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Morgan P. Nickles EraAll historical records pertaining to Ministry of Magic RPG under Minister for Magic, Morgan P. Nickles [IC January 2094 - December 2096; OOC October 2017 - October 2018]
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Nodding Sanna affirmed. "Sometimes a look could work too. It depends on the situation." You had to play every situation by ear and adjust how you tackled it accordingly. She leaned back in her chair to take long sips of her coffee as Charles explained to her what his job as ambassador at large entitled.
Pushing a few blond strands of hair out of her eyes Sanna tried to put two and two together."You have the same rank and job as a muggle prime minister of say Sweden would have but for the magical world right?" It sounded about right unless she had complicated it too much.
"That's wonderful. Do you speak more languages than English and Swedish then?" Sanna figured that that wasn’t impossible given Charles position. He had to travel internationally a lot just like she would do and not everyone across the plant spoke English.
Surprised Sanna shook her head in disbelief. "That’s sad. You seem like a nice gentleman that more people should take the time to get to know closer." She wasn’t going to forget about it. It wasn’t in her nature.
This woman knew a little something, Charles would give her that. She definitely knew how to play people. Oh, uhhh... "Not quite. If we were putting it in muggle terms, I'd probably be something close to the Home Secretary. I tend to deal with problems within the country, but can go elsewhere if needed." Did that make sense now? Or was he just confusing her more? Meh.
"I do. I fluently speak Italian, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, and I sign both British Sign Language and American Sign Language." Basically, he was your man if you were stuck.
"It's okay. I am used to being alone. It's quite nice when you think about it." But not too much, because then I got sad. "I throw myself into my work, so I barely notice anymore." Yeaaaah. Moving on from him? "How's your family then?"
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Elliot spoke with Hudson while she waited for Hannah Lockwood. She enjoyed hearing juuuust what his little three-year-old brain came up. Absolutely hysterical, he was, sometimes.
"Hudson, What is that?" she asked, pointing to the table riiiight outside, where an older woman had her dog on a leash next to her. It was a nice day outside, but Elliot liked being outside almost as much as she liked sweatpants....
Hudson squiiiiinted at the dog and put his hand over his mouth in surprise. "Ellyet--doggie--puppy--why they have puppy here? Get in trouble?" he asked, looking SO concerned for the wellfare of the dog-owner. Elliot had to laaaaaugh. "No, dear, no. They won't get into trouble. You can bring your dogs if you stay outside." she tried to explain simply. Hudson wiggled on her lap. "But Ellyet, somebody STEALED the dog?" he looked at her with wiiiide blue eyes. Elliot ruffled his hair. "Nobody will steal the dog, Huds. Promise. We can pet him when we leave if you're good." But Hudson was usually very good.
Aaaand Hannah arrived! Elliot smirked and kissed both of Hannah's cheeks back. "My HANNAH!" she cried, semi-excitedly, peeeeeking into the stroller with a grin. "They're so pretty, Hannah! As beautiful as you..." she snickered. Hudson was shyly staring at Hannah and the twins, one hand shoved in his mouth, the other waving timidly. "Hannah--you remember Hudson? Huds, this is Elliot's friend--Aunt Hannah. She met you when you were a baby..." she said softly to soothe him.
Hudson squinted up at Hannah..."Like Felix?" he looked at his little brother. Elliot nodded. "Yes...like when you were Felix's age." She honestly couldn't remember QUITE how old he had been, but that didn't matter.
"Have a SEAT, Hannah--" she grinned. "We have some catching up to doooo."
Elliot was one of the few people that could put a sincere smile on this former Slytherin's face. It was a shame that the two best friends haven't gotten together more. Life was funny in that way. Had someone told her she would have been married with twins she would have hexed laughed in their face. As it turns out, Hannah actually loved her new life. Being old money and marrying old money certainly helped. Perhaps she should have went to that silly Hogwarts reunion. It would have been nice to show all the peasants how much better off she is now as a adult.
"How have you been, dear?" Hannah was sure that all was well, but she did possess manners, and those who deserved respect got it. It was as simple as that. Her friend was complementing her babies. "Of course they are. They couldn't have any better genes." To most that statement would have come off as rude, but Elliot knew all too well that it translated to thank you. Hannah's eyes lit up as she looked over at the life that she created. They were too beautiful for words. Her and Icarus would have their hands full when the twins were older. Hannah was not above hexing children.
Hudson caught her attention. "Hey there Hudson," she said with a smile. "You're a big boy now. I bet you are smart just like Elliot." Yeah, Elliot wasn't his birth mom but being around a Ravenclaw since birth had to rub off on you.
Look at little Felix. "And this must be Felix," she said as she took a seat across from Elliot. "He is absolutely perfect." Hannah would expect nothing less.
Her attention was fully back on her friend. "Yes, we do. It's simply been too long."
Elliot spoke with Hudson while she waited for Hannah Lockwood. She enjoyed hearing juuuust what his little three-year-old brain came up. Absolutely hysterical, he was, sometimes.
