13633/Steak and beer

Steak and beer
Date of Scene:	17 July 2021
Location:	McAnally's Pub
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Harry Dresden, Buffy Summers, Juggernaut, Willow Rosenberg

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Harry Dresden has posed:
Sitting at the bar, Harry is at ease. There aren't too many places that he can relax, but Mac's is different. Staring something in here would make Harry the least of someone's worries. That's rare in it's own right. Regardless he nods to Mac as a steak sandwich is presented to him. Not really one for prayer, he does pause a moment to admire the sandwich and thank something for it before attacking it with zeal.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers hasn't visited the popular bar in quite a while, which is why she's making the rounds now, looking for information on a current issue that has arisen.    
As she steps in she nods and smiles to Mac, stepping to the bar and ordering a nice cold beer before settling in we seat. She has yet to spot Harry, just focusing on chilling out after the latest heatwave outside.

Juggernaut has posed:
Strange places can sometimes invite strange visitors and it seems today is no different as a figure that some might consider highly unusual begins to make his way into the tavern with slightly more grace then a gorilla attempting to slip casually through the narrow aisles of a jewelry shop.

Which is to say that Cain Marko is an absolutely monstrous muscular presence that fills up the entryway with the sort of looming immensity one usually associates with entire defensive lines and super heavyweight bodybuilder competitions..and some sumo ones to. His lumbering physique seems to unfold its from the entrance before he fully straightens up and adjusts his shirt while looking over the place. Dark shades hide his eyes but flickers of movement occur as he looks the place over deliberately slowly and with a hint of mild curiousity and perhaps a little confusion.

"Hmm..." rumbles the giant before beginning to take heavy lumbering steps forward, creaking the floor under his heavy movements as he approaches an empty table.

Harry Dresden has posed:
A long moment to enjoy that first bite of sandwich is what Harry gets. He does note the presence of Buffy when she enters, but doesn't engage her initailly so she can get settled and order. He raises the sandwich again and pauses just before biting into it. His eyebrow raises slowly at something and his eyes move to the mirror behind the bar.

His gaze meets Mac's just for a second as the other man merely nods. Turning slowly on the barstool, Harry decides to get a better look at the massive arrival. He doesn't stare at Cain either, just a quick detective's assessment due to the presence of...well power. Lots of it.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers arches a brow at the big man, frowning slightly. It'd probably be unfair to just assume that because he looks like a big hulking wrecking ball that he means trouble. Afterall most of Mac's customers are far from normal.

She climbs to her feet after ordering some ribs and nods to Cain as she passes him by. "Afternoon." she says simply, out of courtesy more than anything else.

Of course a moment later she spies a Harry and she smiles and nods to him, moving to his table. "Hey Harry, how's it going? Mind if I join you?"

Juggernaut has posed:
"Hn." rumbles Cain in an ogrish grunting response followed by a deep gutteral "Hey." like some sort of Brooklyn-esqe brawler speaking through a bass guitar.

Beyond that he doesn't pay Buffy much mind and instead claims a seat on a chair that somehow manages to support his vast bulk even if it looks like he's swamping over the whole thing and claiming the entire table for himself. A moment to review the menu is then taken. All in all very ordinary actions despite the fact that he's a semi-truck cab with legs.

That is unless you're looking at him or attempting to sense anything about him and look to deeply and it probably starts getting very, very, unpleasant looking. A primal force bonded to him and embodied by him. An elder god? Or principality? Or demon? Something bad and unfriendly at least in the sense that earthquakes and nuclear explosions aren't 'nice'. The Tsar Bomb come to have a sandwich and a drink with you.

Harry Dresden has posed:
A raise of his brow and Harry shakes his head, muttering something under his breath, almost seeming to talk to himself. Something there to be aware of, but everyone deserves to eat in peace, especially here. He turns his attention towards Buffy when she speaks. A nod towards the barstool next to him and he replies,"How are you? Still tolerating that brother of mine?" A mild tease between the two of them.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers smirks, "You knowI am, I swear he's more trouble than he's worth..Had to nurse him back to health after that crazy Deadpool shot him point blank in the arm..I knew that guy would betray us sooner or later.." she continues to watch the Big Guy out of the corner of her eye, curiously as Mac waits patiently for him to order.

Juggernaut has posed:
"You all want autographs or something?" quips the huge guy after a momentary pause as he reaches up and pulls his shades off revealing narrowed and mildly irritated ice blue eyes at being glanced over so.

