Im assuming everyone is here at this point even if you haven't posted yet!
 

Rebecca giggled a little when Minster Li said the room smelt bad, she conjured up a bottle of air freshener and sprayed a little where they were standing

Jose followed the guide attentively. He didn't think much of the decorating...the statute was dismal. Perhaps too much rain. Yes, that would explain the dreary appointments. Best not to point it out. Diplomacy was the word of the day. With that thought, he put on a big smile and nodded encouragingly.

Alexa smiled patiently leading him past the many fireplaces lining the wall.
"Welcome to the British Ministry" she said softly, "This is the atrium." She watched his smile and laughed softly.
"Do you have any idea of the proceedings?" She asked as her hand slipped into reach for her wand.

Warren stayed beside Abigail as they arrived at the Atrium. He fingered his wand in his pocket as he looked around the room. His eyes fell on Alexa and he smiled and looked at the minister as he heard her question, "That's the lucky lady ma'am or rather I should say I'm the lucky one." And indeed he was the lucky one with her being able to put up with all his stuff over the years. He shifted uncomfortable as she asked how they met, not really wanting to relieve his past. He turned his attention toward Cambell who was speaking about the Atrium and the Statue as he kept his eyes peeled for anything out of the ordinary.

Jose's smile faltered for a moment. 'Proceedings...no comprendo...what do you mean idea of proceedings? Do we not just follow charming guide?'

Bao Li chuckled at the silent ministers and raised his hand. "Yeah. I have question. Why you talk like we deaf or don't understand English?" An impish grin was plastered on his face and he kept his hands folded neatly on his belly.

At that moment, he realized exactly where the smell was coming from. There was a Ministry employee who was wearing sweat-stained robes and devouring a raw onion. "Ooo. That's where dragon breath came from. He stink. Give man breath mint and deodorant, Little Girl," he whispered to Rebecca.

Kaylee looked around the Atrium with slight interest, until her eyes fell upon the huge statue that stood in the centre. "Merlin's beard what an eyesore. Why on earth would anyone keep that thing here?" she mused out loud.

She looked at their guide and shook her head. No she didn't have any questions, she just wanted to leave this area and get as far away from that horrible monstrocity as fast as she could.

Brian was there with the collective thoughts of Minister's arrival, the impatient foreign ministers and their questions, Cambell's speech and more. He watched the Chinese minister asked a silly question to Cambell, he looked around to see her. He was about to answer, but decided to stay calm. Sometimes being quiet is hundred times better than talking. He stood there, folding his arms across his well-built chest.

Alexa smiled watching Cambell explain the history of the Ministry. It seemed so much more interesting from this perspective, even if the statue was grisly and repulsive. Flushing slightly she explained, "I was just wondering if you knew of anything after this? Any arrangements...." She shrugged slipping back into a straight face, "Nevermind. Would you like something to drink?" She asked as her hand curled around her wand. She felt uneasy, maybe just used to murder this seemed oddly unfitting, she felt like at any moment something havoc would unsheath. She turned back to the Minister, with a slight smile, "How are you liking Britain?"

Jose beamed at the lady again, 'Ah si, you mean the schedule....no, I am as you say it...Going with the flow.' He said with a chuckle. 'Yes, Senorita Security...a drink would be very much appreciated...and I have only seen the area from the arrival room to here...not much of your country, so far, no.'

Alexa laughed, "I see...." She nodded and pulled out her wand, conjuring a cup before looking up at him, "Water? Coffee? Tea?" She asked and then bit her lip, "Or maybe something closer to home....er..." She scoured her mind for any drinks she knew from the part of the world. She grimaced apologetically, "It's not much like the rest of Europe" She said slowly, "But there's something to England...it's enchanting" She smiled and slid her wand into her pocket.

Cambell kep her calm as she was asked a weird question. She almost laughed at the small Minister. "I just want everyone to hear me I guess!" She said brightly. She decided that contradicting a Minister was not a good idea! She liked her job and wouldnt be happy if she lost it over something so easily avoided.

Cambell looked around at the Ministers faces. Some were staring at the statue, others looked as if they were hiding there faces from it. She frowned slightly. The statue did have historic value, but it was hard to look at.
"Any other questions?" Cambell asked.

Jake, with his hands thrust deep inside his robes, spotted the group made up of the foreign ministers and their guides as they exited the lifts. With a glance at DeJa'n, the hitwizard made his way forwards, one hand around the handle of his wand tightly.

He made his way first to Cambell, who he recognised as she gave a speech about the Atrium. Waiting for her to finish, and for the Chinese Minister to ask his question, he stopped beside her.

