12441/Let Sleeping Fairies Lie!

Let Sleeping Fairies Lie!
Date of Scene:	15 August 2022
Location:	Blake House
Synopsis:	Thomas learns more of the demons plaguing Gabby and Megan, but can he help them?
Cast of Characters:	Gabby Kinney, Thomas Blake

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Gabby Kinney has posed:
A knock comes to the door. You know the knock. The one Gabby always uses when she's coming to visit. Even if she was a bit older now she still had that habit of doing the 'shave and a haircut' knock because really, it was classic. You couldn't go wrong with the classics.

She's got a small bag slung over her shoulder like she'd either run away from home (yeah right) or was just carrying some small gear with her that she didn't want to leave on her motorcycle outside. She's wearing civvies, and actually looks like someone fashionable helped her shop instead of her usual cat or unicorn t-shirt. A strappy tanktop, 'cargo pants' that were way too tight to be actual cargo pants, and a pair of ankle boots with just a smidge of heel.

After the knock though she does test the door. Habit that. It swings open so she steps inside pausing cautiously to take a sniff of the air while listening. Just to make sure she wasn't walking in on anything. "Thomas?"

Thomas Blake has posed:
There is a soft sound, half purr, half growl of a Catman waking up. He told gabby once to wake him by smacking his feet and ducking, just in case. But living with a she demon did that to you. Then he calls softly, "Come in, Gabrielle. I... I can't get up. Give me a minute... and be quiet, for fuck's sake." She will find Rasputin near the bed/living room looking put out.

Moving further in she'd sh Thomas with one arm free and the other under pillows and someone. Someone with wings. Thomas manages to roll the winged sleeper over and get his arm out. He piles pillows to take his place. Then he grabs his pants and motions to abby to head nto the dining room making a shush face with dire consequences if she makes noise. He does give her a big hug.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney flashese a highly amused grin to find him tangled up with Megan asleep on him. She does remain quiet however while she turns to shut the door behind her taking care not to let it just swing shut, or slam heavily. She could be a sneak theif when she wanted to be.

Going in then she waits until he gets free, nods at the gesture to the dining room, and turns to go that way. Pointedly not mentioning the lack of pants. "Hey Thomas," she greets quietly when he offers the hug which she takes with a little bump of her forehead against his shoulder as if she might be tired, too. "Sorry to bother. Been hunting down a spook for a week or so. How're you doing?"

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake switches from a hug to an arm around Gabby's neck. Not a threat so much as a very muscular man wanting her complete attention. He rubs his chin on her forehead, fondly. "My little love, I need to talk. there's a matter of magic and evil going on. Pretty sure t got its hooks into you as well, though you seem to have come out the other side. Can you tell me what all these dreams and possessions and such are about? Oh and I appreciate your not teasing me about her. But... you know me from my days with She Who Will Not be Named. You know I'm a good boyfriend. This... I wanted to be by her because she was having nightmares. You were having sleeping problems. You do heroing together. Please tell me, little friend, what is going on?"

Translation: point me at the mother flower hurting my girls.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney draws a breath again only to let out slowly as he points out she was having issues sleeping, too. She hadn't been aware Megan had been touched yet. A look of utter guilt crosses her face when she looks back to Thomas with a small nod in response. "I'll tell you what I can. We're trying to keep it isolated since it seems the more people that know the more it spreads," she explains quietly. A little tug to the strap slung over her shoulder is given. "Some old gods trying to break into our world. The dreams are their attempts to get us to work with them while feeding off of us." A little quirk of a smile comes that fades faintly. She might seem okay but there was something a little more subdued about her lately, and on occasion her left hand seems to randomly twitch. "Told the ones after me to get fucked."

"Honestly being by her and being here for her, being a good solid anchor, is probably the best thing for her," she adds quietly. "Rien tried to isolate herself and it got her. The thing I've been hunting took her place for awhile. Tricked all of us."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake turns around to give Gabby a proper hug. This time there is some strength and pressure delivered, nearly enough to turn the littlest Kinney into a whoopee cushion. He lifts er face to give her a noisy mu-wah on her upturned nose in gratitude. "Yeah, I'd figure you for giving them indigestion. Thank you. I know there more and I know it's a need to know but... I'll work with the Bats and their side to help you. Lately... I've had a lot of magic in my face and making it seem like there's these problems only magic can solve. I think it's bullshit. When you got people who study magic, they figure to use magic to solve everything... and sometimes they keep people in the dark. This don't apply to Pix."

"I think Pixie has very powerful abilities and she's trying to b more than a magic person. She's working out, learning more fighting from me. She's well rounded."

"But you... if you need an anchor. I'm here. Say you understand and will come for help when you need it. Convince me or I'm not letting you go." And the arms do lock around her, not crushing but... secure, safe. Catman's eyes can stop a person cold at times, they're that scary, and they can be that warm.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
"Okay." Gabby lets her hand drop from the strap of the bag on her shoulder to slip around Thomas to give a proper hug to. Not that she hadn't been squished a few times by his larger arms already. Hugs were always something she enjoyed and after the recent events she might need a few more than she usually got. There's no attempt to squirm away for at least a moment or two more. Then she cracks a smile. "Keep rubbing on me like this people are gonna get the wrong idea," she offers with a little chuckle followed by another squeeze.

