She looked at James as he made a big production about her washing his mouth out with soap. He better be lucky that's all he did with that sort of language he was using. She couldn't even repeat the word he had called Lyric. "Well then can you two just stay away from each other then if you can't be friends?" she asked looking between the two of them. "And James first round at the Leaky is on me alright." she didn't want him to cross with her for washing out his mouth. And from experience she knew that soap had a vile taste. But then again it was a punishment. It wasn't supposed to feel good.

Was Egypt right about James not meaning to interrupt her? Maybe. But he still had. And that was the point. However she nodded slowly, to show that she WAS listening and she might even take the admit into consideration. She would have fully agreed with Egypt....
....if it wasn't James.

"Bad morning, why is that?" Lyric asked politely. Wait....shake hands and be friends again. She was never friends with James. He was an idiot.

Seriously was this man SIX years old? Because he was acting like a child. Lyric dismissed EVERYTHING that he was saying. It wasn't important stupid dumb rich girl blahblahblah. He was getting boring. "I do know you James. I know you enough to say that you are seriously childish and have some serious growing up to do." Lyric took a deep breath. And NOW she would have to swallow her pride great....but it was ONLY because they worked together. "I'm sorry for pouring coffee on you even though you may have deserved it. Happy?" Lyric closed her eyes and began rubbing her temples together, this was seriously giving her a headache. "And I hate cats." Disease pssh.

She looked at Lyric thinking that it was best she stay out of whatever squabble her and James were having as long as they didn't scream at each other in the office disrupting everyone. "I just had a really rough interview is all," she explained. She had still gotten her story mind you.

James spat, scowling. "Sorry, mother," He muttered. He understood she was peeved but that didn't give her the right to punish him. Why wasn't she punishing Lyric for being such a cow!?
"We can never be friends," He told Egypt, staring intently at Lyric. Stupid krazy woman.

OOOH! DRINKY.
"Sure, after work today." Maybe Egypt's hubby wouldn't be such so wand-happy.

James rolled his eyes. Stupid woman. "You know nothing. Stop acting like a pretentious know-it-all."

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"I have some serious growing up to do!? I'm not the one who went and spilled coffee on some one because I ACCIDENTALLY took your coffee because I'd JUST woken up." Bloody crazy woman.



When she apologised, James' smile burst into a sarcastically, sadistic, exciting smile. HE'd WON!
"Aww, that's OKAY, Lyric!" He went over and enveloped her in a huge hug. "I promise to never, ever take coffee from you again - unless I particularly feel like annoying you." He chuckled and pulled away.

"When you become a old cat lady, you'll LURV cats." Snigger.

Nathan sauntered into the new spiffy lounge area with a whistle on his lips, completely obvious to the atmosphere that was positively crackling with overcharged emotions.

He wandered over to the tins of dried beverages, pausing on the way to plant a kiss on Egypt's cheek, “Hullo, love.” and carried on whistling.. some muggle tune or another, as he opened the silver tin and proceeded to make himself a nice hot drink complete with five heaped spoonfuls of sugar and a generous helping of milk just the way he liked the drink.

The recently promoted Layout Editor was in a relaxed sort of mood. He smiled at the two employees he didn't know the names of before he plonked himself on the comfy black sofa and kicked off his shoes intent on relaxing out here for a while. He took a sip of his the sweet-milky-concoction-with-a-hint-of-tea. “Ahhhhh.” He sighed and closed his eyes. A little nap would be nice.

Lyric took another sip of her coffee and nodded. By now after enough coffee in her system (and James's constant yelling) she could proudly say that she was fully alert. "What happened?" Sometimes you just had to talk about those terrible interviews. Or you would end up exploding....or attacking the person the next time that you saw them. Whatever came first.


Lyric bit her lip. It seriously took all her will to control herself from insulting James again. He was not worth ruining her reputation. He was just a big baby. "That's...okay?" She repeated again in surprise. She barley had time to think before she was pulled into a HUG.

