11336/The New Cop in Town

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The New Cop in Town
Date of Scene: 14 April 2020
Location: Karrin Murphy's House - Sunnydale
Synopsis: Buffy has a chat with a newly transferred Karrin
Cast of Characters: Buffy Summers, Karrin Murphy, Thomas Raith




Buffy Summers has posed:
So yeah, Buffy's here, at the front steps to Karrin's house, because she heard rumours that she had been officially transferred to Bludhaven. FINALLY! Which should be good news..Right? Right?

She smiles as she waits at the front door, carrying a baggie of home made sugar cookies, decorated in all sorts of colorful cake glitter, the clear plastic package tied with a colorful pink bow as a kind of 'Welcome to Bludhaven' Gift in her eager little hands..

Too bad she keeps putting too much baking soda in them though..

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Karrin's had one hell of a day...one hell of a day. Joke department, sure, whatever. Punted over to Jersey? Great. She's not even had time to venture out of her home yet. Truth be told. She just got home, made food and crawled into bed. See, that's how she deals with having the rug pulled out from under her. Oh it has upsdies. Not so long a commute to work. Closer to her friends and Harry, true, true. But...

She loved that job. Now it's a new city, same job. new city...cause Murph's having to learn the ropes over this side of the river.

Currently, she's cleaning the living room of her place, and enjoying the distraction, too. She looks to the door and on that cop impulse, opens it a crack, handgun in her hand.

Which gets lowered when it's Buffy she sees. "hey Buffy. Come on in, please. I need a friendly face right now..." she muses with a nod. "Been a godawful day"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers tilts her head, still smiling as she steps in, offering her the cookies. "Hi! Hope you like these, I baked 'em myself. Even forced Thomas to eat a few and he managed to swallow 'em without throwing up. I'm quite proud of myself, really!"

She's still beaming as she steps in, but quirks a curious brow at Murphy, sensing her tension perhaps. "Heey, what's wrong? Aren't you happy to be transferred to Bludhaven? I mean, shorter commute, closer to your friends..And heck, we really need some decent people in this neck of the woods!"

Maybe she's being selfish, thinking too much of herself. Buffy frowns a little, giving her a hug. "I'm sorry, was it too sudden? Are you...Getting cold feet?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"You useed poor Thomas as a guinea pig?" Karrin asks worriedly. "Is it too late to call the poison control folks and the state crime lab?" she smirks, shaking her head. That ranty angry call to Biffy on the drive home had been Murph's angry flipping the bird to the NYPD. So e runs the risk of getting a ticket. BFD, BFD, it's not like her day could have got much worse at that point.

"Yeah I'm glad to be home, really. Closer to you guys too. Want a cup of tea?" Murph askss, putting her holster and gun away. See, she's safety concious, though curiously there are more doilys around. Karrin's apparently been collecting them? Hey, why not...

Murph slides into the kitchen and digs around for the girliest tea cup she can find. The one with the pink horsie and rainbow and the princess on it. She thunks that on the table. Not touching it. it's like a game of chicken to see who will take it first, Murph not moving any toward it.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers pouts, "Heey, I'm not THAT bad a cook. I mean, sure, he does it like, professionally, but he DID say he liked 'em..." she peers at her worriedly, "You don't think he lied, did you? I mean, I basically forced him to eat...Um...A few..?" Buffy laughs nervously.

If the cookies are not taken she'll set then down somewhere. "Hmm, well as long as I'm concerend, I think it's a good thing.." she smiles, "Sure, I'd love some tea. How about something spicy?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"Spicy?" Murph asks with a grin. She's feeling a little beter about this already...as she hunts around thee kitchen for spicy things. "Okay, I think I got some chilli powder" Murph nods looking dubious on this. One flake, two....water...,

Milk? "You want any milk?" Murph asks looking over to Buffy. She does reach out for the cookies with a look like Buffy just storlled in here with whatever passes for narcotics to Thomas.
$RBut. Cookies. How, oh how, can she turn down cookies?

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers wrinkles her nose at the mention of milk, "Not big on the milk, unless it's chocolate milk?" she grins, rolling her eyes, "Yeah yeah I know..I should eat more healthily. At least Thomas likes to cook a lot. That's a definite bonus."

She yawns and stretches, flopping into one of the kitchen chairs and smiles, "Well, I think this is a good thing in general, you being here. Maybe Harry wont be quite so grumpy all the time.." Buffy grimaces at the mere thought of Harry actually smiling once in a while.

And laughs at the ridiculous picture. "I mean really, wish he'd take it easy for a change..Why's he so serious and bitter all the time, anyway?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph shrugs, "Like I know. I'm too stubborn for half of his crap" Karrin says making said tea. Or, starting on it even. She shakes her head and grits her teeth with a groan, watching Buffy.

