14856/Wrong turn results in a random encounter

Wrong turn results in a random encounter
Date of Scene:	26 March 2023
Location:	Harry's Hideaway (Bar), Salem Centre
Synopsis:	Harry took a wrong turn and ended up coming into contact with Copycat who proved to be a very interesting person.
Cast of Characters:	Harry Dresden, Copycat

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Harry Dresden has posed:
Wrong turn? Most likely. The overly tall man doesn't look like he would fit in anywhere really. His long duster could be hiding any number of things. He pauses as he looks around and frowns. There is a deep sigh as he pinches the bridge of his nose and reaches into the duster pocket to take a scrap of paper out to read it again.

Copycat has posed:
Copycat Is doing what she always does she's leaning on the bar enjoying a drink trying to drown her worried and various issues. Why is she at Harry less people for her right now.. rubbing her forhead " uggg "

Harry Dresden has posed:
He pauses, looking back at the entrance like he might just go on. He thinks it over, looking around to see if there is anything he might accidentally disrupt. Better stay away from jukebox. He does take great pains to steer clear of anything electronic and makes his way to the bar.

Copycat has posed:
Copycat Yawns against the bar and Downs her shot and taps the top of the bar as if asking for another . She looks over towards harry when he comes to the bar.. her spot is the farthest from anything electronic it seems as she blinks and sighs putting her head on the bar clearly not having a good day

Harry Dresden has posed:
Harry takes a seat, giving a few barstools between them and settles. He looks over the place once more, studying behind the bar for a moment, and then waits for the bartender to get around to him. While he waits for the bartender's time, he takes the paper in hand again and studies what is written. Then, maybe humorous to someone, he flips the paper 180 degrees from where he was looking at it and scowls.

Copycat has posed:
Copycat her head snaps up when Tender walks over " Thanks Harry " he also taps the top of her glass and she sighs ' yeah yeah I've had enough " she grumps and sips the shot this time .. before she looks around the place and spots the man with the paper " Bad instructions? " She asks

Harry Dresden has posed:
Harry scowls deeply at the paper and shoves it back into his pocket. It takes him just a moment to realize someone was talking to him. He blinks once and then tunrs his attention that direction. He meets her gaze briefly and shakes his head. While he still looks that way, he doesn't meet her gaze for long, more or less looking at her face, but not in her eyes. It is unsettling to some,"Possibly. More likely it is just lousy handwriting." he admits.

Copycat has posed:
Copycat Blinks for a Second and cocks her head for a moment " I'm not a vampire " She sighs " I wish my life might suck less ' She grabs her last shot and downs it with a hiss " Can i at least get a beer harry? " She calls to the tender

Harry Dresden has posed:
The comment catches him a little off guard and he cocks his head to the side like a dog that heard an unfamiliar sound,"I didn't say that you were, but thank you for being forthright." he replies. It isn't really amusement on his face though it may seem such,"For the record I'm not a vampire either. I hear that my brother is, but I'm not."

Copycat has posed:
Copycat blinks and gives the big eye Stare " Wow your serious " She stops " Woah your life might be more fucked up than mine " She sighs " That suuucks all I have is so I was stabbed to death because somebody was mad at my boyfriend and it woke up my powers that I've been repressing since I was a teen "

Harry Dresden has posed:
Ordering a beer, Harry continues the conversation with a curious look on his face. He slips the duster off his shoulders and sets it on the barstools between them,"I am serious yes. It is difficult to repress things and it is amazing how a traumatic experience can blow the lid off your power. I can understand that. I wasn't trying to repress mine, I just didn't understand exactly how bad they might get in a life threatening situation." Without her asking he slides a business card towards her, listing him as a wizard. He has an address and phone number, no cell or website though."

Copycat has posed:
Copycat Takes it and smiles " Thanks.. maybe it's because I'm kinda drunk or just tired " she shrugs " Or depressed i dunno something , but I already know.. you got close to me that means I downloaded your life story.. so yeah ' She sighs " I already know " She sighs " i can't help it .. so I didn't do it on purpose but yeah , gotta say though funny your name is the same as the bar "

Harry Dresden has posed:
His eyebrow raises a little at the mention of downloading his life story. Some people might take offense, but he is more curious than anything,"You're still awake and your sanity is still intact. You are either very resilient or already crazy." he muses thoughtfully,"So you understand why I don't look at your eyes, not because I thought you were a vampire?"