'We've checked the whole level while we were waiting; no issues in security that were overlooked earlier,' he confirmed. 'Any specific job you need us to do?'

Rebecca grinned when Minister Li commented about the way Campbell adressed them "This is her first tour" Rebecca whispered to him "She's a little nervous" Rebecca smiled

When she heard the comment about the sweaty guy she wrinkled up her nose and she conjured up deodrant, she walked over to him and sprayed him a lot, she conjured up a basket of peppermints and shoved about 3 of them in his mouth "Eat them and Don't complain" Rebecca whispered as she glanced at Bao Li. she tapped him on the shoulder and walked back to Bao Li "Done Sir" Rebecca announced to him.

'Si, Enchanting...as are the young ladies that dwell here, I'm sure.' Jose replied with his blinding smile...his hands encircling the cup...and her hand. 'A cold beverage would be most refreshing...you choose for me, my charming Senorita Security.'

Cambell tilted her head slightly as a man spoke to her. "Um, no I dont believe so. I think everything is being taken care of." She replied. What had been overlooked? She was given the go that this floor was already checked. Had they missed something?

Alexa blinked, trying to refrain from blushing. "You are most kind, Minister." She murmured, a little struck by his smile. She handed him the cup, and swallowed when his hand brushed hers. Nodding she stammered, "Uhm...tea?" She looked up at him, wondering what was wrong with her. What am I doing? He said cold beverage!
"Uh..I mean...uhm..ice tea?" She mentally slapped herself for losing composure, over a minister of all people!

Warren's gaze passes across Alexa and the Peruvian minister and he clenched his jaw as he saw what was passing between them. Blighted smooth talker. He turned slightly so that he wasn't looking directly at them but could still see what was happening and faced Abigail a bit uncomfortably, "Well how do you like it here so far, ma'am?"

'Iced tea would be absolutely delightful! Gracias! With a little lemon, if you have it...no sugar...you're sweet enough for both you and the tea.' Jose said, his smile as broad as ever.

Alexa blinked, flattered. "Most gracious minister...your most...kind" She inclined her head slightly her eyes flickering around the room. She took out her wand and the glass filled itself with ice tea a small lemon on the brim. Returning the smile, Alexa's eyes settled on Warren instantly guilty. She looked back at the minister, his smile making her blush.
"Have you been to England before?" She asked, trying not to let the silence draw on. Honestly Alexa! How stupid can you be!

Jose took the iced tea, squeezing in the lemon without any missing the glass. He took a sip and said 'Mah-vel-ous! My compliments!' He took another sip, gazing intently into her eyes....

'I have not had the pleasure of your Country before. Please tell me, my charming Senorita Security, what sites would you recommend? I'm sure that an enchanting young lady such as yourself must know of many wonderful places to visit.' Jose purred through his broad smile.

Alexa raised an eyebrow, "Thank you.." She said nodding.
"Please, call me Alexa" She said, flattered and yet slightly guilty. Pausing to think, she chewed her lip, "Well depends on what your after. The London Eye, Big Ben, Stonehenge" She laughed slightly, "But if you really want to see England, Wales and Ireland are beautiful. The scenery and the people." She smiled.
"But in London, Buckhingham Palace, Tower of London, River Thames and Hampstead Heath is a beautiful view" She

'Alexa...from the Greek...Defender of Man. How appropriate and how lovely.' Jose gushed. 'Tell me, sweet Alexa, how do I find my way around? Will you be my guide? I think all of the Landmarks you have mentioned are in the the Muggle world, si? What about the Wizarding world? I'm sure there are great many wonderous things you could show me.'

Alexa creased her brow, fighting back a smile, "I guess it is appropriate considering..." She smirked, her eyes flickering to Warren and sighed.
"Yes, just the muggle world. Guide? Uhm.." She grimaced apologetically, "I don't think my services extend past this" She said shrugging.
"What about of Peru?" She asked, trying desperately to get the topic off herself.

'Ah, Peru' Jose sighed. 'It is a most beautiful country. I would love to show it to you. We could climb the mountains to Machi Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas...where we could have a picnic, watch the dragons...yes, it is magnifico.'

Jose looked around, 'This tour seems to be more of a stand, yes? There is more to see here, I hope.' He took another sip of his iced tea, looking around hopefully.

