11087/Tea at Murphy's

Tea at Murphy's
Date of Scene:	17 February 2020
Location:	Karrin's Murphy's House
Synopsis:	Buffy and Murphy gossip over tea.
Cast of Characters:	Karrin Murphy, Buffy Summers

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Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph's little house used to belong to her grandmother. Not hard to imagine, with a look in the living room. The reinforced steel door is closed mind, as Murphy's been doing a little bit of cleaning. She's....making tea. Believe it or not, Murphy's making tea. She's invited Buffy over.

The sticky problem is her house has a threshold over the door. And she isn't sure how that'll take Buffy. Technically demonic, yes, but....also Karrin's BFF. Alright, Murph was going to give Buffy a late birthday gift. But somehow. Some way...that sorta got screwed around. She got a box of teas from a colleague.

Why not use them?

Buffy Summers has posed:
Fortunately, Buffy isn't like, hardcore demon type. Although she has some demon in her blood, much like with Raith, it's not enough for her to recoil from the likes of holy water or artefects or sunlight. Stepping over the threshold certainly shouldn't be a problem for the Slayer, and she barely notices anything at all as she climbs the steps to Murphy's house, ringing the doorbell and peers around curiously at the cute little garden. "Hmm quaint, Murphy.." she murmurs aloud.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
The door opens. Slowly. But. it opens. Murph peeks out. "Oh hey Buffy, c'mon in" she says with a laugh. "Nice of you to come over. I made cookies for if Dawn came" she offfers with a nod. Alright it's really store bought mix, and shoved in an oven, but hey. She's trying. Give her credit. Though....really, Karrin's tryina hide the doilys and the grandma things. This was her grandma's home. But now it's Murph's. With a smirk, Murphy gestures around. "You want tea here or in the dining room or kitchen?" she asks.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers chuckles as she steps in, peering around, "Wooow Karrin, this place is so...Sooo cute! I'm surprised. I mean, I didn't think 'Karrin Murphy', when I stepped through that door." There is no Dawn with her today though, as she is busy with school work. "Sorry, just me today and..Ooh, tea huh. Can't say I've ever been a big tea drinker, but I suppose I'm always happy to try something new. Heh. Giles would laugh at me if he saw me drinking tea.." wow, so many different sides to Murphy.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph raises an eyebrow, watching her. "Who?" she asks. Looking to Buffy she smirks, "It's not what you expected? What'd you expect? Gritty, tough?" Karrin asks with a smirk looking amused leading the way to the kitchen.

"So. What's up with Dawn?" Murph asks. "She got a good head on her shoulders yeah? Though I swear that's trouble. Though. Though......" she says looking over the tea set. Saucers. Tea cups, old timey kettle.

No those aren't sparkly tea things. Nope, nuh uh. Not in the least!

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smiles, "Oh heh, Giles is my strict British Watcher. He's very gung ho on all the British customs like tea for one.." she shrugs, "Me? Never really been a tea drinker but I can always try it I suppose." she shrugs, "Well to be honest..Yeah, I was expecting gritty tough cop lady kinda place. Y'know, maybe a wall full of weapons, a gym in your living room, I dunno.." As for Dawn, Buffy just shrugs some more, "She's a good kid. But way too curious about stuff, a real trouble magnet..I just hope I can take care of her the way things are going with my mom.." she seems a bit worried as she wanders into the kitchen, peering at the tea set and grins, "This is so....Cute!"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Karrin blinks. "Did you just say cute?" she asks shaking her head with a smirk. "Really? Really? Cute?" Murph asks, her eyebrw twitching. "He's a stuffy British guy? Is he like....like....those actors on TV?" she adds and picks the ketle up. "So would you like tea?" she asks with a nod. "And please, please, tell me you've not picked up this stuffy Britih habits?" Karrin asks.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers chuckles, "Oh yeah..Haha, remind me to introduce you to him sometime.." she shrugs, oh right, Harry once said not to call her 'cute'. To her face at least. "I'm sorry, I dont mean like I don't take you seriously or anything. But this place really IS quite quaint. Are the designs yours or your grandma's?" she grins and shakes her head, "No way, I'm totally not stuffy British girl."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Karrin smirks. "My grandmother's, actually. I inherited it. It's home. And you really think it's cute? Did you look above the fire? I got two swords up there. And I never get any Santa visits. What? Is he afraid?" arrin asks. "I'm gonna stab him for home invasion? C'mon. I'll just arrest him for breaking in." she says. Only half joking. Setting a teacup down in front of herself, she adds teabags, and water, and stirs sugar in. "You've never had tea?" Karrin asks curiously. "You've...never....had tea?" she muses.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smiles, "Well that's...Nice. Ooh and you have swords above the fire place. Doubly cool!" she grins, "I love that extra touch. I guess Santa wouldn't wanna get his nice red suit cut up by going down that way." Buffy laughs, "I mean, you can be pretty scary sometimes, I know better than to take you for granted." she sits opposite Karrin, grabbing a teacup, patiently waiting for Karrin to pour her some. "Nope, never really been a tea drinker. Doesn't mean I can't start now though.."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph takes her tea and nods. "You want the glittery cup, the sparkly cup, the cup with a pretty little horseie on it, the cup with...what the fuck is that?" Karrin asks. It's started out as a puppy. It's gone more smudged and kinda looks like a wolfman. It looks, by sheer chance. Not too dissimilar to Oz, from a distance. "That wolfman thing? Or?" Murph adds, "The one with a little adorable black and white cat on?" she adds, turning the last cup to face Buffy. There's a black and white cat curled up on it. In picture form. Somehow, Murph's pretty sure this one's a milk stoarage vessel...if she gets her way.

