Their is a polished Ebony door awaiting you at the end of the Hall on Level 6. The silver knocker located at eye-level is your ticket in.
Armen James Recard
Department Head
Magical Transportation

Through the door an elegant office comes into view. The layout is clear and organized and well designed. Their is a dark shining desk in the center and a black leather sofa to the side for anyone planning on visiting longer than a few minutes. Across from the desk are two chairs for his guests, the left much more uncomfortable than the other.

But this flashy, well-groomed office wasn't suited for Armen Recard. He had already began to add his own flair to it since he arrived that morning. Quidditch magazines and Daily prophets were pilled on bookshelves. A broomstick was mounted on the fair wall, a statue of portkeys was sitting on the desk corner along with a tiny fireplace and then a figurine of a wizard Apparating. Armen was a man for his Department, and his employees.

Please knock first!

Nathaniel stepped into the office wearing dark brown wool pants that were slightly above his ankles. With a crisp white shirt and yellow suspenders, he carefully readjusted his tweed brown jacket on his arm and slicked back his hair. Perrrfection.

Knocking brightly on the door of his new boss, he hoped for the death of him, that this job would be easier than his last one. He'd worked in porkeys before and he LOVED working with muggle objects! hehe!

Hm. Laura was going to miss Mr. Trumbull. He was certainly a most agreeable man. Full of great, fun ideas. It seemed only yesterday she was visiting the old department head's office for the first time. Now, she was at it again! Only this was a little different considering she already knew who the man was sitting at the desk inside.

Aaaand, she came armed! Laura patted the object in her hand and beamed at it as she approached the door. Armen would probably appreciate a little something to decorate his office with. Noticing for the first time that there was another person already waiting, Laura didn't knock, assuming that the man had already done so. She smiled and nodded in greeting. Probably someone waiting to set up a Floo network or with some sort of Portkey problem to report to the new department head.

OK he needed to settle in to this big office. It was pretty quite compared to the large, open work area just down the hall, but Armen liked being able to have his own space; besides he could leave his toys and things laying around in here. He sat on the edge of his desk looking around his new office proudly when there was a knock on the door. "Visitors already? How exciting!" he hopped off the polished desk and stepped quickly to the door.

Upon opening the large door, Armen came to face two people, first a man he didn't recognize in....strange clothes. They weren't bad per se, but Armen wouldn't be caught wearing them. The man seemed quirky and fun; and then a woman whom he had known for quite some time now, Laura.

"Welcome, welcome, come in!! Take a seat." he said gesturing for them to enter the office. He stood by and let them walk in, the headed to sit in the big chair behind the desk...so COOL! *giggle*

"Umm...nice to meet you Mr..." he said raising his eyebrows as he went to shake the mystery man's hand. He didn't know the guy so maybe he was a new employee...ooh or his replacement, Division Head of Portkeys!! He had wondered who they would get, he must be from the outside at least Armen didn't recognize him as one of his own.

And then there was kind, and sweet Laura who had...brought him a PRESENT!? "Laura good to see you!" he gave her a large genuine grin. "What brings you here today?" he said curiously, his eyes darting at the package and then back to her. He then looked at Laura questioningly to see if he could tell if she knew who this guy was before he answered him.

Laura put on a broad smile as the door opened. "Thanks, Armen," she said, scuttling inside. She let her eyes wander, taking in the office. It now looked very Armen-like.

Ohh, Armen didn't know who his other visitor was either? Laura peeked at the strange man again, suddenly remembering how she had met her colleague Theron when he was new here in this very office. Maybe, he's the new Portkey Office division head? she mused.

Taking a seat, Laura carefully set down the package she had brought with her on the table. "Good to see you too," she said. "It seems you've settled in nicely." Mr. Armen Department Head Recard's veryyy own office! Teehee. He looked a little strange sitting at the big desk for now. She nearly half expected to see one the past department heads to jump out and tell him to get out of their desk.

"What brings me here today? You can't guess?" She patted the nice clay statuey present thing in front of her. It was wrapped in bright green paper, her favorite color. Because she wasn't really sure what Armen's favorite color was. She gestured for him to open it. She could just imagine his face when he discovered it was the sculpture they had planned on making for the competition!

