| Forest Troll
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ohio
Posts: 27,991
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kirsten Delbin
Hufflepuff Fifth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Mateo Theodore
Slytherin Fifth Year
  x11  x9
|  Puff by day, snake by night | Mj's bestie | Always UP to Something...
SPOILER!!: Jenkins Quote:
Originally Posted by Mell  When his boss had said that he had a job for him to do, he had never expected that he would be heading up a training programme for the other departments. To say he was stoked at the opportunity would be an understatement and the grin on his face as he waited for the employees to arrive showed just how much he was going to enjoy this.
Now he just needed people to arrive.
And here was the first arrival. Oliver watched as the guy made his way into the room and it took him a moment before he recognised the former Hogwarts student. And haha, he was still calling him 'Sir.' He could so get used to that.
"Hello Joćo."
Merlin! These MLE guys were certainly a cautious lot, weren't they? Oliver nodded his head at the newcomer. "Good day to you too." This would be fun watching how well these Auror's go at the training.
Well here was someone who looked as though they were excited about this training. "Nice to finally see some enthusiasm." Ollie flashed the guy a grin.
And there was Derek and as usual he looked like he had just eaten a lemon. The man never looked happy. Well, he never looked happy outside of his lab. Maybe the guy should think about a mobile lab, that way he would never have to leave it. Hehe.
"Derek." He greeted the man with a solemn nod of his head.
FINALLY!!
A female!
Oliver was starting to get worried that he was going to have to entertain only men and that would be no fun at all. He had to have something pretty to look at and this young lady was was certainly pretty. "You are indeed. I hope you enjoy the training."
Oliver saw the flash of red hair and his heart almost stopped but then the woman turned and he saw her face and he was able to breathe a sigh of relief. It was a different red head. And this one appeared to be in a different world. "Lovely day." He agreed with a quiet snort.
Oliver watched as yet another guy came into the room. Merlin, they seemed to get younger every year. Didn't they want to go out and see the world first?
"Good day."
There was always one every crowd, wasn't there. Oliver watched the woman make her way into the room with a look of disgust on her face and ridiculous high heels on her feet.
He clicked his tongue with impatience and disapproval. "You do realise that you will be doing a number of activities today? Those shoes are inappropriate." So like take them off.
Ahh here he was! Oliver was wondering whether his BFF would come down for this training. He grinned broadly and grabbed hold of his friend's hand and pulled him in and gave him a slap on the back with his other hand. "How have you been brother?" It was good seeing William here, it made him feel better. More calmer.
That feeling didn't last long though when a familiar voice spoke up and then young January appeared from behind his friend.
OH SNAP!
This particular red head was the one he was hoping not to see. Well that wasn't true because he did want to see her but he knew that she was probably going to have a go at him and she had every right to.
He seemed to have this problem that every time he got close to a woman, he would freak out and stop calling them. He needed help. "Hello January. You're looking good."
Awkwaaaaard.
Even though he was feeling rather uncomfortable with January standing right there, Oliver still noticed when another woman walked into the room. What, he was supposed to be greeting all the employees.
Not his fault they were attractive.
"Hello." He greeted the woman, giving her a small wave.
"Thanks for coming everyone. We'll give it a few more minutes for others to arrive before we start." If there were going to be others that is. Victoria's eyes lifted as she heard someone speak. Oh the man in the center of the room. He must be the head of all of this. "Well I hope I do as well." Forcing a small smile across her lips. It wasn't that she didn't want to be social and that she didn't like to speak to people, but lately it had just been hard to, but forcing those anxiety driven thoughts away Victoria stepped closer to the man.
"I'm Victoria Maroon, Magical Sports and Games public relations." Should she have given all of that. The man probably wouldn't have cared either way, but whatever it was out of her mouth now no need to dwell on it. With another small smile she decided to go quiet in case the man wanted to start. Yes she had every plan to sit in this dirty chair and blend into the background if she were at all lucky. It's all the thirty four year old wanted. SPOILER!!: Mariel and Anthony Quote:
Originally Posted by Govoni To show his support for Miss Browne and...the gorgeous Accidents & Catastrophes Head, Anthony was here. Promptly, too. It'd been troublesome, of course...since they'd needed to travel via muggle means (which only served in reminding him that he loathed muggle public transportation)! All jokes aside, it had to be the saddest environment known to man. Anthony had spent a majority of it avoiding gazes; something that was much more appropriate than the scowl he'd wanted to toss out.
