That was a tough question. What did she want to do? It was true that recently she started thinking about a different path for her long term career, but then she had only been a Reminisciator for a couple of years now and she still felt that she hadn't fulfilled her true potential as a Reminiciator. Besides, she absolutely loved her job.

And that was the crux of the thing wasn't it? Thinking it over for another minute, she finally made up her mind.

"Well, while becoming the supervisor of the MRRB is my ultimate long term goal years from now. I feel like I haven't yet...um...done everything that I had wanted to do and learn as a Reminiciator so I would like to remain with my division. I know that it is a decision that can benefit me in the long term and it is best suited to me at the moment."

Yes, it was the best decision for her. And the reason why she had come to the British MoM in the first place.

Oh good, he was in at the moment. Gavin could hardly imagine or more accurately, didn't want to imagine having given up his lunch completely to make his way up here just to have the man be elsewhere. Under normal circumstances he would have waited to be invited in but nothing about this situation was normal. When creatures started turning floors into pink drool things got serious.

"Mr. Hawthorne." He said by way of simple greeting as he stepped by the man and let himself in. Gavin paused, stuck his hands in his pockets and took in the man's office. The current state of his desk didn't indicate he was in the middle of something. Even better, he could have his full attention.

"Nice office." However, this wasn't a social call. The Senior Undersecretary turned to face the man again. "A curious thing happened today, rather curious. There was something that looked like that it had fallen in a vat of toxic waste, running through the muggle cafe just on the corner." A very nice way of putting it. Frankly, that thing was just plain u-g-l-y. It's creator had a horrid sense of humour.

"What can you tell me about that."

Gavin was aware that there was more to his name but surely the man wouldn't argue that it was quite a mouthful. There was a small nod and a pause before, "May I call you Aron?" It was fine if he couldn't. Merlin knew the employees on his own level nearly had a heart attack when he'd asked them and just like then he'd be respectful of it and them and him and all this formality.

The wife arranging the office bit didn't surprize him. Women had a tendency to take over, transforming entire spaces in a single jolt of energy. His sister had already gone and rearranged his home office. He didn't complain. how could he?--

Come again? "Currently being held in Level 4?" He...hadn't been aware there was something down on that level. "I suppose..." He said a bit uncertainly. It could be that creature, had to be. How many other mutants could there possibly be. If the man was offering up explanations of origin then it had to be the same creature. Yes. "Just a few if any. The thing ran along the floor most of the time, no bigger than a rat." But uglier. This point couldn't be stressed enough. "I had the cafe evacuated under the guise of a health inspection, then a few of us from the Ministry attempted to capture it but somehow it slipped out..."

He nodded his agreement at the comment on the thing looking awful but stopped abruptly, giving the man a look as if he were strange. "Big teeth? No, no, I'd notice the big teeth if they were there, Newell too. They were normal sized and it's drool turned pink on the floor--think of a rat, small, no fur, wrinkly skin, beady eyes, slightly disturbing and quick." Were they even on the same age anymore? Of course this begged the question. "You mean to tell me there's another mutant out there?" One with BIG TEETH?? Merlin help them if these things were infectious.

you have to excuse Jade she just got the shock of her life :P
 

Acting Head Reminisciator? Jade's jaw dropped and her eyes widened. She had only been a Reminisciator for the past three years give or take and she knew that she had done her best with the cases that she had been given but this?!

Eventually she embarrassingly squeaked out loud, "Me?" But then she took a minute to compose herself and continued, "I would be honored to accept, Sir." Hoping that she didn't humiliate herself and end up not getting the job.

Jade blushed tomato red as Aron mentioned her squeak. "Um, no not really. I don't know why I did that." She leaned forward to read the paperwork but before she signed she did have one question to ask, "I know what Shakespeare used to do which is head out the assignments and supervise and on occasion do an assignment or two himself. Will I be required to do the same?"

She definitely wanted the job but that didn't mean that she didn't have questions.

"It's a done deal." Gavin answered. No complaints here. His name happened to be Gavin, go figure, it'd work perfectly. And how did he get everyone in his Department on a first name basis? Something in the coffee down here? He'd take some back with him to his level, his treat for his employees.

Ah, so there was an exchanging of hands where the mutant was concerned. Somehow this made him think it'd be harder to get definites on this thing. Records that weren't filed away after the former left, unrecorded characteristics that should have been passed on to the new? Merlin he hoped not. "Good idea. There were a few nosy Parkers trying to get a look inside even after the evacuation. Victoria had to draw the blinds." What could muggles possibly think was so interesting about a rat. They didn't do anything but carry germs and steal your food.

And then the worst was confirmed. More than one of them. If they were all as creepy looking he didn't know what he'd do--probably avoid Level Six. Seemed likely. His eyes widened. "That pink gunk on the floor was acidic?" Must have burnt a hole into the floor by now he reckoned. Oh dear. Aron's squad was sounding even better by the minute.

"I don't suppose you'd know if the thing was venomous or infectious?"

Maybe not because he was being told to head down to Level 4--hyvdjksfeayeidfis they got away last year as well?? They were in Diagon Alley? Gavin had questions that he wasn't so sure he wanted answers to anymore. "I'll make that my next stop." He sounded a bit distracted by now. Something he'd only just noticed. Memo writing...how...."Yours still fly?"

*slightly rearranged Gavin stuff*
 

Jade nodded at Aron's reply and conjured a quill before signing her signature with flourish. "That's that. Are there any active cases that I need to know about?" She asked. Now that she was acting head, she should know of all the departmental active cases.

Gavin was only half listening to Aron go one about Muggles and their odd fascinations with disaster. Most of his attention was fixed on the memo the man was about to seemed flying seeing as he was bloody sure all his stopped at the entrance to Level 1. Figures something would go wrong when he takes over. At the very last minute he caught what the man was saying. "I thought the Muggles near my place where the only ones that liked doing that." No one ever bothered to think 'let's not create a traffic jam because Gavin would like to get home unlike the rest of us'. Inconsiderate, the whole race of them.

His eyes flickered to the floor at the mention of that thing making a whole there. If something like that had happened back at the Cafe he could think of someone else that might have fainted but he'd keep that to himself. Professionalism and all. "Nope. Won't fly more than a few inches and that's only with with a manual push. Heard it might be the charms."

It didn't go unnoticed that Aron's wasn't flying either. Gavin raised an eyebrow at that. Had the broken charms extended this far? Emily didn't mention not having her memos flying. Things like that didn't just skip a floor."Thanks, I need that level up and running again. Too much to do without memos not working." And mutants apparently running around.

Mutants that didn't have anything conclusive researched yet. He'd hold him to his word on getting it to the Minister and nodded at his offer to accompany him. It was just as well, he'd never walked around Level 4, he'd probably have run into everything from the furry to the fanged before finding her office. Gavin headed for the door again and let himself out, keeping a slow enough stride for Aron to catch up.

short posts....but we were done here anyway <3
 

It was fun while it lasted :)
 

Jade nodded. "Alright. I'll go and check what is happening in Creatures about the case. Are there any particular MLE people you want me to check in with as well?" As for the de Talone case, Jade couldn't agree more. She had been there and she still couldn't quite believe what the woman had managed to pull off.

Jade nodded. "Alright. Well, I had better get down to Creatures and do my follow up on Mutant X and the Crups." She fell silent pondering whether to say thank you for the promotion or not. She didn't want to seem too overly excited but then she felt that it was only polite to say so. In the end, she settled on, "And thanks for your trust in me. I won't let you down." There that was okay she hoped.

Having said that, Jade got up from the chair to head over to the door to do her work.