11194/Saturday Morning After The Rescue

Saturday Morning After The Rescue
Date of Scene:	15 March 2020
Location:	Wade Shaw's Condo, Claridge's, Midtown Manhattan
Synopsis:	Karrin tells Nick that Buffy is still missing. They discuss what to do.
Cast of Characters:	Phantasm (Drago), Karrin Murphy

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Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
It is a bright Saturday morning in Midtown and people are bustling about, taking advantage of the cheery day! Yay!

Well, most people. On the kitchen counter, there is a medicine bottle resting. The smushed Nokia, is resting on a shelf and charging up. As for Wade, the friend and roommate has opted to give Nick the condo for the day and has run off to do errands. Any type of errands that will keep him from coming back til the afternoon.

Still in bed, the effects of the sleep meds are starting to wear off, leaving the groggy musician lying in bed, sheet draped over his head.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Karrin's outside with coffee and takeout snacks. She's waiting outside and looks a little out of place loiking so tired and out of it, but hey. Coffee, takeout snacks, (pastries to be exact) are what she's bringing, and thus, no hammering on the door. Instead. She waits, and yawns. Murph's not slept thhat well since the off the books rescue of Dawn, and Murph's wondering how the poor girl's taking it.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Not knowing about the person bearing gifts on the other side of the door, Nick gives a grumble as he stares at the morning light diffused by the bedsheet. He stifles a yawn.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph uses her shoe to knock, by way of kicking the door. Because her hannds are full. It's not like she's deliberately trying to kick the door in intentionally, though shifting the coffee to her other hand, she does knock. "Hey, you awake?" she calls out, returning coffee to her hands too.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"Nggh." Nick mumbles in protest before groggily recognizing the voice and raising his voice to reply back to the closed door around the corner, "YEAHhhhh-" The voice dies away. Ok, kind of. "- a minute."

Taking a breath, he flings the sheet off, wincing as the full blast of light hits his eyes. "F-"

He rolls to the edge of the bed. Hand grabbing on to the frame before he slowly lowers himself to the ladder leading down to the floor. Tugging a shirt off the loft frame, he gives it a quick sniff before tugging it on as he slowly walks to the door.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph listens, waiting for the door to open, the smell of coffee and pastries in her hands as she waits, looking a little worried. Murphy's tense, and, if anything, very uptight and uneasy about how the rescue went...

So she takes a breath, unsure how to explain things.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
As he gets to the door, he leans against the door, sliding the cover on the peep hole aside to look through it. Yep. It is indeed a Murphy.

The sound of the lock turning is Karrin's first confirmation that Nick made it to the door. The door opening to expose the bed-headed, bearded musician with the tired eyes is the detective's confirmation that bringing the coffee may have been a good call.

He gives a nod, not verbally inviting Karrin in but the open door is sufficient permission.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph nods and steps inside with coffee and pastries, looking around, before offering coffee and pastries to Nick. "I figured you'd need this" Murph offers. "Look. I got good and bad news, okay? I showed up here to make sure you're not dead, and not hiding from the world" Karrin says gently, looking around the condo with a quiet smile. "You'll want to sit down for this one" Murph offers.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Karrin in and door shut, Nick walks over to the kitchen counter, picking up the prescription bottle and placing it back into the cabinet.

"I didn't mean to blow you guys off after the rescue was done but I had my reasons." Nick replies, walking back over to sit down at the small kitchen table, taking a coffee with him. Popping off the lid, he confirms the drink status before putting the lid back on. Good. No sugar, no cream.

"Wasn't dead. Just dead tired."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"Yeah you're sitting. Good. Buffy's not touched base with us" Murph offers. "Which is bad. Slayer going missing. So look. What do we need to do about this? We did good getting Dawn out of there, but..." Karrin says eating a pastry and talking between bites. "Look, we gotta get Buffy back somehow, right? It's like." she pauses, illustrating her point by waving a croissant around. "It's like, Slayer goes missing. Everything she fights is going to use that and go aha, Buffy's not around, and take up the fight" Murph says with a worried tone in her voice.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick was about to take a sip of the coffee but the news causes for him to move his hand away from the cup instead.

