Interrogation and Holding Cell

[Cinn-O-Bun]

At the very end of the corridor there is a single door that leads to an interrogation room and also a temporary holding cell. Self explanatory.

[BluePhyre]

Aveira walked to the interrogation room, hoping Ben was somewhere behind her. They'd be sitting in on the interrogation... And she was looking forward to it, wondering what would happen. How had she gotten this opportunity? It was loitering, and only that... But she decided it was good. Perhaps this meant she could thrive in Level Two...?

[Nicholas Flamel]

Blackstone entered the interrogation room, Covington at his side. Ready to get things started...

[BluePhyre]

Aveira smiled gingerly in Blackstone's way, glancing at their man. Covington, was it...? He probably wouldn't cooperate at all. And, even though there were rules and regulations for interrogation... Something told her they might not be upheld.

"Nice to see you again, sir," she said to Blackstone, smiling crookedly. "He going to cooperate?"

[Nicholas Flamel]

Blackstone smiled. "Good to see you again as well. I believe he is going to cooperate. What would you say, Covington. Are you going to cooperate?" he asked.

[Boy Wonder]

Ben walked into the room wearing his Fedora and saw Blackstone, Aveira, and Covington. "Hello," he said to them. Now that ben was here, they could get this interrogation started. He gave a nod to Blackstone before approaching him and saying. "Technically we can start the interrogation now, but would you like to wait for Warren?"

[BluePhyre]

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Originally Posted by rubindo

Ben walked into the room wearing his Fedora and saw Blackstone, Aveira, and Covington. "Hello," he said to them. Now that ben was here, they could get this interrogation started. He gave a nod to Blackstone before approaching him and saying. "Technically we can start the interrogation now, but would you like to wait for Warren?"

"If we don't, he might be upset," Aveira sighed. "But then again, he wanted this to move as fast as possible, so I suppose this is up to Mr. Blackstone here." She looked at him, waiting for his judgement. After all, he was their superior. Somehow.

[Boy Wonder]

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Originally Posted by BluePhyre

"If we don't, he might be upset," Aveira sighed. "But then again, he wanted this to move as fast as possible, so I suppose this is up to Mr. Blackstone here." She looked at him, waiting for his judgement. After all, he was their superior. Somehow.

Ben looked over to Aveira, who he wasn't addressing. "Yes, that is why I am asking Blackstone, and not you Aveira." He turned back to Blackstone and continued. "But she has a point. If we get started he might have wanted us to wait for him, if we don't, he might get angry at us for not starting."

[Nicholas Flamel]

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Originally Posted by rubindo

Ben looked over to Aveira, who he wasn't addressing. "Yes, that is why I am asking Blackstone, and not you Aveira." He turned back to Blackstone and continued. "But she has a point. If we get started he might have wanted us to wait for him, if we don't, he might get angry at us for not starting."

"Well then, we're in quite the situation, aren't we?" Blackstone smiled. Too bad he couldn't do both and be sure to get on Warren's nerves.

"Let's start." he said. "Here, Covington, if you wouldn't mind taking a seat." Blackstone sat at one of the chairs around the table. "Let's get started."

"First of all, what's your full name? Procedure, you know..." Without taking his attention from Covington, he grabbed out a pad and quill and passed them to Ben quietly.

[Cinn-O-Bun]

Warren slipped into the interrogation cell looking around to see everyone in there. Good. At least it seemed he got the point. Closing the door behind him he stood in the corner, ever his intimidating self with a notepad in hand and just watched. He'd be there to clean up whatever mess happened but not to interfere. Or so was his immediate plan. But plans did change.

[SilverTiger]

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Originally Posted by BluePhyre

Aveira smiled gingerly in Blackstone's way, glancing at their man. Covington, was it...? He probably wouldn't cooperate at all. And, even though there were rules and regulations for interrogation... Something told her they might not be upheld.

"Nice to see you again, sir," she said to Blackstone, smiling crookedly. "He going to cooperate?"

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Originally Posted by Nicholas Flamel

Blackstone smiled. "Good to see you again as well. I believe he is going to cooperate. What would you say, Covington. Are you going to cooperate?" he asked.

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Originally Posted by Nicholas Flamel

"Well then, we're in quite the situation, aren't we?" Blackstone smiled. Too bad he couldn't do both and be sure to get on Warren's nerves.

"Let's start." he said. "Here, Covington, if you wouldn't mind taking a seat." Blackstone sat at one of the chairs around the table. "Let's get started."