Alexa laughed slightly, "I'm sure that would be lovely...but it's complicated" She said with a small smile, "Although it sounds wonderful...like something out of a dream" She sighed and nodded, "Yes. I'm not sure what the arrangements are for this so I'm yet to be suprised.
"The Ministry does have a lot of artefacts to be seen...history included this seems rather mediocre"

Jose gave his usual blinding smile and asked, 'This tour is not touring...would it be possible for us to go for...how do you say...snack? A little food, a little vino...just to get away from standing like your bad statue?

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Sorry its so short.
 

Jose responded with grace....walking up to the guide and taking her elbow, he said 'Gracias...most thankful I am for you to finally show me more of your treasure.' Placing his other hand on her shouler, he asked, 'and where are are you taking me next?

Alexa was about to respond, somehow phrasing 'no' into sweeter sentences. She let out a sigh of relief when Cambell said they'd be moving. She raised an eyebrow as the Minister moved from beside her to Cambell. She smirked shaking her head and followed them rather unobligingly into the lifts.

Cambell was surprised by the straightforwardness of the Minister. She smiled and faced him. "We're headed to Level 7 now." She said pointing toward the lifts. "Should we go?" She asked, heading to them slowly."

Rebecca stared at Cambell "Sir, can we please go" Rebecca requested of Bao Li wanting to keep Cambell in her sights

"Yes let's go" Kaylee replied eagerly. Anything to get away from that statue it was rather depressing to look at. She followed the Ministry worker towards the lifts.

He was walking. More like shuffling his feet but those around him wouldn't move faster. "I walking but people blocking my path," Bao Li whined to Rebecca. "This tour booooring. Give me map and I do it myself like at Disneyland." Then he smirked. "Wow! Ceiling changing! Look!" He pointed to the ceiling and while everyone was distracted, dashed off towards the nearest open door - the gift shop.

Rebecca smiled "Sorry Minister" Rebecca replied "The ceiling's changing?" Rebecca stupidly looked up, when she looked down she realised Minister Li had run off "Ack" she sighed, she saw him and ran after him

Rebecca looked back and panted, catching her breath she ran off again

Cambell got on the lifts with everyone else, hoping the Chinese Minister and his security would join him soon.

ooc-Everyone post in the Level 7 Lifts

Rebecca followed Bao Li into the lift and she sighed at all the commotion

It was a typical MInistry day for Dan. He entered the atrium from the fireplaces and headed towards the Security and maintenance office before heading towards the security desk for his shift. Aside from the commotion regarding the tour of the ministers the Ministry is quiet. He smiled

After a tiring day yesterday, he entered the Ministry in a very odd manner which is by the floo network. He was accustomed to these sort of transportation but he was tired of using the muggle way for now. After he had appeared from the fireplace he smelled a new scent from the Ministry itself.

It was quite early, when he arrived so there was any people yet. Dan decided to check up on some things in his department before heading toward his post at the Security Desk.

In a whoosh of green flame, an ebony-haired witch stepped-or rather fell-out of the fireplace. As she brushed the dirt off her robes, she silently hoped that she would get the hang of the Floo, as she had just gotten her letter this morning. The owl carrying it had almost crashed into the window, but she was so happy when she had seen it's contents that she didn't care. She had been accepted unto the Counterfeit Spells and Objects Team!

Now with a smile on her face, Kira sped off towards the lifts.

"Darlin!" she said looking at the statue in the fountain... "That's just an ahhsore," She said looking around. "Please tell me sugah, there are more pretty statues around?"

The tall red phone box descended into the Atrium. It was Leaf's first time here. He had not thought it as magnificant as this. He awed and marveled at the giant statue in the centre. He read the paque on the rim of the basin, and noticing that all proceeds went directly to St. Mungoes, he placed his Nimbus 2001 broomstick against the goblins arm and looked through the pockets of his pristine suit.

After throwing in five whole Galleons, he picked up his broomstick and went to check in with the aged security wizard, Eric.

"Wand," Eric said simply as he held out a hand in waiting. Aaron handed his wand and Eric peered at it closely.

"Hmm," he wrote down everything he could find out about the wand on a small yellow piece of parchment, and after placing it on a hook, he handed the wand back to it's owner.

"Nature of business at the Ministry?" he asked.

"I'm here to apply to the Magical Law Enforcement offices," a deep voice bellowed from somewhere inside of Aaron.

(When did my voice get so deep for such a pipsqueak?)

"Applications are to the left of the gift shop by Human Resources," Eric sneered back. Arron curtly nodded and headed off to fill in his application.

Once he had finished, and had attached the reccomendation from his Muggle STudies professor, he took a seat on one of the benches and unfolded the days Daily Prophet and began to read as he waited to be called, or perhaps see someone he knew.