"Hudson, What is that?" she asked, pointing to the table riiiight outside, where an older woman had her dog on a leash next to her. It was a nice day outside, but Elliot liked being outside almost as much as she liked sweatpants....
Hudson squiiiiinted at the dog and put his hand over his mouth in surprise. "Ellyet--doggie--puppy--why they have puppy here? Get in trouble?" he asked, looking SO concerned for the wellfare of the dog-owner. Elliot had to laaaaaugh. "No, dear, no. They won't get into trouble. You can bring your dogs if you stay outside." she tried to explain simply. Hudson wiggled on her lap. "But Ellyet, somebody STEALED the dog?" he looked at her with wiiiide blue eyes. Elliot ruffled his hair. "Nobody will steal the dog, Huds. Promise. We can pet him when we leave if you're good." But Hudson was usually very good.
Aaaand Hannah arrived! Elliot smirked and kissed both of Hannah's cheeks back. "My HANNAH!" she cried, semi-excitedly, peeeeeking into the stroller with a grin. "They're so pretty, Hannah! As beautiful as you..." she snickered. Hudson was shyly staring at Hannah and the twins, one hand shoved in his mouth, the other waving timidly. "Hannah--you remember Hudson? Huds, this is Elliot's friend--Aunt Hannah. She met you when you were a baby..." she said softly to soothe him.
Hudson squinted up at Hannah..."Like Felix?" he looked at his little brother. Elliot nodded. "Yes...like when you were Felix's age." She honestly couldn't remember QUITE how old he had been, but that didn't matter.
"Have a SEAT, Hannah--" she grinned. "We have some catching up to doooo."
Elliot was one of the few people that could put a sincere smile on this former Slytherin's face. It was a shame that the two best friends haven't gotten together more. Life was funny in that way. Had someone told her she would have been married with twins she would have hexed laughed in their face. As it turns out, Hannah actually loved her new life. Being old money and marrying old money certainly helped. Perhaps she should have went to that silly Hogwarts reunion. It would have been nice to show all the peasants how much better off she is now as a adult.
"How have you been, dear?" Hannah was sure that all was well, but she did possess manners, and those who deserved respect got it. It was as simple as that. Her friend was complementing her babies. "Of course they are. They couldn't have any better genes." To most that statement would have come off as rude, but Elliot knew all too well that it translated to thank you. Hannah's eyes lit up as she looked over at the life that she created. They were too beautiful for words. Her and Icarus would have their hands full when the twins were older. Hannah was not above hexing children.
Hudson caught her attention. "Hey there Hudson," she said with a smile. "You're a big boy now. I bet you are smart just like Elliot." Yeah, Elliot wasn't his birth mom but being around a Ravenclaw since birth had to rub off on you.
Look at little Felix. "And this must be Felix," she said as she took a seat across from Elliot. "He is absolutely perfect." Hannah would expect nothing less.
Her attention was fully back on her friend. "Yes, we do. It's simply been too long."
Elliot watched Hudson stand by Hannah's stroller, his little fingers in his mouth as he looked down at the babies. "You goes two--" he held up two moist, sticky fingers at Hannah. Ahem. Elliot smiled and pulled him back towards her--She dragged him onto her lap and smothered the side of his face with kisses. Hudson just giggled and wiped his hands on his pants.
"Yes..she had TWO babies at the SAME time--" she said, in awe because...well.. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN AN ORDEAL. Elliot didn't know HOW IN THE WORLD Hannah had done it! She couldn't imagine. Hudson's little mouth formed an O in the surprise. "TWO? SAME TIME?" he was very impressed, too, it seemed. Felix had woken up, but he was being quiet for now, observing the surroundings and baby!flailing his feet and arms. He was a slightly chubby baby, but not overly so. And what babies WEREN'T fat?! They all were, front what Elliot could tell.
Hudson smiiiiiiiled when Hannah said he was smart like Ellyet..."When I....grow up--WHEN I'M...TEN? I wanna' be JUST LIKE ELLYET." He said. Elliot just snorted. "Wait--ten? Ten? Really? So old. How old do you think I am, then?" She asked, WAITING for the hilarity that was three-year-old logic. Hudson squinted at her, SO SERIOUSLY..."...ten." It was the highest number he knew, and therefore, clearly, it was the highest number EVER and Elliot was certainly OLD.
Elliot rooooared with laughter. "OH wow..ten...you think I'm REALLY old.." she commented. Hudson scooted off her lap and went to check on Felix, who was just happily wriggling around in his seat. Elliot heard the baby!laughter when Hudson reached out to touch his hand. They did seem to love each other...for now?
"So...do they...get along? I know they're just babies--but still. Do they seem to like each other?" It was hard to tell with such liiiiittle ones, though. Hmph.