"First of all, what's your full name? Procedure, you know..." Without taking his attention from Covington, he grabbed out a pad and quill and passed them to Ben quietly.

After subtly shaking off the usual sensation that always occurred upon Apparition, Covington examined the room that Blackstone had taken him to, choosing to ignore Mr. Cranky Pants Ministry boy for the time being. Sending a brilliant grin at the girl in the room, he pretended his escort hadn't spoken to him like he was a child. "Now why would you think I'd be uncooperative, sweetheart?," he drawled at the girl, before theatrically sighing as it seemed he was being directed to take a seat.

Walking over to drop casually into a chair, he stretched his legs out and almost insolently crossed them at the ankles as he gazed up at the man who was trying to be a thorn in his side, a faint smirk flickering across his features. "You and your procedures, Blackstone. I'm beginning to think that's a problem for you," he teased, before shrugging. "But if you must know . . . Full name is Covington Edward Penney. Close friends tend to call me Eddie," he added, sending another grin around the room. "Birthday: March 21, 2042, and yes, I'm single. Anything else you're just desperate to know?" he'd noticed Mr. Tall, Dark and Scary enter, but wasn't about to let that startle him. Not when he was in his element, and there was no way he wasn't right now.

[Cinn-O-Bun]

Warren looked at the Convington who seemed to just be ignoring Blackstone. As he tried to charm Aveira he glanced at her with a frown. If she knew better she wouldn't play along but..somehow she didn't seem the type to go along with it. He stayed in his corner being quiet and observing, the capsules of Veritaserum in his pocket.

[BluePhyre]

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

After subtly shaking off the usual sensation that always occurred upon Apparition, Covington examined the room that Blackstone had taken him to, choosing to ignore Mr. Cranky Pants Ministry boy for the time being. Sending a brilliant grin at the girl in the room, he pretended his escort hadn't spoken to him like he was a child. "Now why would you think I'd be uncooperative, sweetheart?," he drawled at the girl, before theatrically sighing as it seemed he was being directed to take a seat.

Walking over to drop casually into a chair, he stretched his legs out and almost insolently crossed them at the ankles as he gazed up at the man who was trying to be a thorn in his side, a faint smirk flickering across his features. "You and your procedures, Blackstone. I'm beginning to think that's a problem for you," he teased, before shrugging. "But if you must know . . . Full name is Covington Edward Penney. Close friends tend to call me Eddie," he added, sending another grin around the room. "Birthday: March 21, 2042, and yes, I'm single. Anything else you're just desperate to know?" he'd noticed Mr. Tall, Dark and Scary enter, but wasn't about to let that startle him. Not when he was in his element, and there was no way he wasn't right now.

"I do not give a flying fig whether you're single or not," Aveira replied, eyebrow raised. "However, I might if you cooperate and make this easy for us." Lie.

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Originally Posted by Cinn-O-Bun

Warren looked at the Convington who seemed to just be ignoring Blackstone. As he tried to charm Aveira he glanced at her with a frown. If she knew better she wouldn't play along but..somehow she didn't seem the type to go along with it. He stayed in his corner being quiet and observing, the capsules of Veritaserum in his pocket.

She looked at Warren when she felt his eyes on her. With a skeptical look, she crossed her arms and sat back, quite happy just to listen.

OOC: And listening she will be, since I'm headed to Boston for the Traveling HP Exhibit now... That's my excuse for being brief. I probably won't be online until I get back on Sunday. Unless I sneak away to the lobby, of course, which has free WiFi, but still...

[Nicholas Flamel]

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

After subtly shaking off the usual sensation that always occurred upon Apparition, Covington examined the room that Blackstone had taken him to, choosing to ignore Mr. Cranky Pants Ministry boy for the time being. Sending a brilliant grin at the girl in the room, he pretended his escort hadn't spoken to him like he was a child. "Now why would you think I'd be uncooperative, sweetheart?," he drawled at the girl, before theatrically sighing as it seemed he was being directed to take a seat.

Walking over to drop casually into a chair, he stretched his legs out and almost insolently crossed them at the ankles as he gazed up at the man who was trying to be a thorn in his side, a faint smirk flickering across his features. "You and your procedures, Blackstone. I'm beginning to think that's a problem for you," he teased, before shrugging. "But if you must know . . . Full name is Covington Edward Penney. Close friends tend to call me Eddie," he added, sending another grin around the room. "Birthday: March 21, 2042, and yes, I'm single. Anything else you're just desperate to know?" he'd noticed Mr. Tall, Dark and Scary enter, but wasn't about to let that startle him. Not when he was in his element, and there was no way he wasn't right now.

