12503/White prince and Black Canary.

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White prince and Black Canary.
Date of Scene: 28 November 2020
Location: The Blue Lady, Fort Joseph
Synopsis: Buffy, Thomas, Dinah and Willow meet up in the Blue Lady and discuss things
Cast of Characters: Black Canary, Thomas Raith, Buffy Summers, Willow Rosenberg




Black Canary has posed:
Dnah Drake's in a bit of a bind, metaphorically speaking. Ashes on Sunday are still touring. And yet. She's in one of those I don't wanna get out of bed moods. which has carried over to here, now, she's stormed into the Blue Lady, because the place she was going to play bailed on them last minute. And now.....Ashes need a replacement venue. Not here, but if Thomas knows of any, then...Dinah wil be glad. That and she can always find somewhere secluded and just scream out her frustrations too. Cause a not happy Canary is not good for most folks.

That and she holds grudges. And all that fun stuff. See, each of the members got tasked with scouting out different places...yes, Dinah's that desperate she'll play in a damn jazz club because it's a paycheck and a tour date...^R
Figures.So she's in here, dressed in her band getup and looking like she's ready to go on stage, though her eyes are dark with anger.

Thomas Raith has posed:
The Blue Lady has changed little since the last time dinah came through those swinging doors. probably no surprising for a place whose theme is 1920's prohibition era speak-easy. The bouncer at the door, a young Hispanic man named 'Axe', and who carries a pair of Tomahawks at his belt keys up his radio as soon as the blonde bombshell has passed. "'Ey boss jou not gonna believe who just walk t'rew de door."

So within seconds of her entrance, the so-called Man-in-white, comes down the stairs looking like the patron saint of Romance Novels and grinning. "Now of all the gin joints in all the world." he says amused.

Black Canary has posed:
Dinah gives Thomas a quiet look. "I walked into yours, yes, yes, I'm here" she says with a strangled sound of amusement. "So you know we're on tour. And it went sideways. And we need a place to play tonight. So, any ideas?" Dinah asks moving to the nearest table and sits at it while she talks, grimacing a little. Couldn't this place have changed a tiny, tiny bit since she was here last? Really? It's the same. Hell, Thomas is the same, but...that's what's worse. he's not changed. Still the same white suit. Still looking as infuriatingly perfect as ever.

Dinah wants to just rub dirt on the suit to give it color or, or, or, something...

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith gestures her to the Owner's table and signals to one of the waitress's, holding up two fingers and smirking slightly, "I think I heard something about it on one of the dirt sheets. I'm not a hundred percent sure." He says with a smile. "You look good by the way Dinah." He doesn't answer her venue question just yet as the waitress comes over with a crystal decanter full of amber liquid and a highball glass for him, and for her an orange cocktail made from Sloe Gin, southern comfort, Kettle One vodka, orange juice and Galliano floated on top. A Slow Comfortable Screw up Agienst the Wall. The first drink he ever bought her as a way of flirting.

Black Canary has posed:
Dirt sheets. Go figure...Dinah's ended up there.

"Dirt sheets?" she asks and is trying not to laugh...because if she gets too angry, canary gonna cry. And there goes a wall.

Dinah remembers that and shrugs, "Sure" she offers. She's got her band on speed dial if she does something stupid, and no doubt the press will eat it up. Great. Like this tour isn't going bad already...

Dinah glances to Thomas after a moment's quiet and shrugs again. "So let me get the throat punch out of the way. Are you seeing anyone else?" Dinah asks, voice calm,neutral.

Which is probably, she realizes, the wrong tone of voice to use. She should pretend to care, but really, her ex, well, kind of, sort of, ex...buying her a drink. The first one he ever bought her. That's sending all sorts of mixed signals to poor Dinah as she looks away waiting the response.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith hesitates for just a moment, and she cant see the transition from "The Man in White" to simply Thomas Raith. "Yes I am, for a couple months now. Her name is Buffy." he says slightly amused, "But don't let that fool you, she'd likely be able to kick both our asses with one hand tied." He sips his own drink and asks "How about you?"

Black Canary has posed:
Dinah's quiet, still. "No" she says after a long moment, and sighs. Figures Thomas would be seeing somebody. What a stupid name, Dinah thinks, then keeps looking away. Is that, she wonders silently, the same Buffy the Birds are watching?