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Elliot watched Hudson stand by Hannah's stroller, his little fingers in his mouth as he looked down at the babies. "You goes two--" he held up two moist, sticky fingers at Hannah. Ahem. Elliot smiled and pulled him back towards her--She dragged him onto her lap and smothered the side of his face with kisses. Hudson just giggled and wiped his hands on his pants.
"Yes..she had TWO babies at the SAME time--" she said, in awe because...well.. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN AN ORDEAL. Elliot didn't know HOW IN THE WORLD Hannah had done it! She couldn't imagine. Hudson's little mouth formed an O in the surprise. "TWO? SAME TIME?" he was very impressed, too, it seemed. Felix had woken up, but he was being quiet for now, observing the surroundings and baby!flailing his feet and arms. He was a slightly chubby baby, but not overly so. And what babies WEREN'T fat?! They all were, front what Elliot could tell.
Hudson smiiiiiiiled when Hannah said he was smart like Ellyet..."When I....grow up--WHEN I'M...TEN? I wanna' be JUST LIKE ELLYET." He said. Elliot just snorted. "Wait--ten? Ten? Really? So old. How old do you think I am, then?" She asked, WAITING for the hilarity that was three-year-old logic. Hudson squinted at her, SO SERIOUSLY..."...ten." It was the highest number he knew, and therefore, clearly, it was the highest number EVER and Elliot was certainly OLD.
Elliot rooooared with laughter. "OH wow..ten...you think I'm REALLY old.." she commented. Hudson scooted off her lap and went to check on Felix, who was just happily wriggling around in his seat. Elliot heard the baby!laughter when Hudson reached out to touch his hand. They did seem to love each other...for now?
"So...do they...get along? I know they're just babies--but still. Do they seem to like each other?" It was hard to tell with such liiiiittle ones, though. Hmph.
How old was Hudson again? Hadn't Elliot made some sort of reference to that already? Man, you would think this pregnancy brain would be over by now considering she hadn't been pregnant in months. She would be looking into a potion for that. Icarus was a former Ravenclaw so surely he could whip her something up. Better yet she could demand that of her house elf. The latter sounded better. A mental note was made, and Hannah only hoped that she would remember once she was home. Anywho, he had to be about three or so. She watched him closely just to see what was in store for her in the future.
Blink. Blink. Go two? Hannah most certainly did NOT go #2 in her pants. What kind of question was that? Was this a normal kid thing? She eyed her own kids as if to send them a telepathic message that clearly said "this is NOT how you behave". Elliot swooped in and explained what was going on in a round about way. Good thing too because she was JUST about to get huffy. A smile replaced her quizzical look as Hudson seemed impressed. It really was something to brag about. More importantly, after carrying TWO babies, she still looked fabulous. There wasn't one flaw on her body. "That's right. Mommies can have more than one baby at a time." Look at her being all motherly. So far all she had was one sided conversations with her children so this was new.
Okay. THAT was actually pretty cute. "Setting yous standards high... you are a very smart kid." She wasn't the best at keeping up a conversation with a child, and maybe 'standard' was a big word for him, but Elliot was there to translate. She seemed to be good at that.
They were here for them to catch up, right? So far Elliot was catching up with Hudson. Hannah didn't make any comments about it though. She was trying out this whole patience thing, and she was a mother now so she tried a little bit harder.
That was a good question. "They do for the most part. I think they get jealous of each other sometimes. You can't give one more attention that the other or else they start crying." And merlin did they have some lungs on them. "As long as I'm not messing with either of them it's fine, but as soon as I pick up Henry, Iris will cry." Or maybe it was Hannah they didn't like. No. That couldn't be it. "Or maybe it's not related at all. They love being together." Hopefully they don't become dependent on each other. It was something that maybe she should discuss with her husband.
How about your two? Hudson seems to love his little brother." Surely he got jealous of the little man getting his attention. He never had to share before.
Hudson shocked but...he was slowly coming to terms with this fact. He stooped low, so Felix couldn't see him, and then BOUNCED up, and Felix giiiiiiggled away, his hands grabby at Hudson. Elliot smiled and let them at that for a bit...she liked the sound of Felix laughing.
She chuckled at Hannah's comment about Huds setting his standards high. "Oh, he's MUCH more pleasant than I was, apparently, according to mother." She rolled her eyes. Elliot had been a GREAT time...she was sure her mother was just....stupid. Or something. HMPH. She did remember Sam when she was younger...she was a happy child like Felix was. Hm. She'd have to ask Max what kind of child HE was...unless he didn't know.
"Ah...well..maybe they'll get used to it? They have their whole...lives." She laughed a little and finger waved. "I want to hold each one before we're through--" she said. Holding babies was...very nice, especially since she had a child, now. "And we should...get food--" at the word FOOD, Hudson jumped up and then yelped.