Copycat has posed:
Copycat nods her head " Yeah I do " She smirks " I don't think you want my life story " She says " also I mirror people so I dunno what that would do to you so lets no " though her might notice she's also looking at his cheek . having picked it up from him " Your life was pretty rough.. mine was similar maybe that's why i didn't crack? "

Harry Dresden has posed:
He thanks the bartender and takes the beer. He turns and raises the glass towards her and offers,"Here's to being broken. You never know what might break someone." he comments and as he starts to take a drink and then stops...dead. He blinks once and considers her again,"You know everything I know? You downloaded it like a computer? Is that what you mean?"

Copycat has posed:
Copycat Smirks " Kinda sorta " She sighs " that's a good way to say it but I can't use computers I wouldn't know what to do with one "She sighs and leans back " It's like the more I'm near ya the more I know you " She sighs " I start seeing your memories and stuff .. Okay I'm gonna do something but please please don't feak out okay.. " She starts to shift into well you .. She turns into an exact copy clothes and eveyrthing

Harry Dresden has posed:
"I can't either use them either, but you probably caught on to..." he starts, clearly something on his mind. When she shifts to look like him he pauses again. No words, that has to be a record. He frowns a little and turns his head again like the curious dog,"I really do look that worn. I thought I might be better looking than that." he muses.

After a moment he shakes it off and says seriously,"I need to you to think on this real hard, look in my memories and see if you can find the name Karrin Murphy please." He seems very caught up with this seeing as how he just accepted she can look just like him. At least he didn't freak out right?

Copycat has posed:
Copycat Of course, she shifts back to herself, shifting back into her natural self as she looks up at the sky " that's a first. You do look like somebody who could use a really long soak in a tub and about a month of sleep ". She thinks, " But No I only have your memories, and you know you can't remember her "

Harry Dresden has posed:
"If only I could have a hot water heater do draw said bath." he mutters softly and shakes his head. There is a deep sigh and he adds,"Sleep? I hear I will get all I need when I'm dead." It is clear that her answer doesn't really lighten the mood,"I didn't figure you would really, but I am trying to investigate a rash of people that are missing memories and I was hoping maybe there was a block I couldn't see of somthing. It's all outside the usual wizard and private investigator world."

Copycat has posed:
Copycat Blinks " You know you can get a old hearter for your hot water " she says softly " There are old blacksmith people who will make you an older style hot water tank so you can have hot water "

Harry Dresden has posed:
"I will have to look into that." he admits with a shrug,"Someone suggested a roof mounted solar heat collector, but my landlord wasn't going along with it. Hard to get along with." he muses,"I appreciate the idea though. I mean the cold water is good for some things, but not that good."

Copycat has posed:
Copycat thinks for a moment " yeah I can see where the land lord would have an issue " So you bathe in cold water that sounds kinda owch "s he frowns " I mean I could always have one of the kids who controls fire just heat up water but that sounds kinda wild "

Harry Dresden has posed:
"Unfortunately the old place I live in has a shower, not a tub." he admits with a shrug,"I appreciate the ideas though. Maybe sometime I will get an old free standing cast iron tub and a place to take you up on that idea..." he pauses,"...I don't think you ever told me your name. The detective in my must be pretty tired after all."

Copycat has posed:
Copycat blinks " right sorry Vanessa " She sighs " Only issue with shifting means now I'm not drunk "s he groans and puts her head back on the bar ' I keep forgetin that part ' She sighs "being a mutant sucks " She says softly to herself it seems

Harry Dresden has posed:
"That would be a lousy fate." he agrees and finishes the beer he ordered,"Well Vanessa, it was a pleasure. If you ever need a wizard or a private detective be sure to look me up. On the card or in the book in Bludhaven." he offers and stands up to get his duster and pulls it on,"For now, I still have to look for someone that, like me, is missing memories. If you realize somehow that you are among those, please contact me." With that he settles the duster again and turns to go.

Copycat has posed:
t She Nods her head " yeah sure that sounds good I'll drop in " she sighs and grumbles " If it helps I tend to forget all the stuff I picked up pretty quick " She says at least a little brightly " So I can go back to trying to forget how baddly I've messed up my life "

Harry Dresden has posed:
He pauses, starting to say something more, but instead decides to leave that one alone for now. He does have somewhere to be and at least she won't remember the darkest reaches like a soul gaze would.