"You think me being here will break Harry outta his funk? Yeah and pigs will fly. He's just...ya know, so...so miserable.It's like he is only happy when doing magic stuff" Karrin says with a shrug. "No idea, either. No idea" she grouses sounding more than a little unhappy

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers nods, smiling, "Yeah..Maybe? I mean, I get it, he was orphanned at an early age right? But that's all I know about him. I really wish he'd open up more about his history. And um.."

She bites her lip, "That part I let slip about Thomas? You didn't tell him yet? I..I think I've convinced Thomas to talk to Harry about their..Being brothers and all. I'm not sure how he'll take it, but maybe it'll make him realize that he really ISNT alone in the world. It should be a good thing, but I'm still nervous about it."

Buffy does peer at Murphy intently though, "Really though, what else do you know about his history? It makes me sad to see him so grumpy..Wish I could help, somehow.."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Murph looks over to Buffy and shakes her head. "I've no idea. No idea" she says with a look as she sets the tea on the table and digs around for something to go with it. Instead she digs out those little custard biscuits that she puts down and smiles. "I know. I know. But...but..." Karrin sighs looking just a little bemused, then highly, highly puzzled at Buffy.

"So let's see" Murph points out. "Let's see.....I don't get it. It's like, okay, fine, Harry's hold up in his lab all the time, right? And...oh yeah, he's working on this or that and something. I get it. he's a wizard P.I. and all, but...seriously, it's like all he does is work 24/7, you know?" Murph gripes

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers nods and smirks, nibbling on a cookie. "I think he's just lonely. What's his story, orphanned at a young age, discovered he was a wizard, then decided to fight the good fight?" she shakes her head "There's got to be more to it than that..Hasn't he ever confided in you beyond that?"

Buffy seems surprised and a little sad at the idea of Harry working 24/7. "Soo...when's the last time you two went out on a nice normal date? Maybe we can spring something at the Blue Lady, it's been a while since the four of us hung out there.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith knocks on the door a few minutes after Buffy. Just as they pulled in he'd had to take a call from a distributer, but with that done he arrives, knocking lightly on door and holding two brown bags that obviously came from a liqueur store.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"No clue" Murph shrugs. "Honestly it's like, and don't you dare laugh. Don't you dare" she says to her BFF. "It's like Harry and Bob are inn a bromance. I'm not jealous or anything. I'm just saying, sure looks that way from here" Karrin says and looks to the doorway. "You want the door or want me to get it? Pros to you answering it? Whoever it is won't get a gun pointed at them. Cons? Deal with a Buffy" Karrin muses sipping her tea. The as yet untouched mug still sits there. Karrin's got less girly mugs for her and Buffy, thankfully.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smiles, arching a curious brow at Karrin. "Um. Bob the lecherous skull?" she rolls her eyes and laughs, "Are you kidding me? I mean, seriously, that guy needs REAL male friends, other than a cat, a giant dog, and a skull!" She takes another sip of her tea, rising to her feet.

"Hey, no need for guns, it's probably Thomas, he'd given me a ride here afterall, although sometimes he likes to drag his business around with him." she sighs, "Wish I could take him on another vacation, a REAL vacation for more than a day..Maybe Hawaii?"

Still she crosses the room to answer the door, arching a curious brow at him as she grabs one of the bags. "I hope you dont have to pull another all nighter?" she smiles.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith rolls his eyes. "No, I just had to give permission for Smash, you know my assistant Manager to sign the invoices." he shakes his head a bit and peeks in. "Hello Karrin, I brought a house warming present of sorts. Mind if I come in?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
Oh. Buffy did not just go there. That damned H-word and all the baggage...

There's a gagging sound as Karrin's emotional, sleep-deprived mind goes off the rails. "So you think Harry should run off to Hawaii with Jared, is that it?" she asks. Awkward. Awkward silence from Karrin as she tries...desperately, to rescue anything she can from this. "I mean. You said he needed real male friends. And...and....yeah you went there. That's where my mind went" Karrin admits in a small voice, staring into her tea. That's just...excuse Karrin while she fights not to hurl in the sink. No, just...just....no. Harry doesn't even swing that way. And thank God for that.

"C'mon in Thomas" Karrin calls. "We got tea and cookies, come join us!"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers blinks slooowly, glancing back at Karrin with nervous laughter. "Oh. Hah! I didnt mean..Oh right, that guy, I remember...!" she grimaces, shaking her head, "Soorreee, Karrin! I dunno but this Jared guy sounds kinda.." she makes a face, shaking her head, focusing on Thomas as she takes one of the bags and leads him in.

"That was sweet of you, Thomas, what did you get her? Come on in, have you been here before? It's so cute. All these doilies.." She smirks, "We were just talking about how grumpy Harry is and how he needs more male friends to chill with, other than his cat, his dog and his skull."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith looks round the place with a slight smile, "Wow Karrin this place is very... not you." He says after a moment with a bit of a laugh, but does it with an esy playfulness that hides no insult. "Well I got this for Harry, it's basically a potion ingredient. I'm pretty sure you can use it as paint stripper." He pulls the first bottle out of a bag to reveal an extremely cheap bottle of tequila. "And for you," he pulls out the second bottle "This is a Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, It's a deep Ruby with notesof Blackberry, cassis and violet. I thought you might appreciate it."