Blackstone repressed a sigh. He ignored Covington's plays for Aviera and continued. "Great. Did you go to a wizarding academy? Hogwarts?" he asked, leaning back with a relaxed countenance. "I'm sorry, can I get you anything to eat? Or are you thirsty, would you like some water?"

Blackstone waited until one of Covington's many glances at Aviera, and passed Warren a note.

Make him comfortable. He won't budge under pressure.
If you want to discuss strategy, do it in the breakroom
Start with easy conversation and admissions, he'll feel comfortable and will be more likely to admit something.
Get free admissions first, then veratiserum.

Hopefully Warren would trust him on this one, if he wasn't still angry at him. Moot court, debate and cross examination were all things that Blackstone loved.

OOC: I'm getting ready to leave as well. I'll be gone for a couple weeks. I'll post if I have wifi. Great job, you guys!

[Boy Wonder]

Ben walked next to Aveira when Warren walked in and he watched as the interrogation began. He took notes on what everyone was saying.

ooc: short, sorry. kind of in a rush.

[SilverTiger]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluePhyre

"I do not give a flying fig whether you're single or not," Aveira replied, eyebrow raised. "However, I might if you cooperate and make this easy for us." Lie.

Covington grinned at the girl again as she replied to his flippant answer to Blackstone's questioning. "Sweetheart, that isn't a problem. and the comment wasn't entirely directed toward you either. I was just throwing it out there," he replied to her comment, with a raised eyebrow of his own. If she thought he'd fall for that, she was almost in the same position as Blackstone was. Who, as it was, was going on with his protocol business. And Tall Dark and Scary was still standing in the corner trying to look menacing or something.

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Originally Posted by Nicholas Flamel

Blackstone repressed a sigh. He ignored Covington's plays for Aviera and continued. "Great. Did you go to a wizarding academy? Hogwarts?" he asked, leaning back with a relaxed countenance. "I'm sorry, can I get you anything to eat? Or are you thirsty, would you like some water?"

Blackstone waited until one of Covington's many glances at Aviera, and passed Warren a note.

Make him comfortable. He won't budge under pressure.
If you want to discuss strategy, do it in the breakroom
Start with easy conversation and admissions, he'll feel comfortable and will be more likely to admit something.
Get free admissions first, then veratiserum.

Hopefully Warren would trust him on this one, if he wasn't still angry at him. Moot court, debate and cross examination were all things that Blackstone loved.

OOC: I'm getting ready to leave as well. I'll be gone for a couple weeks. I'll post if I have wifi. Great job, you guys!

"Did I go to a Wizarding academy?," he echoed with a laugh. "You've already established I'm a wizard, so what do you think?" he left that for a few seconds as if he expected Mr. Cranky Pants to answer, then grinned. "Hogwarts. And while I bet you'd think I was Slytherin, nope. Gryffindor, actually, although there had been the possibility," he added, before raising an eyebrow again at the transparent attempt to get him to slip up.

Did he want anything? Seriously? apparently Blackstone hadn't learned as much as he should have from the previous times they'd met. "I'm perfect. Captive audience, so to speak," he said facetiously. "Keep your water for someone who might need it." He could talk for hours if he had to, and besides, it seemed Blackstone had forgotten that he'd shown him the warrant. For veritaserum. Covington wasn't stupid.

[BluePhyre]

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Covington grinned at the girl again as she replied to his flippant answer to Blackstone's questioning. "Sweetheart, that isn't a problem. and the comment wasn't entirely directed toward you either. I was just throwing it out there," he replied to her comment, with a raised eyebrow of his own. If she thought he'd fall for that, she was almost in the same position as Blackstone was. Who, as it was, was going on with his protocol business. And Tall Dark and Scary was still standing in the corner trying to look menacing or something.



"Did I go to a Wizarding academy?," he echoed with a laugh. "You've already established I'm a wizard, so what do you think?" he left that for a few seconds as if he expected Mr. Cranky Pants to answer, then grinned. "Hogwarts. And while I bet you'd think I was Slytherin, nope. Gryffindor, actually, although there had been the possibility," he added, before raising an eyebrow again at the transparent attempt to get him to slip up.

