15661/Decisions made, buyers remorse probable.

Decisions made, buyers remorse probable.
Date of Scene:	01 October 2023
Location:	Harry Dresden's Office, Kingston Falls
Synopsis:	Thomas arrived with dinner to find out Harry is in the midst another Faustian type deal.
Cast of Characters:	Harry Dresden, Thomas Raith

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Harry Dresden has posed:
Harry is down in the lab. Mouse is minding th shop because that's what Mouse does. He is watching people walk by for the most part. A big yawn makes it clear he is seriously bored, but he has a job and he will do it.

Down in the lab Harry replies to something Bob said scathingly,"I am well aware of that. You are well aware of what was coming. While I know you have no family loyalty and you think I shouldn't either, it doesn't work that way. Next time I will give you to Mab and let her do what she wants with you."

The usual smart mouth vanishes quick and the lights in the skull fade to nothing. Bob is quiet, surprisingly so. Harry continues to work on something, now in peace.

Somewhere in in the apartment the purveyor and boss of hte house is laying on the back of a couch and contemplating the fall of humanity or something equally devious.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith is whistling to himself quietly as he approaches the office and smiles at the Guard dog. "Hey there boy," He says kneeling to ruff the big guy behind the ears and then pulls a steak burger out of a small paper sack and offers it over to him. He nods to Mister adding, "I got you one too, don't look at me like that," He adds droping a second burger in the cat's bowl. He glances at Mouse and asks "Harry downstairs?" The Foo dog nods it's head towards the trap door. Thomas pauses to listen before calling out, "Harry? You working on anything explosive down there?"

Harry Dresden has posed:
"Just my temper and the temptation to icinerate a skull." he replies and continues working,"It's safe enough. You might as well know what is going on anyway." He walks over to another candle and mutters at it. The Candle hops to life and he indicates the ring on the floor,"It's been active so stay away from it. It might keep you for a while."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith forgoes the ladder and simply drops though the trap door, landing as silent as..well a wraith. He holds up a paper bag and says "I brought burgers and onion rings. Figured you got to Burger King so much you might wanna try what they are like from a real cook." He stays well clear of the circle, giving a slight nod to the sulking skull. "So what are you working on?

Harry Dresden has posed:
Harry glances towards the food and nods to the clear table. He takes another vial and tells him,"I am trying to decide if Satanna is really the daughter of the devil likes she claims. All indications point to yes."

Mixing two chemicals in a large metal canniser, he puts it on the open flame bunsen burner.

"Any input from you on that subject?" he asks and crosses his arms as he waits for the reaction,"The reason I ask is because I had to make a minor deal with her to prevent the death of someone...several someones. Some of them you know."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith sets the food down and starts emptying the bags. There is the briefest of hesitations at the name but Thomas shrugs. "Satana Hellstorm? Well she's a Sucubus. I'd say she is deffinately the daughter of /a/ devil. You know there is more then one, right?" He asks as he opens one of the wrappers, checks the burger, nods and takes a bite.

Harry Dresden has posed:
The chemicals in the can start to boil and the smell of brimstone emanates in the room. Quickly he takes it from the fire so that smell doesn't go far. He fans the fumes towards the circle.

"Well she is definately fond of Lucifer for sure. Apparently the Virgin Mary is knowns at The Whore. It adds up." he replies,"There are a lot of devils as well. You are right. Either way I am on the hook with this one for the moment. Not the first time, probably not the last. It is amusing how much Laciel shrieks every time I cross paths with her though. Lash assures me she is exactly that."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith raises an eyebrow and shakes his head. "Harry, you're a grown man and I won't tell you what to do or how to run your business, but if you've suddonly decided to feed your soul to a succubus, I am pretty sure Lara already called first dibs."

Harry Dresden has posed:
Shaking his head he replies,"Given the option I might be curious to watch them go at it, winner take all. I am not really looking to feed anyone, anything."

He sighs and looks at the chemical,"She's got the right reactions in the chemicals. I wasn't really interested in making any deal, but things were going out of control in a hurry."

