A New Beginning [ Sebastian / Ren]

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It was almost humorous just how easily the normally antisocial man could hold a conversation with Ren, someone who was a near perfect stranger when there were people that he had known since his attendence at Hogwarts that he did not feel comfortable speaking even the smallest of sentences to. When he had said that Ren was different, he had not just meant personality wise but also that he was different in the way that he was able to make Sebastian feel somewhat comfortable around him for one reason or another, something that was very hard for someone to be able to do for he honestly could not recall a time - other than with his brother's beloved - that he had actually felt comfortable speaking with anyone that was not related to him in some way or another.

When Ren replied to his observation, he did not miss the mischievousness that was hidden behind that small smile that he was given, almost as though being unpredictable was something that he greatly enjoyed. " I cannot say that the way that you feel is bad since I do happen to agree with you that being different is a good thing. It is a very pleasant thing to stumble across someone different and unique in a sea full of people who all wear identical masks." He did so get tired of dealing with people that perhaps even if he did not need to be so cautious, that even if he did not fear for the lives of himself, his niece, and nephew he more than likely would still be just as antisocial as he was now. He was a pureblood male from a family that held a hero's title and great honor back in his homeland, surely if the fact that he was not a pureblood wasn't enough to draw people towards him, the idea of a prestigious life of comfort for whoever it was that gained his favor would be enough incentive for people to crowd him.

Yes, he much preferred his life the way that it already was.

When the other spoke of being surprised at the fact that Sebastian actually enjoyed his company, he was rewarded with a confused look from the Hungarian. " You are welcome but why would I not enjoy your company? You are a very easy person to speak with and you are not the least bit overbearing from what I have seen so far while speaking to you. Do most not look for that in a potential conversation partner?" If they did not, then the fact was that people were even more foolish than he had previously dared to think.

It was a moment later that the two finally came across the pay phone booth that would grant them access to the offices of the British Ministry of Magic. Ren's question was answered with a small nod. " I know that it does not look like much, but I assure you that that is the entrance. Once you enter the code onto the phone pad the booth moves down and that is how you access the ministry." He listened again as Ren spoke and watched as he observed the phone booth with something akin to wonder before stating that they did not have those in Japan. " I am surprised to hear that, I had thought that these were common around the world."

[Ren Satoshi]

"Oh, no. Kamakura is old as sin. These are no where to be seen." He was still uttering softly as he looked through the glass, leather clad fingertips pressed to the pane of glass as he smiled. "If they're in other parts of Japan, I've not seen them. Granted I'm only ever in Tokyo if I'm not at home." That was one of the places that he was easily appreciated. That club operated by alumni of the Japanese school? Yes, there. The place with the veela DJ. He'd have to go back again.

His mind must have delayed processing his question until now, because he finally looked back and upward at the other man and smiled softly. "I'm never overbearing, and I've learned to deal with a lot of different people. So, overbearing isn't often something I look for specifically. I'm more content if I see someone actually listening to what I say. Even if you aren't, you pretend well." A slight wink would emphasize the fact that he was joking.

With a soft cant of his head, he pressed softly in the center of the doors and let them swing open with only the slightest recoil. Well, congratulations. You appear to be creeped out by an inanimate object. He chuckled softly, looking up at Sebastian again, "Are you coming too, or am I going to look totally baka doing this myself?" This thing would be far fetched to fit two of a larger girth within the small glass walls, however, perhaps with both of them being tall and lean, it would be easy.

He opened up the door and slipped in, looking at the phone with a still curious gaze, trying to remember the code to go down, though he found himself unable to focus. What had he been thinking about this time to make him forget where he was going with this?

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The other spoke of his hometown Kamakura telling him that it was old as sin itself, something that almost made him smile. The other's description of his hometown reminded him very much of the wizarding village that he himself had been raised in. While he was sure that Rejtett was not nearly as old as Kamakura was, it had still been around for quite a while, at least long enough for the very first members of the Héderváry family to move and settle down there and they were not a recent family. The other spoke again of not seeing any phone booths, even in the other parts of Japan. It seemed as though there was another difference between the East and the West and while these differences did not surprise him due to his own half Japanese heritage, he did find the differences to be interesting.