"If that's the one I know of. She's dangerous" Dinah says quietly, not that the Canary is a pushover. Still she stares into her drink, and has a sudden urge to throw it over Thomas. This isn't fair!

What, should she hook up with her drummer to get back at...no, she's verging on stupid territory, so...

So she'll just sit and simmer and not meet his gaze. Great.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers steps out of the upstairs, and she seems to be spending more and more time crashing at the Blue Lady these days. Which surprisingly makes her seem more relaxed, and not quite so stressed over midterms, work, patrol and all the other drama in her life.

At least she's dressed for work even though her shift doesn't start for another hour. She does of course notice Thomas chatting up a pretty blonde and arches a brow, making her way towards them..

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith swirls his drink absently, considering. "Ashes isn't really in the Lady's style definitely, but I have a few contacts I can reach out to if you like. I'm hesitant to make any promises but..." Which is when his attention is diverted the other blonde who just arrived on the scene. And if there was any doubt that this was Buffy it would be vanished by the look on Thomas face. Just a momentary look of almost adorable puppy love mixed with more adult longings. He stands and waves for the woman to join them, "There she is now." He says with a smile.

Black Canary has posed:
Dinah won't go skreeee, she won't. No, no crying. Or screaming.

Instead she gives Buffy a polite smile and nods. "Ah that's Buffy?"

Same one the Birds are watching, as it turns out. Dinah needs to let Babs know about this. Just for kicks. Still, she shrugs and looks over Thomas and Buffy. Don't get cute, you guys...

She's silently hoping they don't get cute. Else that drink is being thrown, and Dinah shrugs. "So, is she good?" Dinah asks. The implications of that...given Thomas and Dinah's history don't really need to be spoken aloud. Is that a dig at Buffy? Maybe. Maybe not. It's up to how her words are taken, though she gives Thomas and Buffy a quiet look, and focuses on her untouched rink.

Nah no need to do anything stupid right now. Dinah looks over the club to avoid looking at Thomas and Buffy, mind, eyes sweeping over the Blue Lady again.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
And Willow has dropped off to bring some information for Buffy. She had pretty much taken it in stride that she was losing her roommate and getting the whole apartment to herself. "Is Buffy here?"

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers straightens her suit jacket, pausing to exchange a gentle smile of tenderness and longing as she watches Thomas, nodding to him as she comes over. But she is in uniform right now and while she's not starting her shift for another hour, she may as well have a little fun and toy with them for a little while she's here.

"Good morning! How are you enjoying your stay? The name is Ice. And ooh, are you a friend of the boss?" she arches a brow and gives a playful smirk to Thomas. Emphasis on 'friend' as she tries to figure her out. And oh, there's Willow. She smiles and waves to her, glad to see her since she's been trying to track her down for a bit.

Thomas Raith has posed:
At the door, Axe grins at Willow. Thomas having long ago had all the Scoobies (except Spike) put on the short list. Still he gives her a quick warning, "Si, Ice here alright, but yah should know dat one of de Boss' old flames show up. Don't know what the story is yet, but if you bring back de gossip Axe love yah forever."

     Thomas lets out a long sigh and gives a soft, 'Oh, boy.." as Buffy comes over but decides to answer Dinah's question anyway, "I have a hard time keeping up with her most of the time." He says with a grin and a nod to his most effective bouncer.

Black Canary has posed:
Dinah actually seems to cheer up hearing Willow's voice...just a bit. "Hey Willow" Dinah says with an actual genuine happy look in her eyes. "You doing okay?" she wonders after their last chat over coffee. Which went amazingly well, honestly, though Dinah does look a bit on edge around Thomas and Buffy. Still, Dinah is glad to see Willow as the witch isn't just a cookie maker, but somebody that has Dinah genuinely interested in learning bout her, but Ice gets her to snap her gaze over.

"Considering I am in a bind with my band" Dinah says carefully. "I figured Thomas would be able to help with it. It's.." she pauses searching for the right word. "Interesting, honestly. It's interesting, that's what it is"

With that, Dinah falls quiet, though she's not revealing her history. Instead her gaze returns to Willow with a wave of her fingerless gloved hand.

"So what you up to, Willow?" Dinah asks seeming more at ease talking to Willow than deaing with the lovebirds over there.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow waves. "Oh, hi! Funny meeting you here." She grins.