Nathan cast the man a pleasant smile as he looked him up and down. His suspenders were practically glowing and he grinned flashing sparkly, white teeth. He lurrrrved his suspenders.

Reacting to the man's words, he walked in and took a seat in the chair but not before giving the other woman a pleasant smile.
"Callingham," Nathan supplied for the other man and stuck his hand out for him to shake. He watched the woman fiddle with a green packaged thing and frowned. Was it customary to bring presents for your boss? He'd do that. Yes, yes. Tomorrow and every day after that. *nod*

"Lovely day to be working in magical transportation," Nathan said, more to himself than the others. It was shiny and he was glad to be doing something he KNEW about rather than being an unspeakable with a no-job. :/

John felt like visiting his old..'Small' Boss who now turned out tho be his 'Big' Boss...Realising how dumb he sounded talking to himself he walked over to the door, took his hand and knocked; once, twice three, four times..It sounded like a weird tune and Armen must have thought he was getting impatient, so he stopped knocking and decided it was best if he stood beside the door leaning against the wall as he waited on him answering.

Armen laughed as he noticed Luara looking around his office. "Yeah I had to make it my own. It was way too empty and formal for me when Christian left." he sighed he missed the man ad would have liked to use some of his interesting knick-knacks in his office but...*sigh*

Couldn't guess? Oh Laura knew him better than that! "Oh I know for sure why you are here!" he said with a large grin. "I saw you flashing that big gift around for me as soon as you entered the door." he stuck his tongue out at her childishly, he was glad he could joke with her. He wondered what it was.

"Thanks Laura. Can I open it?!" he said excitedly like a kid on Chistmas. Without waiting for her reply he ripped the paper off and sat back in his chair when he saw what it was. Inside the bow and paper was the statue that they had planned together, one that represented all the Division of their Department. "Oh my, Laura! This is soo touching and absolutely awesome that you had this made!" he grinned. It was the perfect size to fit on the corner of his desk, which he put it there right then.

The new Department Head stood up and walked around his desk to give her a hug. "Thanks so much, it goes perfect in here."

This other guy still had Armen's mind racing as to who he was! Armen felt bad if he already worked in the Department and had just not met him, but he didn't think that was the case based on the way Laura had looked at him and the lack of conversation between the two outside.

He then heard the name...Callingham? It sounded familiar. Wait for it...In the minsiter's office when he got the promotion. This was his new Portkey Divison Head. "Oh so nice to finally meet you Mr. Callingham." he nodded and shook the guy's hand firmly. "So you are going to be filling in my old position. The employees are great for sure. So have you worked in the Ministry before or are you a newbie?" he asked with a pleasent smile. He would soon find that Armen was a very layed back, and likable kind of boss.

Armen walked forward to answer the door and saw that it was John. "Oh what a pleasent suprise. How are you John?" he asked with a smile. He had worked with John a while now in his old Divison.

Leighton had heard of Armen Recards promotion the Department head, and was pleased for the man she barely knew. She'd only spoke to him for a few minutes when she had first started, but was still pleased for him. It was such an honor, and she decided she should go and congratulate him on his knew post.

Stepping up to the door, the blonde pushed her hair over her shoulder and raised a hand to knock. *Knock, knock.*

Andrew Hatter was completely lost. Why on earth did the Ministry had to be so big?! He had a slip of paper in his hand stating his knew role and position as a Division Head of Floo and was told to go to level six. But, there were twists and turns and whatnots that left him completely confused and almost an hour later he finally reached level six. "About bloody time!" he exclaimed, not caring or even looking to see if there was anyone around him. And he wasn't alone, as a blonde knocked on the door before him. "'Ello, 'ello!" he said as he tipped his hat her way and gave her a dashing smile. "Me name's Andwew 'Atter miss!" he said in his cockney accent.

Laura heard a few knocks on the door. Goodness! Armen was getting a LOT of visitors! His office would soon be a madhouse!

Laura smiled at Armen's reaction. It was like he was a kid at heart, getting ready to open a gift. She was pretty much holding her breath as he tore through the paper. Aaaand... ta-da! The little sculpture looked soo spiffy on the corner of his big new desk.