"Yeah I got swords. See. Dawn would want me to get the swords down so she could wield them. I've not forgotten how curious she was about my gun"

Speaking of. Murph's not got her holster on today. That's safely away in the closet.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers oohs, "Soo many choices. How about I just close my eyes and pick?" she grins and proceeds to do just that..Closing her eyes, randomly grabbing the psarkly cup. "Mmmm I'll go with this one. Seriously, you dont have any non-cute cups? Your grandma must have been a super sweet lady." she sure has a lot of cups though. "Hmm, so what kind of tea do you have? Are you one of those super formal ritual tea drinkers too?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph grins. "Go for it. And formal? No. No I am not!" she sayss defensvely. She watches Buffy with a grin, "No no I bought these at a thrift store. Got more in the cupboards for when Harry or Thomas or guests come over. Those ones are just as adorable" Murph adds. She will not say /that/ c-word. No. Not that one. Cute.

She sips her tea and sets the kettle down with a thunk. Apparently. Cast iron kettle. God help any vampires....they'll get beaten with said kettle.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers giggles, "Ooooh could you imagine Harry or Thomas coming over for tea? They're like, tough guys, that'd probably freak 'em out....It'd be hilarious! I mean.." Buffy sighs, "If only they could get along..I swear, Harry's such a headache, always getting at Thomas. If only he knew the truth!" she draws a deep breath and takes a long sip of her tea. "Mm, this is good stuff, Karrin. Maybe you'll actually convert me!"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"Shhh" Murph grins.. "Tough guys need tea as well" she giggles with another sip. "So. What you been up to anyway? School and work huh?" she says with a knowing nod while looking over her tea cup. "Work's hell, really. But it pays the bills, doesn't it?" she adds with a smirk and settles back in the seat. "I don't believe in that formality though, that's the thing"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers shrugs, "Um you know, the usual. Fighting vamps, patrolling, working at the Blue Lady, school.." she sighs, "Sometimes it gets really crazy. I mean, my mom's been sick lately, in and out of the hospital. Although I'm glad I finally got to introduce them to Thomas..wish it wasn't at the hospital though." Buffy sips more tea, starting to realize that it does really help calm her down. "I really like working at the Blue Lady..But it IS a bit awkward, with Thomas being my boss and all. I told him I think I should quit but he keeps saying he needs me there.."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph nods, and opens up a packet of those funky biscuits the Brits use. Is she trying to impersonate Giles? Giles, shorter, with boobs and a gun? Maybe....

Murph though nods, "So your folks met Thomas. Sweet. Though you got a point. Wish it was better situations, y'know?" she admits. The tea really is helping her out. Seee. Murph's more relaxex. Well that and Buffy.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers nods, "Yeaah..It actually went better than I thought, but yeah, next time i'll have to invite him over for dinner or something more relaxed." she smiles, "How about you and Harry? Did you ever get him to lighten up a bit? He's way too uptight."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph shruggs. "I know, but Harry's Harry. That's like asking Thomas not to be a weell dressed vampire. It's who he is. Part of him, y'know?" Karrin nods. "That's sorta just who they are, ya know?" she asks. There's a Retriever puppy on her tea cup actually. "You know where I got these from? Store in Brooklyn. They were selling off dishes and such. I snapped it all up. Not a word, Summers. Not a word" Karrin says with a laugh. "I got a reputation to maintain....so...."

