He nodded "I hope so too." He was being honest. He'd hate for any of the kids to fight as hard as either of them really. "Alright love. I'll see you soon."

"Okay. Bye then." she waved at him and headed out of the office. Yeah, she was just going to go be miserable at her own desk.

"Bye love" he said softly watching her go. Merlin he wished somehow he could cheer her up a bit. They'd just have to see where things went in her department.

Gwen stopped outside of Gidyun's office and knocked on the door. She felt that she owed him an apology for what happen during the meeting and a better explanation about the box. It was still being held as a dangerous item, but it wasn’t once you learn how it worked and she knew how to completely disarm the curse if she wanted to. She waited patiently for an answer with a normal letter clutched in her hand. It contained all the information about the box.

Gid sat back in the his head lent back after Becca left. Merlin what was he going to do? He just felt maybe somehow Emily had sabotaged things in the department perhaps. Or maybe it was just his imagination getting away with him. Who knew. All he knew was it had been one heck of a day and it wasn't half over yet! Hearing a knock on the door he lifted his head sitting up again. "Come in!" he called out. Had Becca forgot something? She knew better than to know she had to knock, he wouldn't expect her to. He moved to stand up now.

Gwen opened the door when she was given the ok to enter the office. "I hope this isn't a bad time." She said softly as she slipped in and closed the door behind her. She couldn't help thinking that she was probably the last person in this department he wanted to see, but she wanted to farther inform him about the box. "I have more information on the cursed box and I wanted to apologize for not taking more precautions while dealing with it and for ruining the meeting." It was his first meeting and because of her it didn’t set a good first impression.

Gid offered the girl a smile as she entered the office "No! Not at all." he said shaking his head. A little relief showed on his face, he'd been afraid Becca had something she'd forgotten to say and he knew she wasn't in the best mood! He offered her a seat where Becca had been previously and returned to his own seat. "You do?" he asked his eyes lighting up. "Please have a seat. I don't think you ruined the meeting, I am curious though, as to what the box is and what sort of curse is in it."

Walking into the Ministry today had been like stepping into a penseive. Nothing had changed in here, the walls were the same, the wizards and witches milling around were the same, he even spotted the a familiar face in the elevator. Everything in the British Ministry of Magic had stayed the same - it was only him who was different.

Recently twenty one, Benzi Rider towered over most, wide and well built. The time off had stripped away any last remaining innocence from his youth, replacing his naive nature with a grim outlook on the world, on people in general. His two year spent in MACUSA had taught him many things, and now that he was back, he was intending to use them.

Especially in light of recent drastic developments, he couldn't afford not to.

Having owled ahead to set up his meeting with the new Department Head - he'd already spoken to Legend, contacting him first when he realised he'd be moving back - Benzi was outside Mr. Yenorin's office exactly sixty seconds before the meeting was scheduled to take place.

Checking once more on his enchanted parchment to make sure everything at home was okay, Benzi squared his shoulders and knocked firmly on the door.

Gid was sat at his desk working on some paperwork that he'd been trying to get together. He wanted to make some of the paperwork a little less complicated and a bit more efficient. Merlin that sounded like Charles. What was with that? He wanted to redo the system completely but it was way more of a job than he first had thought it to be.

Hearing someone knock he glanced at the time, OH right Benzi Rider was going to meet with him. "Come in" he called as he set the paperwork aside. He moved to stand up to greet the man as he entered.

He didn't have to wait long before he heard the okay and opened the door, immediately going to shake hands with the man who had to be Mr. Gidyun Yenorin. "Good morning Mr. Yenorin sir, it's good to finally meet you," Benzi said, polite and clipped as he tried his best to seem both imposing - which wasn't hard, given his general appearance - and yet still warm. He was trying to make a good first impression after the letters they'd exchanged, wanting to show Yenorin that it would be a good idea to take a chance on him.

Merlin she missed this place. She missed her job. She missed her desk, her coworkers, the lifts, the corridors, the other employees; Alexa Cambridge missed the Ministry of Magic.

You never really knew how addicted you were to your job until you were forced to take a break--a bloody long break if you asked her. The worst of it? The break technically wasn't over. Apparently there was still three weeks of this fresh hell and the Auror was having none of it. If Lex had to spend another minute locked up in the Manor with the pooping crier, she was going to lose her mind.

Scratch that. She'd already lost her mind. This visit was in a bid to regain it. The thing was, she was never made to sit at home doing nothing all day, and even with the little trips she'd started taking down in the town of Glassgow, it wasn't enough to cure the insatiable restlessness. Only this could do that, sad as some may consider that.

Having made a quick trip to her desk to relish in everything she'd missed, the young woman made her way to the bossman's door and gave it a firm knock. They needed to talk; she was done taking this maternity leave business, thanks.

