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Lissy Longbottom · 07-02-2014, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Danielle_Daughn

Keegan snapped to attention at the mention of muggle artifacts, after all his job was muggle item research. Muggle History the subject fascinated him, they honestly had a very colorful history even if most of them didn't know it. Gabi was moving a little quicker than he had wanted her to but he had a serious question that needed to be addressed.

"Gabi, not trying to backtrack but what about the fakes? You know, the carpets that some will try to pass off as original, expensive, and rare muggle carpets? Obviously the law isn't being reversed right this second but it's something that we should be discussing I think, or is that to be left to law enforcement?"

Keegan wasn't entirely sure if he was overstepping talking about this but didn't the transportation department handle everything to do with transportation laws? And let's be honest, Keegan had grown rather protective of muggle artifacts.

Ah, so many questions! Gabi liked how attentive everyone was about all this - she hadn't realized that her employees had such a passion for carpets! She smiled and nodded. "Yes, that has been an issue in the past, although not necessarily on OUR end..."

Knowing that she was going to need to explain a lot, she carefully prepared her words before going into her speech. "Let me give you some more background on the law. Arthur Weasley, probably the one and ONLY noteable wizard to come from the Muggle Artifacts division, was very concerned that muggle rugs were being looted from museums to be charmed into flying carpets. To put a stop to the thieving and to protect their history, Weasley fought - and was successful - in getting the ban put into place. Knowing that, fake carpets would be more of a muggle problem, I believe, as they would be concerned about whether or not the carpet was historically significant for their museums. Any carpet can be charmed to fly, even the one in this room," she explained, gesturing to her feet. "If a carpet was fake, it wouldn't really matter to the wizards unless the selling price was being inflated due to it's 'authenticity'. In that case, that would be a fraud issue, and would fall into the hands of MLE," she added.

So long story short - they didn't need to worry. Questions?

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Originally Posted by Yusrieee

Blake's struggle with the knot of his tie ended when one of his colleagues, a man, apparently, called for his attention. How come he didn't notice him before? The sight of all of these ladies must have clouded his vision and presence of mind. Not good. Feeling a sense of camaraderie with the other man, Blake placed the box of doughnuts on his lap, and with a grin plastered on his face, slid his chair towards his soon-to-be friend. "Oh, I'll mind," He said, giving the man a firm, manly handshake. "If you only ate one." Finishing off with a smile, he deposited the box on the table, and gestured for Keegan to go ahead. "Blake Wright, joined today."

And back to the meeting.

Miss Schultz seemed a bit in haste. Blake blinked as words began to shoot out of her mouth, and this continued for some time. He processed the overdose of new information at a leisurely pace, whilst enjoying his hunk of fried dough. Well, her answers satisfied his itch, and he quite honestly had nothing to complain about. But someone else did have a point to raise. Giving Keegan a chance to put forth his point, Blake waited for him to finish before stating his own question, which, he was sure, Miss Schultz would have explained eventually. "So where do we come in in all of this?" He asked, sitting up a little straighter.

Ah, the heart of it all. Blake was really getting the grasp of things quickly around here - maybe he'd soon learn about Gabi's distaste for fried dough.

"Good question. We are in charge of planning the event and assuring that everyone has a good time at the event! Security from MLE will be helping us to make sure our foreign guests are all protected and no one attempts to steal anything from the venue," she explained.

"So far, we have only one confirmed guest - his name is Milton Janssen, and he is a delegate from the South African Ministry who has worked with carpets for the past decade," she told them. She turned around and tapped the whiteboard with her wand:

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Milton Janssen - South African Transportation Head

"You will all have an opportunity today to sign up for committees to assist with the planning. In addition to having our delegates hold a Q&A amongst the visitors, we will have a flying carpet test station, food from around the world, and vendors selling souvenirs and bringing models of carpets to show off, NOT for actual purchase," she told them. She turned to her whiteboard again and added the following information:

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Committees:
-Forming questions/collecting questions from visitors at the symposium to ask during the Q&A
-Coming up with a menu of foreign food for buffet
-Assisting with the flying carpet test station
-Giving tours of Ministry to delegates

"FINALLY, after the symposium is held, we will use the information gathered from the symposium and our delegates to revisit the law and add changes to it. Do we want to leave it as it is? Do we want to uplift the ban entirely? Allow some carpets but still have restricts? These are all things we will be able to decide on after our visitors leave, having left us with plenty of information to use when coming up with our decision," she explained.

"Any questions?" she asked. She knew that had been a LOT. Like, a LOT a lot.

