10925/Supernatural Shenanigans

Supernatural Shenanigans
Date of Scene:	29 January 2020
Location:	Sunnydale, Avalon
Synopsis:	Murph looks after Dawn, and they bake cookies
Cast of Characters:	Karrin Murphy, Buffy Summers

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Karrin Murphy has posed:
Sunnydale, after dark, is dangerous. Murph's out here scoping out the area. It's not official police business, but....she's out here because, well, she's looking into a transfer to Bloodhaven PD. That, and she took a wrong turn too. So she's ended up in Sunnydale. After dark. Ah she's got her P90, and SIG Sauer, and Buffy on speed dial. Which all three are weapons. Even if she's reluctant to wield the Slayer by the ankles...because Buffy's taller than her and will more than likely make Murphy pay for it.

Stepping out of the Big Belly Burger, Murphy's got coffee in hand. Seriously. Who buys cofffee from a burger place? Karrin, apparently. She's strolling down the street, minding her business when she gets grabbed. The advantage....of being short. Count it. One advantage...is she's able to wriggle out of the grip. Right into a bunch of street punks with knives, bats and the odd gun or two. Then, there's the demon thing from the Hellmouth. Great, frigging great. Murphy's totally not okay with this slug like....thing sliming toward her. Nope. Just....nope. Must be a Wednesday. Karrin's got into trouble again.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers regularly makes trips between Gotham U and her mom's home in Sunnydale. Not to mention she's its unofficial protector. And all that 'fun' stuff. Sometimes she wishes she could take the time off, but her trouble magnet of a sister kinda makes things difficult that way too. Because here she is, having to walk her home after a school night dance (Seriously, not having a car sucks!).

Fortunately she doesn't live far from here, and at least it's not an overly cold night tonight as the two girls walk down the opposite street, munching on popcorn and chatting about the dance. "Seriously, Dawn, if you like that guy, quit playing games and just go out with him.." Dawn just makes a face at her, "But I dunno, I like two guys, who should I pick?!"

Buffy just rolls her eyes and sighs. But of course she does catch a glimpse of trouble happening across the street. And at this time of night, it's not busy enough that others might step in and help. "Wait, isn't that Murphy? Okay Dawn...I want you to just hang out in that burger joint over there for a bit..You should be safe enough.." and she leads the girl over to said burger joint despite protests, before turning to face the punks..And..Err...Slug thing, pulling out her paired tonfa, each tipped with a sharp iron blade on one end. "Okay seriously, Murph, I can't believe you're a trouble magnet too? Not just punks but a giant slug demon thing..?" well the punks seem to be closest to her, and so she springs into action, shoving the closest away, knocking another into the wall, knocking out another with a well-placed elbow to the face.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
That helps Murph out. Means the last one Buffy didn't get....gets their limbs used to imitate a pretzel. Thanks, aikedo. Murphy leaves him like a twisted cat's cradle on the ground, and then spies a gun pointed toward Dawn and Buffy. Murph whistles, "Oy, dumbass. Over here" she calls, ducking behind the wall of the Big Belly Burger. She's not on duty. She's not even got a gun on her. What the actual hell is she even doing? Cowering, though admittedly the slug demon's noticed the gunshot and gone for the guy with the piece. Murph's not sorry, really. But having the slug eat one of them, Murph's worried. Still, one's got a slug demon going for them. One's on the ground in a twisted heap, one's out cold, and the last met a wall face first. Rerranged their nose. Which leads to the question, how do/ they smell?

Murph's watching Buffy and Dawn out the corner of her eye, and is slowly making her way over to Dawn to protect her and Buffy. Key word. Slowly. Still quicker than the slug demon, that's going at the speed of slime.

Or about as fast as disciplinary action in any given PD before it gets serious. Murph can sleepwalk quicker than the demon. She's just hoping Dawn's not a trouble magnet.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers makes quick work of the gangsters and laughs as she discards the last weapon, tossing it on the pile of unconscious thugs. Hopefully the local police can come by and pick 'em up, although Buff will hopefully be long gone by then, considering how they've grown quite suspicious of her over the years. She arches a brow as she turns around to see Murphy deal with the last of the thugs.

But of course Dawn didn't listen to her, watching wide-eyed as Murphy performs some impressive Aikido. "Wow, that was so cool, can you show me that move sometime!?" and while she's busy gaping, the slug demon creeps closer and closer, shooting out a slimy sticky plegm and glues her to the nearby wall. Naturally Dawn screams, trying to wriggle to get free.

With a sigh, Buffy runs towards said slug demon, "Seriously, Dawn? Why don't you ever listen!?" unfortunately, one of the gangstas isn't quite KO'd, and he grabs her foot from under her, sending her falling to the ground. Dammit..Dawn's too far away..The slug demon's gonna get her..