"FOOD FOOD FOOD! CAN WE GET ICE CWEAM?" he asked, and Elliot raised an eyebrow. "Hudson...inside voices. I said if you were good, then we would after." She remained calm even though this irked her. IRKED HER. THEY WERE IN PUBLIC. And he was YELLING. MERLIN. Kids. KIDS. "And to answer your question...Hudson will OCCASIONALLY get jealous of Felix but..nothing major. He doesn't even scream or throw a fit or cry..." Hudson was an odd child in that sense.
And anyways. "Lunch is on me, Hannah..." she said with a smirk. "Don't worry about it." She thought for sure Hannah would insist otherwise, though. It was just in their NATURE to flaunt their wealth, wasn't it? "Oh-did I tell you--we're hiring a nanny." YEP.
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This woman knew a little something, Charles would give her that. She definitely knew how to play people. Oh, uhhh... "Not quite. If we were putting it in muggle terms, I'd probably be something close to the Home Secretary. I tend to deal with problems within the country, but can go elsewhere if needed." Did that make sense now? Or was he just confusing her more? Meh.
"I do. I fluently speak Italian, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, and I sign both British Sign Language and American Sign Language." Basically, he was your man if you were stuck.
"It's okay. I am used to being alone. It's quite nice when you think about it." But not too much, because then I got sad. "I throw myself into my work, so I barely notice anymore." Yeaaaah. Moving on from him? "How's your family then?"
Home secretary? Sanna wasn't familiar with the term but she was going to let it pass. If Charles explained more it was highly possible that she’d get even more confused than when she was when she first asked about the title 'ambassador at large'. Sanna would just have Gavin to explain it to her in more simple terms. "Okay, I think I understand. You’ll be my new boss then?" She wondered trying to piece it all together. The British ministry was different from the Swedish version.
"Impressive, I guess you have a knack for learning new languages then?" It was actually a little intimidating if Sanna was completely honest. But she could understand that Charles needed to be fluent in more than one language to do a good job.
It wasn’t her place to judge since she didn't know Charles well at all but was it really healthy to just bury yourself in work instead of facing the problem? Since he wanted to change the subject Sanna obliged him. "My family is doing fine. Gavin works for the daily prophet now and my oldest daughter is about to start her first year at Hogwarts in the fall."
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After purchasing herself a nice sandwich and some soup, Ronnie found herself an empty table and slid into the seat, setting her food in front of her. She crossed her legs and got comfortable in her chair, resting her chin upon her hand and looking at the people walking past the cafe. She sighed, her eyes shifting to the ring on her finger. Smiling, she looked it over and sighed once more, thinking of the wedding for her and Jory. It was a bit stressful to plan out as of late... the red head blinked and turned her attention to her sandwich. Picking it up, she took a bite, thinking to herself of the wedding as she chewed.
After purchasing herself a nice sandwich and some soup, Ronnie found herself an empty table and slid into the seat, setting her food in front of her. She crossed her legs and got comfortable in her chair, resting her chin upon her hand and looking at the people walking past the cafe. She sighed, her eyes shifting to the ring on her finger. Smiling, she looked it over and sighed once more, thinking of the wedding for her and Jory. It was a bit stressful to plan out as of late... the red head blinked and turned her attention to her sandwich. Picking it up, she took a bite, thinking to herself of the wedding as she chewed.
Alex felt like he was walking on clouds... still... He was so happy that Jazz agreed to go out with him. He had a hop to his walk as he carried his tea to find an empty table. Alex glanced around, trying to find one as he walked through the tables. A guy pulled out a chair at one right as he was walking by, causing him to trip. His tea went flying and he tried to steady himself.
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Alex felt like he was walking on clouds... still... He was so happy that Jazz agreed to go out with him. He had a hop to his walk as he carried his tea to find an empty table. Alex glanced around, trying to find one as he walked through the tables. A guy pulled out a chair at one right as he was walking by, causing him to trip. His tea went flying and he tried to steady himself.
As Ronnie ate, she suddenly heard something and she turned just in time to see a guy tripping over a chair at the table next to him. Quickly, the red head stood to her feet and caught him just in time, stumbling a bit as she caught him. She helped him back up and looked to his tea which had spilled on the ground. She looked back to him. "Are you alright?" She asked.
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Home secretary? Sanna wasn't familiar with the term but she was going to let it pass. If Charles explained more it was highly possible that she’d get even more confused than when she was when she first asked about the title 'ambassador at large'. Sanna would just have Gavin to explain it to her in more simple terms. "Okay, I think I understand. You’ll be my new boss then?" She wondered trying to piece it all together. The British ministry was different from the Swedish version.
"Impressive, I guess you have a knack for learning new languages then?" It was actually a little intimidating if Sanna was completely honest. But she could understand that Charles needed to be fluent in more than one language to do a good job.
It wasn’t her place to judge since she didn't know Charles well at all but was it really healthy to just bury yourself in work instead of facing the problem? Since he wanted to change the subject Sanna obliged him. "My family is doing fine. Gavin works for the daily prophet now and my oldest daughter is about to start her first year at Hogwarts in the fall."