"Have you got your liscense, or can you side-along apparate?" he asked as they reached the Atrium. "Boy this will be fun, explaining soul sucking to a Muggle," he chuckled.

Rebecca frowned "Have I got a licence? Of course!!" she raised her eyebrows

"Great, little pub called The Amber Knocking, I'll see you there," he replied, turning on the spot and dissappearing from site.

Rebecca sighed and apparated to the pub

Warren walked through the Atrium with his hands in his jeans pockets fiddling with his wand. He needed a solution...something that would make Alexa NOT leave like he knew she was bound to do simply because...well that was her. Pulling out his hand he rubbed the back of his neck and sat down on a bench with his back against a wall as was his usual habit. The job was getting to him. No...not the job just what they were making him do. He let his gaze pass over the wizards who were moving about in the atrium and through the security check-point. So many weak spots here and they're worried about our training. A security guard nearly asleep at his post, random people walking about...the place was just an incident waiting to happen. How easy it would be for someone. We think we're infallible and that's where we are flawed. He sat back, leaning his head against the wall as he watched the people move about.

Miley walked out of the lifts and headed over to one of the benches.She sat her stack of papers down and fixed a piece of her hair that wouldn't stay inher hair clip.When she got done fixing it,she looked around the Atrium and noticed Warren leaning against the wall.Hmmmm.She walked over to him and smiled. "Long time,no see...?"she said.

Warren sat back watching with a bemused expression as someone refused to have their wand weighed and recorded at one of the security desks. Poor bloke. Probably fresh from Hogwarts manning a desk where you get the grunt of the hectic people's nerves and frustrations. As the argument started to get heated he pushed off from the wall and stood up, preparing himself to go to the security desk as he knew that his formidable size next to that of the scrawny security guards would probably end all argument, when he heard footsteps coming his way. He watched as the argument died down and turned his attention to the footsteps that didn't sound like the familiarity of Alexa's steps to see... He grinned, a rare thing for him, and stood up. "Well, look who it is. What brings you back?" He said as he took a step toward her and gave her a hug.

"I missed the Ministry waaaay too much,"Miley told Warren. "Truth is,I love Ireland,but it doesn't compare to London and the Ministry." She nodded at the fact.She hugged Warren back when he gave her a hug. "So,how have you been?It's been way too long since I've talked to you."

Warren laughed and shook his head, "You missed this..." he waved his arm around the to indicate the building, "outdated building? This stuffy city? Tell you what love, you stay here and I'll go back to Ireland." He smirked and sat down on the bench again looking up at Miley from this rare angle, "I've been...good." His arm fully healed now, though his worries about what Alexa might do going full throttle in his mind. "We had an interesting training session on Level 2 that you missed out on."

"Yessss,I did miss all this..."Miley said.She waved her hand indicating the building,just like Warren did. "Well,you know,I'm the kind of person who gets homesick and stuff.And,I just missed it.I missed all you guys." She giggled when Warren said he'll go back to Ireland. "Awww,but,I just got here.You wont leave me just,yet." She smiled. "Training session?Sounds interesting.Why don't you tell me all about it?"She walked over to Warren and sta down next to him on the bench.

Warren smirked, "Well, I guess that's understandable." After all he got that way a few times in Russia. Even after everything that had happened. And after he left Alexa it had gotten worse, almost a self-destructive spiral downwards on his part. He looked at Miley and smiled, "I missed you too." Shaking his head he laughed, "I couldn't even if I wanted to. Not yet." There was just too much going on with Alexa. He didn't know why he was obsessing over it. Probably because she was going to go and he knew it yet wouldn't be able to stop her. "Hmmm. It was interesting. Except for the fact that I missed about half of it." As Miley sat down next to him he glanced at her and then back to the people walking around, "Alexa and I got into a duel. An actual duel."

Miley listened to Warren talk and when he mentioned him and Alexa getting into a duel,she turned her eyes back towards him. "A duel?An actual duel?Were one of you trying to hurt the other?Were you guys mad at eachother?" Wow.Too many questions at once.She shut her mouth and waited for Warren to answer those question she asked.

Warren pursed his lips at Miley's question and nodded as he stared out at the people, "An actual duel and...I'm not sure.... I wasn't but she might have been." He closed his eyes and looked down at the floor, "Actually I came here right after leaving the house where I broke...well some things after Alexa went to bed early. I was going to look up someone before she did but when I got here...I don't know...I calmed down and found myself here." He looked at Miley and smiled rather sadly, "She's going to leave and there's nothing I can do. She wants to do it on her own and honestly I don't blame her. I did when I had the opportunity but then again she also saved me. That...that's what I'm afraid of."