Gid stepped forward and shook the man's hand. "Good morning" he said with a smile. "Please. Call me Gidyun or Gid." Blasted yessirs and nosirs drove him nuts! "It is good to meet you as well. I've heard a bit about you and read a little." He indicated the chair across from him, "Feel free to have a seat."

"You'd like to rejoin the YATI I'm sure." he said as he took a seat. "I know you did part of your first year, did you continue with that elsewhere?" He never was one for little small talk. And it was a good question to ask, as he needed to know where Benzi stood at the moment.



He had barely finished his sentence when another knock sounded on the door. "Err, excuse me a moment." he said apologetically to Benzi. He never knew who might appear some days. Most often he had things scheduled, but that quite often went out the door "Come in" he called towards the door. He was hoping it'd be brief and not an emergency at least! He moved to the edge of his seat sitting up more now.

With a shove of the door, Alexa made her way into the office of her Department Head. It was only after closing it behind herself that she realized the man wasn't alone. Benzi received a nod of greeting from her and something of a puzzled look. There could have been any number of reasons for the YATI sitting in this office today and being away from work as long as she was, Lex could only speculate.

"Morning Gid, there's something I gotta talk to you about." Obviously, why else would she be here when she was supposedly meant to be at home 'resting with the baby'.

Another glance was spared at Benzi. She didn't want to come in and hog his time, nor did she wanna intrude in case it was something of a more personal nature...but at the same time, she wasn't willing to come back later. For her own sanity, this needed to be sorted now.

"I can see you're busy so I'll just get right into it." The option that would work best for all present, she was sure. "I don't want the rest of my maternity leave. Three weeks is a whole lot of time that could be better spent out in the field getting things done. Ideally, I'd like to get started immediately but failing that, I wanna be back in the office by morning." Say...6 am; her usual time depending on how the night before went and if Legend had made threats regarding her overworking herself and being suspended.

"Just thought I'd run this by you first."

Ah, see, Benzi probably wasn't going to be called his new boss Gid anytime soon, but he did appreciate the sentiment. Nice of him, all in all, but so informal with a random estranged YATI. And getting right down to the point. Perfect.

Taking his seat, Benzi allowed himself a moment to collect his thoughts and come up with the most flattering phrasing for what was, admittedly, a very unflattering time in his life. Nodding, he was just about to start a whole speech about his time in MACUSA when the knock came, throwing him off. Before he could even say 'coincidence', Alexa Cambridge was there and he found himself fighting off a grin, barely holding in a chuckle at her last words.

Way to sell it Cambridge, he thought to himself, quite content with watching this play out. He had time.

He stood up when Lexi entered the office. HAH, finally someone used his name not the sir thing. That's what he liked. He nodded and opened his mouth to speak but closed it again as she spoke right away. Oh merlin, another like his lovely wife. Why would you take a break and enjoy maternity leave when you could be out there cursing bad guys to oblivion? He glanced towards Benzi but had an amused look on his face but it was kind as well. He understood this honestly way too well. That same thing had happened when Emma had been born with Becca.

"If you're sure you can handle it this soon." he said as gently as he could but also firmly. "Don't overdo it, you don't want to end up in a mess for not taking a longer rest period. Just let us know if there's anything we can do to help." Yeah right. If she was like Becca? That would be nil as well. "Seriously though, don't rush things, but I have no problem letting you come back early.

She was prepared to argue her point. All the way here, Alexa had carefully laid out exactly what she would say, how much insisting she would do and all the negotiations she was willing to propose. It was for that reason that the Auror stood, somewhat taken aback when Gidyun simply said....yes.

Hazel eyes fell to Benzi a moment, wondering if she was hearing correctly. As it began setting in, a wide grin slowly spread across her face.

"Really??" There miiiiight have been a squeal in there too. This was possibly the happiest she'd been in months. The fact it came as a result of being told she could come back to work was...slightly worrying but not to her. Alexa lived for her job. "Thank you thank you thank you! I won't overdo it, honest. Can I have this in writing? You know, so Legend doesn't try sending me home anyway?"

Because he would, he totally would. Sometimes the man just cared too much about her well being if you asked her.

Everyone in the world should be more like Alexa Cambridge.

Gaze flitting between the two, catching his new boss' eyes and feeling as if they'd just shared their first little joke, Benzi kept completely quiet. Not much for him to add here, though he was prepared to put in a persuasive word should Yenorin prove to be difficult. He understood all too well what it was like being cooped up at home with nothing but a screaming pooping machine and your own thoughts.

No wonder Lexa wanted out of the maternity leave. He couldn't understand how normal folks did it. One could go crazy if left for too long with a baby.