"You're so welcome," Laura said, hugging him back, glad that he liked it. "I thought it would be the perfect thing to represent how well we worked together." It was really a shame that the competition had been cut short. And she wasn't that much of an artist. But, she had found the clay that they had planned on using for the sculpture, dug up the notes and rough sketches they'd worked on together, and put a little time in to make it come out looking pretty good.

Good gracious. More knocking.

"Merlin, you're swamped," Laura said to Armen. "I'll get out of your way now that you have that." She nodded toward the sculpture. She didn't want to take up space in his office when he was having so many visitors.

Armen heard the knocking at first too, pretty low though so he continued to admire his new sculpture givin to him by his friend Luara, YAY! "Yes we did work together quite well if I may say so myself. Don't tell Theron and Ingird but I thought we were sooo gonna win." he chuckled as he pretended to whisper it to her. Mentioning Theron made him think sadly of how the man had resigned and he was supposed to be getting a new Floo Network Divison Head soon too.

After still more knocking Luara began to stand up mentioning she was going to leave and make room for the others. Yeah it made sense and all but he didn't want her to have to go, but she was being nice to the others as he should probably too. "Ok well thanks again for the gift, I looove it." he stood up hugging her again. "Be sure to come back and visit it and me." he laughed and then walked over to the door to let her out and whoever was knocking in.

Oh it was two people. *giggle* He sure was popular today! The first face he saw was of the one of the quieter people in the office. "Oh hello there Leighton, how are you today?" he grinned, his body framed in the doorway.

Next the Department Head turned his attention to the completely unfamiliar-looking man standing next to Leighton. "Hello sir, how are you? Might I introduce myself? Armen Recard, Department Head for Magical Transportation." He went to shake the man's hand. "Please come it." he grinned plesantly.

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Oh it was two people. *giggle* He sure was popular today! The first face he saw was of the one of the quieter people in the office. "Oh hello there Leighton, how are you today?" he grinned, his body framed in the doorway.

Next the Department Head turned his attention to the completely unfamiliar-looking man standing next to Leighton. "Hello sir, how are you? Might I introduce myself? Armen Recard, Department Head for Magical Transportation." He went to shake the man's hand. "Please come it." he grinned plesantly.

"Well, 'ello, 'ello gov'na!" Andrew said as he took the man's hand and returned with a more theatrical handshake, waving Armen's hand up and down. "Me name's Andrew 'Atter!" He let go of his new boss's hand and then tipped his hat in his direction. "Looks loike ya got a few people in 'ere!" he exclaimed as he made his way into the office and squeezed in and out between people examining the office from floor to ceiling. "Wa, is this your office? Ya could play a Itch And Scratch of Quidditch in 'ere!" After freely walking about the office he stopped in front of Armen once more. "So where do ya want me pitch 'n' toss? I'm ready ter get daahhhn ter business!"

"I thought we were gonna win too," Laura giggled. She put one finger to her lips, signalling that she would be quiet and not tell Ingrid or Theron about their thoughts. It was a shame that Theron was leaving them so soon. She had barely had the time to get to know the man! Maybe his replacement would be just as nice as him.

Laura smiled as Armen hugged her again. Merlin, she really didn't want to go. "Of course, I'll be back plenty of times to make sure you're treating it lavishly," she said, patting the sculpture lightly. "Make sure to dust it everyday." She laughed and followed him to the door. Oh, and he held the door open too. How gentlemanly-like! Nodding gratefully, Laura walked out the door and toward the work area, but not before giving the odd man waiting outside a strange look.

Armen smiled at the man waiting for him to take his turn in introducing himself. He could tell the guy was a little...odd. But that wasn't uncommon in the Ministry to be honest. So he stepped back and allowed the guy and the woman who had also come to visit into the office.

Looking at the man with a confused expression, Armen wasn't sure what to do. Should he call security on this looney tune or just wait and see. It was a good thing he waited because the man introduced himself, and after a second of trying to get through his thick accent, the Department head realized this was Theron's replacement. "Oh it's great to meet you Andrew...and uh yeah there are alot of people in here." he chuckled slightly. This guy was defanately going to take some getting used to.

