The Aurors: Threads

( Ben buries the lead. )

[Filtered to SPINNET, GHEZZI, O'BRIAN, KNIGHT]

I've just gotten an interoffice memo from the hits side of things from the bakery monitor. Regina Cagle called out of work and she and the family lawyer went to see Regan in the Tombs. Something is going down.

Who: Max Rivera, Jack Duvall, Kit Ghazzi, Ben McMullen, (others as they arrive)
What: Body Swap, part 5!
When: Friday, December 22, 7:33 am
Where: Jack's Office
Warnings: Language.

( The conversation didn't go as he'd expected it to... )

WHO: Bastien, Pamela-as-ET ALSO ET-as-Pamela, Alicia
WHAT: Pamela wakes up, and then we'll see!
WHERE: ET's apartment ALSO Pamela's apartment
WHEN: Early Friday morning, Dec 21
WHY: Body swap time!
RATING: Nakedness, maybe cursing?
STATUS: Complete

( The last thing he wanted was to stand out. )

WHO: ET O'Brian and Bastien Fontaine
WHAT: Bastien enlists ET's help (sort of) while he does a favor for a friend
WHERE: A classy bar, then ET's apartment
WHEN: Thursday, December 21, 2017
RATING: PG-13?
STATUS: Complete

( He detested getting involved in marital disputes. )

WHAT: Staff Meeting RE: Secret Snowflake
WHERE: Conference Room
WHEN: December 21st at 8:30 AM

( Polly want a cracker? )

[CONFIDENTIAL: Ghezzi, Knight, O'Brian, & Spinnet]

I am establishing a secure place for us to review details of the case and plan our actions.

To get everyone up to speed: We have now taken over Case Delta Oscar 71 as there are now confirmed connections between the substance (ergot) and Wilkes (through the Cagle family).

As of right now, we have Caulk in custody on a charge that should finally stick, and will be more solid if we can finally bring Wilkes in. Regan Cagle is still in prison and if she wasn't would not be too much of a concern. As far as known associates of Wilkes go, the last remaining thread is Dayton Shock.

He is a known criminal king pin in the Bronx. Shock has been suspected of various crimes, but no solid evidence has ever been uncovered to put him away. I am not a betting woman, but I would bet good money that he is going to be at the sale on Friday. Also, I wouldn't mind a hat trick.

That being said we know there is a big shipment and sale occurring Friday evening at [warehouse location].

Ghezzi any updates on the location? What do we need to know about the area?

Do we have any word on precautions for ergot from Mysteries?

Also, I would like to take time and work with everyone one on one and then in small groups over the next couple of days so that we can get better used to each other's styles and be prepared. I have read your jackets, I know you are all perfectly capable aurors, but the Death Eaters breed a different ilk of dark wizard.

Who: Alicia, ET, & Kit
What: Catching of JJ Caulk, being bad ass, but Kit is dancing
When: Monday, December 18, midday
Where: Building in New Rochelle

( Who brought a gun to a wand fight? )

WHAT: Bagels for Winners is back
WHERE: Break room
WHEN: Monday December 18, set out at 7:30 am

( Today everyone is a winner. )

[shortly after this goes up on WizPix.]

[1:17] Having a good time?

[1:17]

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

( Eat, Drink and be Merry! )

WHO: ET O'Brian and Bastien Fontaine
WHAT: ET runs into Bastien while the latter is on a date
WHERE: Columbus Circle Holiday Market
WHEN: Thursday, December 14, 2017
WHY: Luck is with ET
RATING: Language, feelings
STATUS: Ongoing

( He had nothing against Christmas, but this was a bit much. )

[OOC: Backdated to December 1st. RSVP Deadline was December 8th. All staff may bring + 1]

Who: Alicia Spinnet & ET O'Brian
What: Spinnet met O'Brian and let's go hunt some dark wizards!
When: Thursday, December 14, morning
Where: NYC Auror office
Warnings: TBD

( I have been tasked to work with you on the Wilkes case. You can call me Al )

CODE BY TESSISAMESS

WHO: Miles Hastings, Ariel Singleton, ET O'Brian
WHAT: Thanksgiving!
WHERE: Miles's apartment
WHEN: Thursday, November 23, 2017
WHY: It's tradition
RATING: ??
STATUS: Ongoing

( All of the leftovers would go to the office tomorrow. )

WHO: ET O'Brian and Bastien Fontaine
WHAT: First time seeing each other in years
WHERE: Hallway at MACUSA building, then ?
WHEN: Wednesday, November 22, 2017
WHY: The elusive unicorn appears again at last!
RATING: Maybe some language? IDK Yep, ET says language
STATUS: Complete

( All things considered, it hadn't been so bad. )

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: Kit Ghezzi & Sal Perksmore-Staunton (With interrupting Max Rivera, Ariel Singleton, ET O'Brien and Miles Hastings)
WHAT: Kit is getting down to the bottom of why Sal suddenly is acting weirder than normal
WHERE: Auror Office
WHEN: 11:40 pm, Wednesday, October 25, 2017
RATING: TBD
STATUS: Ongoing

( This hadn't been a good day )