12776/After a Loooong Night

After a Loooong Night
Date of Scene:	13 September 2022
Location:	Blake House
Synopsis:	A long night segues into an uncertain day.
Cast of Characters:	Thomas Blake, Gabby Kinney

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Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake looks over a note from Megan. Nothing crucial. She'll be back in the evening. Couple little hearts. Ok. He puts it down and concentrates on eating his cereal. His morning shower was derailed by an assortment of ladies' garments over the shower curtain rod. So he eats. Plenty of milk. Plenty of Total. A few slices of banana. More to come.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney had a late night. Very late. Seeing movement in the main house she comes in that way rather than going around back to the pool house just yet. "Morning Thomas," she greets with a yawn as she stumbles for the kitchen herself to grab some coffee. Or something similar to it. She's still in her clothes from the other day as well, and walks with a lazy almost off-balance gait as if she were really, really tired.

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake is about to return the greeting. He pauses.

He gets off the stool by the island counter. "You were wearing those clothes... yesterday." He takes a step closer, cautiously as f afraid to disturb a single molecule of a crime scene. He takes a breath.

"Since when did you start wearing cologne... ah." Mystery solved to his satisfaction he goes back to his cereal and an iced coffee. He has a small smirk.

"Good morning, Gabrielle! Have you seen your sister yet? If not... can I call her over? Please?"

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney pauses at that only to glance over her shoulder at him with an eyebrow raising. "I'm a vigilante, sometimes I pull late nights," she shoots back. At least up until the point where he mentions the cologne. It's THAT part that causes her face to turn completely beet red. "Shush," she mumbles while turning back to pouring a coffee.

"Not yet," she admits, mid-yawn, and gives a nod. She's already sipping on the coffee so she pulls out her phone to just text Bellona.

It doesn't take long for the albino to come inside. "Yeah, what?" She asks looking over to Thomas.

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake is smiling and eating cereal when Bellona comes in. "Coffee, Bellona?" he asks politely. He already noted six items he can throw at her if she pulls a gun. Let's face it, she'll blame him for this development. "Is that another of my shirts?" he then says. Deflect. Deflect. he has dealt with angry women before. A lot of them. Sometimes several at once.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Bellona narrows her eyes skeptically at Thomas. "No, it's not," she states firmly. "Just something I snagged from the Goodwill bin." She wasn't above a little theft if necessary. Really taht was one of the least things to steal. "Coffee's fine." A pause, and she asks, "Why are you being so damn nice this morning?"

Gabby just... she's pouring her second cup about now. "I can't claim jetlag for you anymore, Bell, gonna have to try to get along, please."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake shrugs. "Just one of those mornings I'm glad to be alive, nice September morning. Made a small killing at cards. Some ahuh investmenots came in. I'm surrounded by friends. Spenot a night in the arms of the woman I love..." He goes back to eating.

Do not play cards with this man.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney slides a mug of coffee over to Bellona before turning to rummage in the fridge. She's satisfied when she finds some slices of cheese and butter, and grabs some bread. Not quite a grilled cheese but she's going to load up some toast at least. "You still having issues with that?" She asks simply, innocently.

Bellona moves to take the cup of coffee still uncertain. "Ah huh." She keeps her gaze on Thomas just trying to suss him out. "... You're lying. Normally when you're in a good mood you're joking loudly, bouncing around, getting in trouble."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake drinks his ice coffee and makes no denial or confirmation. He looks at her with the look he has given many a vigilante and law man that seems to say, "Knowing something and proving it ae two different things.

"Maybe, you never saw me this happy before, Bellona. I mean I can screw with you aaaaaall the time. I'm just eating some cereal here and enjoying a coffee."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Bellona just... yeah she's not buying it. There's a grunt given and she turns to head for the bathroom muttering, "I'll pick up my laundry," figuring that's what's got him upset.

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake looks at Gabby and pints towards Bellona and just shrugs. Then he shakes his head. Ten he looks agains towards the bathroom and huffs a little. THen he says softly, "Geeze."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney just shrugs at Thomas a bit. "Laundry issues again?" She hazards knowing for a fact Bellona was a bit messy about such things. At least she'd decided to go ahead and clean up after herself, perhaps a bit later than she should have. "You do seem a bit grumpy this morning. Just snuggles with Pix?" A little amused grin creeps over her that she tries to quickly supress.

Bellona comes out a few moments later with some laundry tucked under her arm. "Need a clothes line," she utters in complaint before ducking back outside.

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake shouts after her, "Then put one up!"

"She'd find fault with Wonder Woman," he says to Gabby. "And never mind how things are going with Pixie. I was fine till Miss Sunshine there pissed in my cornflakes. Not literally of course." He starts drinking the milk out of the bowl. He shoots Gabby a warning look.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney rolls her eyes up and away innocently. "I said nothing," she offers back simply. "Anyway I should grab a shower and change of clothes. Maybe a nap." Woefully she looks down to her coffee with a sigh. "Not like this does much for me."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake sighs and snags Gabby in a hug. "I'm sorry. I don't know why we are like this. I... I didn't do anything to her... really. I'll let her alone. Tell her to let me alone. Especially right now. I AM kind of grouchy. I'll admit it to you." He gives her another squeeze like he's signing his name to the hug.

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney pauses as she's caught up in the hug, and she hugs back. "I know a lot of it is her. She is trying a bit though. I mean she didn't go off too much here," she points out glancing out over toward where Bellona had gone. "I'll talk to her though. She's just... rough, and hard to trust people, and given she just came back from Madripoor she's probably fallen back on old habits."

The extra squeeze earns a smile and she clears her throat. "I know. I'm sorry. And I'm not trying to rub your nose in things or anything," she adds quietly.

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake releases her after a nose beep. "Yeah, you were screwing with me... it's ok. It's like gravity is going to reverse next. Well you seem happy with yourself, so there's that."

"Speaking of natural law breaking down... is the lighting in your place okay? There's something going on, I gad to replace 6 or 7 light bulbs last night."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
Gabby Kinney looks a little confused at that part. "No, not that I'd noticed. I'll keep an eye on things though. Hopefully nothing too weird going on. No lightning last night?" Sighing she takes another sip of her coffee to contemplate this. "I hope it's nothing magical. I've got enough going on with that. Rien, Chas, even Jon all went off to do their own thing and I kind of picked up the bag they dropped in regards to leading the JLD. For now," she assures quickly. "I'm looking for help."

Thomas Blake has posed:
Thomas Blake nods and sips his coffee. "If you come across an elder whozits that will succumb to stabbing let me know. I hope they didn't leave over something I said."

Gabby Kinney has posed:
"Rien and Chas started having feelings for one another and ran off together to explore them," Gabby states deadpan and just nods.