"Thanks, Thomas. The nightmares they gave me, I was fighting in a war where everyone else has died already. Might have even been a glimpse of another timeline. FELT real. The options they gave me were to fight an eternal war or watch the world burn though."

"Guess they didn't know me very well."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake releases abby, giving her a swat on the rear. "I'm not rubbing on you, you're rubbing on me. Get yourself a villain, baby. I can hook you up with Anarky... probably. "Yes... I am familiar with demons. They have similar methods. Like they try to show you the shittiest possible outcomes and portray themselves as your only way out. Rat bastards. Like one of those mortgage refinances but the balloon payments are murder."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
"Anarky's into guys and dating one already," Gabby points out with a quick laugh of amusement at that. "I've got a demon been flirting with me but not sure about it. Hellboy," she explains in case he's familiar with the guy. Unslinging the small pack she had over her shoulder she moves to drop it unceremoniously on the dining room table once free from the hug monster. At least she's grinning now.

"Yeah. Pretty similar shtick there overall, I guess. I'm not really a magic user myself so I'm helping in other ways when I can. I figure I'll have a long life after all. Hopefully." Glancing back she raises an eyebrow. "Speaking of long life, how'd you get an Aunt from WWII that looks younger than you?"

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake flails, "It was a time warp thing. Poor Aunt Zinda... she lost everyone she knew... though they left her a bundle. I'm trying to b there for her... seriously. Listen I can work for my own money. I don't need to sponge all though... She can cook for me whenever she wants." Without asking he reaches out to rub Gabby's head, this time more careful of her hair, not trying to mess with her. "Heh. This was out thing. I liked making you feel better almost as much as I did screwing AlcheMax... are you up for more of that. I think I got a great method of insertion hehehehe." He looks back at the sleeping fairy, who's wing twitches a little. "She's so cute."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Time warp. The explanation is acceptd easily without any real need for further exposition. Gabby had been around enough with those that were either displaced, had time issues, or were just really, really long lived that things were taken in stride overall. "Must be a bit of a change for her culturally," she has to admit only to pause when he goes in for the top of her head. That was always a good way to calm her down. "Mm." A little half-grunt is given as she grins more.

"I haven't checked in with them for awhile. They reused the main lab they kept me and my sisters at, and it got blown to bits last time. Should give them some attention to keep them in line," she agrees with a grin. It's the mention of Pixie that causes her to look over to that again allowing herself to just smirk a bit. "Phrasing? And yeah she is," she has to agree with a nod. "Seems to be really into you. You got a good one."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake arranges Gabby's hair back in place. "I got two good ones. Oh how is Bellona? She ever get that pole out of her ass? Tell her I said hi and to get laid ASAP. AlcheMax... I paid them back for what they did to me a long time ago. Now I just do stuff to them for the soul. And for Mutants. Some of you guys are pretty cool. Like humans. Anyway, she wants to learn intrusion techniques. Why not earn as you learn?"

He sighs and then looks back for any signs of consciousness in the sleeping Fairy. "She's saving me. She looks at me and I know she's seeing me as this great guy and, I want to be that guy. It's hard. I still have my issues. But I'm trying. My next sca... enterprise, is writing a novel about a theme criminal in a fictional world without any super powers. I mean... I gave my show half the ideas for scripts. I may have a publishing deal lined up."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney reaches out to knock her fist into his arm lightly in a fond way. "She's out terrorizing half of Madripoor right now last I checked. She's doing better, or starting to. Still grumpy as ever but I think she's working a lot of that anger out of her system. Just taking awhile. I'll let her know you said hi."

"Stories are good. Just so long as you don't make them too realistic so that a lawyer can go 'see this is proof' or something. Then again," she reasons with a thoughtful expression. "If it involves Alchemax they're probably going to deny it all since they're pretty criminal themselves."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake snerks, "You're lecturing me about legalities? Pfft. I been watching Theme of the Crime Writers file off details for over a year. I plan to give copies to people who might take notice and change anything they have a problem with... I did want to do something based on your birthday gathering... where your friend looked like he was about to arrest Juggy. God I would have paid money to see that. He really likes you. Once he got your invite there was no keeping him away. Literally."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney grins brightly at that recollection with a little laugh. "Juggs is great, really. I feel bad sometimes because he tries to protect me from stuff and like..." She can only shrug a bit. "I get in trouble. It happens." Though Thomas was the same. Dropping down into one of the seats she can only shrug. "I'm gonna be eighteen soon, too. Feels kind of surreal. I had so much trouble with people thinking I was just a regular kid or wanting me to be, and now?" Now? She has to stop to think of that before her response to such a thought comes by simply lifting both hands to flip off the ceiling in some sense of triumph.

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake says, "You should come here for a little party, Megs, Aunt Zinda, Mike, Juggs if I can find him, any Kinneys you want that can leave the attitude home. Even that demon guy if you like. I'm putting in a hot tub. We got the beach right here. I'm still fixing stuff, we had a room with a disco ball."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney drops her hands back down from her gesturing to rest lightly in her lap. "You know, that sounds pretty good actually," she has to agree. At least until the disco ball is mentioned. "The hell did they do in this place before you got it? A disco ball? ... I mean I'm not saying it's bad, just wondering what went on here."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake gestures around. This was my family's summer retreat. They chiefly partied and scandalized the locals... show you how bad my dad was, they feel I am an improvement. With my tiger!. Welcome to Blake house in all its 1990's glory!"