Well this was an unusual situation, Tristan thought. And coffee in the breakroom? Would he dare ask if there was any tea aswell without risking getting his head bitten off by the she-devil in there?
Better not risk it. Just go into the room and look for yourself...

And a staff meeting, that was something he was sort of looking forward to. Atleast that meant that the work was going to start, and he was really getting excited about his layout assignments he hoped to get.

And what was up with that guy?
Tristan looked around to see if anyone had payed any attention to the man, announcing his break... Raising his eyebrows, his blue eyes followed the man, Ian was it, as he dissapeared into another room.
Guess that's the way to the coffee...

Well now, off to hunt for some tea...

The editor, dressed in an all black designer suit emerged into the main office space with a clickity-clack of ridiculously high-heeled, and out of place, lime green shoes. A roll of parchment was tucked under her arm, a quill in the other hand and an impatient air all about her, "What on earth is that racket?"

She glanced over at the breakroom and saw the Pretty Boy abusing the rubbish bin. Ignoring him, as was her usual course of action when it came to the attention seeking rich boy, Getti headed straight for the conference room.

"Mona!" she called, indicating that everyone on staff should follow and be in the conference room already, "Why is nobody ever ready?"

“Urm..” Nathan said running a hand nervously through his hair and followed Getti out her office looking like a lost puppy. He blinked, his lucid greens wide and child-like as if he was readjusting to a change in light as she gestured at him and enquired to the woman called 'Mona' why 'these people' were disturbing her.

His eyes wandered over to the man who addressed them as 'newbies.' Why did Nate feel as if he had just been chucked head first into the Lion's Den? Oh yeah.. HE HAD.

He crossed the room quietly, trying not to draw any attention to himself and slid into a seat at the layout desk furthest away from ol' Getti's office and nearest the exit for a quick getaway if necessary. Nathan was not stupid... Or, rather, not completely stupid.

When he saw Getti make her way to the conference room he guessed that the meeting was about to start. Now seemed like a good time to grab a coffee. You couldn't go to a meeting without a cup of strong coffee... woe betide him if he were to nod off like that other poor sod had earlier. He stood up and made his way in the direction of what he hoped was the break room.

Egypt walked out of the conference room trying to keep herself under control. She had never before in her life been in a den of vipers, and she had been with her mother on cease fire talks in the Democratic People's Republic of Congo! She took a few deep breathes and found a empty desk and went to it and sat down. She was really considering going back to the Ministry. She didn't leave a department head job to come down and walk through the gutter of human society with those horrible people.

She pulled out a few pictures of her children and put them on her desk. She smiled down at their little faces as they waved at her and pushed each other around in the frame vying for her attention. She kissed the picture. And it instantly made her feel better. Her smile was returning as she finished unpacking her bag. She tucked her bag into a drawer and took a drink of her coffee.

She pulled out her favorite quill and started working on the article that her and Ana spoke about. She didn't give a wit what that twit Mona had to say. If the woman had a personality she might be able get a decent date to take her a eatery that didn't involve a drive thru.

Addie stood up and took her tea in her hand. She noticed she was about the youngest there, which was expected. Not a lot of journalists were 20. She walked up to an empty desk and took two pieces of parchment from it.

It wasn't quite stealing, as there wasn't even a nameplate on it.

So.

She walked back to her desk with her head down. The people around her seemed interesting. She could tell that some of them were the type of people that she would hang out with in school, and some were the type she would avoid at all costs. Like the man who apparently thought a lot of himself. She looked at the picture of her large adopted family and was overcome with a sense of sadness.

She started scribbling an outline for her article on the first sheet in her slanted handwriting.

Nathan followed Egypt out of the conference room. The situation in there, and that rude photographer chap, had obviously upset her. There was no respect among the managers for their staff here. It was all rather degrading.

The whole setup here, the fact that Egypt had given up her management role at the Ministry when the twins came so prematurely was inevitably going to be stressful for her. Nathan's coping skills with such treatment were a lot better than hers; he could just let things go over his head.. or, at least, appear to.

