The Aurors: Threads

Quarter past eight, after the kitchen has sent out the last round of h'orderves to the guests, a scream lets off from the kitchen. Just moments before it happened, Miles noticed Kent Brightstar making his way into the bathroom.

Objectives: Calm the Hysterical House Elf, Check the Food, Question Kent, don't die

WHO: Invited guests and those on duty
WHAT: The President's Winter Ball (specifically any social interactions you'd like to happen at the ball. Case related encounters will be separate posts)
WHEN: Friday, December 22, 2017
WHERE: President's Island (a small unplottable island between Battery Park and Governor's island). There is one apparition point outside the house with security stationed.
RATING:

WHO: Miles, Sal-as-Ariel; then Alistair and Ariel-as-Sal
WHAT: These two wake up, and presumably all hell breaks loose.
WHERE: Miles's apartment
WHEN: Early Friday morning, Dec 22
WHY: Body swap time!
RATING: Nakedness, probably cursing, definitely awkwardness
STATUS: Ongoing

( Miles hadn't slept very well. )

WHO: Alistair, Ariel-as-Sal
WHAT: These two wake up, and presumably all hell breaks loose.
WHERE: Alistair's apartment
WHEN: Early Friday morning, Dec 22
WHY: Body swap time!
RATING: Nakedness, probably cursing
STATUS: Complete

( He scooted closer and wrapped his arm around her torso. )

[13:41] Despite my big talk yesterday of being busy, my schedule just opened up for the evening.
[13:42] Any chance you're available tonight?

[14:32] Friday night was a lot of fun, especially for an unplanned date.
[14:32] Dinner sometime?
[14:34] Full disclosure: No promises that I'm the best sort to date. Rosie and WizTech are necessary top priorities for me, and my schedule can be insane, can change at the last minute. I always make an effort to keep lines of communication open and not stand up a date if it can be prevented.
[14:35] If that doesn't sound like it will work for you, I won't be offended.

Who: Everyone invited!
What: Aurors Holiday Bowling Party
When: Friday December 15 7 pm
Where: Lucky Strikes

( Eat, Drink and be Merry! )

WHO: Miles Hastings, ET O'Brien, guest appearance from Alistair Sterling
WHAT: Miles needs to get back in shape. ET needs to work out some anger. Alistair has an image to keep up.
WHERE: Gym W
WHEN: Saturday, November 18, 2017 | Morning
RATING: Gratuitous gifs
STATUS: Complete

( Who was he to argue with progress in whatever form it took? )

WHAT: Closer/Stinger for Case Sierra Alpha 95
WHERE: Salem mostly
RATING: PG

After it was all said and done, there was nothing left to do but go back to New York City.

Brigid Playfer had casually strolled out of the Federal Building and quickly made it out of Salem. There was no trail to follow. Although the aurors continued to work around the clock for the next twenty-four hours. Alongside the vetted local authorities, they scoured all crime scenes, tracing any bits of magic they could find, and still found nothing. The trail wasn’t just cold, it was frigid.

Playfer’s house had nothing of value. The abandoned building Frank the Pirate used was nothing more than a den for a bored twenty year old. Not even Alistair Sterling could find trace of Brigid.

Twenty-five hours after Ariel had used stupefy to kill an innocent witch, the media descended. What had happened quickly became public knowledge - the double murder, the laced beers getting into no-maj hands, the recurrent violations of the Statute of Wizarding Secrecy and especially the event on October 21, rumors of a new powerful and dangerous spell, not to mention the vast failings of the department to not apprehend the criminal Brigid Playfer, but how they had been manipulated so easily and one of their own killed an innocent woman while in auror custody.

The one small kernel of hope came thirty-eight hours later when Bobby Dedworth finally woke up.

Dedworth confessed to his dalliances with the beer and his presence at the Adler apartment the night of the murder. He had broke down in tears at that part in the story. “I was just so far in over my head. All I wanted was to let people have a good time.”

And then, one-by-one, the aurors made their ways back to NYC, heads hung low. There would be no celebrations or revels, just more work to be done and further fall out to mitigate.

WHO: Alistair Sterling, Jack Duvall, Pamela Knight
WHAT: The Aurors talk to Alistair about the information he received.
WHERE: Federal Building/Auror Office
WHEN: 1:30 am, Thursday, October 26, 2017
RATING: PG
STATUS: Complete

( It wasn't the first time Alistair had been in an interrogation room. )

WHO: Alistair Sterling, Miguel Rivera, Melinda Mendoza-Rivera
WHAT: Alistair needs to sort out the things he's learned and figure out what needs to be done next.
WHERE: Rivera residence
WHEN: 12:15 am, Thursday, October 26, 2017
RATING: TBD
STATUS: Ongoing

( It was infinitely better to be inside Miguel's house. )

WHO: Alistair Sterling, Brigid Playfer
WHAT: Alistair needs to talk to Brigid. He hopes it's not as bad as it seems.
WHERE: Brigid's place
WHEN: 11:20 pm, Wednesday, October 25, 2017
RATING: Tense, but tame
STATUS: Complete

( This whole situation made him uneasy on a level that he hadn't felt in quite awhile. )

WHO: Alistair Sterling
WHAT: Alistair receives something he never expected.
WHERE: Alistair's office, WizTech Salem
WHEN: 10:22 pm, Wednesday, October 25, 2017
RATING: PG
STATUS: Complete

( There were already heavy magical security measures on the building. )

WHO: Alistair Sterling
WHAT: Alistair tries to puzzle out a strange WizTech post.
WHERE: Alistair's office, WizTech Salem
WHEN: 3:00 pm, Wednesday, October 25, 2017
RATING: PG
STATUS: Complete

( Very rarely were they anything this cryptic. )

WHO: Pamela Knight, Audrey Jo Parker, Alistair Sterling
WHAT: There is more than cats and pictures of red heads here
WHERE: Federal Building, and later the WizTech offices
WHEN: Afternoon, Wednesday, October 25
RATING: GP
STATUS: Completed

(  I'm not above looking for a needle in a haystack, but it might help if I had some clues about where to look. What makes you suspect there's anything hidden at all? )

WHO: Alistair Sterling and Sal Staunton-Perksmore
WHAT: Alistair finds something concerning and wants to get the Aurors on it.
WHERE: Alistair's office, WizTech Salem
WHEN: 3:00 pm, Sunday, October 22, 2017
RATING: TBD
STATUS: Complete

( It wasn't definitive proof of anything. )

WHO: Kit Ghezzi & Alistair Sterling
WHAT: Kit is trying to find Ben's phone (aka the questing beast)
WHEN: Sunday, October 22, 2017, 10:10am
WHY: Because it might contain all the answers
RATING: PG to PG-13
STATUS: Complete

( Looking for the Questing Beast )