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Tweak says, "blame Canada!"

Molly Carpenter (winterslady) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-03-15 22:34:00

Entry tags:

harry dresden, molly carpenter

WHO: Molly Carpenter & Harry Dresden.
WHAT: Molly arrives.
WHERE: Town square.
WHEN: Today.
RATING: TBD

Molly was used to strange, strange was her life now and had been for a long time. That didn't mean that she liked it though. One moment she'd been preparing to attend a gathering and the next she found herself stood in what looked like a town square. Well this wasn't good. What seemed really odd was that there was a table sat there with a smartphone on it with a piece of paper underneath it.

She wasn't one to trust things immediately, she wasn't an idiot. Looking around she reached out to feel for any illusions or anything that might explain why it looked like she was somewhere else than where she'd just been. She could feel her wands in the pocket of her coat, at least she had them if she needed them which she really hoped she wouldn't.

When her eyes fell on a figure walking her way she tensed. There was no way it was who she thought it was, this was some kind of trick. It had to be. Or maybe it wasn't, there was only one way to find out really, well two and seeing as she didn't know exactly where she was magic might not be the way to go here. So option two it was. She straightened up and waited until he got a little bit closer before saying anything. "This your fault? Because I know it's not mine." A hint of a smile on her lips.

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winterslady
2019-03-16 03:57 pm UTC (link)

She appreciated that he didn't lie to her, she could always count on him to be honest with her. Of course it was a little worrying to hear they couldn't access Winter.

"So, nothing?" she asked, wondering what that meant for her specifically. Did it mean the Mantle wouldn't be able to wreck her life here?

"What about normal magic? We can still use that, right?" Being cut off from Winter was one thing, being cut off from all magic just sounded like a bad thing, a very bad thing.

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knightedwizard
2019-03-18 05:21 pm UTC (link)

"Nothing," Harry confirmed. He drew a breath. "Magic is functional. Just can't reach the Nevernever or anything like that." And he didn't have Bob. Or Mouse. Or Mister. Or Thomas. Which sucked. He missed his brother more than he wanted to admit. Mister wasn't very useful really, but he was Harry's cat. Mouse was...special. And Bob, well. He could really use some of Bob's all knowing sarcasm right about now.

"I don't know how or why we're here. If it's Summer's doing, they've masked it well." What else made sense? Some other big bad Harry had pissed off in the past. There were at least a dozen of them. But were any capable of this? He wasn't sure. He didn't like to think about it.

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winterslady
2019-03-18 05:36 pm UTC (link)

"That's something I suppose." At least they still had magic. Of course what could cut them off from Winter like that. Molly had never heard of anything but that didn't mean that it wasn't possible. Mad certainly wasn't forthcoming about a lot of things. It could even be a test set by Mab.

"What if it's Mab?" she asked, looking at Harry with a questioning look. "What if she's testing us? Seeing what we do or something. I wouldn't put it past her. We both know what she's like." She wasn't sure what would be better, if it was something else or The Winter Queen herself doing this. It sent a shiver through her just thinking about it.

"Okay, we can figure this out but first I really need a change of clothes," she said, gesturing down to the dress she was wearing. "As good as I look in this it isn't practical if we have to fight. Any idea where I can get something to wear?"

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knightedwizard
2019-03-19 05:28 pm UTC (link)

"Let's walk," Harry suggested. "I'm sure we can find something for you in town." She did look quite stunning in the dress. But it wasn't practical. Dresses, if seemed, were not very practical. Harry was glad men didn't wear them. He preferred his pants, thank you very much. The closes thing to a dress he wore was his duster, which reached to his ankles.

"I have thought of that, but I don't think so. It doesn't feel like Mab, you know?" He couldn't even begin to put into words what he meant. Or why he felt that way. But that didn't make it any less real in his mind. "I think it's something else. A force greater than Winter or Summer, which I'm not gonna lie, scares the crap out of me."

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winterslady
2019-03-19 05:39 pm UTC (link)

"I'm sure we can," she agreed. She was still a bit of a tomboy at heart, likely always would be but she did like wearing dresses now. They just really weren't practical at all. She'd hang onto this one though because it really did look good on her.

"Yeah, I know what you mean." Whatever was at work here definitely didn't feel like the work of Mab or anyone else she'd come across. "Big scary evil? Good thing we've got a lot of practice dealing with those," she teased, trying to keep things lighter and not think about how scary it was that whatever was doing this was more powerful than Winter or Summer.

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knightedwizard
2019-03-19 06:27 pm UTC (link)

Harry had dealt with a lot of big bads in his life. He supposed that was the price for being his mother's son. Molly had been through quite a bit of it with him, unfortunately. He really wished he could have spared her the life she'd fallen into.

But there was no time for regrets. He'd learned that the hard way. Regrets led to sloppy decisions, and choices that weren't thought through. That was when people got hurt, or even killed.

"Right, so. Let's get you some decent clothes. Then we'll figure out what the hell we do next."

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winterslady
2019-03-19 07:01 pm UTC (link)

Molly didn't regret the life she'd lived. Sure there were things she'd wished had gone differently but everything she'd been through had made her the woman she was today. She knew nothing good came from regret.

"And shoes, I don't want to be running around in these heels," she said, gesturing down at the shoes on her feet. "Where are you staying? I'm gonna need a place to stay."

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