He approached her desk, smiling slightly when he heard that Ministry fellow commenting on his kids - he seemed like a decent sort- “I don't believe we've ever been formally introduced.” He said, extending his hand to the man. “I'm Nathan, and this is my wife, Egypt.” he said as he placed his hand on her back.

“Are you alright my love?” He asked her gently. “How about we get out of here and grab a coffee in the Leaky... I think we deserve it after... that - that meeting from hell.”

He noticed another girl walk over and sit at the Journalist's desks and he gave her a pleasant smile and a nod. ...With any luck she wasn't another one of Getti's mini me's.

Addie looked at the man who nodded at her pleasantly. His name was....Nate Greene? Something like that. Well, she had heard he had been robbed by the Jewel Thief. Which her article was on.

Which meant a jackpot.

She stood up and walked over. He was talking to someone. She tapped him on the shoulder.
"Hello, I'm Addie, Addie Carlisle. Weren't you robbed by the jewel thief?" she asked curiously.

Nathan turned to look at the young lady, flashing her a warm smile as she introuduced herself. “Hullo love.” He said. At least some people were pleasant around here. “I'm Nathan Greenwood.” He extended his hand to her i greeting. He frowned slightly at her question wondering where the heck she had heard that bit of embarrasing information from. “Um.. yeah.” He replied hesitantly. “Why do you ask?” He asked as he scratched the back of his head in an uncomfortable sort of way.

Addie shook his hand, then she noticed the man was a bit embarassed by this. The only reason she knew was because she heard it from a few of her friends. Not wanting the poor man to be humiliated, she lowered her voice even more than her usual piano.
"Well, my article is on the thief, and I was wondering if you had any information. First hand experiences are helpful." She flashed him her dazzling pearl-white smile.
She sat down at the empty desk she had noticed a bit earlier with her ever-present quill and fished another piece of parchment out of the pile, eager for his response.

Rico had continued on toward his desk but quickly did a little backtracking when he heard the other guy from the meeting address him. Aha, at last he would be able to put a name to that face!

"Nathan, it's a pleasure to meet you," Rico shook the man's hand with a smile. "And Egypt, what a beautiful name."

He was back to being his earnest, friendly self. These two seemed like they could be allies - or at least kind coworkers - in such a drab office. And they were such a....a...coupley couple. Like soulmates. Maybe Rico could learn a thing or two from them yet.

Sergio Mancini walked among a sea of desks. Most of them were occupied, evidenced by the multitude of papers and pictures spread over the surface. He found an empty desk, and sat down. Leaning back in the chair and kicking his feet up, he scanned the room. He didn't have the nicest view, but it would do.

He couldn't help but notice how empty his space was. All that was on the desk was a small roll of parchment, a quill, and ink. But other than it, it was empty and void of personality. This was clearly something Sergio needed to fix. After having been in the office for what amounted to two hours, he got up and proceeded to leave. He'd be back tomorrow, ready for work.

She was trying to cam herself for that horrible meeting with that vulture of a woman and that idiotic man who felt the need to comment on things he should really keep his nose out of. She looked up and smiled at the man as he commented on her children. "Oh thank you so much." She said honestly.

She melted at her husband's touch. She didn't want to say anything bad about anyone especially in the office. "I'm alright." She said softly as she smiled at him. "Yes I think a nice break form this place is just what is in order. I think we deserve a lot more after that meeting," She pointed out to him.

She glanced over at the woman that walked over to Nathan and tapped him on the shoulder. Nathan was robbed! He never told her that, when did that happen! She looked at him waiting to see what he was going to say.

Her face was lined with worry. Her husband had been robbed. "Nathan, when did this happen? Are you alright?" She asked trying not to panic that her husband had been robbed.

She watched as the woman went to get a quill to take down some information from Nathan.


She blushed at his compliment. "They you so much." She smiled. "And who might you be?" She asked hoping he was going to turn out to be a decent sort of person and unlike Getti and her henchmen from the office.