"The next time you are in Court, you will notice some of your lesser coutiers butt hurt over being light four of theirs. Tell them next time they want to go into business for themselves stay away from unseelie younglings, particularly one claimed by Mab and her circle. It won't be the underlings ass in the a sling if it happens again. I managed to turn her from her target this time, but if it happens again..."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith pauses hamburger half to mouth. He closes his mouth. He sets down the burger with a sigh and shakes his head. "Alright what happened exactlly?" He asks, looking for a place to sit and ending up propping himself on the edge of a table. "I think I may have just lost my appitite..

Harry Dresden has posed:
"Four of the White Court underlings decided to take a girl. Her family has money, they thought they were going to make money. They managed to get her out of sight, but for their luck her mother actually part fae, the girl is more or less goddaughter to Mab. The Mad Queen of Air and Darkness. She took it as a slight. My godmother came to me and warned me."

Pouring the chemical into the circle, it vanishes to nothing along with the fumes,"Needless to say, Mab wanted the head of the White Court King and his family. While I might not miss you father or Lara particularly I knew it would end up in your world too. Probably getting you and Faith both killed along with your father ans sister."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith nods slightly, "Yes, I am defiantly against that."he says with a sigh, "Now if she just took my father, it would have made my own life much simpler." He shakes his head, "Were they even affiliated with House Raith? Kidnapping for profit sounds more like something a Skavis would do." He picks up one of the sodas, notes it's got the "Other" bubble pressed down and takes a sip. "I'll bring the matter to the Court, Father is going to love hearing that we almost went to war with the Fae.

Harry Dresden has posed:
"If I am being honest, I didn't recognize the two that came at me from the front. Of course, they were coming to remove me and the girl from the land of the living so I took them off the board and they wouldn't be recognizable."

Shaking his head he continues,"The other two were trying to shoot me from behind. The last thing I heard was Satanna shouting those two were free. I didn't have time to look at them. I wanted to get the kid out." Finally moving to get food he tells Thomas,"I can't say I would be overly heart broken if they got your father or your sister, for differnt reasons." He winks and opens the burger, finally getting a bite. After a moment he nods,"I would say your father is going to be looking for the ones responsible if he doesn't want to see Mab in the future."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith nods slightly, "I'll give Lara a call. He'll take it better coming from her." He says simply shaking his head. "Faith and I weren't able to do anything about Madrigal when that whole Splattercon!!! thing went down a few months ago, but I wouldn't be surprised if he is tied up in it too. I'll put some feelers out on my end, see what i can dig up. That still doesn't explain whyt you were hanging out with an /actual/ Succubus.

Harry Dresden has posed:
"I have encountred her a few times." he replies,"Not by my intent any time. Once when she was trying to get a meal and decided to stop at Macs. Once when I caught her and fought her for trying to take a meal that eventually turned out to be not worth the fight."

He takes a bite of the burger and chews, reaching for a drink to chase it,"I was at a club looking to shake down the owner to find information I didn't know if he had. With less than two hours left before Mab came hunting for White Court, much as I didn't want to do it, I accepted the deal. She read his thoughts and ported me there. I'm not going to lie, she is not boring and like I said Lash hates her, but still not the best choice of company no."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith nods slightly, considering. "well as much as I hate to eat and run, Lara needs to know about this ASAP." He says as he drains his own Cherry coke and three points it in the waste basket. "There is a few more burgers in there. Mister already had one, and so did Mouse assuming the cat let him keep it." He stands heading for the ladder and pauses. "Harry, be careful okay?"

Harry Dresden has posed:
A nod Harry tells him,"Tell Lara. Feel free to leave me out of it if you can. The last thing I need is another visit from her." He takes another bite of his burger, chewing thoughtfully,"I will be about as careful as I ever am." he admits after the bite clears his mouth,"I will watch her. Don't worry. I won't be making more deals. I have enough demons in my life."

When Thomas makes his way out, Harry goes back to working on something else. He's pretty much learned what he needs to about Satanna now. Might as well do something less pleasant if that is possible. Burger in hand, he summons Bob back to do some good old fashioned lab work.