12122/Housewarming at Blake House

Housewarming at Blake House
Date of Scene:	23 July 2022
Location:	Blake House
Synopsis:	Breakfast is served!
Cast of Characters:	Thomas Blake, Michael Hannigan, Saeko, Megan Gwynn

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Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake wakes up. He looks around. He has two people who teleport in his little group now. Can't just walk around nearly starkers. It nearly killed Megan yesterday.

Then again, it's his house and he is Catman, as well as a Blake and he hops out of bed to see about breakfast.

The tiger as pushed open the hidden door that leads to his pen. Thomas gets a hug that can break your back, except he's that strong and the tiger has phenomenal balance. Rasputin does take care of a cowlick on Thomas. Then the big cat pads behind him, like a kitten as Thomas grabs a fifty pound bag of Cat Chow and dumps it into a huge bowl for him. Rasputin eyes this a little disappointed.

"No more lasagna. You know what it does to you. Your gas could flatten the Hulk. Aunt Zinda may come by. Or Megan. You'd kill her."

Michael Hannigan has posed:
Outside of the house, an odd phenomenon occurs. While the door doesn't visibly open from within the house, the exterior door does open. And for those who happen to be looking to the open door, they'd spot an extremely....blue looking room from beyond. It's a brief glimpse as Mike steps through, immediately closing the door behind him. There's the sound of the door closing, leaving Mike on the front porch.

Saeko has posed:
A little waver in the air, a little shift and suddenly there was another figure behind Mike, a little noise of familarity and suddenly Saeko was there in her human guise, a little tilt of her head. "Hey there," she greets, simple as it may be. "It's been quite a while."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake looks down at the tiger. "You want eggs? I want eggs. I'm making eggs. eggs get a bum deal."

The tiger can eat a lot of eggs. He just dumps a carton in an huge wok and begins working his own magic.

"You're going to like Megan. She's a lot like Saeko. Whom I miss. Whom? Yeah. Look at me with the Gotham Academy manners. Anyway, watch yourself... this is a Denver omelet. Lots of peppers, the way Deadshot likes it." He dumps the contents of the wok into the tiger's empty bowl. He should get dressed but he's not. It's not like he's making bacon.

Hmmm bacon /might/ be worth getting dressed for.

Michael Hannigan has posed:
Hearing a voice speak up immediately behind him, Mike straightens. Taking a step forward, the other foot swings around, pivoting Mike so he can see the newcomer. "Oh hey Saeko!" The musician greets, "It has been awhile. How are you?"

He glances to the door, "Are you visiting Thomas?" He's not sure on if she just exited through the door on her way out or if she just got here.

Saeko has posed:
"I was thinking about it," Saeko greets back, shrugging her shoulders. "I saw you there though, thought I might say 'Hi'..." she muses before making to reach a fingertip to the door and touches it lightly, letting the thing swing open. "And I felt like seeing Rasputin too."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake pauses at the tiny sound of the door swinging open. Maybe it was his hearing it. Maybe it was the twitch in the tiger's ears. He silently takes up a huge kitchen knife. 440 AAA steel and pads towards the living room, see who has entered. The tiger goes with him. Both crouch and wait.

Michael Hannigan has posed:
"Ah. Well I'm sure he'll be glad to se-" Mike pauses as Saeko opens the door to the residence without at least knocking. And she's basically confirmed she just got here. Mike turns his head, speaking in to the open doorway. "Morning Thomas! It's me and Saeko!"

Saeko has posed:
Standing in the open, maybe being functionally immortal tended to make one a little more cautious before she makes to bend down, awaiting the sight of the Tiger before she giggles softly. "Thomas, I can appear suddenly in your kitchen again, if you prefer..."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake is suddenly way closer than you would expect, still holding the knife in one hand. With his other arm, he sort of clotheslines Mike and shoves him to the side. This is a little rough but not nearly as bad as having a Siberian tiger slam into you. Mike might ghost right through him but, that works as well. Rasputin charges past mike, or through him, bounding up to Saeko before doing a sort of bow to present his head for scratches, nearly knocking her down.

Michael Hannigan has posed:
Well, even though Mike to the moment to give Thomas warning. The visual of the catman running at him isn't sufficient notice for him to react. Being that Mike is NOT phantasmed at the moment the arm ends up hooking into Mike. Feet shuffle in an effort to keep the musican upright as he's suddenly finding his weight being thrown in a direction he wasn't planning on.