This is followed by a resigned sigh and shrug. He's not an idiot and is used to the shocked stares and looks. In fact, most of the time he enjoy sit but there is an odd melancholy mood about him right now so now he looks mildly disturbed.

It passes though and Cain pulls the menu up and points at. "Can you at least give me a suggestion on what to order?"

Harry Dresden has posed:
His attention mostly on Buffy, Harry pauses long enough to look towards the big man,"Steak sandwich and one of the home micro brews." Of course Mac would probably have said that, but the resident expert is nice enough to offer his opnion to the big man.

His attention back to Buffy and he shakes his head,"That one follows the money I think. I have encountered him before. Deadpool was here and tried to convince me the rules of no violence here wouldn't apply to him. I told him to believe what he wanted, but recommended he didn't try his luck. There is a reason the normals and the super natural world doesn't lift a finger to cause any trouble here.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers nods in agreement to Harry, holding up her drink, "I'll second that, Mac makes the best brews..You new to these parts?"

To Harry she nods and sighs, "He did warn me he might betray me, guess I thought I could help him, much as I did Thomas, and thought I could Spike..But seems I misjudged him. " she sighs, sipping slowly on her beer, "Even so, now it means he may be in league with the vampire lords, to the point he's willingly sacrifice any of us for their cause.."

Juggernaut has posed:
The huge man double..no..triple takes as he overhears that. Not the suggestion for food mind you. Deadpool. Deadpool. Oh Deadpool.

He has no poker face. Cain is so shocked that he can't hide that he recognizes the name and that it has some meaning for him somewhere between soured milk and owing the IRS money. He only just now realizes that Buffy had also said the name as well and he sets the menu down and peers more closely at them both, not answering her question yet.

"Can you..say that again?"

Harry Dresden has posed:
The interest in the name from the big man gets Harry's attention again. He nods,"Deadpool. Merc and general psychopath from what I have sourced out. What did the ex Marine call him? The Merc with a mouth. Seems to suit him pretty well. It looks like you've had the pleasure of his company as well, such as it is."

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers arches a brow at Cain, taking another sip of beer before nodding to Harry. " Yip, pretty much sums it up. and I get he had issues and an memory problem but I was trying to help him and this is how he relays me? not cool."

Juggernaut has posed:
"Great.." grumbles Cain, shaking his head now. "I wouldn't call it pleasure. He's annoying..and crazy..but he keeps showing up and seemingly getting into more and more crazy trouble.."

His eyes hood and then he peers between Harry and Buffy while frowning a little more now.

"This place...felt wierd to me for some reason. Hey..this aint got anything to do with..Vampire huntin' or something does it?" He shakes his head and grumbles, "..It's like I can't get away from that idiots foolish stunts.."

Harry Dresden has posed:
"So you do know him." Harry comments with a nod and leans against the bar to relax again. He takes a drink of his beer and listens to Cain's comments,"As for the place, it is under supernatural protection the likes of which very few in the world will find pleasant and the liklihood of survival is high, but I don't know that you want to live through it. It's less about vampire hunting and more about keeping the peace."

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow hadn't been McAnally's since she'd been here with John! Imagine her surprise at seeing Buffy, and furthermore, Harry here.

"Hey! Do you mind if I sit here?" She tries not to look at Cain, and fails. "Hi, I'm Willow.. Wade?" She nods. Who else would they be talking about if not vampires.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers regards Cain thoughtfully for a moment or two, seeming to be sizing him up..Her demon sense isn't tingling so he's no demon..Could he be a mutant? Still, she nods in agreement to Harry. "Accorded neutral territory, yeah. Although if you're talking about Deadpool.."

She smirks, wondering if she should explain about vamps, but it seems Wade has told him some things already? "Yeah, something like that. Said he wanted to clean Bludhaven of vamps because it gave him something to focus on, a purpose I suppose..Are you a friend of his?"

As Willow enters, Buffy smiles and nods to her, shuffling over a bit so she can sit between herself and Harry if she chooses. "Hey Wil, how've you been? Of course you can join us. We were just talking about Wade..He..Recently shot Thomas point blank in the arm, then then helped some vamps to kidnap more people.."

Juggernaut has posed:
"Ugh..what's that idiot trying to drag me into.." grumbles Cain. He gives Willow a quick once over but seems to not be bothered by her long looks as he's gotten over any annoyance at that due to a new source for his annoyance. Deadpool.