It was always fascinating to learn more about your own culture after all.

The other man seemed to process his question and finally gave him the answer that he was awaiting, though it had come in a way that he had honestly not expected. Ren had repeated his observation, stating that he was not overbearing before also saying that he did not go around and search for people that were. He stated that he enjoyed speaking with people that listened well before looking up at him and smiling. He stated that even if Sebastian had not been listening to what he had been saying, he managed to pretend well before playfully winking at him playfully, much to his own amusement.

So the other felt comfortable enough around him to tease and joke around with him already, interesting.

His amusement only grew to greater heights as he watched the other react to the phone booth. It seemed as though he truly had never seen one before and the reactions that he had to the object were nearly amusing enough to make him laugh before the other called to him, asking if he would be going down to the Ministry offices as well. All was quiet for a moment as the Hungarian seemed to think quietly to himself. While he had no immediate reason for needing to go down there, he knew that Ren needed help working the booth and he supposed that it wouldn't hurt to go and pick up his next assignment a bit earlier then was originally planned.

With his mind made up, he quickly stepped forward into the booth. Dark eyes glanced around quickly to ensure that there were no muggles around to see this before he moved his attention to the phone pad. While it was a bit cramped in the booth, he was careful to avoid any sort of unnessacary contact with Ren as his hand reached over the other's shoulder, hand resting on the phone pad for a moment before he began pressing the needed code into the pad with a speed that was fast enough so the code would not reset on him, yet slow enough so that Ren could see what numbers he was pressing.

62442. Magic.

When the code was pressed, his arm immediately returned to his side falling flat down to rest carefully at his side. All was still for a moment before the operator began to speak in her normal automated tone and two passes were immediately issued from the opening on the phone itself. Again all fell quiet for a moment before the telephone box began to slowly sink down through the pavement, heading toward it's main destination, the Atrium.

[Ren Satoshi]

As the booth slid down to the Atrium, Ren caught himself speaking in a slightly elevated whisper, "Nante koto!" (What an experience/Oh, my gosh.) And his hand moved out of instinct to press against the glass with a start before he realized how foolish he must have looked at this point. With a bright red flush to his cheeks, he found himself uttering an apology. "New-fangled London technology."

As the booth reached the Atrium and settled upon the wooden floor, Ren gazed almost dumbfounded at the golden statue in front of the booth, leading into the Ministry. Mer-lin...that was an impressive sight. As the booth's door opened again, he found himself moving out of the confining space without disturbing the other's space too badly to move and admire the statues at a closer distance. They were something of a marvel to him, having never been to the British Ministry before.

"Interesting...these are so intricate." He circled them slowly as black eyes trailed over them. Finally, he stopped strolling around and moved over to the other's side again and smiled up at him. "I'm sorry. It's easy for me to get fully interested in things that I've never seen before." He imagined that his children's interest in absolutely everything was rubbing off on him.

A stout witch scurried up to him and asked for his name. Admittedly, he took a slight step back and half ducked behind Sebastian's shoulder when she was nearing them, finally choosing to speak. "Ren Satoshi-san desu."

English. Genius.

"Er...I've recently changed locations from Japan to London, and I need to ensure that both locations need to know where to find me in case-" "We have been looking for you, Mister Satoshi. I believe our owls were going to Hogwarts to your brother and nephew." "Oh. I'm sorry. Have I missed any transports?" "We believe we have discovered the whereabouts of a Catalonian Fireball egg within the country."

In less than an instant, Ren's head snapped to the witch. "A Catalonian Fireball? I...where? If there's an egg, I need to get it and quickly!" It was amazing to see the man's expression instantly go from shy to excited beyond words. He could barely stand still, coming out from behind Sebastian to take the paperwork that the witch waved at him. Oh, he was a happy man. Very rare dragons were always something that perked his interest. The witch left him to read the file and Ren nearly danced on the spot.