A reputation as a badass supernatural crime fighter. Who takes her tea in retriever puppy adorned tea cups....yes

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers nods and sighs, "I know, I know, just.." she takes a long sip of tea then, to calm her nerves, because she's so frustrated at something right now and she cant say a word. But there's only so long she can keep it a secret. "You can't change Harry anymore than I can change Thomas. Just wish they'd get along better. I mean, it's crazy! They're nothing alike..How could they possibly be brothers!?" she throws up her arms in despair, accidently spilling the beans.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph pauses, the sound of a shattering teacup on the floor. Noooo, puppy, nooo!

Murh gets the cat cup. But first...

"Brothers?" she asks, sweeping up the remains. By luck, the part with the puppy on it has survived intact. Murph carefully sets it on the counter. With a towel to soak up the tea. Karrin looks to Buffy. "You mean. Harry and Thomas are related? No. No way. No fuckin' way" Karrin says. "That high class vampire, and my punk rock duster wearing rotary phone using wizard are siblings? I didn't slip anything in your tea, so..." she says, giving Buffy the sort of look reserved for folks across tables in interview rooms. Not interrogation. Interview. Admittedly. The drinks in those rooms didn't come in adorable little vessels....speaking of which. The cat mug is now holding Karrin's tea.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers sighs, rubbing her temples. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything. Thomas has been keeping this secret from him forever, and it's driving me crazy, because if Harry knew, it'd change everything.." she glances over at Karrin, not a single note of humour in her face. Yeah, she's dead serious, "It's true, okay? Their mother is Margaret Le Fay, Thomas' father is Lord Raith, an evil manipulative White Court Lord who would eventually kill his wives one by one after draining them to death. She knew her days were numbered so she fled and started a new life with Harry's father. Thomas felt angry that his mom abandonned him to start a new family. But now.." she sighs, "I dunno Karrin, just..If Harry knew, maybe he'd quit pushing Thomas away..But it's not my secret to tell. I just couldn't bear to keep it hidden any longer. It's tearing Thomas apart.."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph nods, watching Buffy. "Yeah but....how though? I don't mean how did...I know how babies happen" she admitss, hands in the air in frustration. "I meant more. How. How to break this to Harry?" she adds, staring into her tea. "Or, how to break it, and not have half of Bloodhaven burned to a crisp. You know how he gets"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers sighs, shaking her head. "I don't really know. Honestly? He could take it a number of ways. He might be furious that Thomas kept it a secret. On the other hand, he might welcome him with open arms. But knowing Harry, he'd think it's a trick." she bites her lip, staring down at her tea.

"I've been pondering it for a long time and the thing is, Harry doesn't trust Thomas. Because of what he is. Because of what he has no choice to do. Even though I've been keeping his hunger in check, it's still not enough. You know what? They need to do a little guy bonding, get to know each other more, relax with each other more."

Buffy smiles a bit, chuckles even at a crazy silly idea, "So I was thinking..Back at Christmas time, Thomas gave him a magic hockey stick for a gift, I guess it was just a laugh, maybe he figured it'd be easier to conceal than a frickin' wizard's staff. Well I'll bet Harry hasn't even touched it, has he? What if you were to convince Harry to take Thomas out for a friendly game of hockey, y'know, he's got that stick, may as well use it right? And get to know Thomas better, give 'em a chance to bond like brothers.."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"Not dudebros?" Murph asks. There it is again. She's stone cold sober. "Hockey, you saay? Sure. Team Harry and Team Thomas? No magic, no guns, right? Just....good old fashioned skating and runing into folks full speed?" Murph grins looking over to Buffy....with a conspiratorial look in her eye. "See. I like your thinking, Slayer" Karrin giggles.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smiles and nods, "Yeah! I'm counting on you to convince Harry to play hockey with Thomas. I'm not sure the right time to tell him the truth, but maybe once he relaxes more around his brother, we can gauge it better, right?" she sigh, "Just..I dont want this to blow up. And you know what? As if their matching pentacle pendants were enough proof, but of course Harry probably missed that.." she rolls her eyes, "alright, you work some more on Harry and I'll work some more on Thomas. We got this.." she grins.