Did he want anything? Seriously? apparently Blackstone hadn't learned as much as he should have from the previous times they'd met. "I'm perfect. Captive audience, so to speak," he said facetiously. "Keep your water for someone who might need it." He could talk for hours if he had to, and besides, it seemed Blackstone had forgotten that he'd shown him the warrant. For veritaserum. Covington wasn't stupid.

"Mr. Penney," Aveira said, walking over to look better at him. She didn't like watching, and so far this wasn't moving along as much as their side wanted it to. "Covington. You are a car salesman... And a wizard. Am I correct? Cars are not often used by our kind as much as they are by muggles. And you chose to invest in muggle business instead, I assume. Why is this, sir, if you went to Hogwarts?"

[Boy Wonder]

Ben looked at Aveira. Very nice move. I was about to ask the same. although I would have worded it differently. there are several loopholes there. Ben looked at Aveira and gave her a look that said, 'let's slow it down a bit.'

[BluePhyre]

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Originally Posted by rubindo

Ben looked at Aveira. Very nice move. I was about to ask the same. although I would have worded it differently. there are several loopholes there. Ben looked at Aveira and gave her a look that said, 'let's slow it down a bit.'

Aveira glanced back at Ben with narrowed eyes. She knew what she was doing. "Please answer me that, and this," she added. "How many witches and wizards, would you say, that you have sold your cars to?"

[SilverTiger]

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Originally Posted by BluePhyre

"Mr. Penney," Aveira said, walking over to look better at him. She didn't like watching, and so far this wasn't moving along as much as their side wanted it to. "Covington. You are a car salesman... And a wizard. Am I correct? Cars are not often used by our kind as much as they are by muggles. And you chose to invest in muggle business instead, I assume. Why is this, sir, if you went to Hogwarts?"

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Originally Posted by BluePhyre

Aveira glanced back at Ben with narrowed eyes. She knew what she was doing. "Please answer me that, and this," she added. "How many witches and wizards, would you say, that you have sold your cars to?"

Covington raised an eyebrow yet again as Miss I'm not interested felt the need to speak again, even though he had to be amused at how she'd practically stepped on Blackstone's interrogation. Served the man right. And it was funny watching the only female in the room take the lead, although he caught the little interchange between her and the third man while he was purposefully stalling. Slowly, a smile crept onto his face, however.

"Yes, I am a car salesman and a wizard. They really aren't mutually exclusive, you know. A lot of wizards have businesses in the Muggle world," he pointed out logically, with a grin. "I went into it for the challenge. And a chance to meet new people." Which he honestly loved, especially the people he could release his full effect on. Namely, women. "And I'd imagine Blackstone could try to answer your last question, given he made off with my files a while back." Even though he'd wiped them of all information under Mr. Cranky's nose. "I don't try to favor wizards over Muggles." As long as they paid him for his services, his merchandise, he was willing to work with them. And occasionally he got some entertainment out of the whole thing.

[BluePhyre]

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Covington raised an eyebrow yet again as Miss I'm not interested felt the need to speak again, even though he had to be amused at how she'd practically stepped on Blackstone's interrogation. Served the man right. And it was funny watching the only female in the room take the lead, although he caught the little interchange between her and the third man while he was purposefully stalling. Slowly, a smile crept onto his face, however.

"Yes, I am a car salesman and a wizard. They really aren't mutually exclusive, you know. A lot of wizards have businesses in the Muggle world," he pointed out logically, with a grin. "I went into it for the challenge. And a chance to meet new people." Which he honestly loved, especially the people he could release his full effect on. Namely, women. "And I'd imagine Blackstone could try to answer your last question, given he made off with my files a while back." Even though he'd wiped them of all information under Mr. Cranky's nose. "I don't try to favor wizards over Muggles." As long as they paid him for his services, his merchandise, he was willing to work with them. And occasionally he got some entertainment out of the whole thing.

"Alright," Aveira said, working with the bit he had given her. She could tell he was very smug with himself, and rather amused. Well, hopefully that'd change quickly. A disgusting criminal like him should have a grin like that wiped permanently off of his face. "I'm going to assume that you serve a good bit of witches and wizards, as well as muggles. Is there any difference between the cars that you normally sell to muggles than to witches and wizards? Surely, wizards would want something different in a car than muggles. At least, they would know more about such... abilities... a car might possess under the care of a wizard such as yourself."

[Boy Wonder]

Ben rolled his eyes at Aveira because of the questions she was asking. Too open. Especially the last once. Major loopholes. Ben had to step in. "Wait, Aveira. Let's establish that he does sell cars to muggles AND wizards." Ben approached Covington and decided to play good cop. "Covington. You're a... business man. And you would look for any costumer to buy one of your vehicles, correct? Do you, on a regular or not so regular basis, sell... muggle vehicles to wizards?" That way, he couldn't avoid the question, and if he did. Ben would just ask it again.