A HUUG. From this man that she didn't even know! She didn't even hug Nils and he was her best friend since...forever. "Get off me." Lyric muttered pushing him away. She was NOT comfortable with that, the stupid man was annoying her again."And I promise that if you do chose to do that again or hug me again you won't be having kids." And THAT was an absolute promise. "And I will never like cats." Ugly things.

Lyric gave a small nod to the man who had just entered. He was an editor or something right?

She smiled at James hoping there weren't any hard feelings for the soap thing. "After work. We can go to the Leaky," she told him. "Well if you can't be friends at least be civil," she told both of them. She was restrain them if they kept at like they were doing.

She looked up at Nathan sauntered into the lounge and her cheeks blazed. They had just left eh bathroom and the silly grin on Nathan's face would make people think they did something. When they clearly didn't. And then he kissed her cheek and she had to smile even though her face was burning. "Hello my love," she told him as she watched him sauntering around the lounge.

She went and sat next to her husband on the sofa as Lyric asked her a question. "Oh I had to interview Hecate Lafay," she explained. "And she was just really horrible to me." she admitted. She laid her head against Nathan's shoulder and curled her feet up on the sofa. It already been a long day. And it had just started.

Nathan of course was off in his own world and missed Egypt's hot cheeks completely. It wouldn't even have crossed his mind what she thought people may think.

He smiled and opened his eyes as she joined him on the sofa and slung his arm around her shoulders and gave her a squeeze. N'aww.. how nice to get a cuddle from your wife in the middle of the day at work. He listened vaguely to her conversation, but noticed the other young lady in the room nodding at him. He smiled warmly and nodded back, then his eyes moved to the young man who she was flirting with (or so Nathan interpreted it as) and he smirked. "Young love, how nice." He mumbled drowsily with a small sleepy smile on his face.

His hand curled into Egypt's hair as she leaned against him and he sighed contentedly and closed his eyes again and began to doze off as she spoke of that Hogwarts professor. He'd heard this not five minutes before, of course.

She admired her husband's ability to be completely in oblivion. It made him so cute and she loved him all the move as she snuggled closer to him on the couch.

She smiled as he played in her hair. It was so relaxing. Her eyes closed slowly and she settled into a nice snuggle with her husband since her story was sitting nicely on her desk all written out and everything. Especially after the morning she had had. This was what husbands were for. Her eyes popped open at his statement however. Did he really think Lyric and James were in love? Could he not feel the venom seeping into the carpet? "Ah Nathan love James and Lyric just had a squabble and I think that a drink at the Leaky would do James some good." she pointed out to Nathan.

Having just gotten hired at the DP Kenzie is walking past the lounge when she hears voices inside. Good as time as any to meet my coworkers. she thinks with a smile. Hopefully this job would go better then the DoM that was just plain scary.

Though she wouldn't have this job if it weren't for Erik. Smiling at that thought her eyes still show that love in them. She couldn't wait til work was over so she could see him again.

Stepping through the doorway, she takes everything in. Spotting a coffee pot she walks over and pours herself some and turns back around, to face her colleagues.

She turned from her husband, Lyric and James to watch a new person walk into the lounge. She didn't even know they were hiring. "Good morning," she called over to the woman.

Taking a drink of the burning hot liquid, she hears a voice calling good morning. Looking around for the voice, she smiles at the woman sitting a little ways away with a man. Hmmm... she thinks seeing how close they were.

"Good morning," she replies walking over to a chair not far away. Taking a seat, she crosses one leg over the other. "I'm Kenzie, Mackenzie Skeffington." she adds introducing herself.

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She admired her husband's ability to be completely in oblivion. It made him so cute and she loved him all the move as she snuggled closer to him on the couch.

She smiled as he played in her hair. It was so relaxing. Her eyes closed slowly and she settled into a nice snuggle with her husband since her story was sitting nicely on her desk all written out and everything. Especially after the morning she had had. This was what husbands were for. Her eyes popped open at his statement however. Did he really think Lyric and James were in love? Could he not feel the venom seeping into the carpet? "Ah Nathan love James and Lyric just had a squabble and I think that a drink at the Leaky would do James some good." she pointed out to Nathan.