"Shit." The musician mutters, following it up with a sigh. Fingers drum along the table in consideration. "I'll talk to Thomas."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Karrin nods, sipping her coffee. "Just don't let him go off the deep end however" Murph says simply....like it's that easy? Yeah no, it isn't. Karrin shakes her head and groans looking unimpressed. "We need to find Buffy and get her out of whatever or wherevee she is, right?" Karrin asks with a worried look and shakes her head looking to Nick. "Shit is an understatement. This is the Slayer that's missing" Karrin says and looks unimpressed at a Buffy-less Sunnydale to defend itself. She's gonna pay more insurance, great

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick nods, eyes focusing on a point on the floor, "I've already promised Buffy I'd keep an eye on him if he had to fulfill his end of the bargain so yeah. I'll just file that nix the deep end dive request in with that."

He glances up to Karrin, "We'll do what we can to get her back soon but- she's been gone for-" He frowns. "What's today?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"It's early on a Saturday morning" Murph says. "Like it or not we're in deep shit Nick. We need to get a hold of Thomas, and Harry, and make damn sure everyone got out of the rescue alive and well. If not we need to find out who did it and make sure they're dealt with" she adds. Justice or, well, death. Murph's not picky right now. Her friends are in danger, so....Nick's mom isn't the only grizzly he's known. Looking over to the table, Murph puts the bag of pastries down, and shakes her head. "I'm not even sure where to begin" she admits quietly.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"Saturday mo-" Nick starts to repeat, shaking his head. "Used up more energy than I thought."

He takes a long swig of the coffee, hot liquids be dammed. It's getting consumed fast. The cup sets down, and Nick gets up, walking over to a dresser to pull out a different set of clothes.

"Harry is on you because I never met the guy.", Nick points out, "And I will talk to Thomas. There's at least one play left on our end and he's key in it."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"Okay. We need to put our heads together and figure this out" Murph says simply looking serious. She looks over the condo (yet againn)

Looking back to Nick, Murph looks a bit worried. If anything's happened to Buffy....her BFF hurt..or worse? Murph will /lose it/.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick tugs out a hoodie and a pair of jeans from the drawer before smacking it shut. He walks back, scooping up a pair of jeans before he steps into the bathroom. Door partially closed to block the view from Karrin as he changes but to allow them to chat.

"Thomas has an - agreement with another vampire who may have information. But she'll only talk to him alone. So, since I can hide my presence, I'll go with him as backup. He can try to get information. We'll go from there."

The door opens, revealing Nick in jeans and a hoodie. Not all that surprising being that's what he entered in with, "Do any of the others know healing spells? Just in case?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph shakes her head. "Okay. You do that. I'll be digging up anything I can on this mysterious vampire woman. You got my number yeah?" she asks. "Oh keep the pastries" she adds. "Croissants. So what if they aren't chocolate" she adds and eyes the bag, before noddding to Nick. "So" she says. "You got any clue who this vamp woman is?"

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"I didn't get a name but I know what she looks like and did over hear the arrangement." Nick replies, "Five minutes in exchange for Dawn's safety."

He walks over to the table to pick up his coffee again, "Buffy and I discussed it. If the meeting happens after all. I'll be there to- chaperone."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"Gregory asked for the same thing. Didn't end so well. He brought me in. I staked him" Murph says simply, no emotion. "Question is. Who and why though. I mean, it was all from our pasts, right? I mean in my case. My ex husbsnd" Murph shudders. "How much of my yelling at him did you hear?" she asks, avoiding Nick's eyes.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"Honestly I was paying more attention to who was sneaking up on people than listening to conversations." Nick admits, "You could have recited excerpts from your high school diary and I wouldn't be able to recall it. But you sure as hell wasn't getting hit from behind."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"You want my high school diary? Today, I scored 80 on a calculus test" Murph jokes looking completely serious, then smirks. "It's all boring stuff. I was venting my anger at him. And hey, thanks, thanks for not or making sure I wasn't vamp chow, though" Murph grins, looking genuinely pleased at how well the team came together. "So. We got this betweeen us, right All of us"

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"Dear Journal, Sorry I must cut this relationship off so soon. I got expelled for ending a fight too efficiently. I'm going to be homeschooled now." Nick offers up for his sample entry.

He pauses to sip his coffee.

"No worries, Murphy." He replies, lowering his cup, "No worries."