sat down to deliver it's message. "Upstead, please report to the Level 3 break room." The message came in Conley Singh-Phora's voice. "Please bring a Healer. Level 1 priority." Conley explained in a simple code that meant he believed there had been another attack.
The message delivered the silvery Husky slowly disappeared.
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08-30-2021, 05:01 PM
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| Book Club Mod
Alley Proprietor
MO & DoM Banshee
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 50,105
Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin First Year Ministry RPG Name:
Daxton Prince Mysteries Ministry RPG Name:
Nikolai Kaiser Minister's Office Diagon Alley Employee:
Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus Ollivanders x12 x12
| different TL~ Lovely™ | Captain Hurted | Ariana's Bane | Resident Antagonist | Unparalleled Delight Quote:
Originally Posted by Krel Ansell A silvery Husky, so big it might easily be mistaken as a wolf, burst into the office without any worry of who might be inside or what business was being conducted. It circled once as if chasing it's tail then sat down to deliver it's message. "Upstead, please report to the Level 3 break room." The message came in Conley Singh-Phora's voice. "Please bring a Healer. Level 1 priority." Conley explained in a simple code that meant he believed there had been another attack.
The message delivered the silvery Husky slowly disappeared. You'd think, after years of receiving messages via patronus, that Jake would be used to this kind of thing by now. And he was, but they made him just a tad jumpy, especially as he seemed to be in a perpetual state of expecting bad news, and patronus messages seldom brought anything but.
He was sitting on his couch, flipping through a couple of files with a coffee in one hand, when the Husky arrived. Jake would have recognised it as belonging to Conley even before it spoke, but he was momentarily preoccupied. In a jolt of surprise, he'd sloshed coffee out of the mug and directly (and mercifully) onto his leg, and yelped. More out of surprise than anything; the coffee wasnt all that hot anymore.
Having heard the message, Jake swore loudly (at his regular frequency), set his mug down, and waved at the paperwork to set it filing itself securely away. He stood, and strode briskly for the door. Healer, then, and he'd grab someone on hand from his own department on the way down as well.
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12-03-2021, 08:39 AM
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| Ramora
Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Valhalla
Posts: 5,651
Hogwarts RPG Name: Kalie Carter-Hope Gellar Hufflepuff Sixth Year Ministry RPG Name:
Ronan Victor Carter Law Enforcement Ministry RPG Name:
Alfred Ludovic Devereaux Accidents & Catastrophes x7 x4
| Dem Carters | even 🕊🕊 have pride | | Expecto PAWtronum 🐈 | U-NA-GI Patronus two went to the Department Head's office. The translucent meerkat scurried into the offices so quick it might make one question whether they'd actually seen anything at all. The voice emanating from it though left no mistake as to what was going on. "I've found Goldwasser. Go to the Stone Alcove near the courtrooms and follow the opening. No time to explain further. Oh, and he's been the one behind the attacks all along," the meerkat spoke in the hurried voice of Ronan Carter. Message delivered, the patronus faded away.
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