"Uh, one of them?" he tilted his head. "Basically, if you have any questions, come and ask me." That was simple enough, right? Charles wasn't sure if she'd understood his somewhat confusing explanation of his job, but he was sure she'd ask if she wasn't sure.
"I suppose I do..." Heh. "I'm no Barty Crouch Senior, but I do like languages." he beamed. "It's just such a beautiful art form, speaking different languages." Not-so-dreamy-but-very-manly-sigh. "How many do you speak?"
"Aww, that's great! They grow up so fast." He meant her husband, but heh. "What is your daughter's name?" He couldn't quite remember it.
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As Ronnie ate, she suddenly heard something and she turned just in time to see a guy tripping over a chair at the table next to him. Quickly, the red head stood to her feet and caught him just in time, stumbling a bit as she caught him. She helped him back up and looked to his tea which had spilled on the ground. She looked back to him. "Are you alright?" She asked.
He glanced up as he felt someone help him back up. Alex gave a slight nod and dusted himself off. "Sorry about that... thanks for the help though..." Alex nodded a little, "Other than wasting some good tea, I am fine." He chuckled and glanced at the mess, "Though I do feel bad that I made such a mess..." Alex frowned slightly and glanced up at the girl, "Im actually not usually clumsy..." He held out his hand, "I'm Alexalanso or just Alex..."
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Hudson shocked but...he was slowly coming to terms with this fact. He stooped low, so Felix couldn't see him, and then BOUNCED up, and Felix giiiiiiggled away, his hands grabby at Hudson. Elliot smiled and let them at that for a bit...she liked the sound of Felix laughing.
She chuckled at Hannah's comment about Huds setting his standards high. "Oh, he's MUCH more pleasant than I was, apparently, according to mother." She rolled her eyes. Elliot had been a GREAT time...she was sure her mother was just....stupid. Or something. HMPH. She did remember Sam when she was younger...she was a happy child like Felix was. Hm. She'd have to ask Max what kind of child HE was...unless he didn't know.
"Ah...well..maybe they'll get used to it? They have their whole...lives." She laughed a little and finger waved. "I want to hold each one before we're through--" she said. Holding babies was...very nice, especially since she had a child, now. "And we should...get food--" at the word FOOD, Hudson jumped up and then yelped.
"FOOD FOOD FOOD! CAN WE GET ICE CWEAM?" he asked, and Elliot raised an eyebrow. "Hudson...inside voices. I said if you were good, then we would after." She remained calm even though this irked her. IRKED HER. THEY WERE IN PUBLIC. And he was YELLING. MERLIN. Kids. KIDS. "And to answer your question...Hudson will OCCASIONALLY get jealous of Felix but..nothing major. He doesn't even scream or throw a fit or cry..." Hudson was an odd child in that sense.
And anyways. "Lunch is on me, Hannah..." she said with a smirk. "Don't worry about it." She thought for sure Hannah would insist otherwise, though. It was just in their NATURE to flaunt their wealth, wasn't it? "Oh-did I tell you--we're hiring a nanny." YEP.
Her brain was overloaded with the cuteness that was going on with Elliot's kids. Never in a million years did she think she would actually be looking at other peoples children and think the word cute. These were Elliot's kids though and maybe that made a difference. For a moment she thought about maybe wanting another child. Wouldn't it be delightful to see Iris and Henry making their younger sister or brother laugh. Where was this coming from? Two was enough. She could run this past Icarus though. What was the harm in that?
Hmph. "Sounds like something my mother would say." That woman was cold and distant. The death of her father definitely didn't help her in that department either. Hannah knew she was difficult and saw absolutely nothing wrong in that. "Strong willed people can't exactly be tamed." The blonde has always had high standards and simply wouldn't "roll over" no matter who wanted her too. Her mother included.
"I hope so." Plus, babies cried. It was natural. She bit her bottom lip as she thought about a potion that could stop that too... No. She couldn't do that. Hannah actually sort of felt ashamed for even thinking it. "Of course," she said with a smile. Hannah practically insisted. Did that mean she needed to ask to hold Felix? Erm. Moving right along. Maybe later the mood would hit her.
"Yes, I wa---" What in the name of Merlin! Hudson had completely lost his mind and was yelling. Ice cweam... was it? No. He didn't need that. Or at the very least not in front of her. Her own kids did enough noise making thank you very much. Hannah raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. As if on cue Iris or was it Henry, started to cry. See what happens when kids lose self control? Hannah picked up Iris. Yes, it was definitely the girl twin that didn't like the yelling. Couldn't exactly blame her there.
"Shh...shh," she cooed as she gently patted her back. All she needed now was a crying Henry. Please no. In between the chaos Elliot answered her question about Hudson. "That's good." Perhaps she would have elaborated more if she didn't have a cranky baby on her hands.
