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kayquilz · 05-15-2021, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Felixir

Jake glanced up from the file, made to speak, but swiftly thought better of it. I hate the lot of them. That was what he wanted to say, and that was the truth of the matter, but it occurred to him he was maybe not supposed to be quite so outspoken now he was in this role. Despite being more personally affected here in the Ministry by Goldwasser and the rest of them, it was the Rosier of the Lucien variety whom Jake harboured a special kind of resentment towards. Each of his three eldest had suffered in their own vastly different ways, and each was still suffering, as much as two of them seemed to believe they weren't. But Rosier was dead, and Goldwasser very much alive (uh... well... anyway) and on the loose, and therefore the more pressing issue.

After a few seconds following this line of thought, Jake settled for a grim smile. "I'll make sure you get the details." Of the task force, or whatever they ended up calling it. That. He'd pull something together soon.

"As for a different position, we have plenty of scope for investigating and riddling things out." More so outside the Security Office than within it, that was true, but then Security had not even always been part of this department. "There's the Auror Office, which would require a lot of training, or the Magical Law Enforcement Squad, where you could work up to Hit Wizard. More training required there too." There was another Ferguson in the Squad, Jake knew, but would that make Scott more or less likely to make the switch there? Either way, both included the kind of work he'd specified. "Or perhaps the investigative team, in the Improper Use of Magic division. It's not so much about catching out and out criminals, but there's obviously plenty of investigative work, and undercover operations, and you'd be less likely to get bored there than where you currently are. You meet the requirements for Junior Investigator already, and there's opportunity for advancement."

Jake leaned back in his chair and considered Ferguson. "Any of those options sound appealing?"

Scottie nodded, meeting his new boss's gaze as he did so. "I...I cannot wait to hear the details." And he was being serious, too. He was determined to see Goldwasser go down.

The possibilities of where he could potentially go next, though, were so wide that his eyes grew larger, his eyebrows practically disappearing into his hairline as Upstead spoke. There were jobs in there he hadn't even thought about. "Not that I mind more training. I don't. I just...I'm not much of a hit wizard," he admitted, but his mouth curled into a big of a smirk as he said so. "That's my sister....but not me," he was sure Upstead was aware of them being siblings by now, even if Scottie was dead quiet about that with most of his coworkers. It wasn't like he and Emmy ever really saw each other at work anyway. "I do like the sound of the improper use of magic office. And going undercover. I REALLY liked going undercover," he nodded. Sidling up to Goldy had been dangerous - SCARY, even - but...enjoyable. There was a devious part of it that Scottie enjoyed purely because he was such an honest soul.

It was NICE to be dishonest for the right reasons, wasn't it?

05-15-2021, 11:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
kayquilz Granian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bikini Bottom Posts: 21,185 Hogwarts RPG Name: Roman Gellar Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Arden Toros Gryffindor Sixth Year x4 x1	A Poop * k8 * Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir Jake glanced up from the file, made to speak, but swiftly thought better of it. I hate the lot of them. That was what he wanted to say, and that was the truth of the matter, but it occurred to him he was maybe not supposed to be quite so outspoken now he was in this role. Despite being more personally affected here in the Ministry by Goldwasser and the rest of them, it was the Rosier of the Lucien variety whom Jake harboured a special kind of resentment towards. Each of his three eldest had suffered in their own vastly different ways, and each was still suffering, as much as two of them seemed to believe they weren't. But Rosier was dead, and Goldwasser very much alive (uh... well... anyway) and on the loose, and therefore the more pressing issue. After a few seconds following this line of thought, Jake settled for a grim smile. "I'll make sure you get the details." Of the task force, or whatever they ended up calling it. That. He'd pull something together soon. "As for a different position, we have plenty of scope for investigating and riddling things out." More so outside the Security Office than within it, that was true, but then Security had not even always been part of this department. "There's the Auror Office, which would require a lot of training, or the Magical Law Enforcement Squad, where you could work up to Hit Wizard. More training required there too." There was another Ferguson in the Squad, Jake knew, but would that make Scott more or less likely to make the switch there? Either way, both included the kind of work he'd specified. "Or perhaps the investigative team, in the Improper Use of Magic division. It's not so much about catching out and out criminals, but there's obviously plenty of investigative work, and undercover operations, and you'd be less likely to get bored there than where you currently are. You meet the requirements for Junior Investigator already, and there's opportunity for advancement." Jake leaned back in his chair and considered Ferguson. "Any of those options sound appealing?" Scottie nodded, meeting his new boss's gaze as he did so. "I...I cannot wait to hear the details." And he was being serious, too. He was determined to see Goldwasser go down. The possibilities of where he could potentially go next, though, were so wide that his eyes grew larger, his eyebrows practically disappearing into his hairline as Upstead spoke. There were jobs in there he hadn't even thought about. "Not that I mind more training. I don't. I just...I'm not much of a hit wizard," he admitted, but his mouth curled into a big of a smirk as he said so. "That's my sister....but not me," he was sure Upstead was aware of them being siblings by now, even if Scottie was dead quiet about that with most of his coworkers. It wasn't like he and Emmy ever really saw each other at work anyway. "I do like the sound of the improper use of magic office. And going undercover. I REALLY liked going undercover," he nodded. Sidling up to Goldy had been dangerous - SCARY, even - but...enjoyable. There was a devious part of it that Scottie enjoyed purely because he was such an honest soul. It was NICE to be dishonest for the right reasons, wasn't it? __________________ "You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough." Roman Gellar ● 1st Year ● Slytherin