Arcius marched through the Atrium on his way to the lifts. He glanced around his, taking in the decor, the witches and wizards hurrying around him - the sheer scale of it all. He spotted a rogue fleck of dust on his sleeve and flicked it off. This was the beginning of what would no doubt be the rest of his career.

An actual duel?Woah.That was-unlike Warren and Alexa.The last time Miley saw them,they were a perfect couple. "I'm sorry to hear that.I can't imagine why Alexa would duel with you.She doesn't seem like that type of person,"she told Warren. "You broke something?Who were you going to look up?" She was getting quite curious now. "Afraid?You're afraid something is going to happen to her?"

Armen was walking down to get a copy of the Daily Prophet. Normally the tall, 23 year-old didnt walk to get the paper all the way up from the 6th floor because being employed in the Appration Testing Center he was an expert at Apparating, but he decided to do some people watching as he went. But he didnt see the man standing right infront of him and he walked clear into him. "Oh Im so sorry sir." he said to the wizard.

Armen smiled at the man. "Yes i didnt mean to run into you like that. Im Armen Recard of the Apparation Dept. I dont normally walk down here to get my paper but i decided to this morning and look what it gets me. Running into people. Im so used to Appaating. Oh man look at me being rude whats your name and do you work here in the Ministry?"

Ater looked at the man with a smile slightly tugging at his lips, as Armen introduced himself. When he finished the Slytherin bowed and then extended his hand to the Aparation Dep. Worker “A pleasure to meet you Armen, I’m Ater Penumbra, first day working in the Law Enforcement Department as a Hit Wizard.” He announced with a smile “And no problem about the nudge, it happens.” He told the man, so he would not worry.

“Aparation Dept. it must be quite an adventure, to work there.” He half asked half affirmed. If the young ones where half as bad at aparating as brewing the poor man had his work cut out for him.

Jake casually walked into the Atrium, his eyes focused on the extremely long piece of parchment he had up close to his face, held in such a way to prevent it from dragging on the floor.

Grinning, Jake could almost imagine Rachel writing this - all alone in some dark corner of the common room, biting her cheeks and eyes alight with excitement as she ran everything in her head before writing it down. He continued walking, going in the general direction of the lifts, not particularly interested in where he was going.

BAM!

"GARH!" he shouted as he toppled over someone, feeling both himself and his unfortunate victim crashing on the floor loudly. For a moment, he didn't move, only testing himself for broken bones. Not finding any, he groaned and slowly picked himself off the man whom he had collided with. "Sorry," he mumbled, hoisting himself into an upright position on the floor as he raised his left hand to feel the large bump forming on his forehead, the other still clutching his niece's long letter.

Great... Rachel has a Hogsmeade weekend soon, and because I'm useless at Healing Charms she'll see me with this huge egg on my forehead. Fantastic, he thought dryly to himself, gently laying the letter on the floor as he turned to see the damage he had done to his poor victim. To his surprise, he saw that the man had managed to fall on his side and therefore had avoided any injuries apart from a few scrapes.
Jake winced unnoticeably at the man's tone, recognizing it as the tone used by someone who was a little put out but was too mannered to actually voice his complaints. His parents often used that tone with him when he had still lived with them... Jake pushed the memories aside and tuned in on the conversation again as the man began to speak.
"I'm fine, it's just a little bump and nothing else," he replied with a tight smile, unsure whether the man was asking out of politeness or rather because he actually cared. Heaving himself off the ground, he swayed a little as the world tilted and went black behind his eyes. Used to this phenomena, he waited patiently until the darkness went away then said, "Again, I am truly sorry. To the both of you," he added, nodding to the other fellow too. Uncertain what to do with himself, he kneeled down and carefully folded up the letter and putting it in his pocket, rising again.
"By the way, I'm Jake," he said, shaking off the weird mood that remembering his parents always put him in. He smiled hesitantly and stuck out his hand to the man he had fallen on, wondering how he would react.

Ater nodded as the man replied he was fine, and proceeded to rise. He began to turn to Armen, when he noticed the man swaying in a blind he was near the man, helping him to the ground so he could kneel.

“Please allow me Sir.” Ater said his voice warmer now, as he placed his worry for the man in front of him, above his nuisance at being thrown down. Removing his wand from the hiden pocket of his left sleeve, he waved it at the kneeled man saying medicor offa in a clear voice followed by sedo, and immediately the lump disappeared along with some of the pain, and residual headache from the blow.