Lunch on her? "No, no. I must insist that I buy." It was a nice gesture, but Elliot really did have to. Hannah was not hurting for money. A nanny? "You know, I think that is an excellent idea. Let me know who you get and how you like it." A nanny was sounding better and better with every cry.
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There were still some last minute planning needing to be done when it came to the gobstones program Saxon and the rest of the gobstones department was working on, so she had decided on her and the others to meet up in this little cafe to spill ideas and thoughts to each other. It would be good this way because there would be an extra mind to have inputs in and to direct them in the general direction if something needed to be fixed or added.
The blonde had asked the others to come down here during their free time so that they could discuss. Sure, it was a muggle place, but she highly doubted if any of them didn't use any magic here, no one would find it too suspicious. Gobstones might confuse a muggle, but it would most likely look like a small conference outside of a work building. She sat down in a booth that was closest to the entrance of the cafe so that the others could spot her more easily.
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There were still some last minute planning needing to be done when it came to the gobstones program Saxon and the rest of the gobstones department was working on, so she had decided on her and the others to meet up in this little cafe to spill ideas and thoughts to each other. It would be good this way because there would be an extra mind to have inputs in and to direct them in the general direction if something needed to be fixed or added.
The blonde had asked the others to come down here during their free time so that they could discuss. Sure, it was a muggle place, but she highly doubted if any of them didn't use any magic here, no one would find it too suspicious. Gobstones might confuse a muggle, but it would most likely look like a small conference outside of a work building. She sat down in a booth that was closest to the entrance of the cafe so that the others could spot her more easily.
Crossing the way to the Ministry was no biggie for Deacon. Usually he apparated on his way to work and back, but their meeting place was a certain distance from where he usually arrived at. So today he took the walking distance to remain a more normal appearance. Whatever that was.
Anyways, they had some more things to go over with the upcoming event and there was no way this man would miss out on helping to make it happen. Deacon then entered in the Cafe before removing his heavier jacket. Hm. Cosy looking place, wasn't it? His green eyes searched around before recognising a certain blonde sitting right nearby. "Hello Saxon," He smiled a little at her before sitting down in the booth, "Any word on the others?" Just in case he missed out on something or if there were any issues going on. He was the type to understand if asked.
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Crossing the way to the Ministry was no biggie for Deacon. Usually he apparated on his way to work and back, but their meeting place was a certain distance from where he usually arrived at. So today he took the walking distance to remain a more normal appearance. Whatever that was.
Anyways, they had some more things to go over with the upcoming event and there was no way this man would miss out on helping to make it happen. Deacon then entered in the Cafe before removing his heavier jacket. Hm. Cosy looking place, wasn't it? His green eyes searched around before recognising a certain blonde sitting right nearby. "Hello Saxon," He smiled a little at her before sitting down in the booth, "Any word on the others?" Just in case he missed out on something or if there were any issues going on. He was the type to understand if asked.
She was getting out her notebook, as she usually brought it with her most especially for work, and glancing around the entire cafe until a familiar face appeared near her and sat down next to her. "Hey Deac..." It just slipped out of her, could she say that? It wasn't that bad, they were outside their typical work location so it was okay, assumably, to be more casual outside the ministry. "The others aren't here yet, but I highly doubt they would be a no show. Most especially Mariel." The big boss couldn't miss something like this, pulling in all creativity and taking in notes for the program. She was on board with lots of things so far, all they needed were the finishing touches. And this was the best way to do it!
The shoulder strap of her briefcase occupying one arm and her daughter's tiny hand grasped in her other hand, Mariel made her way into the muggle cafe. She had been here on several occasions, the bad memory of her initial visit behind her, and she led her daughter up to the counter after a brief wave to her employees sitting near the door. She'd be over in a minute after getting her Regina settled.
Mariel ordered a large chocolate chip muffin for the 20 month old and a cup of herbal tea for herself. Asking for some assistance with her order and a high chair, she and Regina headed to the reserved table. "Hello, Saxon.. Hello, Deacon," she greeted them both brightly as she set her briefcase on the booth seat. "Regina will be helping out today." It had been necessary for her to bring her today. She bent down as best she could and smiled at her daughter once she had thanked the cafe worker for bringing over her order and setting up the highchair at the end of the booth. Carefully, she picked her up and strapped her in the seat.
She slid into the seat, careful not to hit her swollen belly on the table, then broke off pieces of the muffin for her daughter. "So did you want to get started or would you like to wait for Amelia?" It didn't matter to her, they could start with some of the basic things that could easily be caught up on or they could wait a few minutes. But she didn't have all day. Once her little girl was situated, Mariel pulled out some paperwork from her briefcase.
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Amelia was running late, well, she had ordered a tea and it was late which was making her late…and anxious, so anxious. C’mon teaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa she was practically whining to herself as she stood there until it arrived and she was finally able to rush over to her group.
