16430/Lunch and what's been happening.

Lunch and what's been happening.
Date of Scene:	14 July 2024
Location:	Harry Dresden's Office, Kingston Falls
Synopsis:	Harry and Thomas met for dinner and to talk about the most recent threat to the local supernatural fighters.
Cast of Characters:	Harry Dresden, Thomas Raith

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Harry Dresden has posed:
Though he's been out of the city for a time, Harry has returned. At least he took Mouse with him this time. Speaking the wall of fur, Mouse is laying on the floor near the door as Harry climbs back up the steps from the lab. Closing the trap door and covering it with the carpet, Harry mutters,"I think we earned lunch and then some Mouse. Let's see what we have."

Thomas Raith has posed:
It's become a tradition of sorts. Ever since Thomas had to spend close to six months on his little brother's sofa after that incident with the homocidal porn stars turned witches (And really how many people put those words in that order in their life times?) Thomas sold all his shares in Silverlight Industries, used the seed money to buy the Blue Lady and bought Mac's sandwhiches and beer to celibrate. Ever since at least twice a month he does the same... that and he is convinced if he doesn't his already skinny brother will starve to death. Mouse would notice the aroma first, his heavy tail thumping because he knows that smell, and that the White Courtier always brings him his own sandwhich too. Thomas pendent glows faintly as it reacts to Harry's wards before he opens the door anbd calls out "Harry? You home?"

Harry Dresden has posed:
Harry looks towards the door as Thomas approaches. The thumping of the tail mean Thomas or Willow. There was a time it meant Murphy, but that was a lifetime ago. He pauses at that thought, able to remember her again is a double edged sword.

He motions towards the back of the apartment,"Yes. Back from Canada. I don't think we'll be going back any time soon." he tells his brother. Mouse jumps up and leads Thomas from the office to the apartment. He makes his way to the ice box to get them both a cold Mac's. Don't tell Mac.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith sets the white paper sack, now gone almost transparent from the oils of the sandwiches on his brother's table. The first sandwich is unwrapped and tore in half. The meat is then dumped from one of the sandwiches into Mister's bowl, while the bread and other half sandwich is dropped into Mouse's. He then sets four other sammies out, letting his brother pick which two he wants. Supernatural habits die hard. "You know there is a little Antiques store up there I've been meaning to get back to. They are the ones that sold me that magic hockey stick.

Harry Dresden has posed:
Placing the home brews on the table, Harry nods and finally takes a seat at the table. He takes two of the sandwiches and nods for Thomas to sit down,"I remember you said something about that yes. Believe me, where we went I wish we would have had you and your girlfriend with us. That was a mess. Willow introduced me to the Hellequin. He was an interesting and tough sort, but still wished we'd had more hands."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith nods slightly and winces. "It was impossible for me to get away. I've been trying to work on getting these ridicules bounties rescinded." He takes the other two sandwhiches and one of the beers. He waits for Harry to have a mouthful of beer before adding "By the way, Lara offered to protect you if you become her sex slave."

Harry Dresden has posed:
"The bounties. That should probably move to the top of the priority list yes." Harry mumbles and takes a bite of his sandwich and starts chewing. Listening to the comment about Lara, Harry rolls his eyes and shakes his head. Once the first bite is down,"For most men that would be enough. If it weren't for Willow it might even be tempting." He doesn't mean it of course, but Lara is Lara. The definition of temptation.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith snorts. "I had a nightmare once that through some shenanigans with Mab you and Lara had to get married." He smirks a bit and gestures with his beer bottle. "I mean seriously, my brother and my sister! I've never even /been/ to Alabama. Tell me, exactly where am I supposed to even /sit/ in that scenario." He grins taking another bite of food. "To my knowledge no one has tried anything, so there is at least that... did you know they put a Twenty-K bounty on the Winchester's /car/?

Harry Dresden has posed:
A cough and shake of his head,"That would be bad from start to finish. I try to limit my exposure to either one of them as much as possible." He takes another bite and tries not to think too much about that. A snort around his sandwich and eventually adds,"You need to be sitting in the car and getting me the hell out of there." A pause and he adds,"They put a bounty on the car? You better check and make sure there isn't one on Mister. If they come for Mouse they get what's coming to them."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith snorts. "I think your pets are fine Harry, just because they are Vampires doesn't mean they are complete monsters." He says and manages to hold a straight face for almost five whole seconds. Then he laughs and shakes his head. "Seriously though, I imagine if they had a clue how dangerious Mouse is, he'd be on the list too."

Harry Dresden has posed:
"Let them try. They get what they get." he mutters and pets Mouse as he walks over from eating. Harry scritches the dog's ears and then goes back to his meal,"So where do we start? Do you have any leads?"

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith shakes his head slightly, "Short of marching right into South America, which you know is wall to wall Red court, not really." He takes another draw off his beer and adds, "The problem is dealing with the mercenaries. The Red Court can keep throwing money at them. Someone some where is going to get lucky."

Harry Dresden has posed:
Shaking his head, Harry replies,"It would take a while, but I could find a path through the Ways between Worlds. We could step out just about wherever you wanted. If we could get Buffy and Faith as well as Willow and Hellequin. Maybe the Cassie or Raven too. The Red Court might not know what to make of that sort of incursion."

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith sighs and shakes his head. "Seems like walking into a lion's den if you ask me... but then again, of all the people you've mention there isn't allot of sanity to go around." He smirks a bit before adding "And of course i include myself in that list.."

Harry Dresden has posed:
"Admittedly it would be a lion's den walk." he agrees,"If we could get Cassie's sisters I think we could do it with impunity, but I haven't seen her and haven't ever met the other two. Three Amazons would likely as not set the Red Court on fire by themselves."

The brothers enjoy a meal and easy conversation about troubling things. Plans are made and ideas kicked around over home brew and steak sandwichines.