[SilverTiger]

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Originally Posted by BluePhyre

"Alright," Aveira said, working with the bit he had given her. She could tell he was very smug with himself, and rather amused. Well, hopefully that'd change quickly. A disgusting criminal like him should have a grin like that wiped permanently off of his face. "I'm going to assume that you serve a good bit of witches and wizards, as well as muggles. Is there any difference between the cars that you normally sell to muggles than to witches and wizards? Surely, wizards would want something different in a car than muggles. At least, they would know more about such... abilities... a car might possess under the care of a wizard such as yourself."

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Originally Posted by rubindo

Ben rolled his eyes at Aveira because of the questions she was asking. Too open. Especially the last once. Major loopholes. Ben had to step in. "Wait, Aveira. Let's establish that he does sell cars to muggles AND wizards." Ben approached Covington and decided to play good cop. "Covington. You're a... business man. And you would look for any costumer to buy one of your vehicles, correct? Do you, on a regular or not so regular basis, sell... muggle vehicles to wizards?" That way, he couldn't avoid the question, and if he did. Ben would just ask it again.

Covington could tell the girl was trying to convince herself he was the bad guy, but she also didn't know he could work with that idea rather well. So this was going to be fun. Not to mention how easy it would be to wiggle past her attempts to make him trip up. It was almost as bad as Blackstone, and he'd maneuvered around him practically blindfolded. But before he could start giving his answer to the lovely lady, her partner-in-not-crime stepped forward and interjected. So he was going to play now. Interesting . . .

"So, if you're playing the good cop, does that make her bad cop? Or is Tall, Dark and Scary bad cop?," he asked with a smile and a gesture at the man who'd been standing by the door the whole time. "But anyway, yes. I have been known to sell Muggle cars to wizards. If they express an interest in my Muggle stock, I see no reason to stop them from following through with that interest. As you said, I am a businessman. So there would be no reason for me not to. But I can't control what those wizards may do after their new purchase is off my lot, now can I?" And now that that end run was complete, time to see them scramble to get the advantage back. Which he would just get around yet again. That was just how his game was played, and he'd been doing it his whole life. Whereas, they hadn't dealt with the likes of him before. They might think they had, but they hadn't.

[BluePhyre]

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Covington could tell the girl was trying to convince herself he was the bad guy, but she also didn't know he could work with that idea rather well. So this was going to be fun. Not to mention how easy it would be to wiggle past her attempts to make him trip up. It was almost as bad as Blackstone, and he'd maneuvered around him practically blindfolded. But before he could start giving his answer to the lovely lady, her partner-in-not-crime stepped forward and interjected. So he was going to play now. Interesting . . .

"So, if you're playing the good cop, does that make her bad cop? Or is Tall, Dark and Scary bad cop?," he asked with a smile and a gesture at the man who'd been standing by the door the whole time. "But anyway, yes. I have been known to sell Muggle cars to wizards. If they express an interest in my Muggle stock, I see no reason to stop them from following through with that interest. As you said, I am a businessman. So there would be no reason for me not to. But I can't control what those wizards may do after their new purchase is off my lot, now can I?" And now that that end run was complete, time to see them scramble to get the advantage back. Which he would just get around yet again. That was just how his game was played, and he'd been doing it his whole life. Whereas, they hadn't dealt with the likes of him before. They might think they had, but they hadn't.

But he didn't answer me, Aveira thought, grumbling in her mind. In fact, he had completely avoided the question. And, while he was preoccupied with showing his wit, he was also successfully hiding a lot. A whole bloody lot. Aveira sighed mentally. Did they really have to humor him...? She missed her interrogation tactics. A lot.

"No," Aveira answered. "You can't. But... for the sake of your business, since you are a business man and a used car salesman, Covington, do you notice any trends of features between the cars that you sell to witches and wizards and the cars you sell to muggles?"

[Boy Wonder]

"Of course," ben said in response to what Covington said. He looked at Aveira and shrugged. She had little experience in this kind of thing, and they were going to use veritiserum on him, anyway. Save those questions. But, let's see what Covington answers. But before Covington answered, Ben said something.

"I guess you can consider me the good cop... Based off experience with getting information," He looked at Aveira, and back at Covington, waiting for her to answer.