“Hey sorry,” she muttered as she made her way over to the group. “Hey hi Saxon, Deacon, Mariel.” She smiled over to them as she took a seat with her group and Regina. “Mariel your daughter is really cute,” Amelia smiled and tried to keep her tone as professional as possible…because seriously, who would take her seriously if she called herself Mika at work?
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Almost as if on cue, Mariel was making her way toward them... bringing her daughter. Well, that was slightly different, but no problem at all, it seemed. Perhaps they could ask the baby girl for any feedback, a laugh would be enough positive reaction, crying or whining, obviously not. Saxon gave the little baby a wave but returned her direction back to her department head soon enough. "Hi, Mariel. Hope you're doing well so far today." A nice greeting and polite manners were always good. "If you need any assistance with anything don't be shy to ask." Seriously, Saxon was willing to help out in anyway. Mariel, it seemed, was ready to get down to business, not missing a beat. "Oh, I think we should wait for Amelia..." If she took longer than five minutes to arrive then Saxon would quickly catch her up when she got here.
And, just like that, Amelia had arrived. Saxon gave the new girl a smile and told her that she didn't need to worry, she wasn't very late after all. "As you all know we're planning the children's program and I've asked you all to come here so that we can finish the project with the mastermind of four brains. The sport is very easy and I'm fairly certain that the children will get the hang of it in no time. I was thinking if we could find ways to make the program more extensive or interesting but adding in different factors that would intrigue the children and want them to continue with the sport into the future. There's really no right or wrong answer to this, so any and all suggestions or ideas I'll write down for future reference and we can see how we can try and incorporate it into the program. So, any ideas?" Gosh, that was long, she hoped she hadn't lost any of them.
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Dea, Big D, Deac.. Deacon was pretty good with the variations of his name his friends came up with. Hence the smirk on his face. So he was just early with Saxon, that was cool with him. Maybe he could order a nice biscuit while waiting.. or not as the two ladies, his boss included, were approaching. Oh, and another much younger lady with them. Kids were cute, weren't they? "Hey Mariel, Amelia." So the little one was Regina, "Hi there Regina, it's nice to meet you." Pretty damn good idea to have one ready to give their own feedback on the stuff.
Now they could get started as Saxon took the initiative, now what could keep the little kids interested just as well as with Quidditch. Hm. Deacon gave it some thought on what the other sport has that Gobstones doesn't, besides the exact amount of publicity. "Maybe some merchandise. There's plenty of smaller sized Beater's bats and articles of clothing and banners supporting Quidditch. Perhaps having some of the Professional Players model as toys and dolls along with the kid-friendly sized Gobstones?" Kids were still into that right?
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Mariel looked up from her paperwork and gave Saxon a small smile. "Thank you.. we're doing alright though." It was kind of her to offer and she appreciated that. She thought they were through the roughest part though, or at least she hoped. She knew she relied much on her employees through that time, especially her Division Managers, and she couldn't ask for a better team of workers.
And it was fine to wait a few minutes for Amelia, especially as Mariel had now spotted her in line at the cafe. She was sure she'd be over in a few minutes at most. "Hello, Amelia," she greeted her pleasantly as she arrived at their table with a cup of tea. The Department Head sipped at her own tea then gave the PR woman a soft smile as she complimented her daughter. "Thank you...Can you say thank you?" She looked to Regina knowing that she likely wouldn't but it was important for her to at least begin to understand good manners, even if she thought beautiful was a more appropriate remark. It was still a compliment.
"Say hi.." Mariel tried to demonstrate waving for Regina to the others who greeted her and, though the little girl sometimes waved, she was too busy with her chocolate chip muffin to care much. She turned her green eyes back to the business at hand and listened as Saxon began to speak. More interesting or enticing would be a good thing. While the rules and premise of Gobstones was rather straightforward and simple, the strategy did get more advanced. But that wasn't so much what they'd be worried about, more teaching the rules and keeping thing kid-friendly. "Why don't we add some fun surprises in there once they get the basics down? I'm certain that we could find a way to incorporate the prank gobstones that came through patents not long ago." At least for some of the older ones.
She then turned her attention to Deacon as he threw out some ideas. "Merchandise would be a great draw for kids. See if one of you can contact some of the team representatives about donations. T-shirts or toy mascots would be great, I think." Or really anything, but those would be her best bets. "Do we have any players confirmed yet?"
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Saxon listened to what her coworkers had to offer and made sure to jot down her notes on them to look back to in the future, resourceful. The mention of merchandise, in Saxon's opinion was a great one. "Good thinking. Merchandise can make the kids more invested into the sport, especially toy mascots, that's something they can collect, and t-shirts and dolls are also good idea because it keeps the children connected to the teams and sports in a simple manner." She really liked that idea, especially with the t shirts and dolls, now, finding actual players willing enough to be made into dolls, is another story.