Karrin Murphy has posed:
On the one hand...Murph could grab a knife. On the other. That's /her/ prints on a weapon. She instead rolls her sleeve over her hand and grabs a baseball bat. Hey, if in doubt, club the ever loving hell outta the slug demon. Dawn though...don't club her, Murph.

She shakes her head and charges the slug demon. Okay. Charge is a strong word. More walks over and begins wailing on it with the bat. She's quicker, yeah, she's quikcer and glances to Buffy, "Gimme a hand here, Buffy" she says and then looks to Dawn and Buffy. "I'll teach you both aikedo if you two get outta this intact" she promises, wailing away on the slug demon as she speaks. Great. Beat a slug demon with a baseball bat. Note to self, Karrin: Bring giant fucking RAID cans next time!

Or Harry. Bring Mr. Dresden, too.

Murph drops the bat, the demon going for her now. Murphy's smart enough to put the bodies between her and the demon. She just needs weapons. More weapons.

A whole lot more too.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers is relieved that Murphy buys her some time to untangle herself from said thug, rolling her eyes some more as Dawn shrieks and struggles to get free. "Oh be quiet.." she mutters, rushing at the slug demon which cringes only slightly as Murphy takes a swing at it. With a yell, she lunges at it, slicing into it as she swings her tonfa around in a full arch. The demon shrieks more loudly, spraying green ichor at both Murphy and Buffy before collapsing to the ground, wriggling helplessly. A moment later and it's dead, but the sticky goop remains, leaving Dawn still hopelessly stuck against the wall.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph's cringing at the jacket getting spattered. Great. Great. Murphy's so troublesome. That and being about...oh fifty feet from the Hellmouth too. She looks to Buffy then Dawn. "Thanks" she says and nods, "You shh" she adds with a glance to Dawn. "We're gonna getcha outta there, okay? Just stay quiet and relax, alright?" she nods, looking to Buffy. She's hoping the fact she does cool aikedo means Dawn looks up to her. Yeah...right?

"My jacket!" Karrin grumbles. "This is gonna be a pain to clean. I'd ask Harry but he'd blow up every dryer in a laundrette" she says furiously, glaring at the dead demon. "That...is teamwork, huh buffy? Quetion is, what do we do with that thing?"    
Meaning the body. Not Dawn. Dawn's not a 'thing'

Despite Buffy's mindset. Murph's jogging over to Dawn, looking at the goop. "Okay, hmm.....any ideas?" she calls over.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers doesnt seem all that fazed by the ick on her shirt, it's probably because she's so used to getting demon crap all over her clothes that she has made it a habit to wear her less pretty jacket over her clothing when hunting, or just out and about. With a casual shrug, she kicks at the demon with a foot. "Well with any luck he'll dissolve, or maybe some stray animals will eat his body.." she says it so casually like she's used to this sorta thing happening all the time. "Anyways, it's not like the police in this neighborhood aren't used to the weirdness around here. T hey'll probably just try and cover it up like always."

"Uh...Hello!? Is someone gonna help me?" Dawn continues to wriggle helplessly in the sticky goopy goop.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"We're helping. Now how do we get you outta there" Karrin says. "I can't do to that goop what I did to that thug" she offers sounding disappointed then looks to Buffy, back to Dawn. "Okay quit wriggling, we'll get you out of there" she says looking over Dawn, then to Buffy. "Hey. You two look alike

Open mouth. Insert feet, Karrin. Of course they look alike. She can tell the resemblance between them...good job, Murph. Some fine cop you are.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers hmms, stepping up to Dawn, "Okay, quit struggling. I'll get you out of there..." she pulls the sharpenned iron tip of her tonfa against thet sticky goop, easily ripping through boths sides and grins, "Really glad Thomas got me these handy weapons. How's that?" she does her best to wipe the sticky goop against the wall then singlehandedly wrenches Dawn out of the wall. "Eeek! What is this stuff? It's soooo gross! Get it off!" Dawn continues to wriggle and shriek and jump, trying to wipe the sticky goop off. "Well of course we look alike, she's my sister! I'm not a slayer though, I'm just a normal girl but I'm waay cooler and prettier than her!" she makes another face, "Heey, what's your name? I'm Dawn, nice to meet you! THose moves were pretty cool!"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Buffy sighs. "Thomas, yeah. You better keep Dawn calm" Karrin says and glances from Buffy to Dawn. "I'm Karrin. I'm a police officer and I'll help you" she offers. Okay, so she's not /technically/ Bloodhaven PD , but. But....hey, Murph can help out, right. She's just not on the job right now. And she's so glad this isn't her bit of loodhaven to patrol. No thanks.