Nathan felt his brow crinkle as the young woman asked for information on the jewel thief. But then she smiled that lovely smile and he found himself grinning back like a complete idiot. “Tell you what, love.” He said. “I really don't want to talk about it here.” He spoke in a hushed voice. “It's kind of embarrassing.” Then he did the shifty action man eyes again before he focused on Addie once again. “We could go for a drink after work and talk about it. You know, somewhere a little less formal... than.. than here.” He gestured around the office.


Nathan blinked a few times as he shook the man's hand trying to remember his name. After he introduced himself he thought the man would automatically say his own name, but.. nooooooo! Dammit! “Erm..” He started... how should he address him? “You were head of International Magical Cooperation at the Ministry, right?” He asked. Wasn't he at that Rip party for that poor woman that fell down some stairs? ...ur... nevermind. OK.. so the man would have to be known as 'you', or 'mate' from this day forth - he shrugged inwardly.


He grinned. “I like your thinking Batwoman.” He said with a wink. “..something a little stronger.” He reached out to to take her hand. “Me lady.” He said in a fake cockney accent reminiscent of Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins.

“Urgh...” he said. “The thief took my watch.” He found his cheeks flushing slightly.. It was so bloody embarrassing. “He was disguised as an... an... old woman and she pretended to have a ...er..” He scratched the back of his head again. “...fall. And then she stole my wrist watch when I went to help her.” He frowned slightly, his eyes going back to Addie.. He had been such a sweet old lady ...and Nathan was a gullible idiot.

Jodan walked over to her desk. She knew the outline of what she was expected to do now. All that she needed to know now was just the specific article that her section editor wanted her to write. She couldn't believe that the sports editor was the man that had barged into the meeting like that. She just wasn't excactly sure that she liked the thought of working with him. But either way she needed to talk to him about the article.

She looked around looking for Sergio but she didn't see him at any of the desks. Just as she turned her head she saw that he was leaving. Well he sure didn't stick around for long. She figured that she would go ahead and start working on an article that looked interesting to her and she would clear it with him the next day.

She slipped her tiny hand into his and smiled up at him. "You always know how to make me smile." She told him as he pulled her to her feet. She reached over and retrieved her bag. She listened to him explain about the thief. She only cared about his safety she could give a flip about the watch. She threw her arms around him and kissed him a few times on his cheeks. "Don't you ever forget to tell me something like that Nathanial Greenwood," She chided him. "If something had happened to you..." She started but then caught herself before she started to cry. Her emotions were still right under the surface these days, well more so than they usually were. "Sorry." She said giving him a smile. "Let's go get that coffee." She said giving his hand a squeeze.

Rico's broad smile spread across his face til the corners of his dark eyes crinkled. She truly was pretty, this Egypt woman. And very nice too, so far. As long as she didn't turn into a Getti spider, Rico had a feeling they could all get along.

"Oh, forgive my manners!" Rico coulda smacked himself in the forehead. "Forgot my own name. Heh. It's Rico, Rico Serio ma'am." He continued grinning at her rather stupidly until Nathan - her husband - caught his attention.

"Oh yeah, I did use to work in International Cooperation," Rico nodded as an afterthought. "I thought you looked familiar...er...you know Angelina Gilmore, don't you?" Of course he did; Rico had a stupendous memory for any occasion around her....and he happened to remember seeing Nathan Greenwood around Angelina several times. "Didn't you work at the Ministry too?" Maybe he had been in the same department as Angelina...but Nathan was no threat cos he was a married man. Heheheh.

Jordan looked up at the clock. There was still quite a bit of time left in the day. She really didn't get why Serigo had left there was alot of work to get done. Did he honestly think that he could just leave when ever he wanted, well apparently. She however was not just going to sit around and wait until he came back to tell her just excactly what part of the aticle she would be writing.

She had always been somewhat of an over achiever. She decided that it would be best if she went ahead to the ministry and found out what was going on with the sports. Even if she wasn't in charge of that particular part of the aticle the job still needed to be done. She gathered a few papers, some parchment, and a quill off of her desk and headed to the door to go the ministry.