"How far have we gotten on the patents that we've been talking about? Are they still in the works or completed? Are we able to test them out as of this moment?" Because no matter how harmless it could be, they still needed to make sure it couldn't hurt anybody in anyway. The last thing they wanted was parents complaining to their department about a faulty gobstones hurting their child. "How about for the program we create some sort of obstacle course to make the sport more enjoyable? We can charm objects to freely move on their own accord, or have something pop every now and then to create some suspense. Something like a transportation practice course." Because, they may not know what a driving course was.
Now, onto extremely important matters. "Yes, we do, actually." Saxon started as she opened up a folder and brought out a piece of parchment. "So far we have Milo Jordan of the Tinworth Talons, Geffrey Forsfelle of the Barton Basiliks, Lynnia Park of the Galloway Ghouls and Maxey Noble of the Upper Flagley, on board with us and confirmed." It seemed like a good bunch to begin with. Saxon set the paper down in the middle of the table so that the others could glance it over a second time if they wanted to.
Mariel made some of her own notes, nodding as Saxon expressed her agreement to her thoughts about donated merchandise. Teams were usually willing to make donations, especially if they had leftovers from game promotions, and that would help keep the costs down for their department. She looked up as her Division Manager inquired about the prank gobstones.
"They've been ready for the public for a few months. We are still trying to get them into Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, but certainly, if you'd like to go into the lab once the Ministry reopens to test them out yourself, by all means do so." That was probably a good idea just to see what to expect in regards to performance. And as far as Mariel was concerned, she knew they were fine for children, they were just a little shorthanded and backed up in patents to have marketed it successfully to the joke shops. She supposed she'd have to take care of that herself. But this might also be good publicity for them to have the shops accept them into their inventory.
Listening to Saxons ideas, Mariel nodded. "I like the thought of an obstacle course... especially for some of the older kids that get a quick grasp on the basics. I think that would keep it fun and interesting." They'd need to work out those details though and maybe they could with the help of the professionals. Speaking of, Mariel jotted down the names that had confirmed. "Good.. that's a good start, I think. Depending on how many children we have, we might not need too many more." Though probably the more pros they had the better. It would be pretty great to have one on one interaction, but maybe even better if they could get more kids to come if they had a lot of players to commit.
"We should probably talk about advertising our event as well.." Mariel glanced at Regina, noting that she was still happy with her muffin, and she gave her a little smile.
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Jasmine decided to have a little walk around the Ministry. I mean she would start working tomorrow but why not just look into the little shops right? Aahhh here it was the bakery she just loved. She loved coming here and relaxing. She grinned with glee and then proceeded to walk inside. As she set her feet through the door, she felt the calm atmosphere. She breathed in a sigh of relief and she already had her daily prophet to read. She found a nice table in the back to reserve. She put her purse down and prophet and went to get a coffee. She missed her early morning pick me up this morning and was paying the price today. As she sat down, she cupped her hands around her mug and took a sip and felt so much better. She smiled and then began to read and see what was going on in the Wizarding World.
Honoria P. Borges smiled happily as she walked down the street. In general, Miss Borges was a very happy person. Honoria was very tall. At 6'1" she towered over most of the people on the street. It wasn't an unusual occurrence to have people stare up at her. She usually just smiled and wriggled her eyebrows at the people who would stare.
She beamed as she walked down the street. Honoria saw the over-crowded cafe, and went in for a cup of tea.
After getting her tea at the counter, and buying a cinnamon bun, she went to the back patio. The tables were crowded with various witches and wizards.
She took a sigh, and smiled. There was one lone woman with an empty seat opposite her. She went up to the stranger and asked, "Excuse me, can I take a seat? I promise I won't be a bother."
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At her bosses' words Saxon nodded. "That sounds like a good future plan you have in mind, actually." About selling the patent into Weasley's shop. "It could be very beneficial for all three parties. Gobstones could possibly gain more traction, more customers and income for the shop and it's owner and we could get some recognition for our department." If it ended up happening one day of course. But, continuing onto actual ministry and gobstones importance, "I think it's best I do. Give it one more final run to make sure if any last minute changes are needed." But the blonde was sure that those working with patents would have gone through and tweaked anything they had to fix.
"You took my thoughts exactly." She said with a smile over her face. Honestly, the sport, in the manner they were considering teaching it, would be very simple to understand, so they needed backup ideas so that the children would not get bored with it. And it seemed that their already confirmed list of gobstones players was already set, which was good. Saxon just hoped that, if several children did get signed up, that any other players from other teams would be willing to pitch in as a possible last minute resort. "That sounds like a good handful. Especially considering some of us," Her team and a few from the department, "Will be assisting as well." So they didn't want too many people as well.
Now, onto advertisting. That shouldn't be too hard, should it? Saxon thought for a couple of seconds, which allowed her boss to put some attention on Regina for a bit. "Perhaps we can make some posters and put hand them throughout the ministry? Or maybe a little blurb in the Daily Prophet?" She said with a slight grimace at the last idea. Considering at the moment they were focused on children's parents or guardians who worked in the ministry rather than the general public. Did the other remaining two have any ideas?
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