07-02-2014, 03:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
Lissy Longbottom Giant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ferrix: GMT-6 Posts: 56,908 Hogwarts RPG Name: Moritz Schultz (#0f667e) Ravenclaw Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nancy Schultz (#ac6f77) Hufflepuff Fourth Year x11 x1	curly haired prefect - "sometimes I get angry!" - 30/90 - chicken emoji - probably @ Disney - I speak dog Quote: Originally Posted by Danielle_Daughn Keegan snapped to attention at the mention of muggle artifacts, after all his job was muggle item research. Muggle History the subject fascinated him, they honestly had a very colorful history even if most of them didn't know it. Gabi was moving a little quicker than he had wanted her to but he had a serious question that needed to be addressed. "Gabi, not trying to backtrack but what about the fakes? You know, the carpets that some will try to pass off as original, expensive, and rare muggle carpets? Obviously the law isn't being reversed right this second but it's something that we should be discussing I think, or is that to be left to law enforcement?" Keegan wasn't entirely sure if he was overstepping talking about this but didn't the transportation department handle everything to do with transportation laws? And let's be honest, Keegan had grown rather protective of muggle artifacts. Ah, so many questions! Gabi liked how attentive everyone was about all this - she hadn't realized that her employees had such a passion for carpets! She smiled and nodded. "Yes, that has been an issue in the past, although not necessarily on OUR end..." Knowing that she was going to need to explain a lot, she carefully prepared her words before going into her speech. "Let me give you some more background on the law. Arthur Weasley, probably the one and ONLY noteable wizard to come from the Muggle Artifacts division, was very concerned that muggle rugs were being looted from museums to be charmed into flying carpets. To put a stop to the thieving and to protect their history, Weasley fought - and was successful - in getting the ban put into place. Knowing that, fake carpets would be more of a muggle problem, I believe, as they would be concerned about whether or not the carpet was historically significant for their museums. Any carpet can be charmed to fly, even the one in this room," she explained, gesturing to her feet. "If a carpet was fake, it wouldn't really matter to the wizards unless the selling price was being inflated due to it's 'authenticity'. In that case, that would be a fraud issue, and would fall into the hands of MLE," she added. So long story short - they didn't need to worry. Questions? Quote: Originally Posted by Yusrieee Blake's struggle with the knot of his tie ended when one of his colleagues, a man, apparently, called for his attention. How come he didn't notice him before? The sight of all of these ladies must have clouded his vision and presence of mind. Not good. Feeling a sense of camaraderie with the other man, Blake placed the box of doughnuts on his lap, and with a grin plastered on his face, slid his chair towards his soon-to-be friend. "Oh, I'll mind," He said, giving the man a firm, manly handshake. "If you only ate one." Finishing off with a smile, he deposited the box on the table, and gestured for Keegan to go ahead. "Blake Wright, joined today." And back to the meeting. Miss Schultz seemed a bit in haste. Blake blinked as words began to shoot out of her mouth, and this continued for some time. He processed the overdose of new information at a leisurely pace, whilst enjoying his hunk of fried dough. Well, her answers satisfied his itch, and he quite honestly had nothing to complain about. But someone else did have a point to raise. Giving Keegan a chance to put forth his point, Blake waited for him to finish before stating his own question, which, he was sure, Miss Schultz would have explained eventually. "So where do we come in in all of this?" He asked, sitting up a little straighter. Ah, the heart of it all. Blake was really getting the grasp of things quickly around here - maybe he'd soon learn about Gabi's distaste for fried dough. "Good question. We are in charge of planning the event and assuring that everyone has a good time at the event! Security from MLE will be helping us to make sure our foreign guests are all protected and no one attempts to steal anything from the venue," she explained. "So far, we have only one confirmed guest - his name is Milton Janssen, and he is a delegate from the South African Ministry who has worked with carpets for the past decade," she told them. She turned around and tapped the whiteboard with her wand: Quote: Milton Janssen - South African Transportation Head "You will all have an opportunity today to sign up for committees to assist with the planning. In addition to having our delegates hold a Q&A amongst the visitors, we will have a flying carpet test station, food from around the world, and vendors selling souvenirs and bringing models of carpets to show off, NOT for actual purchase," she told them. She turned to her whiteboard again and added the following information: Quote: Committees: -Forming questions/collecting questions from visitors at the symposium to ask during the Q&A -Coming up with a menu of foreign food for buffet -Assisting with the flying carpet test station -Giving tours of Ministry to delegates "FINALLY, after the symposium is held, we will use the information gathered from the symposium and our delegates to revisit the law and add changes to it. Do we want to leave it as it is? Do we want to uplift the ban entirely? Allow some carpets but still have restricts? These are all things we will be able to decide on after our visitors leave, having left us with plenty of information to use when coming up with our decision," she explained. "Any questions?" she asked. She knew that had been a LOT. 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