She gave him a big smile as he was the fist person in that office to be nice to her. It felt good to smile like her old self again. "Its a pleasure to meet you Rico. Oh, please call me Egypt. None of that ma'am business." She said waving her hand at him. She looked Nathan as they both seemed to know each other. "Well how about we all go to the Leaky Cauldron for a pick me up and get to know each other better. My treat." She offered as she linked arms with Nathan and Rico.

He pulled her up and laughed as she kissed him. “It was just a cheap old watch. And I was fine.” He said with a smile. In fact, Nathan had taken the whole thing in rather good humour. It probably wasn't appropriate, but it still tickled his funny bone being robbed by an old woman whilst surrounded by an army Aurors. He squeezed her hand back and grinned.


He cleared his throat subtly as the Ministry fellow grinned and stared at his wife... and grinned and started some more. Nathan was kind of used to her getting such looks - she was stunning. Then he said his name. Rico! Thank merlin for Egypt!

He smirked at the mention of Angelina. Nathan was fond of the young woman but he had to admit that she could be rather intimidating at times. “Yes. I do know Angelina!" He replied enthusiatically. "I must say you've got yourself a lovely girl there.” They seemed so close. It was good for Angelina to have a fella... someone to keep her from working herself into the ground. “I was in the Law Department, the MLES.” He explained.


Nathan smiled at his wife. “Of course, you're welcome to join us Rico.” He offered warmly. Though it seemed Egypt was going to drag the man there whether he wanted to join them or not..

"Egypt. I'll try to remember that ma'am." Rico chuckled at himself and then next thing he knew, he was on her arm. And Nathan was on the other. A woman who took charge - aha, he liked that.

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Originally Posted by Amelie (Post 7847378) He cleared his throat subtly as the Ministry fellow grinned and stared at his wife... and grinned and started some more. Nathan was kind of used to her getting such looks - she was stunning. Then he said his name. Rico! Thank merlin for Egypt! He smirked at the mention of Angelina. Nathan was fond of the young woman but he had to admit that she could be rather intimidating at times. “Yes. I do know Angelina!" He replied enthusiatically. "I must say you've got yourself a lovely girl there.” They seemed so close. It was good for Angelina to have a fella... someone to keep her from working herself into the ground. “I was in the Law Department, the MLES.” He explained. Nathan smiled at his wife. “Of course, you're welcome to join us Rico.” He offered warmly. Though it seemed Egypt was going to drag the man there whether he wanted to join them or not..

"I---me---got?" Rico blinked for a second; man, the way Nathan was talking it was like they were er, a couple or something. Which was news to Rico - not that he minded, nor was he going to correct Nathan. After all, he had received that very nice owl the other day from Ms. Gilmore...

"Law Department, eh? How er, interesting..." Rico nodded, hardly paying attention to the man now that he was distracted by thinking about Angelina. "Let's go to the Leaky then, shall we?" He smiled down at Ms. Egpyt, waiting for her to lead the way - since they were both er, linked arm in arm with her now and all.

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She looked into his eyes as he smiled. She cupped his cheek. "Alright," She whispered. She didn't like to think that someone robbed him. It may have been alright this time..but..she didn't want to think about it.

She smiled at Nathan. He was so loving and kind. Always lending a smile and warm hand shake to everyone. If Nathan had a problem with you then you need to seek help because there was something seriously wrong with you. Then she turned to smile at Roco, he was a nice short of chap. She should invite him around for dinner. "And I will remember you Rico." She told him. "Are we already to go?" She asked both of the men on her arms. She nodded and stirred both men toward the exits. "Lets go,"

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Nathan smirked as Rico appeared to go into a trance at the mere mention of one Miss Gilmore. Oh that feeling – he knew it well from when he and Egypt first started dating all those moons ago.

He gave her a arm a wee squeeze as she linked with him. Egypt was emotional at the best of times but the situation with the twins was making it ten times worse – not that Nathan minded. He fully understood, but his way to deal was to push things to the back of his mind until he was forced to bring them out and think about them. Then he would deal with them in his Nathany kinda way. ..usually resulting in a panic attack ...poor Egypt and the things she had to put up with.

Nathan nodded and smirked. “Lead the way little woman.”