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zacharias is a particularly good finder (overlooked) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2012-01-28 00:42:00

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!status: complete, ^date: november 13 2003, character: samara capper, character: zacharias smith

Characters: Zacharias Smith & Samara Chambers
Setting: Chambers home, Thursday morning around 9 am
Rating: PG
Summary: Well, Zacharias joked about it a few days ago and Samara needs a proper sort of present, doesn't she?

Strictly speaking he didn't need to be here for this part. Someone else could have made the delivery and he could have grabbed a few extra hours of sleep before the continuation of escalating radio show drama started full force. Sure, it could be curious timing once again showing the Smiths prospering while the world was going through a bit of a rough spot, but this was something he had been planning for a while. It might not be his place, but he had the money and the connections to make it happen. He also generally enjoyed putting people in awkward positions. He was still waiting for Ernie to learn he was now considered a major donor at St. Mungo's because the pay out on that would be fantastic.

However, today was about a trite comment at the news that Mrs Chambers didn't want to cook for her family. If that wasn't a sign she needed some sort of unwarranted assistance than he didn't know what was. (And if in the process he managed a few minutes with her young son, well, he certainly wouldn't actively call that research.) It turned out finding a suitable house elf wasn't that much of a challenge.

What was a challenge was keeping Taffy from bursting at the seams over his excitement of going to a new home. Were the elf not so set on the Chambers he might have even considered him for his own. While many a wizard didn't care for the company of house elves, Zacharias had always been fond of Lefty. She was a fine drinking companion now in his adulthood and a constant in his childhood.

Walking up to the front door of the Chambers residence, Zacharias paused to address the house elf. "Now, you better calm yourself because you simply wouldn't want to make a bad first impression with your new mistress, would you?" Simple as it was, it seemed to work. So by the time he was pressing the doorbell, the small house elf was half hidden behind him, waiting as patiently as he could to be let in the house.

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tracelines
2012-01-28 06:32 am UTC (link)

Samara had no idea who could be at the door. Eli was already gone for the day and she and Jason were alone, awaiting his return for some birthday outings. She still wasn't comfortable going out with the cleanup still going on after the Kissed being out everywhere and she didn't want Jason being out either. Maybe someone was stopping by to say Happy Birthday, though she didn't know who it might be. Hopefully not her mother.

"Mum!" Jason came running through the house before she could even make it to the front door. "Someone is at the front door!" He yanked it open and looked up at the blonde man standing in front of him. He didn't recognise him, which made sense because most people he did know came through the floo anyhow. "Who are you?" he asked, rather rudely.

"Jason! Don't be rude to our guests!" Samara said, finally reaching the door. She began speaking before looking at the person, ushering her son aside. "I'm so sorry, we don't let him out of his cage very often. I think he forgets how to behave."

"Mum! That's Argus! I'm Jase!"

"Oh right. It's difficult to tell the difference when you greet guests like a tiny hooligan. Maybe you should try it again."

Jason heaved a sigh as though he were thoroughly put out and said rather unenthusiastically, "Hello, I'm Jason Chambers. Welcome to our home. Now can I ask who he is?"

Samara shook her head. "Mr. Smith, this is an unexpected surprise. What can we do for you?"

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overlooked
2012-01-28 10:16 pm UTC (link)

Zacharias smirked a little, brow furrowing at the rude boy who opened the door. Definitely not a point in favor of the fat ginger baby. The child probably had pudgy hands too, who touched everything. Luckily, Samara wasn't far behind and seemed to have some command over her child. Also not a point because nether he nor the mother seemed particularly parental. And really he didn't need to be having these thoughts at all.

"My name is Zacharias Smith," he said addressing the child before turning to his mother. "And really Zacharias is fine." There was enough dealing with the Mr Smith nonsense at work and even when it came to his family and having to be a proper Smith. "I thought I would deliver my birthday well-wishes personally."

He reached behind him to nudge the house elf forward. Taffy gave a sort of well-practiced regal bow. "And I'm Taffy and I would like to stay here and work for you should it please the Mrs and the young master." Despite the sort of grace, the house elf spoke with a sort of eager excitement - he had never served a family with a child before.