She rips a jacket off one of the thugs and hands it to Dawn. "Here, use this to wipe the goop off" she says with a nod.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Dawn peers at Buffy, "Who'se Thomas? You never mentionned him before. Is he cute?"

Buffy rolls her eyes some more, "None of your business, Dawn!"

Dawn just smirks, peering at Karrin, "Ooh, you're a police officer? Cool! Yeah the police around here are kinda Dumb. Buffy's always getting in trouble with them, you know, like the time she killed mom's roboboyfriend, and then got framed for supposedly stabbing that other slayer Kendra..And like, the police chief is super stern and paranoid and mean. But Buffy's a good girl, really! I mean, she's never really......."

"Dawn, keep quiet!" Buffy snaps as Dawn takes the jacket, wrapping it around herself. With a sigh, Buffy helps dawn up and glances to Karrin, "Were you headed anywhere in particular? We don't live far from here, got some spare clothes, a shower if you need to clean up." she grins, "welcome to my world.."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph gives Dawn a quiet look, "A shower and a change of clothes would be good" Murph offers with a smile. "C'mon, I'll make you something if you want" she says to Dawn. Oh great. Dawn's possibly gonna latch onto Murph now. Great. Just...great.

She gives Buffy a look that all but spells out 'help me!' and looks to the Slayer. "Oh no no I was trying to get to Kingston Falls. Took a wrong turn, and ended up here" Murphy offers, looking from Buffy to Dawn. "Tell you what. You guys live close to here right? I can teach Dawn some aikedo after I get cleaned up, if she behaves and quits putting her nose in stuff that's not her concern. Deal?" Murphy asks offering a hand to Dawn.
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"I'm used to spooky things, I work with SPECTRE, remember? Plus, remember who I live with and am with, Buffy" Karrin says with a grin. No. not Bob. Harry!

"Sure, clothes, shower sound good. Yeah I'll make good on my deal, you get aikedo lessons if you behave" Murph says. it's not /technically/ bribery. She's not on the clock!

She does, though, look to Dawn. "Thomas is te...va...guy who runs the Blue Lady, you know, in Fort Joseph" she says. Good job nearly outing Thomas is a vampire. Good job, Murphy. Though to be fair, Dawn knows about Slayers. "Thomas is a vampire, and he's not cute. he's dangerous, he'll hurt you and not think twice, Dawn" Karrin says, hands on hips. "Do not get involved with him. The first thing he'll do is cheat on you" she says. "and God, I do not want to deal with all that fallout. His life's complicated enough, just leave him be, okay?" Karrin asks, almost pleading.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smiles and nods, "Sure, you can..Distract her for a bit while I try and relax. It's been a looong day, just got back from chaperoning her school dance." she grins, happy to get her off her hands. "Yeah, so this is just a walk in the park, eh?" she starts to lead Murphy down the street, casually stepping over said thugs, they're the cops' problem now!

Dawn beams happily, "Oooh that's soo cool! Buffy never teaches me anything, she thinks I'm like this delicate flower but I'm not! I can be a slayer too!" yeah right. She does pout at Karrin's description of Thomas, catching the 'va' in that sentence. "Ooh, he's a vamp too? Geez, Buffy why do you always go after the tortured but good vamp types?"

Buffy bites her lip, grabbing Dawn's hand more tightly, "I have nooo idea what you're talking about. Thomas is just a friend...That I happen to...Help out...Occasionally..." Her eyes dart around nervously, quickening her pace.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph nods to Buffy then Dawn. "Sooo....cookies and aikedo?" she asks, then nods to Buffy, "Relax" she says with a nod. "I'll talk to Harry bout Thomas if you want" she whispers thenlooks to Dawn again. "You can be a slayer? You need to learn to fight first" Karrin says looking to Buffy then Dawn. "Yep I can teach her, You go relax, okay? I'll get a shower, change clothes and teach Dawn. Any homework or anything?" she adds looking to Dawn then Buffy. As if /that/ will help. Looking from Buffy to Dawn, Murph looks to Buffy. "So where's your place from here?" she adds.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers arches a brow at Karrin, "What? Talk to Harry about Thomas? Why? Really...You don't need to do that. Like you said he's trouble..." she mutters something softly under her breath and of course Dawn peers at her more curiously, but she just shakes her head, quickenning her pace some more. "Nah, you cant just decide to 'be' a slayer. It's a power that's triggered in a chosen one when a previous slayer dies. It's a big complicated thing. But yeah, you could use some training for sure. And of course we have cookies.." she smiles, "It's okay, she's all caught up on homework, but I appreicate the offer. Almost there!" she poinst down the block, it's just across the street.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Karrin nods, "Buffy's right" she says and looksfrom Dawn to Buffy then quickens her pace along with Buffy and Dawn. "So you live here huh? Alright" Murph says, looking pleased that something normal's going to happen. Order 1. Shower and change. 2. Cookies. 3. Teach or 'distract' Dawn. 4. Everything else.