“There is no problem Sir. No one got hurt… well almost” he told him with a smile, indicating that the almost was the man himself. He then watched as the man placed a paper in his pocket and introduced himself as Jake. Ater took his hand firmly and shook it “Pleasure to meet you Jake, I’m Ater Penumbra.” He told him, and bowed as soon as the other man had released his hand.

ooc: sorry it's a bit short XD

S'ok - I like it :D
 

Jake looked at the man apprehensively, wondering whether he was genuine. Ahh well, even if he hexes me into next week, I still knocked the guy over so... he thought and shrugged slightly, allowing the man to help him. Eying his wand with hopeful eyes, he noted that the tone he used was a little kinder than before and - "Ouch!" he yelped, hands shooting up to feel the damage done to his forehead, his eyes staring unseeingly ahead. He ran his fingers gently over his forehead and when he got to the area of his bruise he gasped in shock.
"It- it's gone!" he exclaimed, a grin slowly spreading across his face, not even caring if all the pain hadn't disappeared. "Oh Merlin, thank you! Thank you so much - now I won't look like I've been been hit by a muggle car when I go see my niece!" he babbled, more grateful than the man could possibly guess. Whenever he met Rachel at Hogsmeade, he always attempted to look like the cool wizard Uncle while at the same time also be a responsible adult figure in her life, which often proved to be quite difficult since he occasionally had trouble looking after himself. Sometimes he even wondered how it was possible to love her so much after knowing her for only just over half a year. Other times he even pretended like she was his own daughter, just for the sake of it - but then he remembered that as much as he adored the fifteen year old, she didn't truly belong to him and one day she would have to go back and confront her parents. Until then... I'm all she's got.
Focusing back on the man, he shook his hand and smiled as he introduced himself to be Ater Penumbra. "Pleasure to meet me, Mr. Penumbra? Really?" he asked with a small smile, raising one eyebrow with a questioning look. He highly doubted that meeting him had been a pleasure for Ater; the opposite is more like it.

Sorry!
 

Jake grinned and nodded, then cocked his head to the side thoughtfully. "Well, I think that - with your health at my best interests - I would have quickly called a Healer or someone more competent with healing spells to look at you," he said, chuckling slightly. Sticking both his hands into his pockets, he made sure that they stayed far away from his face, since he reminded himself a little of a muggle born first year at Hogwarts (as he was, over ten years ago) who got excited with every bit of magic he saw.

"Ahh well, I guess that's a good thing. I certainly won't forget yours, Ater," he replied with an amused smile, leaning on his leg as he examined the man before him. He looked to be roughly the same age as him, maybe a little older with the air of someone who's very confident with himself. I bet he was in Slytherin... He does look kind of familiar, Jake thought to himself, easily picturing the man before him in the green and black Slytherin uniform. He had nothing against Slytherins as opposed to some of his friends - truth be told, he found all the stereotypical models of all the four houses to be annoying.

"Oh, wow - first day. I remember my first day, it was actually in the same department as you're in now - MLE," he said, remembering the days he used to work for Rebbecca Todd. "If you enjoy it, it's fun there. But I didn't like it much, I preferred education so I transferred departments and now I'm a division head at the Dept. of Education," he continued proudly, grinning as he thought of his current beloved department. "You should stop by sometime; something tells me you'll like my office," he added as an afterthought, sensing that the man was culture oriented.

Warren took the lifts down to the Atrium and looked around. Nothing much had changed since the last time he had been down there...well except maybe the security guard wasn't being argued with this time. He glanced into the glass and saw his reflection. Not to bad for not having been home in days. He wasn't about to step foot in his own house...not while Alexa was there. She needed time. He needed time. Maybe this was for the best after all. She'll go do what she needs to do without worrying about him and he can...well there was the question wasn't it. When your whole world revolved around one person what do you do when they're gone?

He tapped his pocket and felt the comfort of his wand. Why was he down here? To stay out of the office, idiot. Ah that was right. To stay away from Alexa. Sliding his hand into his pocket he pulled out a notebook with a few notes on some unsolved cases and headed over toward a bench.

Stepping out of the lift, Alexandra strode toward the exit of the Ministry intent on getting a drink at the Leaky Cauldron. She was halfway to the doors when she spotted a familiar figure just up ahead immersed in his notebook. A slow smile spread across Alex's face as she straightened out her skirt and gave her long red hair a quick shake.

She made her way over to him, tossing a dazzling smile at a young wizard walking in the opposite direction and he almost crashed into the wall from staring at her. Alex chuckled as she continued toward her target, men could never get enough of her. Stepping up beside Warren, she leaned in close to him. "All work and no play makes for a very boring day, Warren" she purred into his ear. Alex moved in front of him so that he could take full advantage of what Alexandra Montrose had to offer.