"Oh! That means there's mature adults somewhere! They haven't all been killed off! Oh, blessed Merlin. I've been trying to set up a Sanctuary for endangered dragons for years! If I can find more eggs, or the adults that laid it, I can finally get the permit to start the Sanctuary." His face fell slightly, "But if the adults are gone, I will need to incubate the egg. Oh! No matter. I can build an outdoor fire pit and hatch it out if I must!" His crew was still en route via broomsticks, and there was precious time. Especially if the egg made its way into the hands of a trader on the way to the Black Market. "Sebastian, I don't want to ask you for aid, but...my crew isn't here and this is time sensitive and I do not know London well. Do you think you could tolerate me just a bit longer? If there is an egg, or even multiples, they are extremely important to find and get into a safe place before the breed becomes extinct."

He thumbed through the report, there were pictures of a dragon egg alright, but there was no color so he could not tell the difference. He gazed closer and could make out no signs of trauma to the egg. "Still intact, no markings to indicate forseful openings or fire, last seen around a muggle community. BAKA! Who brings a dragon egg around muggles?! A pub called The Old Bell."

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The ride down to the Atrium was certainly a very interesting experience this time around for Sebastian. He had never before been into the telephone booth with another person, especially not with someone who had never been inside of the aforementioned booth to begin with. His eyes had been drawn to Ren's form, wanting to observe the reactions that he had and he was not disappointed. Ren after a while seemed embarassed about his own reactions and made to apologize something that Sebastian immediately brushed off as unnessacary. " You have never been here to the Ministry before so it is only natural that you are curious by the things that you've never seen before. There is no need to apologize for your curiosity. Explore to your heart's content, I do not mind." Ren muttered something about the " New-fangled London technology," something that caused Sebastian to smirk slightly.

As the booth reached the floor of the Atrium and released the two of them from it's confines, Sebastian waited patiently for Ren to exit first before calmly stepping out and following him. It seemed as though the golden statues that decorated the entrance to the Ministry had caught Ren's attention at the moment, so Sebastian merely followed quietly after the curious Japanese man, gazing onto the statues himself with a calm gaze. When Ren returned to his side, he spoke of the statues being intricate before stating that it was easy for him to get interested in things that he had never seen before. " It is only natural...these statues are interesting to say the least, especially if you've never seen them before. I can't imagine that it is too hard for them to grab anyone's attention."

It was immediately after he had spoken that a stout witch began running towards the both of them, her attention focused solely on Ren as she asked for his name, something that clearly intimidated him in some sort of way as he moved behind Sebastian, somewhat ducking behind him for cover as he answered the woman in his native tongue, clearly confusing the ministry worker. All was quiet for a moment before Ren calmed enough to try speaking up again, telling the witch that he had transferred from Japan to England along with telling her that he needed to be sure that they knew where to find him. He asked if there were any new transports and as the witch began speaking, he himself was approached by a small wizard who handed him a small file of his own.

His newest assignment.

Quickly he tucked the file away within the saftey of his inner coat pocket to read later before returning his attention to Ren as he bagan speaking to him again. He said that while he did not wish to ask Sebastian for aid but his crew had not arrived in London and time was of the essence in this case. That was coupled with the fact that Ren did not yet know London well enough to navigate through without problem. He was asked if he could help Ren retrieve the eggs before the breed was lost forever and he found that he did not even have to think before giving his answer.

" I will help you." Sebastian was an animal lover at heart and loved all creatures, from the smallest of mammals to the largest of reptiles. Ren spoke of the location that they needed to go to, a pub called the Old Bell and immediately the image of a run down pub in the slums of London came to his mind, something that was not nessacarily a good thing. He had been there many a time and had found that that place was a favorite for all sorts of illegal activity, both of the magical and non magical kind. " I do know where that pub is. It is not in the most ideal of places and can be dangerous even at it's most "peaceful" of times." They would both need to be very careful. " I am ready to go when you are."