"Last time I saw him I was hanging out in a Fight-Club in Mutant Town. Watching some of the brawls. Somebody set off some sort of..I dunno..flash grenade. Vaporized one of two guys Wade was with.. Like..burnt him up. He mentioned something about Vampires or slayers or something. I dunno.. Tried to get me interested and involved but he's a ball of chaos and I aint got time for that.."

Cain rolls his neck abit, flaring the barrel thick girth somewhat as he looks up and eyes the entire tavern, taking it in, in full.

"Hmm....Supernatural protection hmm?" He doesn't seem to confused or put off by that. In fact..he begins nodding his head as if taking in its measure and getting an answer to an unspoken question. "..Right..."

Harry Dresden has posed:
"Does he follow money or anything at all?" Harry asks thoughtfully,"It might be useful to know dealing with him in the future." Always learning where he can, particularly when the knowledge could save the lives of those he cares about,"Something unsettling about the idea he's keeping company with vampires none the less. Red court most likely. I don't think white courts could tolerate him and the black courts would enjoy torturing him to death as many times as possible."

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
As Cain adds to Buffy's story, with regards to Wade, Willow can not keep herself from frowning. This shouldn't be a surprise to her, but it is. She had kind of hoped he would be reformed - after all, this didn't sound very much different then the first time she met him.

She sighs.

"Oh dear." Very quietly.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers hmms. "Well..I know he's a mercenary so money is always a factor, but in this case, I think they made him another offer that he felt he couldn't refuse..They offered to give him a way to die.." she shrugs, grabbing a chicken wing, pushing the plate closer to Wil if she wants any.

"Help yourself..Oh, they offered Thomas a similar thing, to get rid of his hunger, so he's no longer a monster. Naturally Thomas didn't take the bit."

Juggernaut has posed:
This draws a strange frown from Cain. He considers Buffy for a moment and then Harry and now Willow as well..sizing all three up. He thoughtfully rubs his brickish jaw, scratching the unshaven hair there with a sound like dried strands of brush scraping across concrete..

"Mmmm..yeah.. He seems like he's on some sort of..mission or attempt to prove something. This aint about money... Now it's adding up.. He probably thinks he can just get out of things if they get to dark or messy for him.."

Harry Dresden has posed:
"I heard he was nearly impossible to kill. The guy who told me that made it sound like a lot of people took it as a personal challenge and it usually gets them killed." Harry comments,"So I could see the appeal I guess. He definately doesn't lack in confidence so he probably would think he could shoot his way out of a vampire nest."

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Uhm, vegan?" Willow shakes her head and declines the offer. "So they offered Thomas a similar offer?" That sounded like Wade, having a chance at death.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers arches a brow at Cain. "Mission? proving himself? You don't suppose he's got his own plan..Everyone keeps saying Wade is on no one's side but his own, but I imagine that's be a hard offer to turn down."

Buffy simply nods to Harry and sighs. "I feel sorry for him honestly, but betraying his friends like this? Hurting people even if he has his own agenda? That's going too far."

To Willow she smirks, nodding to the oddly shaped 'chicken wings' nearest to Willow, "Those are spicy fried cauliflower. Tastes like chicken wings but purely vegan."

Juggernaut has posed:
"I don't know 'im that well but I know the type.." says Cain after a moment of contemplation and then a dismissive gesture of a massive tree trunk of an arm. "If he's convicted..sure of what he's doing and that it's the right thing to do..then someone with that level of conviction..they're gonna make the sacrifices now even if they never recover fully later. I dont' know what he's after but it might be an ends justify the means sorta situation... I never got the hint that he was looking to -die- though.. But he does seem out to prove something."

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow looks at the cauliflower wings and finds them suitable. "I suppose I could ask him?" After all, she did have a good relationship with him.

Buffy Summers has posed:
Buffy Summers shrugs, "He once told me that no matter what he does, he can't die. He even gave me a rather violent demonstration.." she frowns, working on her chicken wings, leaving the Cali flower ones for Willow. "If you do approach him Willow, be careful. He's dangerous, and I know you can take care of yourself but I'd say the same to anyone."

Juggernaut has posed:
"Do what you want just don't mention me. I don't want him thinking I'm looking out for him or checking on him or that I care." remarks Cain with the vaguest hint of a growl in his voice. He knows he never gave his name but 'Hey we were talking with this huge red haired guy' is all Wade would need to connect the dots.

"If he calls me his BFF one more time..." he mutters before standing and leaving the menu on the table. He's apparently changed his mind about ordering. The nature of the place and this discussion has him on edge now and he begins heading for the door.