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Career Fair!

Dec 19, 2006 19:46

Welcome to the Career Fair of 2006! It will last 4 days long, but since this is in plotting, GO NUTS! I will start with showing you the Excellent Diagram that Nino made Booth ArrangementsI will list the NPCs and Adults that can be played here. Ideally, play with your char's journal or another one with a specific icon. If you'd like to let me ( Read more... )

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Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO ashleigh_barton December 21 2006, 17:30:07 UTC

Matthew had hoped that someone other than himself would be chosen to work the Hogwarts career fair. He'd managed to keep his secret for several years and working that particular job was just asking for all of his skeletons to spill out of the closet. However, he couldn't exactly explain his situation to the head of the departement, so he had no other choice when he was told that he would spend several days at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

One one hand, he was excited about seeing his girls, especially Ashleigh... and though he didn't have as much of an opportunity to see Maible, he always looked forward to spending time with her as well. On the other hand, however, he was terrified of Ashleigh finding out about Maible. He didn't think that it would bother Maible as much -she'd put up with so much, after all- but he knew that it would crush Ashleigh. She would never understand being lied to for all these years.

"Dad? What are you doing here?"
His back was to the girl who'd spoken to him but he knew who it was. Just stay calm... and don't look so damned suspicious, he scolded himself as he turned around and scanned the crowd for his other daughter.

"Nice to see you, Maible," he smiled his normal, warm smile. "They needed someone to come out... and I thought it would be a good opportunity to see you."

Okay, that wasn't exactly a lie. He always wanted to see his girls... but he liked to do it when he knew that he wouldn't be caught in all of his lies.

"What about you?" he asked. "Fancy something in the Department of Magical Games and Sports?"

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO maible December 21 2006, 17:35:47 UTC

Maible beamed at her father as she reached out to hug him. She wasn't at all bothered by the fact that the table was in the way, because her dad was here and she was really glad to see him. It didn't happen nearly often enough.

"Oh.. I think I'm a bit young for career day, still," she mumbled when she pulled away. "But I saw you over here and I had to come and say hello. Why didn't you tell me you were coming?!"

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO ashleigh_barton December 21 2006, 18:12:46 UTC

Matthew returned the hug, squeezing her tightly from across the table. He knew that he shouldn't linger there. He knew that Ashleigh could come by and see but he couldn't force himself to pull away too quickly.

When they pulled apart, he was absolutely beaming. He did love it when Maible gave him affection. Honestly, he didn't feel that he deserved it from her... and when she hugged him, it felt like a little ray of sunshine directly from heaven.

He smiled when she said that she was too young for career day. She did have quite a while before she would have to decide on such things.

"I didn't know until yesterday," he offered, with a smile. Okay, that was a lie... but we're not keeping track of those. "I just go where they tell me to go," he continued.

He hadn't told either of his daughters. Honestly, he'd hoped to be reassigned at the last minute.

"Still happy to see me?" he questioned with a charming grin. "Even without advance warning?"

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO maible December 21 2006, 18:35:35 UTC

"Always," Maible replied without hesitation. Notice or not, seeing her father was always something worth celebrating and she couldn't help beaming back at him a little bit.

She had believed his lie easily enough, because it did sound plausible. Besides, it didn't matter much that she hadn't known. What mattered was that he was here and she was getting to see him!

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO - Day 1 - Fri. Feb. 24, 06 - 9:30am (1st break) ashleigh_barton December 21 2006, 20:15:43 UTC

((*edits the time so that we can keep up with things*))

He smiled at her when she told him that she was always happy to see him.

He really, honestly loved the girl, even if he had always put Ashleigh first. Maible's mother loved her... he knew this. Ashleigh didn't have that; Matthew was all she had. He couldn't ruin that for her. It wasn't the best situation for the younger of his daughters but he had to do what he had to do.

"You're on break?" he asked her. "Do you have a class after this?"

Matthew didn't have either of his girl's schedules memorized but he found himself wishing that he did. Maybe he would have more of a chance of keeping them separate if he did.

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO - Day 1 - Fri. Feb. 24, 06 - 9:30am (1st break) maible December 22 2006, 08:56:17 UTC

Maible was, of course, oblivious to all of this. Just like she was to a lot of things. It wouldn't have mattered anyway. She would be thrilled to have a sister if she knew, though she'd be less than thrilled about the way everything was being kept a secret.