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"Funny. Buffy said the same thing, and Dawn fussed over the doilys. It's actually my grandmothers, God rest her soul...wait, tequila and potion ingreedient? Just what does my wizard need that for anyway?" she asks with a suspicious look. "Did you seriously just throw a worm in paint stripping fluid and throw it in a bottle with a label? Or did you get dollar store tequila?" Karrin asks with a smirk. "Fuck it. I'll take the tequila with the way today's gone" Karrin says, "First I get called into the office. Then, I get transferred to Bloodhaven PD" Karrin sighs. "You see now why I need the drinks? Screw it. You got anything to make today better in your club? Preferably something that'll make me pass out and forget today ever happened?"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers giggles, "Hey, I like the doilies, they're cute!" she winks at Karrin, "It's a whole new side to you, and here I thought you were all just tough as nails Lieutenant Murphy badass aikido master, etc etc." Buffy grins, enjoying teasing her BFF as she reaches over to playfully ruffle her hair.

Glancing at the tequila, she grimaces, but eyes widen more at the very wordy wine. "wow...Geez. Cant they just call it 'fancy wine?' That's such a long, wordy...word." she's totally eyeing that wine though, and if Karrin doesn't want some. "Ooh, mind if I try it? I mean, I have a tiny liver and get drunk way too easily, but I've never even SEEN something so expensive let alone tasted it..Ooh, I'm sure it'll go great with my home made sugar cookies!"

And she holds up a tray to Thomas and Karrin, they're super cute looking and decorated with colorful and generous scoops of cake glitter. "Go on, try some!"

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith laughs a little bit and nods, Casually picking up the unicorn and rainbow cup and opening the tequila bottle first, pouring some into it, casually offering it to Karrin. He then glances at Buffy a slight smirk on his lips, "Actually, the bottle we shared on your birthday had just as long a name and was worth about half again as much." He says, weeing the cookies with a bit of suspicion... "I'm not sure I can eat more of those love... too much sugar isn't good for you right?" he asks weakly. He looks at KArrin hopefully and says "Do you have any wine glasses?" Hoping that she'll forget about cookies once she has booze.

Karrin Murphy has posed:
There goes her reputation. She accepts the cup and tequila. Sniffing it, Karrin's half debating sending it to the crime lab or...or something. Still though, she pauses and then sips it carefully. Fine, the cup is empty as Karrin takes a cookie. Sliding into a chair Karrin watches them both and nibbles a little on the sugar cookie. "Yeah, in the cupboard above the sink. Hey, Buffy, Do I need to get you cookie mix so you can keep making us cookies then?" she asks with a giggle.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers pouts a little, lowering her hand. "Awwe, c'mon, my cookies aren't that bad.." she peers at him warily, "Heey, you DID like my cheese scones, didn't you?" he'd better be careful how he answers that. Still, Buffy gets up and grabs a few glasses from the cupboard, setting them on the table.

Eyes narrow at Karrin, "Heey, don't you start..C'mon, they're not that bad, and I'm totally learning to balance the sugar and the flour and...Other stuff..." wait did she miss an ingredient or add something extra in there?

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith leans over and brushes his lips lightly across hers. "My dear? Those scones were the best thing I had eaten in my life." He lies with perfect elegance. Playfulness on his lip and in his eyes. As Buffy gets down the wine glasses he pulls out the cork with his bare hand and sets it on the counter. "So where is Harry anyway?"

Karrin Murphy has posed:
"No idea. Probably in his lab again" Murph adds before a coughing fit as she's learning how not to drink tequila. So to sort that. Karrin goes all in on the cookies. Because why not. Munch, munch, munch. They're not that bad. Better than some she's tasted but worse than others. Still, they're edible, which is a far cry from some bake sales...

Murph looks to Buffy then Thomas. "See, Buffy. Cookies are good. Could use more sugar and less tequila...wait did you put tequila in them? If not why not?"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers beams as Karrin eats her cookies. Hey they're actually not that bad. She learned a thing or two after making those rather dry, floury scones. Oh, except these are a little *too* sweet but hey, she's learning, really!

"Yay! I'm so proud of myself! Have another!" she grabs a cookie or too, hungrily munching away at them, downing them with a glass of the fancy wine. Thomas' words on her scones are very convincing, and she smiles, "Glad you liked them, I'll have to make more! Heey, maybe I'll bake you a cake next time!" oh horror of horrors.

As for Harry, she just sighs and shrugs, "Dunno, probably holed up in his lab working on another crazy invention..Heey, we should drag him out to a festival or something..I hear Splatteron's pretty good.."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith grins a little bit. "Oh yeah, I hear it's gonna be..." He allows for an overly dramatic pause. "Killer." He says in a cheesy fashion, tasking a cookie anyway because, well he loves the girl and what else would he do?"