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Taking a drink of the burning hot liquid, she hears a voice calling good morning. Looking around for the voice, she smiles at the woman sitting a little ways away with a man. Hmmm... she thinks seeing how close they were.

"Good morning," she replies walking over to a chair not far away. Taking a seat, she crosses one leg over the other. "I'm Kenzie, Mackenzie Skeffington." she adds introducing herself.

Oooh this was nice and Nathan was so comfortable and relaxed with Egypt snuggling up to him that he had almost forgotten he was at work.

He woke from his wee doze with a start to find his tea about to slop all over. He straightened up a little and looked blankly at Egypt for a moment before it registered what she was saying. “Ohhh.” He said with a small smile in realisation. “I understand.” He winked at Egypt. A lovers tiff! He and Egypt had never had those as far as he could remember, but he could recall previous girlfriends getting annoyed with him for not always taking in what they were saying. But Nathan wasn't the argumentative type. “Make love, not war.” He winked at the young couple. A drink in the Leaky? He looked at the young fella – he must be James. “Sounds go to me.” He mumbled. But shouldn't he be going with his pretty young lady? He was about to open his mouth and ask this when another woman walked in. Another new employee?

“Hello, love.” He greeted the woman. He sat up a bit more when she came over, unhooking his arm from around Egypt sure that she didn't want to have to look at the lovey dovey couple while she had her coffee break. “Kenzie Skeffington.” He smiled. “Great name.” He extended his hand to her in warm welcoming. “I'm Nathan Greenwood. A Layout Editor. Is this your first day here, love?” She could have been here for weeks for all oblivious Nathan knew. Anyway, it was more difficult to spot new faces since they had moved the Section Editors into their own shiny new office... or so that was Nathan's excuse anyway. "Oh, this is my wife, Egypt." He introduced the little woman who had been on his arm only seconds ago.

Turning to the man, she smiles at him. "Thank you. Yes, this is my first day." she was so thankful to have gotten a job once again so quickly after leaving the DoM. She'd made a hasty decision, but at least it turned out well.

Smiling once again to herself, she remembers why it had turned out so well. Doing a mental shake, she really had to stop doing that. Love yes, but there were limits "I was hired as a photographer."

Hehehe. He liked her.. fieryness. oooh. His green eyes glittered at her threat. That made her all the more appealing but he pulled back because he knew when NOT to push a woman. Sometimes..

Civil? He didn't think Lyric knew the meaning of the word. "I'll try. I don't know if the Cat Lady will accept the proposition." *smirk* He totally knew what he was getting her for christmas. A CAT! Muahaha.
He nodded at Egypt. "Drinks sound awesome." A good firewhiskey would dissolve the flavour of soap on his tongue.

He was pretty sure Egypt would treat him like a kid if he ever did anything wrong. He didn't fancy the soap thing AGAIN. ><

But if James' feelings of annoyance towards the women were substantial and not merely his deep annoyance at himself for not having cracked her hard shell, they were disperesed when a new conquest colleague walked into the room.

Oooh.

"Hello Madam. My names is James Bond.." He smirked at his own joke which was neither original nor good. "Parker. I mean. James Parker. I'm a journalist here. Did you just transfer?" Surely he would've noticed such a fine specimen arrive? He'd probably been too busy arguing with the witch.. erm.. Lyric.

He heard Egypt's husband speak and realised his idea of the man had been totally wrong. This guy looked like a hippy. He was all 'mellow' and 'relaxed' but he flashed him a cheeky smile at his comment. The first part of the statement was only too true for the twenty-seven year old.

"If only this bird would let up.." He commented, gesturing to Lyric.

