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Lissy Longbottom · 02-21-2020, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tegz

SPOILER!!: Fletcher and Caleb

Maybe she should have started a bet to see how long before there would be an approach. Or two, as it were.

Stella's eyes cut sideways to the first bloke when he addressed her and then her head tracked around to follow a moment later. WAS she in the right place? She supposed it wasn't the worst kind of line out there. "Any place I am in is the right place, Monsieur."

And then the other. Stella studied that one too with a faint air of amusement. Did she really look so out of place? Both of them had, in their own way, said as much. Though escaping was definitely on her agenda at some point. "Non, you have not, I am new." He could have her name- they both could- but she kept her hand. "Stella Jarsdel."

"Stella, very nice to meet you," Caleb said, holding his hand out for only a few seconds before it became apparent that she was NOT going to shake it back. Well, ok then. Maybe she was germaphobic or something? He pulled his hand back and took a sip of the hot cocoa he had picked up at the snack table - which felt like such a strange drink to serve at a karaoke party.

"What department are you in?" he asked in genuine curiosity. It was always a safe bet to ask that question at these things. He supposed that question also applied to the guy nearby...he didn't care as much about his response, though. Obviously.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

SPOILER!!: Gems, the two of ya

Ah, so she was French. Well that was a buzzkill. He knew about three French words: champagne, escargot, and oui, if that one counted as a word. This was going to be more difficult than he'd thought, particularly because one puppy dog of a manboy was now swooping in to check Fletcher's vibe.

He sighed; he hadn't even had time to respond to Legs on his own.

"Caleb, by the way," Fletcher repeated ~~not at all sarcastically~~ as he shook the boy's hand with quite a firm grip of his own. "I'm Fletcher, by the way." Did he sound like he was making fun of the young man, or did it just come off as a dad joke? Heh. "Junior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic." As such, he was very interested in how Caleb was describing this event to the new employee, Stella. Apparently it was something she should just blow off, huh?

Fletcher narrowed his eyes at the other man. "So you're not enjoying hearing your coworkers butcher popular Muggle and wrock songs, Caleb? Are you saying I'm not to expect you up on that stage any minute now?" What a shame; he was so looking forward to seeing someone embarrass their self, and Caleb looked like exactly the person he had in mind. Well, there was a brave soul up there now, singing quite the old rock song about.... stalking, was it?

"I'll be sure to pass your compliments along to the Minister," Fletcher added, his eyes drifting cooly toward Caleb and then back to Stella. "I'm afraid this party isn't indicative of how we usually do things here."

Oh good Merlin. What a corny dad joke. Was this dude for real? In fact, he DID kind of look like he could be his dad. Or Stella's dad. Hehe. Caleb wasn't that mean to say something like that to him - at least not to his face. "Nice to meet you too, Fletcher," he said in response. OOOOH, Junior Undersecretary eh? Someone thought highly of themselves, since he dropped that fact so fast.

He raised a dark eyebrow at him. "It was a joke," he told him, taking note of the tone Fletcher had as he questioned him. Had he personally planned this karaoke party or something? Why did he seem so...offended? "But no, I'm not planning on singing. I won't subject anyone here to that," he said, with another joking smirk. So calm down, bro. He didn't need to know that Caleb actually loathed everything about this - but he didn't like a lot of things. It was nothing personal.

02-21-2020, 01:51 AM	#28 (permalink)
Lissy Longbottom Potterdom Mod Book Club Mod 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 Tegz SPOILER!!: Fletcher and Caleb Maybe she should have started a bet to see how long before there would be an approach. Or two, as it were. Stella's eyes cut sideways to the first bloke when he addressed her and then her head tracked around to follow a moment later. WAS she in the right place? She supposed it wasn't the worst kind of line out there. "Any place I am in is the right place, Monsieur." And then the other. Stella studied that one too with a faint air of amusement. Did she really look so out of place? Both of them had, in their own way, said as much. Though escaping was definitely on her agenda at some point. "Non, you have not, I am new." He could have her name- they both could- but she kept her hand. "Stella Jarsdel." "Stella, very nice to meet you," Caleb said, holding his hand out for only a few seconds before it became apparent that she was NOT going to shake it back. Well, ok then. Maybe she was germaphobic or something? He pulled his hand back and took a sip of the hot cocoa he had picked up at the snack table - which felt like such a strange drink to serve at a karaoke party. "What department are you in?" he asked in genuine curiosity. It was always a safe bet to ask that question at these things. He supposed that question also applied to the guy nearby...he didn't care as much about his response, though. Obviously. Quote: Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl SPOILER!!: Gems, the two of ya Ah, so she was French. Well that was a buzzkill. He knew about three French words: champagne, escargot, and oui, if that one counted as a word. This was going to be more difficult than he'd thought, particularly because one puppy dog of a manboy was now swooping in to check Fletcher's vibe. He sighed; he hadn't even had time to respond to Legs on his own. "Caleb, by the way," Fletcher repeated ~~not at all sarcastically~~ as he shook the boy's hand with quite a firm grip of his own. "I'm Fletcher, by the way." Did he sound like he was making fun of the young man, or did it just come off as a dad joke? Heh. "Junior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic." As such, he was very interested in how Caleb was describing this event to the new employee, Stella. Apparently it was something she should just blow off, huh? Fletcher narrowed his eyes at the other man. "So you're not enjoying hearing your coworkers butcher popular Muggle and wrock songs, Caleb? Are you saying I'm not to expect you up on that stage any minute now?" What a shame; he was so looking forward to seeing someone embarrass their self, and Caleb looked like exactly the person he had in mind. Well, there was a brave soul up there now, singing quite the old rock song about.... stalking, was it? "I'll be sure to pass your compliments along to the Minister," Fletcher added, his eyes drifting cooly toward Caleb and then back to Stella. "I'm afraid this party isn't indicative of how we usually do things here." Oh good Merlin. What a corny dad joke. Was this dude for real? In fact, he DID kind of look like he could be his dad. Or Stella's dad. Hehe. Caleb wasn't that mean to say something like that to him - at least not to his face. "Nice to meet you too, Fletcher," he said in response. OOOOH, Junior Undersecretary eh? Someone thought highly of themselves, since he dropped that fact so fast. He raised a dark eyebrow at him. "It was a joke," he told him, taking note of the tone Fletcher had as he questioned him. Had he personally planned this karaoke party or something? Why did he seem so...offended? "But no, I'm not planning on singing. I won't subject anyone here to that," he said, with another joking smirk. So calm down, bro. He didn't need to know that Caleb actually loathed everything about this - but he didn't like a lot of things. It was nothing personal. __________________ I'm still standin'________________________________________ better than I ever did Lookin' like a true survivor_________________________________feelin' like a little kid