"Oh do take a seat, and I can tell you where you are being assigned." he sure hope that was what he had meant by pitch and toss??? "You my friend are the replacement for my old Divison Head of Floo Powder." he said with a small smile.

Armen chuckled as Laura made her way towards the door and continuing about the statue. "Oh believe me it will be in good hands. And I will dust it every day....maybe even twice." he let her pass him through to the door and waved goodbye to her as she left.

She was such a great Division Head, he wasn't sure what he would do without her sometimes. Closing the door, he returned to his desk and the other employees in the office.

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Armen smiled at the man waiting for him to take his turn in introducing himself. He could tell the guy was a little...odd. But that wasn't uncommon in the Ministry to be honest. So he stepped back and allowed the guy and the woman who had also come to visit into the office.

Looking at the man with a confused expression, Armen wasn't sure what to do. Should he call security on this looney tune or just wait and see. It was a good thing he waited because the man introduced himself, and after a second of trying to get through his thick accent, the Department head realized this was Theron's replacement. "Oh it's great to meet you Andrew...and uh yeah there are alot of people in here." he chuckled slightly. This guy was defanately going to take some getting used to.

"Oh do take a seat, and I can tell you where you are being assigned." he sure hope that was what he had meant by pitch and toss??? "You my friend are the replacement for my old Divison Head of Floo Powder." he said with a small smile.

Before Andrew took a seat he took a closer look at the desk and pressed his ear against it's surface and then tapped it. "Is this weal wood? Ya can never tell these days wif these muggles comin' up wif laminates and blake stuff." He didn't really care for an answer, but it would satisfy his curiousity. He watched as he addressed the other lady and then took a seat himself. He crossed his legs in the chair like a child and folded his hands in front of him.

Andrew listened attentively as he was told his job. "Oh that's bloody fantastic, I dove floo! It's loike sparkly powder that does stuff. I 'ave been experimentin' wif the stuff. I mean the portable ones 're nifty, but wot I 'ave will bla your Chinese Blind!" He had so many things to do and hopefully would be in charge of a lot of people that would make things happen. Andrew was grinning ear to ear and couldn't help but give a little clap of excitement.

Nathan smiled brightly. "Thank-you sir. It's a pleasure to be here, too." He noddd and his eyebrows raised at the next question."Well.. I might be. I don't know what you're old position was.." That'd be like psychic and Nate was just an ordinary lad.

Employee's? Oooh! He couldn't wait to meet them! "No.. I worked in PortKeys at the Ministry in Wales for a about 4 years and I was Deputy Head of the Transportation division." Higher up.. but what could you do?

"You were recently promoted then?" Callingham asked curiosuly.

Armen was really intrigued by this man. He was strange, a bit ecentric but he liked him well enough so far. He couldn't help but give him a puzzled look as he watched as Andrew pressed his head against his desk for a good 5 seconds. "Umm I think its real wood, either way it seems to work well as a desk, wouldn't you say?" he chuckled as he humored him. The two new employees he had in here were certainly a pair. One had a strange personality that was also fun and the other had the clothes to match it; although his personality was likeable too.

Listening to Andrew's little speach it was apparent that he was excited to start work...and did he just say I was Chinese? Oh well' Armen then shook his head a little to clear his mind and then spoke. "Well Andrew I'm glad you are excited and ready to get to work, you will be a valuable member to the team I can tell." he grinned.
Oh another previous foreign Ministry employee, that was always good, got ideas spread. "That's nice, did you like Wales?" he was just curious about other places, he had been there before, it wasn't really all that far from here. But at least the guy had some experience and even a spot of responsibility before, that was always a plus. "Ok well then you will certainly feel at home here on Level Six as the Portkey Division Head, which coincidentally was my old position." the Department Head nodded.

"But yes I was promoted to this position once my predessor stepped down, so we had to hire you and then a few others to replace the changes in Divison Heads we have had recently." he said gesturing with a smile towards Andrew.

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After talking to each man he looked at his watch and noticed that the work day was pretty much over. There had been a lot of welcoming and getting to know each other on Level Six, which was fantastic, but the work would have to start tomorrow.

The Department Head stood from his desk and shook each man's hand, and told them how much he looked forward to starting with them tomorrow. He then grabbed his coat off of the coat stand and held the door open for them, shutting the door after himself.