She stifled a giggle as Nathan woke up from his tiny nap with a almost spilled cup of tea in his lap. She was glad that Nathan had left the MLES however and was relaxed enough to catch a nap at work. Working for the Ministry had just left him stresses and cranky more times than she cared. Now he was stress-free and happy and that's how she wanted her husband to stay. "Yes after work we can nip over and just have a good time," she didn't want to mention that she had had to wash James' mouth out with soap for using foul language. She would keep that between her and James, and well Lyric.

She smiled and held out her hand when Nathan introduced her. "Yes, I'm Nathan's better half as it were." she teased lightly poking her husband in the ribs.


She leaned back in the softness of the new couch as Nathan chatted with the new girl. Egypt was sure the girl was new. She was a bit more on top of things than her husband. "So where were you working before you came on here?" she asked twisting off the cap to her gilly water and taking a long drink. She didn't know what they put in that water but she sure loved the stuff.


Egypt shook her head as Jame continued to goad Lyric, but it wasn't mean spirited like before he was falling back into his Casanova persona. Which just gave Egypt a tickle. "Oh James stop teasing Lyric now," she told him with a smirk.

Raising her eyebrow, at the James Bond thing, she smirks a little. I'm sure... not making a comment regarding the joke, she just smiles in acknowledgement of his giving her his true name.

Glancing at the girl he was talking about she stifles a laugh. She thought back to how much her and Erik used to squabble, but it was all in fun. She wondered if by chance something was brewing between those two, but they just refused to acknowledge that.

"No, I didn't transfer from another DP location." she replies to James, turning to Egypt she puts a lock of hair behind her ear taking another sip of the coffee. "I was actually an unspeakable, until just recently."

Egypt's mouth fell open as she looked at the new girl. She had never met a Unspeakable before and she wasn't sure how to act around one. They were a weird bunch, never speaking! Egypt would just die if she had a job like that. She loved being around people too much to not speak. "Oh..um," she didn't know what to say after a declaration like that.

Looking at Egypt as her jaw fell open, Kenzie looks at her curiously. Was it all that surprising, about working in the DoM she wondered. She'd enjoyed her job, all except the illness that happened shortly before she left.

Maybe it was something else..."Is something wrong?" she asks curiously.

Her mouth snapped shut when Kenzie spoke to her. "I've just never met a Unspeakable before," she told her honestly. It was actually weird to even see one talk. "What did you do?" she asked wondering if she could speak about her job now.

Not being in the job for very long she really didn't have much to report, but never had been told she couldn't talk about the job either made her unconcerned.

"Well, I was the Division Head of the Time Room." Finishing her cup, she sets it on the arm next to her hand. "I wasn't there very long, truth be told, but there was some interesting and scary things that had happened."

"We mainly made time turners and setters, and made sure they worked correctly." Remembering the setters she'd just completed, she realized she hadn't left the instructions for them, she makes note she better send an owl to them, so they at least had them.

"It was a fun job mostly..." shuddering at the memory of the sudden illness. It still scared her of what the department had been through.

She listened to her as she talked. "Oh how interesting. I've always wondered how time turners were made," she mused. She picked off a piece of lint from Nathan's shirt and tried to smooth down his hair. Which she knew would never happen. But it was still cute for her to try. "Did you ever get to try a time turner?" she asked as she returned her attention back to the young woman.

Remembering the test run she got to try, she nods "It was fascinating, really! We had a testing room, that we used. My superviser recommended that I at least try it once."

Thinking back to the test run, and how nervous she'd been. "It was most fascinating conversing with myself." She said thoughtfully, lost in thought.

Egypt thought was just the most fascinating thing in the world. Traveling through time and actually making the time turners. "That must have been really fun." she told her honestly. "So what made you want to leave the Ministry for the Prophet?" she asked as she plucked Nathans tea cup out of his hand and took a sip.

Blushing a smile flickers across her face, "Well, there was an incident that definitely made me rethink my position, but well...it's not so much what, but more of who..."

Lowering her eyes, she continues "An old friend of mine, well...made me change my mind about leaving for the states, is the gist of it." Her voice sounding breathless, unintentional but definitely there. Not to mention the blush that was flooding her face.