Murph looks to Buffy. "Any advice on teaching Dawn?" she asks then looks to Dawn, "C'mere a minute. What's your favorite cookie?" she asks. Loaded question, because Karrin's gonna see about her and Dawn making cookies!

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers would be worried about the 'everything else' bit because she just knows that Murphy will get curious about 'things' sooner or later. "Umm, well just be patient..She has lots of energy and asks lots of questions..Here we are!" making it to the front door, Buffy unlocks it and lets the others in first. "Bathroom's upstairs, first door on your right. Feel free to make yourself at home."

As for Dawn, she beams at Murphy as she steps in, "Ooh, I like all sorts of cookies, like peanut butter and gingersnap and...Well anything with lots of sugar in it!" she flops tiredly on the sofa, turning on the tv. "I'm hungry."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murphy nods. "Okay gimme a few minutes, alright? I gotta get cleaned up and changed, then we can make cookies. Hey, Bufy, wanna help?" Karrin asks with a smile. Sure, drag the Slayer into a dual little sister minding/cookie baking role, why don't ya?

Oh she's planning to . Thankfully, Murphy's /not/ got a gun. That's more questions and the risk of Dawn shooting her, or Buffy or, or, somebody. The joys of being off the clock.

So, five minutes later, Murphy's back, wearing found clothes and showered and cleaned up. Tapping a spoon against the bowl, she asks how much sugar Dawn's allowed. Read, how much Buffy will let her have. And she's /having/. No more, no less.

Cause Karrin said so! See, she's a lifelong cop. Part of being a cop is knowing how to deal with unruly people. She can't just baton Dawn into submission, and honestly...she kinda likes the kid. Dawn's like a more energetic, less cynical Buffy. "Wonder if Dawn and Buffy should come to Harry's office" Murph wonders aloud. Oh great, did Dawn hear that? Well, Crap!

Buffy Summers has posed:
It takes a little time to settle in as all three girls are covered in goop, each taking their turn to have a nice long shower before all the goopy clothes are thrown into the washing machine. It's handy to have a house around with a washer and dryer and of course Buffy has spare clothing that more or less fits Karrin pretty well. "Ahh, that's sooo much better. I think I might relax on the couch a bit, might join you in a few. You go on and help Dawn." Dawn makes another face atBuffy, leading Murphy to the kitchen, "It's over here! We got lots of stuff, where should we start with cookies?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Best thing is no Harry blowing up the washer/dryers. So, in the kitchen, Murphy looks to Dawn. "We start" she says, her jacket revealing her sidearmas she moves. "With the basics. You know how to make cookies?" Karrin asks. "Please tell me you know how to make cookies" she says, praying silently Dawn didn't notice her sidearm. Great. It was in her holster all along. And she didn't think to use it. Well....snap. "Okay, we start by making cookie dough. Then we add things like chocolate chips. Or whatever you want in it. Then we bake them and eat them. Sounds easy, right?" Murphy says. "No. Cop friend of mine tried making cookies with his kids for the Fourth. Ended up burning his kitchen down" Karrin says with a worried look. "You go ahead and start making cookies, Dawn. I'll grab chocolate chips"

It's like Karrin's dealt with kids before, in her job. Not hard to imagine her making cookies for upset kids or to keep kids distracted, really. Versatile cop, Karrin.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Dawn beams, "Oh yeah, I can make chocolate chip cookies, can we use rainbow chips? They're soo colorful and pretty, like skittles but like..chocolatey and chippy?" she grins, pulling out a bag of rainbow chocolate chips, some flour and sugar and baking soda. "Ummm..what else do we....? Ooooh what's that?" natuarlly she makes a reach for Murphy's gun. Without even asking. Because she's Dawn. AKA troublemagnet.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murphy twists away, "Pull your hand back or I'll snap your wrist" Karrin says firmly. "You don't need my gun, Dawn. Guns hurt people. You don't need to live with that! she says zipping up her jacket. "Buffy, can you come in here and keep Dawn away from my sidearm?" she calls, with a nod to the rainbow chips. "Of course, but you need to behave" she says taking a firm, yet gentle tone with Dawn. "No guns. Guns are bad. Buffy doesn't use guns. So you shouldn't either"

Totally bringing Buffy into it. "You leave my things alone and behave, you get taught aikedo." she says, giving the trouble magnet niblet a pleading look. Behave, you get to do fun things.

Murph keeps herself between her gun and Dawn, too. "We got everything we need for cookies. Right" Murph says with a nod. "Ready?"