She looked at him and then pouted as he shook his head. Squeezing his hand back, she nodded "Okay." she sighed, knowing he wouldn't budge on this judgement. Giggling at his admittance, she grinned "You could just ask" she leant her head to his mouth as he whispered into his ear and then sat down in the chair he'd pulled out. Pushing out a chair for him too, she looked around and then closed her eyes, sighing. "Love..?" she looked at him with her eyes telling the rest of her sentence silently to him.

Loving her closeness, Brian took a seat next to her, "What love?" he asked but his nose found the difference in the air surrounding them. "Come here.." he pulled her by her side closer to him gently so that she could avoid the coffee smell that was so allergic to her.

She smiled slightly at his question and then buried her face into his shoulder as he pulled her closer to him. Hugging him, she started breathing the smell of him happily and closed her eyes. Stupid coffee allergy. Sometimes.

Katherine walked in to the already quite buzzing Conference room. She'd heard about the education fair and was quite excited, it sounded great! She waited, and wondered what was going to happen, and how long the speech would be. She wasn't really keen on long speechs, not boring ones anyway, but hopefully it wouldn't be too boring. It sounded interesting to say the leaste.

His arm went around her immediately, keeping her as much closer as he could. "Just calm down and take deep breaths, Becs. " he said quietly to her ear, concerned, hoping she would settle down soon.

Nodding slightly, she took deep calming breaths and moved her hand to take hold of his free hand. Playing with his fingers, she relaxed slightly and kept breathing his amazing smell happily. Shifting to sit comfortably, she nudged him slightly, smiling. She was still playful, even when coffee was around.

"Likewise, Mr Trumball! I'm eager to learn more about transportation but also about other areas if that's possible." She said beaming. Not that she was considering to change job or anything but Ingrid wanted to broaden her horizons when she had the opportunity. Turning to look up front she hoped that everything would kick off soon.

Ingrid let her gaze wander among the faces in the room stopping on what she believed to be one of the newest floo employess. Seeing as Theron still hadn't showed up yet she thought it was her duty to introduce herself and check that the man had settled in all right. Pulling back a few loose strands of black hair behind her ears Ingrid walked over, smiling. "Hello, there Mr Deveraux? I'm Ingrid Johansson, Division head on level 6." Extentending a hand towards the man she asked "I hope you've settled in all right?"

Ingrid was about to point out he boss Mr Trumball but was stopped by the arrival of yet another employee but this time of Apparition. Waving at him she called out "Hey there Mr Mreres! I'm Ingrid Johansson. Division head of Apparition on Level 6. Welcome to the Ministry!" It felt a bit weird and maybe even a bit pushy to almost jump people like she did but on the other hand. It usually paied off to be out-going and Ingrid hoped that this time was no different.

Pierre chuckled a little. This guy isn't that bad. He was kind of confused when he brought up a 'New Yorker', but was glad when he clarified. "New York City? That sounds interesting. What was it like there?" Pierre knew it was a big city and London was the only big city he had ever been in.

Pierre looked towards the sound he had heard his name coming from. He was looking at a woman with black hair that seemed to be his new Division head. He grasped her hand and shook it. "Very nice to meet you Ms. Johansson. And as you already seem to know, I'm Pierre Devereux." His words all dripped with his French accent. "Yes. I've found everything all right."

Alina headed into the Conference room, wondering quite why she needed to be down here when she and her division were working on a particularly important case in Patents. She hadn't quite understood the concept of what was meant to be going on at this so-called 'Education Fair', but here she was - and hopefully some of her employees would come too. There might be something useful to take away from it all....

Glancing round the room, Alina spotted a familiar face and headed in that direction. She didn't want to be conspicuously stood at the entrance to the room on her own during the inevitable speeches. Reaching Skander, Alina smiled. "How's it been going with Colin MacKenzie?" she asked. She'd certainly seen the player on Level Seven, despite having her own problems to look after at the moment.

Malachi shook her hand, giving her an easy smile. "Great to meet you Frida." He released her hand. "To be honest, I haven't really explored the ministry all that much myself since I took the Division Head for International Magical Office of Law position a few months ago."

He ran his hand distractedly through his brown mop of hair. "Oh yes, it is. It's challenging and I love a challenge. It's certainly different to what I was doing before. I worked on the fire-crab reservation in Fiji." His smile slipped but only for half a second. He glanced at the ring on his left hand.

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Ingrid strolled into the conference room in a cheery and upbeat mood. This job fair had every potential to be fun. Spotting her deaprtment head just as she walked in the dark haired woman changed direction "Hi, Mr Trumball! A job fair of mystery, now what had Ingrid signed up for? Hopefully something that didn't involve spirites. Shuddering slightly of the memory of the michevious spirit she gazed around the room that was quickly filling up.

Theron wasn't really sure what to expect in the conference room, but he would do whatever needed to be done, for the sake of the ministry of course. Theron looked around for someone he might know...hmm...

Ah! There was Ingrid! He could spot her almost instantaneously, she always has this cheery, optimistic demeanor about herself. He strolled over to her. "'Ello again," he said with a dashing smile. "Long time, no see...any idea what all of this is about?" he asked curiously as he waited to hear her theory.

Frida laughed for a moment, though she didn't bother to explain why.
Perhaps it should become a habit of hers from now on...to shake with the right hand. Just to see the different reactions from people.