OCC: Level-wide plot will be starting like today!

Running full force down the hall towards the office that he had just begun his ownership of, Armen Recard was backed by a small force of Magical Transportation employees ready to claim their Level back. He shouted at the top of his lungs and flung his wand arm towards the locked door, barring the way to the evil figurines who ruined their workspace.

"Reducto!!!!" the door burst off its hinges and he ran into the office ready to fight.

OCC: Do NOT rp fighting the figurines the Announcer will post their reactions. You may however post coming into the room and firing some spells, hoping to hit the animals.

Brooklyn's hair was all messy and she had a small bruise on her forehead. Nevertheless she was ready to fight. She blasted spells hoping to hit one of the evil figurines and end this racket.

She entered Armen's office and the war continued.

Katrina just had a feeling that the office wasn't going to be... pretty. She was pretty sure that once upon a flipped over desk, everything was neat and organized and no documents were ripped, or worst, missing. Yup, she was pretty sure of that, especially since she saw people shooting spells and the departmend head blowing the door apart. Eep. So not normal. Katrina took out her wand and shot a few spells. "Immobulus," she said as she shot the spell. She cast it a few more times and prayed that it hit one of them. Preferably the badger... because that way it would be easier to take it home

Jamie burst into the office, wand at the ready. Aiming at the first manic animal he saw, he shouted "DURO!" and hoped the thing would turn into stone.

It would make a nice decoration for his parents garden if they were allowed to keep them afterwards...

Now for the next one...

Barefoot Laura's footfalls as she ran down the hallway after Armen were muffled. No clickety-clackety heels for her now. They just got in the way. She had dumped them at her desk before whipping out her wand and following the others to the department head's office. She would so be wearing flats for the next week and a half.

She had lost her hat too. What was that? It had flown off into never-never land as she was being transported by the Portkey again. Hm, maybe she'd find it eventually. Hanging somewhere obscure in the work area or something like that. Well, he hair was up in a bun that was sure to look halfway good and keep her hair out of her way at the same time. So not a big deal.

Gripping her wand tightly, Laura reached the door of Armen's office and skidded to a halt briefly. She watched as the door was blasted open in a second and she dove into the room without hesitation.

WAIT. She hadn't even prepared or thought about what she was doing. Laura whirled around blindly until she thought she saw something little moving around in the corner of her eye. Turning full toward it, he mind calculated in a split second that it wasn't one of her fellow Level 6 employees so she quickly flicked her wand in that direction.

"Immobulus!"

Scarlet clickety clacked her way down the hall after Laura's disappearing figure. The figurines were still on the level. They had just unfortunatley cooped themselves up in Mr Recard's office planning their next move. After a while Scarlet's feet started to ache which made her kick them off. Heels weren't suitable for running. Barefoot wasn't her choice but she had no comfy shoes over to.

With her robes in disorder and her short black hair looking like she had seen a spider recently Scarlet sprinted out of the cubicles and towards the dept head office. She gripped her wand tightly and held it up ready to cast a series of spells at any given moment.

When Armen blasted open the door Scarlet dove into the room after Laura without much thought except to not get another stack of parchments on her head from the badger. Coming into the room she quickly surveyed the room for the figurines and the locations of the other employes.

It wouldn't be good to HIT one of her employess instead of a figurine. Seeing something red and gold flicker in theh corner of her eye Scarlet jumped around and cast "Immobulus!" in the direction of where she had seen the Lion moving.

As the Ministry employees flew through the office doorway with their Department Head, each shouting spells and preparing to destroy their enemies, the living figurines, awaiting them in the lavish office was most likely, something of a surpise. The spells hit the bookcase sending papers flying everywhere, pictures were knocked off the walls, and the desk chair was blown into several pieces but what was strange was the witches and wizards' real targets.

Sitting on the desk, huddled around the gift of a statue, that Luara Miller had given Armen the Dept. Head, were the snake, lion, eagle, and badger figurines all frozen again. Beside them was a note, written rather hastely and with a series of curious signatures at the bottom:

Each of the figurines were frozen, gazing happily at the statue that was rightfully theirs.