It's not that pretty as he loses his balance. Just missing landing in the chair situated on the  porch.

But at least the porch isn't missing any floorboards.

Saeko has posed:
A little 'Ooof!' given as she's pounced before she reaches up to pet the tiger that weighed a fair bit more than her...then the fox vanished, only to appear crouching beshide the animal, wrapping her arms around it with a hug and then looking up to Thomas with a beaming grin. "How have you been?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn has been spending lots more time at Thomas' place lately, for some odd reason..Wonder why? And even at this ridiculous hour of the morning, she realizes that she left something behind and so she quickly teleports in..Like in the middle of the kitchen in the middle of breakfast..Seems she over calculated or something. "Hi!" she says cheerfully as she literally pops in out of nowhere, "Mmm, what's that smell, someone cooking breakfast?" she already had breakfast, but there is a thing called second breakfast too Yknow!

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake is after seconds of a different sort, even after ice cream! He turns and pounces on the slim girl, fairly scooping her up in a hug. He gives her a warm kiss and sets her on the counter. Hopefully she remains standing. Affection from Catman is risky too.

"I'm making breakfast. Sit down. You haven't tried my omelets yet. Omelets for everyone... except Rasputin. He had a dozen eggs already. Denver omelets and bacon. Ow! Ouch, let me put on some clothes..." He hurries to the living room to grab some duds off the floor.

Michael Hannigan has posed:
It all happened...So quickly. He's not sure how long he's been lying on the porch but by the time he gets back up, Thomas is already inside, and based from the exchange he overhears-

Mike gives a slight smile, pushing himself off the porch floor and making his way inside the house. Once he's sure everyone's inside, he closes the door and looks over to Thomas. "Need any help with cooking?"

Saeko has posed:
Coming to stand at the sound of the new arrival Saeko makes to move into the room with one last parting scritch before she slips into the kitchen. What kind of divine fox spirit would she be if she turned down an offering...even if that was just breakfast really, it still counted, right?

Spotting Megan and her predicament, the Kitsune offers a little wave of her fingers.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn meeps, totally caught off-guard when Thomas pounces her, but is no less full of energy, giggling and snuggling him and kissing him too, maybe a little too long since they have company. "Hi! Didja miss me? I think I left that new scarf you got me, behind.." As she sees Saeko, Megan smiles and waves to her, remembering her briefly from..Somewhere. "Hey! It's Saeko right? how you been?" Finally she spies a Mike and smiles, "Hey Nick..Thanks for taking care of Thomas. I'm in your debt."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake calls from the living room. "Sorry, Megan that's Saeko, the friend I mentioned. Saeko, that's Megan." He pulls a shirt on and some air conditioned cut offs and re-enter the kitchen to turn the bacon. "Sorry Mike but believe me, Rasputin would have done worse... where the hell is that tiger...?"

Rasputin is slowly padding towards Megan, giving mixed signals. Thomas holds a finger up to shush everyone.

Rasputin gives Megan a sniff. He turns to look at Saeko. Then he puts his head in Megan's lap, purring.

Thomas remembers to breathe. He thought that was the outcome. He does go over to stand by Megan, leaning against her and petting the big cat.

"Mike, eggs and bacon should be done if you'd care to plate them. Saeko... this is breakfast though if you want, I'll make Inari an omelet just as a thank you."

Michael Hannigan has posed:
"No worries, Tom." Mike responds to the apology offered by Thomas, "If it's between getting tackled by you or Rasputin, I'm fine with how it turned out."

Mike moves over to the kitchen area, nodding to Megan in greeting and reciving her thanks for treating Thomas the other day. "Oh, no debt, Megan. Just glad what I pulled together worked." Seeing the shushing motion from Thomas, Mike grows quiet, glancing over to see the tiger approaching Pixie. Mike's lips press together as he waits. Once it's certain she wasn't going to be Tiger food, he relaxes.

Thomas's instructions soon follow. Mike nods, moving over towards the cabinet that stores the extra dishes to pull out a few more. "How many pieces of bacon do you each want?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn giggles, "Oh we met before..Briefly." she nods to Saeko. And is about to reach for food.lWhen that big scary looking tiger pads towards her. "Errr...Thomas?" she looks like she might scream or something..And then the tiger does something unexpected, sitting his head in her lap and she giggles, "Awwwe Soo cute!"