Adjusting the badge he'd just been given at reception, he slowly strode into the gymnasium, removing his fedora in the process. The group already gathered was nice sized and he felt momentarily pleased at their impending success. Kudos to these two....But also, who was this Oliver Jenkins he'd been hearing so much about? Oliver Jenkins had been listed on the announcement along with his fellow department heads. So, naturally, Anthony was curious. He tried to pick the man out of the crowd, but in his searching, he'd spied a familiar face and paused. He was chuckling, too.
Yes, it was Mrs. Sassy-Blonde-Pants from Games. Victoria, her name was. Noting that she wasn't alone (and disregarding it in the next moment), he moved closer, casually swinging his arm up and over her shoulder. Yes, it had only been allowed to rest for a moment; just long enough for him to semi-hug her in greeting before then falling away. "Mrs. Victoria. Nice to see you again."
...And her cohort...Well, she's wasn't really a cohort at all. Anthony tilted his head to address the woman kindly; her face also familiar. "You recently took over Games, yes? It's Mariel...?" He was grinning because he knew this was exactly the case. "My name's Anthony Cresswell, Department of Specialties head."...His hand casually hovered out towards hers to shake. Quote:
Originally Posted by emjay Sweet Circe, this room was even worse. And she thought her airplane hangar was bad. Mariel gingerly walked through the gymnasium, careful not to step on any rubbish or catch her heels in any cracks. She tried very hard to hide the disdain from her face but it was growing more difficult and the small smile on her lips was all but faded. There were a few people assembled here and she began to make her way over to them as green eyes fell on the man standing front and center. She would assume that he was the person leading this training.. Jenkins, she was fairly sure his name was. What was he wearing though? As she told her own employees, just because they worked in squalor didn't mean they all had to dress like it. They were still Ministry employees. And it was clear he didn't work for her. Those couldn't even be described as stylish jeans but.. dungarees. Merlin.
Still, she could be pleasant. The brunette gave Jenkins a polite smile and nod as she neared. "Good afternoon," she greeted him before heading over to the group of Ministry workers to await the training. Green eyes fell next on an MLE person she had met not long ago. "Hi Simon," she said a little more cheerfully, seeing someone she was at least acquainted with. Of course the night surrounding their meeting was not her favorite so she left that unmentioned. "Nice digs, yeah?" she said with the hint of a grin, trying to find a little humor in the situation. Of course she heard that his department was underground.. at least G&S had a lot of sunlight.
As Simon was talking to another guy, Mariel glanced past him to see Victoria and she gave her a smile. She was glad to see someone from her own department - it was a little hard for her to call her one of her employees - and she wondered if anyone else would be showing up. They knew it was mandatory, right? She took a few steps towards her, then stopped, frowning a little. What was she sitting on? Yeah.. Mariel was going to stay standing. Those seats looked absolutely filthy and had leaves on them. One might think that the department knew they were having visitors and could have cleaned up the place a bit... but she supposed it went with the rest of the decor. "Hey Vic," she greeted her friend, smiling a bit bigger now.. though she did not sit down. "Glad you made it." Hopefully this wouldn't be too long and maybe they could ride the bus home together. Did she tell her employees they could take off early after the training if they showed up? It'd be a small but nice reward after all their hard work all week. Yes she was doing very well at this blending in thing and if you could get past the dirty of this chair she was in, it really wasn't that uncomfortable. The thirty four year old was glad she could just sit and go unnoticed or well she thought she could until Mariel walked in. Maybe she wouldn't see her. Honestly her boss could dress to kill, but maybe she shouldn't have worn those heels here. Victoria looked down at her own flats. She had been not putting as much effort into her outfits as of lately. Something that she usually would have frowned on, but what was the point really. Did it actually matter? She was starting to believe it really didn't.
Then the brunette started her way and she knew she couldn't play quiet any longer. "Well I had to now didn't I?" It was mandatory, so even though she wanted to owl in sick, Victoria would have never done that to her boss friend. As awkward as he work life had become Vic knew she had responsibilities and she would force herself to do them.
Just as she was about to try and figure out some small talk an arm was around her. She straightened a bit was Charely here? She turned her head as she heard the voice and couldn't help but smile. "Mr. Cresswell, please it's just Victoria I am not a Mrs." Err well not yet at least. There was that wedding looming ahead of her in summer. Not that she wasn't happy about it, but she just couldn't get herself to plan anything at the moment. "It's nice to see you again as well." She had returned the mans semi hug in greeting. Her eyes following as he introduced himself to Mariel, "Don't worry Mr. Cresswell I don't think this one will make eyes at you and forget what we are doing." She she chuckled for the first time in months with the thought of Lourdes making eyes at him that day.
__________________  |