He smiled widely when the bossman proved his worth - ten points for you, Gidyun Yenorin, well done, O star - and looked back at Alexa just as she looked at him, legitimately very happy for her. Making a mental note to high five her later, he couldn't help the snort at the Legend comment. So true. So accurate. Oh so very Legend Chosen. To help with her case, Benzi turned to Yenorin and nodded emphatically. Yup. Give her the written proof, Mr. Gidyun Yenorin sir.

... Merlin he loved this place.

He just shook his head in amusement to Alexa's response. He'd caught the squeal in that. She reminded him way too much of Becca with her work habits. They'd likely get along great even with the age difference. "Of course you may" he said nodding and grabbed a notepad and wrote up a quick note for her to give to Legend before passing it to her. "We've missed having you here" he said honestly. "If you need anything though, definitely let me know.

Which if she was like Becca? She'd never ask for it. He looked towards Benzi and nodded before looking towards Alexa "Anything else you need?"

How she contained her enthusiasm in the moment was nothing shy of a mystery. Just watching Gidyun sign what was essentially her release form was enough to make her implode. WORK. She could come back to WORK. The office, she'd have her desk back, she'd be able to head down to the cells, go out in the field, fully lose herself in the thing she truly loved and there was nothing that could rival this feeling.

Without really meaning to, the Auror snatched the paper from the boss man and with the last bit of self control she possessed, managed not to kiss it.

Calm. She was calm. Yep. So calm. Mhm. DID BENZI SEE THIS??? WASN'T IT GREAT?

"Good to know, because I've missed being back." An understatement but y'know, whatever worked in the situation. "Don't wanna be taking up any more of your time, this was all I wanted." By now there was nothing to remove the grin from her face. "Later gents!" And good luck to Benzi on whatever she'd interrupted him from asking. Judging by how well that just went, she was sure he'd leave grinning too.

Aaaaaannnnnd she was leaving. The office called. Loudly.

Lynley had matters to discuss with Gidyun today. Something that had been bothering her for a few months, now, and she finally had something to show him. And she thought she'd need MLE for this...it was a little out of DMT's hands, or rather, they needed MLE's help.

So she knocked on his office door and waited patiently.

Gid was just returning from the work areas after checking on an issue from the night before. Approaching the door he noticed someone "Hello, may I help...you?" he paused when he realized it was a fellow department head "Lynley, come on in" he said brightly moving to open the door and let her step inside ahead of him.

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Gid was just returning from the work areas after checking on an issue from the night before. Approaching the door he noticed someone "Hello, may I help...you?" he paused when he realized it was a fellow department head "Lynley, come on in" he said brightly moving to open the door and let her step inside ahead of him.

Oh. Gid's voice came from behind her, not in front. She turned to look at her curiously because he wasn't IN his office. Well then. 'Remember that thing I discussed with you some time ago? I think it...might be...time to seek MLE involvement," she said softly before brushing past him into his office.

She sighed. It was a long day. And this wasn't helping her, either.

He followed her into the office and set a paper on his desk as she spoke. "Oh merlin. Has it come to that?" he asked leaning against his desk and shook his head. "Of course, anything. What do you need from us?" He was confident they could help in any way she needed. The two departments could work together to solve this issue with the brooms. They needed to find who it was that was behind it, and he just hoped they had something to go on. Rather than completely from scratch.

"Do you have any leads?" he asked looking towards her.

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He followed her into the office and set a paper on his desk as she spoke. "Oh merlin. Has it come to that?" he asked leaning against his desk and shook his head. "Of course, anything. What do you need from us?" He was confident they could help in any way she needed. The two departments could work together to solve this issue with the brooms. They needed to find who it was that was behind it, and he just hoped they had something to go on. Rather than completely from scratch.

"Do you have any leads?" he asked looking towards her.

Lynley sat down, leaning back in the chair. "Sit, please, Gid," she said. There was nothing like asking someone to sit in their own office, Lynley Purcell. Reaaaaaaally polite.

"It has. And I do have a lead--that's how I know we need MLE. A broom's shop--not the same one I confiscated brooms from--one in Dublin, reported a man who was not their typically delivery man trying to drop off a shipment of brooms on their usual schedule...they were suspicious and asked him questions, and the man quickly left with his shipment, saying that he must have turned up at the wrong broom shop." She pushed a paper over to him. "The alias, I'm assuming it's an alias at least, he gave them was Albert Film," she crossed her arms. "Made calls around...Albert Film is not a deliveryman of any of the services I know of that deliver brooms to shops." S

And then, Lynley Purcell smirked. "I have friends who know.....of Albert Film, though. It's an alias."

Having had been summoned, Angelo headed to the Department Head's office, knocked exactly twice, and then stood back to wait. Hopefully he'd not have to wait too long, but he was prepared to do so, if necessary.