Berringer & Berringer: An Experiment with Space

[Tobias Maldechor]

The huge complex was crowded with witches and wizards going about their business. They all seemed no non sense people, with their straight suits and business faces. They were all marching along designated pathways towards their destinations which probably were inside the many buildings that made up the colossal company.

Tobias had decided to show up early, he was too excited about all this and really wanted it to work. He'd thought that maybe if some of the inmates got to work with the outside world and they were able to see the very profitable nature of hard work and good effort maybe it would help them turn for the better.

He had given the two students directions for the port-key back at Furiae and was expecting them to get to the B&B lobby in no time. He only hoped they would find the port-key he had hidden deep in the tunnels and that they would remember how to use it.

He was by the enormous statute of the first Berringer, his face beaming with delight as he saw how a normal wizarding day developed right before his eyes. In a way he would have wanted to work at a place like this, be on the high end of things and maybe, just maybe be able to make one of his inventions work.

[Winston Lovejoy]

He traipsed through the bustling lobby, frowning at each of its adult occupants as they drifted back and forth. None of them resembled Professor Maldechor, who was leading this unusual expedition.

Winston frowned and bit his lip, worried that he’d somehow found the wrong port-key or used it erroneously. The staff members might think he was deliberately trying to escape the facility, then they might punish him in a grisly and agonising way.

But that wasn’t the worse repercussion. The incident would leave him blushing and frowning several weeks, maybe even several months, in a row.

Professor Maldechor was standing by the big, shiny statue of some unfamiliar looking man. The Animagus frowned lightly, his heart slowing to a steady throb. He hadn’t come to the wrong location. They wouldn’t demote, mangle or kill him then.

“Hello,” he mumbled, managing to seek fleeting eye contact with him, before frowning fixatedly at the hard, polished floor. “You're Professor (…) Maldechor? I hope (…) I’m not late (…) or anything.”

[Tobias Maldechor]

Tobias was till baffled by the sheer massiveness of the place when out of the corner of his eye he saw someone approaching. He turned and noticed it was one of the "students" that had agreed to come to Berringer & Berringer to do the Student Program.

It was Mr. Lovejoy, the young wizard greeted Tobias and he greeted him back. "Hello Mr. Lovejoy, don't worry you're not late. The other student is yet to show up." Tobias made a slight pause and looked around trying to see if the other student was around.

He then smiled and looking back at Lovejoyreplied, "I really hope you had no trouble with the port-key. I've never trusted the damn things. Someone goes around poking it and bam! your somewhere else entirely." He then replied with a stern face.

"If the other student doesn't show up in a minute or two we'll go to the thirteen floor of Research and Dynamics and meet with our new friends. What do you think?"

[Takehiro Ryuga]

Takehiro trudged toward where he saw one of his fellow students go. That was most likely the place where Professor Maldechor was. He would have gone faster if it had not been for the boring-looking business wizards and witches walking about.
"This is why 'real' jobs are not that appealing to me. I still say teaching would be much more interesting." He found the Professor and the other student.
"Sorry, I'm late. These crowds are a pain to traverse through."

[Tobias Maldechor]

The crowd of wizards and witches was starting to swell with activity. It was nearly eight o'clock and the place was packed with busy business people. Just when Tobias was about to suggest that they go to the thirteen floor a familiar face poked through the crowds.

"This is why 'real' jobs are not that appealing to me. I still say teaching would be much more interesting. Sorry, I'm late. These crowds are a pain to traverse through." he replied.

Tobias smiled at the comment and greeted him as well. "Its good to see you are here Mr. Ryuga." He then looked at the other student and said to both, "Let's go, there's an adventure waiting for us." His smiled brimmed with glee. As he said this he urged the other two to follow him.

He looked around and found the elevators on the opposing wall. He walked towards them. These elevators were placed in a wall which seemed to be unending. The doors on each elevator was carefully designed with gold tones and silver.

Scores of wizards and witches were lined at the entrance, all waiting to get their elevator somewhere in the compound. Each elevator entrance showed and voiced the floor they were destined to. Tobias found the one leading to the 13th floor and took it.

The elevator ride was quite simple., it took several extremely sharp turns, first down impossibly down, then a right angle turn to the left, another turn back, then a neck-breaking turn to the right and finally it took a plunging dive until it stopped with a screech.

Tobias almost falls on his bottom, but managed to keep his balance. The door opened and they found a hall, a big hall. The floor and walls were green marble with columns of gold lining the walls. The ceiling was covered with crystalline shards all illumining with a delicate light.

There were many doors, and several guards at each one of them. There was one, a double door with a sign on top which read "Research and Development." Tobias urged the student to follow him and gave them a cautious look.

As he was about to talk to one of the guards, the guard opened the door. Tobias smiled and entered. Inside there was a large reception desk and a skinny old witch working at a very old looking typewriter.

"Excuse me, I am here to meet with Miss. Fangrannon." said Tobias at the receptionist.

The woman didn't look up, "Go through she is expecting you, you brought the two students?"

"Yes." answered Tobias a little off. The woman smiled, "Go through, go through."

There was another door at the end of the Hall and Tobias walked towards the door and opened it, hoping the two students were following him. As he entered, he found a huge office. It was lined with every manner of luxurious device ever conceived.

Everything was placed in perfect order. A desk sat by the end of the office and behind that was a huge crystal window. A woman was seating by the desk. Her hair was black, long and flowing. She smiled and walked towards Tobias, her face illuminated with some witchery.

"Hello Tobs, its been so long!" She embraced him and gave him a side kiss.

Tobias was a caught a little off guard. He'd hardly spoken to this woman before. However, he didn't mind the kiss on his face. "Great Miss. Fangrannon! Just as promised, here are the two students."

"Call me Belinda." Her eyes opened wide and a little seductive as she looked at each of the students. She first looked at Winston, then Takeshiro. She stood in front of them and said, "Don't worry we shall treat you here much better than they do back at that reformatory."

"Its so good you decided to participate in our little experiment. Do you want something to eat or drink before we start?

[Takehiro Ryuga]

Takehiro shuffled through the doors of the huge building while examining all the little entrances and hiding spots. Basically, he was scoping the place out for fun.
"Hm..." He walked into the elevator that led into the Thirteenth Floor.
"Oh, not forboding at all." He noticed the old lady on the typewriter. The jewelry around her neck was rather impressive.
"Most likely a transfiguration." He stepped into the Head of Research's office. Apparently, Professor Malchedor and this lady knew one another.
"Very interesting..." The lady asked if he wanted anything to eat or drink.
"Actually, it is quite nice at Furiae... perhaps some water."