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake says, "Not really. He thinks you're like Saeko, a benevolent spirit. He's a lot more dangerous when I'm not around. Trust me. Mike still hasn't petted him and I do not blame him." He leans closer and whispers, "Can I get some loving too?" He nuzzles her ear. Then he remembers the bacon. He holds a piece out for her, still not bothering to sit down because Pixie is still on the counter and Rasputin is still in her lap.

"Thanks Mike... I hope you're okay with this Mike... it just happened. Tell him I'm being a perfect gentleman, Megan. He thinks I'm tearing your clothes off the moment I get you alone... Hey I even bought her a scarf she left somewhere. Anyway... I'm not forcing anything. We're seeing what develops." He does wrap his arm around Megan as he speaks, even though the tiger is now walking towards the food, and Mike. "Put some out for him and tell him what a good boy he is."

Michael Hannigan has posed:
"Well there was the one time in your basement at the other place." Mike reminds, thinking back to the time Thomas called him over to show him something. It wasn't what he was expecting. But Rasputin did eventually approach him then. "That said, Rasputin initiated at the time."

Because overall, Mike is not an idiot.

Getting no answers to piece count preference, Mike divides the food up evenly. Making sure to have a plate for Rasputin as well. The human plates are slid over to where the group is positioned at the counter "So...Just put his plate anywhere or a set place?"

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn is giggling as she scratches kitty under the ears.lBut pauses and stares at Thomas in surpise when he says that. "..Really?" she blinks slowly, staring at kitty as he slinks off, replaced by a different kind of kitty, and she smiles, leaning forward to catch the bacon in her mouth before leaning her head against him, wrapping an arm around his. "Mm, told ya you're a cuddly kitty." she teases, arching a brow at Nick as he offers her some food. "Uh, what happened in the basement..?"

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake rests his chin on Megan's head. "Nothing. We were very happy when nothing happened. Rasputin's bowl is over there, Mike. The truck hub cap." he's really not eating yet. Mainly breathing in Megan. Flowery. Something else. He releases her for a moment. He reaches into the fridge and removes a jar of pickles. "I don't know why, but I was dying for one of these since last night." Crunch!

Michael Hannigan has posed:
"Oh. Not much." Mike answers Megan, moving his hand away from her plate, "That's where Thomas showed me and a few others Rasputin."

Grabbing the tiger's plate, Mike glances around to see where Rasputin is located first. Finding a clear route to the hubcap, heads over to scrape the contents of the plate in.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn is busy munching on her free breakfast, glad that she decided to come over today. "Mmm, this is really good! Maybe you can teach me to cook, too!" like, she can scramble eggs and stuff but.." she arches a curious brow at Nick, shaking her head, "Nothing? Well that's good, right?" she peers towards the tiger or wherever he slinked off to, thoughtfully, "Soo how did you come to own a tiger? I thought it was dangerous, difficult to keep wild animals, especially tigers as pets. Is it even..Legal?" but she's starting to realize that he's not exactly a law abiding citizen..not that it bothers her or anything..

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake rubs noses. "I have a permit to own him for exhibition purposes. He appears on my show. I mean... Tony Stark has all kinds of weapons. The FF have that negative zone thing. There are ways. Life is strange. At one point I was sitting in the veldt with lions. Now I'm having eggs with a rock star and a Mutant Faerie. Anyway... I called the right people for it. I put a lot of money into Big Cat Conservation."

"The cutest Mutant Faerie. Hell of an upgrade from the ex, right, Mike?"

Michael Hannigan has posed:
Nothing's good, right?

Mike's eyes glance to the side as he finishes scooping the food into the tiger's dish. "I guess."

Empty plate in hand he walks to the sink, setting the dish in there before moving over to his plate to stab some egg with a fork.

The comment about how different things have turned out for Tom gets a bit of a smirk while he chews. And then the comment about the ex comes into play.

He swallows his bit of egg, "The ex was terrifying."

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn arches a brow, glancing between the two of them. "Umm..That bad? Who was it you said you dated..?" she grimaces, wondering if she wants to know, but given her magical contacts, perhaps it's someone she knows..She nods and smiles as Thomas explains the tiger and savannah, "Wow, so you're like a wildlife conservationist or something? Protecting animals like that, that's really noble.." Megan seems to regard him with even more respect and admiration now..