Warren sat on the cushioned bench with his head bent toward the notebook lying open in his hands. He heard the lift open and the familiar voice calling out the floor. Eighth floor Atrium...etc...how old is that blighted thing. Seems to me if you don't know what floor you're on then you're just out of luck. Shaking his head he went back toward his notes, trying to drown out what was going on around him but failing as his Auror skills would never just go away for a bit. Constant vigilance. Sometimes you don't want to pay attention.

As he felt someone coming nearer his thoughts trailed off and his hand moved from the back of his notebook toward his pocket where his wand lie in wait for the next needed moment. That was out of habit though. He had been practicing his wandless abilities, improving them. Hearing the voice that went with the person next to him now he sighed and placed his hand back on his book, not bothering to look up. "No, in fact it makes for a day I happen to like. When one likes what they do it is not work." He spared her a glance that could be construed as decisively unfriendly and looked back at his illegible scrawl. "What do you want, Alex?"

Warren kept his eyes on his notebook as Alex moved again and sat down beside him. "And what about it do you like exactly?" He felt her shift towards him and at her question he looked up at her blandly, "Work is good for you. It builds character. But I'm not quite sure what you're referring to." Seeing her smile he simply stared at her blankly and turned back to his notebook with a slight shake of his head. Oh yes, he'd seen her kind before. She reminded him all too much of someone from his past. His jaw clenched slightly at the memory.

Hearing her response he kept his eyes on his notebook and said almost bored, "Because you would have left already if that were the case. I don't do idle chat." He turned the page of his notebook and continued to read with a slight frown. Why was it people insisted on chatting to him? Nathan did it, Egypt did it. The only person who didn't was Alexa...who didn't want anything to do with him now it seemed. The thought brought up the last meeting with Alex and his jaw clenched again. Without taking his eyes off his page he said almost harshly, "Why did you do that? At the bar last time."

Alex threw her head back and laughed before turning her gaze back to Warren, a smirk still on her face. "I'm sorry Warren but that would be giving away all my secrets and you are not that high on my list...yet" she added still smirking. She noticed the clenched jaw and wondered what is was that he was thinking about. Of course she didn't particularly care about his thoughts, it was what else he had to offer that she was interested in.

Ah he was a tough nut to crack but she would crack him soon enough. Alex rose gracefully out of the chair and picked up her bag. "As you wish Warren" she purred suggestively. She turned on her heel and took a few steps when he spoke again and she smiled to herself before turning around to face him again. "Do what Warren?" she asked innocently. "You told me to meet you at the bar Warren and that's exactly what I did." Alex raised an eyebrow as she stared at him. "If you're going to play with fire Warren, you will get burnt."

"Fancy that, someone who's list I'm not high on. Never thought I'd live to see the day," he drawled on boredly. He was high on a few and many of them were not so nice ones. Occupational hazard really. As she stood up and picked up her bag he didn't correct her on her statement to point out he hadn't said he wished it. He didn't care one way or the other really. As she turned around and replied almost acting innocent his eyes narrowed and he looked up at her from his notebook. "I didn't know I was playing with fire. I told you to meet me. Not involve yourself in whatever I had been doing. I had no intention of showing up if it hadn't been for Alexa being there I wouldn't have still been there." He eyed her suspiciously and closed his notebook slowly. Standing up to his full height he placed his notebook in his pocket, "I don't know what game you're playing but I don't want to be a part of it. Go find some other pawn to be your pet."

He stared at her with his piercing blue eyes and his jaw tight. After a moment he straightened his jacket and walked past her toward the exit himself. "If I were you I would listen to my advise. You may be fire but I'm a volcano. You tango with me and worse things than getting burn is liable to happen," he said loud enough to hear as he walked away from her and continued toward the exit not having decided where exactly he was going.

She had to admit he was incredibly sexy when he was angry and she let his words wash over and she merely shrugged. "And that worked out real well for you didn't it?" Alex chuckled again, she was finding this whole situation rather amusing. "Maybe you should have just met with me, it would have been less heartache and you never know you might have enjoyed yourself." Of course he would of. Alex never disappointed anyone. "I'm not playing any games with you Warren and believe me I have many pets" she smirked again as she watched him stand up.

Oh purlease you haven't got anything on me. "Certainly Warren, whatever you say" she called to his retreating back. "Question is, can you stay away from me?" Alex murmured softly as she watched him walk out of the exit and she waited a few moments before making her way to the doors and get herself that drink she so desperately needed.