"Morning Thomas. Buffy. I was trying to figure out those fish scales. They're weird. The slime on them kinda gets into your flesh. I had to stop until I could get some gloves. But I'm ok. See?" She holds up her hands. "No slime."

Not so the cutting board. Ooops?

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers arches a curious brow at Dinah, though she keeps a neutral smile on her face all the time. "Ohh? A blonde bombshell and a band member, probably with a killer voice to boot, huh?" she chuckles, "Sounds like Mr. Raith's type alright.." she shrugs, "Why not play here? It might be...Interesting." she's still fishing for) clues but no one's dropping any.

Buffy continues to hover near their table, uncertain if it would be proper to be sitting down while in uniform or even acting too casual with her 'boss'. Too bad she got the schedules mixed up and put her uniform on too soon.

Willow is given a gentler smile, though she does arch a surprised brow at her too. "Ooh, you know Dinah too? Oh, and the name is Ice. I'msupposed to be on duty, though not for another hour it seems."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith smiles just a little bit and makes proper introductions for the two blondes, "Ice, this is Dinah, she and I had history some time back and she's now wanting my help finding her bad a place to play. But honestly, Sasha is unbearable now, could you imagine what she'd do if i let someone else headline here?" He says amused, referring to his star singer. He grins at Willow, Hey there Willow, long time no see. Save me."

Black Canary has posed:
"I'm after a place for Ashes to play tonight" Dinah offers to Willow. "Paloma's off scouting out the upscale clubs in NYC, Lord Byron got Gotham, and Ditto is sleeping" Dinah nods. Paloma. Byron, Ditto. DD. That's the four who make up Ashes on Sunday.

Buffy gets a quiet look. "What? I'm not doing anything" Dinah protests, which she...realy isn't. Still she listens and shudders."Ew, if that slime found my gloves I'd scream" she nods to Willow. As in, not a full on cry, more a shriek of my gloves are ruined!

Or, something like that. "You need a new chopping board? I'll give you my old one" she offers. Not like Dinah uses it much. It's up in Starling. "It's the one I use for cutting flowers and plants"

See. Florist/lead singer and that's just her side job. "Yeah I know Willlow. She's good people. My offer of teaching you martial arts still stands by the way, and I was tempted to buy cookie mix, but I didn't want to run into you and get a disappointed look" Dinah nods. "So. No cookie mix for me. Then again" Dinah shrugs, "You try doing groceries for a band on tour. Everyone wants something different. I gave them all a $100 shopping budget per gig. And...that seems to have worked"

Kinda. Sorta. Still, Dinah's had to be den mother to them over shopping a few times.

"Yes. History" Dinah says, sounding like she's chewing on shards of glass or, or, something eqqually unpleasant at that reminder.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow just shakes her head at Thomas, and giggles. "Me?"

To Dinah she looks disappointed. "If I had known! But I spent all my free time looking at those fish scales Buf..Ice brought me. I've got to be careful, there only so much of the left."

She nods to Buffy. "Pretty much. Didn't you know, I know everybody don't you know. Like Bigby. And Dinah."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers arches the slightest brow at Thomas' response. There it is. So they DID have..'history'. Not that she has any right to be bothered by that, not after kissing Spike and having that drunken one night stand with what's his face and..She coughs a bit, still guilt-ridden by that, offering Dinah a more gentle smile and offers her hand to shake. "I see. Nice to meet you, Dinah. Welcome to the club. And if you're looking for a place, have you tried the Bronze? They're a small town club but pretty popular."

She looks back to Willow, arching a brow, "Martial arts? I'm always happy to teach you." yeah, no competition there. "Yes, she really is good people." she smiles and nods in agreement. "So, how've you been, Wil? Did you find anything on those fish scales?"

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith just chuckles to himself and takes a long drink of his iced tea, then smirks a little and sighs "Fish scales? Our little sewer fish?" he asks curiously, standing and gesturing for both ladies to sit down.

Black Canary has posed:
Dinah shakes Ice's hand, "We're in the same boat, we both got history with him?" she asks with a nod to Thomas, then gives Willow a look that has 'I am so so sorry' written all over it, and drops her gaze.

"That's too small for what A&B records want for our gigs" Dinah says, "But since they are....across the river, and I'm not sure they'd like all our fashion senses, I gotta play nice and do what I'm told" Dinah shrugs and looks over them all with a worried look as she finally sips her drink. Least she's got company in the great ship 'History with a Raith'

That oddly pleases her, and yet still...