Bleh. Law. Just that word sounded dreadful...however necessary it was.
All Frida could think about now was her government class her parents made her attend with her brother when she was around ten.
Ten is not the choice age of a child you want to teach government to. It only results in tears of boredom for most.

"Fiji..." Frida began to say, "That's north of New Zealand isn't it? One of the islands nearby?" She placed a closed fist under her chin. "I've never been to the place, but I did visit New Zealand with a couple friends shortly after finishing school at Hogwarts after my seventh year. I hope Fiji is just as beautiful as the rest of the islands in the area." Honestly, Frida would travel there again in a heartbeat just to sit on the beach and watch the ocean. The views were spectacular.

"A fire-crab?" Frida asked, a little more cluelessly than she would have hoped. "What are they? I mean, are they dangerous at all and whatnot?"

DH almost fell asleep looking through people. He had taken his medications and is now feeling better unlike the other day. He stood up when he spotted two familiar figure.

"Mr and Mrs Lee. How are you?" he said extending his hand to the couple. "Oh, and thank you very much for the other day." he said looking at Becca.

Teresa arrived a late and a little flustered. She quickly thought of something she needed to look up on her phone, franticly looked through her purse then realized she had placed it in her pocket. She chuckled at her "moment of brilliance". She quickly scanned the room, not for any real reason its not like she really new anyone, being new and all. She stood on her tiptoes and spotted a open seat. She sauntered over to the table, she recognized the her Department head " Hi Antigone I believe, I'm Teresa Emen"

Antigone was syphoning up ink when she heard someone else speaking to her. Good Merlin she was going to have to go into 'happy mode' for the audience she was gaining. Mustering all her strength she turned and smiled brightly at the woman. "Well hello, Teresa Emen. I am indeed Antigone McArdle. How are you today?" she said in a much nicer voice than she had been speaking in. Dammit... she was going to be forced out of her sour mood.

She watched Malachi out of the corner of her eye and fought the urge to throw things at him or shout and tell the woman that he was a serious meanie head. Oh yes, this took a lot of strength. Then he mentioned Fiji and she thought she would lose it. She dug her fingers into the arms of the chair before offering it to the woman that she was pretty sure was an employee of hers.

The door to the conference room opened, and Senior Undersecretary Allie Carlton walked inside. She paused and took a long glance around the room, as if she were looking for someone or something. When her eyes had traveled from one end of the room to the other, a sudden worried expression took up residence on her normally cheerful-looking face.

Taking a deep breath, she fumbled in her pockets for a piece of parchment---her speech. Or, actually, the one Taylor was meant to be giving any minute now. She glanced back and forth between the parchment and the crowd for a moment before taking her place behind the podium centered in the front of the room. She raised her wand to her mouth, and with a "Sonorus!" she spoke:

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Minister Taylor's Education Fair. If you haven't already, please take a seat, so we can get started," she announced. "Department Heads, please take the seats to the left of me." With her free hand, she motioned towards a line of chairs. As she did this, she cast a concerned glance towards a few of the heads.

OOC: For clarification, Allie's not yelling, lol. The sonorus made her voice no louder than regular microphone volume.

Dominic Everdeen was late, as usual. He was in the back of the crowd, waiting for the minister of magic to begin. He took a drink and sat down, waiting to see a friend.

Antigone was actually quite pleased when the Senior Undersecretary asked them to take a seat nearer to her. She caught the concerned glance she shot toward them and furrowed her brow. Oh crikey... there must be something else going on here.

Shooting a smile at those sitting near her, even Ronan, she rose from her seat and walked toward the front of the room and took a seat to the left of the Undersecretary. The immediate seat actually.

Christian perked up as Ms. Carlton's voice was projected through the room. With a slight nod to those around him, he walked toward the front of the room, smiling.

Until he saw the concerned look on the woman's face. Raising an eyebrow, he looked around him a moment, to see where the glance might have been directed. Furrowing his brow, he took a seat in the indicated chairs, glancing about the room with concerned curiosity.

Listening as a woman came in and asked everyone to take a seat. Mackenzie finds a seat near one side, and sits down.

Emma looekd round for a seat, seating herself on on which was free she looked towards the front. She couldnt wait till it started, she had never done something like this before. She wondered what it was like.

Yay, chairs for them! Wes made his way through the crowd and up to Allie, flashing her a giant grin before taking a seat in one of the comfy chairs she had conjured for them. He looked out at everyone and blinked. Whoooooa. He hadn't realized just how many employees the Ministry had until they were all...bunched up like this. Interesting.

He tapped his foot absentmindedly as he waited for her to continue.

Malachi was just about to answer Frida when he heard Allie Carlton, or at least he thought that was her name, announce that the fair was about to start. "Maybe we can talk about later? Over coffee?" He smiled widely. He liked this woman, she was intelligent. She would be a good friend to have.

He looked over at Antigone. He could see the pendant he had given her on a chain around her neck, nestled next to something else. It was like a kick in the stomach. But Antigone had moved on and he had to as well. It was that simple.

Nikos had spotted a few people that he wanted to speak to when a woman began to speak. Seeing how they were starting, he refilled his cup of coffee and took a seat near the front, resting his arm on the chair beside him as he waited for the rest of the speech.

Frida too; like many others in the room, looked to the source of the sound, and realized that the conference was going to begin shortly.

"Hmm?" She turned back to Malachi, somewhat surprised. "Oh, yes, that would be nice." Not having been out with another soul in ages wasn't good. So actually leaving work and home was in order, and of top priority.
She fell silent, and sat politely while waiting for everything to start.