Getting fed up with waiting around the employment office for a job, Theo decided to head to the Atrium.
Walking into the grand area Theo was a little overwhelmed with all of the goings on, hoping that one day soon he can be apart of it.
Everything was so new to him and he just really wished he knew a few more people around the place.

"If you really want it, it'll work out for you. That's what my whole life is based on," he said simply, feeling that it was the only way to convert how he really felt about the subject. "Wow, Potions Masters - impressive," he said, wondering why on earth some people would want to pursue Potions even further than NEWT level.

He had often wondered which subject he would have liked to indulge in back when he was still at school, but he had always come to the same conclusion - travel. It had been his dream to see the world, to experience living with different cultures, different people. Once he had done that, he had come running back home to begin on his true passion - education.

"Yes, I do. Actually, no that you've confirmed that you traveled, I think you'd like it even more. Not to mention my home," he said, thinking of the hundreds of artifacts he had stored in those two places. Oh no, look at the time! he thought as he happened to catch sight of the watch on his wrist. "Listen, Ater, I would love to stick and chat but we both have jobs and I'm late to mine, so promise me you'll drop by sometime later this week ok?" he said quickly, slightly panicking. With a final friendly smile at Ater, he quickly ran towards the lifts, intent on making it in time for once.

As nice as looking around the Atrium is Theo decides to leave and go for a drink at the leaky couldron.

Becca walked through the atrium slowly, looking around. Hoping to see Brian amongst the crowd was fun. She went on her tiptoes and looked over the heads for that vision of perfection that was Brian. Sighing, she gave up and looked around lostly instead.

Heading into a day of busy work was fun. Fun. Fun. Fun. Fuuuuuun. WHOO! Not. She sighed, as she adjusted the straps of her bag on her shoulder. The sound of her heels clacking on the floor. She would have to make it through the day, even though she was exhausted from the night before; parties could be so draining. Reaching in her bag for a pack of gum, she bumped into someone. "Sorry," she said before she noticed that the woman seemed to be in another world.

She gasped as someone bumped into her "Oh, don't worry" she smiled as she turned to her "It's no problem, I'm Becca by the way" she introduced herself as she took in the womans tired appearance.

She was relieved that the woman didn't seem to be annoyed that she was bumped into. You never knew with some people. She smiled as she made an introduction to her. "Nice to meet you, Becca. I'm Lima. What Department are you in?" She never saw her before.

She nodded "You too, Lima. I'm in Law Enforcement" she glanced around again and then focused on Lima "Which department are you in?" she asked as she put her hand in her pocket.

She smiled that was so cool. "Awesome! My boyfriend's in that Department. What do you do over there?" She found that section so much cooler than the one that she was in right now. She wished that she could do something exciting, though she didn't want to be an Auror.

"Really? I'm a division head and I work with the objects and people who have been cursed or something like that" Becca smiled, people usually found her job boring, but it was actually quite fun.

"Yep, he's training to become an Auror." She smiled. She was a Department Head? Awesome! "Cool. I work in the Apparation Division, and it's so boring." She laughed.

"Sounds good" Becca smiled "Apparition? Oh, I bet it can be fun" she smiled "You just have to make it fun" she nodded "It's what I had to do with my divisions, I make up rhymes and silly things while I'm working, it makes it bearable" she smiled

The walk hadn't taken that long, or maybe it had and it just hadn't felt like it had taken a long time because he was in awesome company. Although they hadn't talked that much, he couldn't help the small smile he was currently trying to hide from Lili as his hand held hers. Walking into the Atrium, they made their way through the crowded and long room towards the lifts. He wondered how early he would be able to get away tonight so that he could start early. "Thank you for your company." He said to her as they walked through the Atrium.

"I'm glad we went out, it was just what I needed." she told him, squeezing his hand lightly in thanks. "Now that we're back here," she began, "do you have any idea's about what we can do to liven up our department?"

Iain smiled at her again. He couldn't seem to stop doing that around her. As she asked her question, he shook his head and sighed. "Unfortunately. I don't. I've been thinking it was really quiet so far this week, but I didn't know it if was always like this."

She didn't want to let him know it was always slow, but she found she couln't not tell him the truth. "It's pretty much always this slow," she told him, with a sad smile on her face. "I really hope it gets better though," she added after.

Hmm. He nodded as they continued to walk through the crowded entrance hall. "Let's hope that something new comes through, with Trade or Law." He'd never have thought that it would of been slow and quiet at the Ministry. Maybe they just needed to look at things from a different angle. Maybe.