A Surprising Twist (OPEN)

[Alecsander]

Hoooaaaahhnk.

When the first person stepped off the elevator that morning, they were greeted by a strange sight. A large gray goose stood in the middle of the hallway, beak slightly open and wings raised threateningly. The bird snaked out its neck and hissed, darting forward in a challenge.

Hiiiiiiiiissssssssssssssssss. Haaauuhhn. iiiIIIISSSSSssss.

The first few people successfully avoided the angry bird, nonplussed by its appearance, and thinking of only escaping that threatening beak and wings. They flapped powerfully in threat to anyone unfortunate enough to get too close, and the beak looked positively deadly.

Finally, someone came who wasn't lucky enough to get out of range quickly enough. The goose darted in, beak open, neck and wings outstretched as it raced towards its goal.

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"Halt!"

Long, pale and blue-tinged fingers came up to stop the rapidly approaching goose as its snarled beak lunged in to the elevator car and began snapping. Hexamus squared his 5'9" frame with confidence and care, holding his chin high as if to dare the creature to counter his demand. He had been in this situation before. Minutes earlier, in fact, when the same goose tried a similar tactic on Level Four.

"Master Goose," the vampire started calmly, "I really must insist that you heed my warning this time. Such manners will not serve you or your hybrid species in the walls of the Ministry of Magic. Heaven forbid that you or your brethren are labelled unsociable and hostile. Now, the dear witch at reception was quite clear, and politely so, about your options for registration. She even offered to have your orientation parchment translated to facilitate your transition to Beast status." The vampire lowered his hand and straightened his suit jacket before continuing. "We face enough criticism as it is, master Goose. No need to fuel their fire or support their cynicism. I would also like to point out that you've stumbled on to Level Two and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Hijinks here will most certainly land you in troubled waters. Let's say we return to the Beast Division together, shall we?" 

Hexamus exited the elevator past the goose and stood in the hallway to give them both more room. Master Goose was a passionate sort of creature and in the kafluffle, the vampire did not realize he had been bitten. Blood of a most peculiar hue began to trickle down his hand. It was certainly not as palette-appealing as the human variety.

Kryptr removed a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the scratch clean. Looking around, he took the time to notice how remarkably fashionable the decor was. Not what one would necessarily expect of an enforcement branch.