"You tried asking fishmongers?" Dinah says. She's out of the loop....but figures she can help anyhow, so...

So there she goes, offering maybe useless advice but...she's trying. Oh she's trying, really.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Well, they're not fish scales, that's for certain. I mean, they are, but not." Willow frowns. "I can't tell if it is a good thing or a bad thing yet. Like I said, the scales melt onto what you put them onto."

"It's interesting, the scales need to go to human flesh. The only thing I could come up with has to do with a long time ago, there was a spill? But I've got to look in my notes.. Did you happen to hear something about people playing in the spill?"

'Playing'.. right Willow.. *ahem* But she knows it's a lot more serious than 'playing'

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers laughs at Dinah's question, "Well..I suppose you could say that." she glances towards Thomas as he offers a seat and sighs. "Well...I suppose my shift doesn't start for another hour so til then, I get to be Buffy.." she was tiring of this ruse anyhoo and she slips into the seat next to Thomas, leaning over to give him a brief but heartfelt kiss on the lips. "Morning, lover."

She sighs though, nodding to Wil, "May have heard something to that effect..Are we looking at the same mutated fish men as before? Or are you saying there are new mutates now of a similar nature?" she frowns, that's worrisome.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith kisses his lover back, slow and gentle and with enough heat that Willow and Dinah would both likely feel a bit of the bleed off. When the kiss breaks he looks about for a Waitress to get the other two ladies a drink when DiDi comes rushing over. "There is a problem in the kitchen. Smash says he only ordered fifty pounds of steak but the delivery driver is trying to get him to sign off on 500 pounds and.." Thomas sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. "If you ladies will excuse me..."

Black Canary has posed:
They got cute.

Dinah shakes her head and sighs, looking to Willow then listening keenly. "So it's magic fish scales?" she asks quietly and falls silent. Magic's not something Dinah's familiar with. Willow's good like that but....hey. Dinah's good at flowers, and singing, and fighting, not magic. See. It evens out, Dinah though watches Thomas go and relaxes some. Her phone chirps, appropriately enough....and she glances at the screen, looking pleased.

"We got a gig for tonight" Dinah....almost trills. Oh that's lifted her mood, "Little place near the airport"

Dinah's happy. She's not going to bug Willow with ideas when Willow has magic on her side, really.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"That's what I'm thinking." Willow looks worried too. "I only got enough to check one more time, then it's gone. So I'm looking at all the alternatives before I test it. Maybe three days. At the lastest, a week."

Willow blushes.. yeah she felt that. Maybe she needs someone.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers pouts a bit as their kiss is interrupted, and she glances over at Didi, sighing a bit. "Hey, Didi..I suppose it can't wait, huh.." with a sigh, she lets Thomas go, whispering something in his ear which warrants a small smile before he's gone. Alright, back to business. She sits up straight, straightening her uniform and looks at Willow and Dinah, all business again.

"Wait, magic? I thought you said there was a chemical spill involved. And if this is anything like those fish monsters we experienced before, that means they were mutated humans, but not innate. And they weren't magically induced. Can you do more research? Cuz if it's non magical like before, we're gonna need a non-magical solution...Like this mutant 'cure' I've been hearing about.."

Although she frowns softly, not liking where that might lead.

Black Canary has posed:
"I can scream and they'll run away" Dinah offers, with a slightt smirk. Sure, Canary. Scream at them.

"If they aren't magic, punch them in the facee?" Dinah offers and raises her palms.

"What? I hae my ways of solving problems. Mostly since, well, ya know. I don't like it when people are mean to me"

Oh she's been through that a lot. Hence why she hates it. "Though if you need my help with the fish, just get a hold of me mind"

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Like I said, I have only enough to check out once more." Willow sighs. "The fish scales are volatile. Yes, it's likely that, but not for certain. Besides, what we can learn about the possible mutants is important as well. You don't have so much as to waste it. I have to read up on this. But I will see then if it has a magical component."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smirks at Dinah, "You kidding me? Or is your scream really that loud?" but she's come to realize that anything is possible these days, "Even so, I need to..To stop these fish monsters, and if possible, maybe I can even help them. But first things first, we need to know what we're up against and how to stop them."

She nods to Willow, "Alright, if you find anything substantial and more definite, let me know. In the meantime, I should look into this...Antimutagen. Although my I have a few friends who wont be too happy about that."