Luckily, though, she was blissfully ignorant of the situation.

"They're letting us out of one class to come to the fair, but then I'm having lunch with Tobias and I have Charms after," she told him, all but beaming as she mentioned her lunch date. Of course, her dad wouldn't know who Tobias was, but she was thrilled to be having lunch with a boy and he should be thrilled, too, right?

"I'm completely free after Charms, though," she added, hoping he'd take that hint and want to spend a little more time together. She hadn't seen him over Christmas at all, really, and while he'd sent nice gifts, she really just wanted some quality time with her dad.

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO - Day 1 - Fri. Feb. 24, 06 - 9:30am (1st break) ashleigh_barton December 23 2006, 03:04:20 UTC

Matthew flashed a smile at his daughter as she talk about classes and... a boy. Ashleigh hadn't really talked about boys until this year and then it wasn't boys it was one boy. Ed. He was sure that she'd had boyfriends before the Slytherin that had seemed to capture her heart but she'd not talked about them or wanted to bring them home for a visit.

He nodded, vaguely remembering something about the students being allowed to miss one class. However, this 'Tobias' had a little more of his attention.

"Lunch with... Tobias?" he questioned with a smile. "Like a date?"

Since he didn't know the boy, he was completely thrilled for her. Sure, he was protective and would kill this boy if he hurt her, but he trusted her judgment. He was supposed to, wasn't he? After all, Ashleigh had made a great choice in Ed.

As she mentioned being free after Charms, he smiled. "Oh yeah?" He paused to scan the room but he quickly turned his attention back to her. "Would you fancy having dinner with me, then?" he asked. "I believe that I could get us into Hogsmeade," he told her with a smile.

It would be a nice opportunity to spend time with her and he'd be able to dote on her without being caught by his other daughter.

((Kristi said that it shouldn't be a problem to let her go to Hogsmeade with him... if he has he back by like 8:30 or 9:00)

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO - Day 1 - Fri. Feb. 24, 06 - 9:30am (1st break) maible December 23 2006, 05:49:00 UTC

Maible blushed as she nodded. "Yes, Daddy.. well, I think it's a date anyway." She blushed slightly again, because what if she'd misread things and it wasn't? "I mean, I don't know. He asked me to have lunch with him, but he didn't say date and..." Pause. "It's horribly embarrassing to talk about this."

Talking about boys with DAD. Yeah, that was weird.

Her eyes lit up as he asked about dinner. "Yes, that would be brilliant!" she told him, grinning from ear to ear. "Should I meet you right here? Or the entrance hall?"

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO - Day 1 - Fri. Feb. 24, 06 - 9:30am (1st break) ashleigh_barton December 23 2006, 06:47:26 UTC

Matthew grinned at her when she began blushing and acting quite uncomfortable. He imagined that it could be one of those things that you didn't talk about with your dad but he did want both of the girls to know that they could come to him if they needed to.

"Then I'll not embarrass you any more," he told her. "You just let me know if things go okay, though. I'd hate to have to kill a boy."

He was teasing, of course, and his smile should've given that away. However, it didn't change the truth of the statement.

It made Matthew happy to see her face light up with the prospect of having dinner with her. Honestly, he was lucky that she didn't hate him for the way things had always been between them. "You can meet me in the Entrance Hall," he grinned. "Around six-thirty?"

If they met there, he had less of a chance at getting caught as they exited the castle... less room to cover.

"You'll have to dress warm for the walk," he told her with a smile, "even if we apparate part of the way, we'll have to get off of school grounds first."

Re: TABLE D: MINISTRY TWO - Day 1 - Fri. Feb. 24, 06 - 9:30am (1st break) maible December 25 2006, 02:48:41 UTC

"Oh, Daddy." Maible laughed and blushed. She was sure he wouldn't have any need for killing anyone and it was a bit embarrassing to talk about. But also kind of cute.

She nodded at his suggestion of a meeting time and place. "Of course, Dad. I'll dress warm." She might have rolled her eyes if her mother had pulled that protective bit, but this was her Dad and she didn't see him often enough for it to get old from him. She was just really glad he was here!

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