On keeping an eye out for canonmates for undergrounds

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Look, I get what you're trying to do. Really, I do. I just don't think you've really thought this through. Believe me, I'd like to see Harry or Justine, too, but you said yourself you probably won't find a Justine, and you're playing me in an AU setting where I haven't met either of them yet. Things might not go the same way if I don't have Justine around to bring out the best in me.

Yes, I know he'll accept me once he knows we're half-brothers, but we have to get that far, first, and that's not even counting how different things would go with everyone else I could meet out of order. I hate to admit it, but even my good looks will only get me so far. Man, could you imagine if you found a Michael or Charity before Harry knows who I am?

...why are you smiling?

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[in_the_book]

What's the ratio of good lucks to miles per gallon?

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Harry. [He smiles. It is nice to see him, possible impending disaster or no.] I'm hoping a lot.

[Because he could use all the good luck he could get.]

[in_the_book]

[Impending disaster and Harry go hand in hand, don't you know.]

You got yourself in some kind of trouble, Thomas?

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Isn't there always trouble?

[Not exactly an answer.]

Just some game stuff. I can handle it.

[Probably.]

[in_the_book]

Pretty much.

[Yeah, not letting you get away with that.]

On a scale of Red Court to Denarians to "Murphy without coffee", how bad is it?

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Well, let's see, on that scale...

[He pauses, thinking about it.]

Probably Red Court. There's an insane vampire running the show. He and his lackeys have enough people pissed that they're gunning for vampires in general, and not exactly stopping to check IDs first.

[So a bit like the Red Court's war on the White Council, and just as dangerous.]

[in_the_book]

[He grimaced.]

Torch and pitchfork mobs, got it.

And how many people there know you're a vampire?

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Enough to cause problems.

[Not that he could put an exact number on it. There were too many variables. People sharing information, people seeing him in a fight and putting two and two together.]

Only one that's tried anything yet, though.

[in_the_book]

Ugh.

And how close did this Buffy wannabe get?

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Not close enough.

[in_the_book]

Okay, point.

Seriously, though. You doing all right, Thomas?

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Relax, Harry, I'm doing fine. Not that I'd object to having you around to help out, but...

[...but Harry would have to learn in that alternate universe that Thomas was his half-brother before he'd know that he should have Thomas's back. If a Harry were to show up, that was.]

I'm handling things.

[in_the_book]

Yeah, well... game I've been in's kind of dying. Saving your ass beats sitting around being useless.

[loveconquersdinosaurs]

Well, I would appreciate having you around. My mun wants me to let you know that if you're interested, your mun can shoot her a message with any questions you might have.

[in_the_book]

Good to know. My mun's gonna poke around, and see what he can see.