#ccsemberclub

Emmit takes his hat off, wiping his feet

"Come in, man, come in....." Emerson welcomes him into the house and offers to take his coat. "Drink?"

"Would't say No" he smiles

"Scotch?" he ambles to the bar cart to pour.

"Definitely wouldn't say no" A wolf grin "Hope Miss CC continues to feel better?"

"She does, yes, thank you. Should be joining us presentlly, in fact." he prepares two drinks and brings them over, offers a toast.

"To -your- health."

"Much obliged" he says "And may you and you lady keep on keeping on" And he drinks

A sip. "Please, have a seat." He offers the couch as the only piece in the room that might support and be comfortable to the grump troll. He takes an armchair.

He takes the seat "Fair. Why did you call me over, if I might jump ahead a bit?"

"Do you mind if we wait for Callidora?" apologetically "She has a request for you, which I support. A bit of your magic for a good cause."

"Oh no worries, waiting on a woman is often time well spent, not that I'd confess it to any of them"

"Oh, I tell Callidora that all the time." He smiles slyly.

"You are well and truly hooked, Emerson" he adds "Must be nice"

CC speaks up "I hear guy gossip"

"Guilty as charged, young lady" Emmit rises as she comes i

Emerson stands as well and approaches to greet her with a kiss. "Guilty, as always, Dearest."

"Good thing I like tarnished men" She kisses Emerson back

"How are you feeling, young lady?" Emmit inquires

"Oh, better and better at someone sweet enouggh to lie to me and call me young. How are you, Emmit?" She smiles

"Dandy, now that I have Scotch" He smiles

He gets one for Callidora as well.

She takes "Emmit, one can't help but admire the Farmhold wards"

"Why thank you" he says

He offers Callidora a seat.

Calliidora takes it

"Having seen it, while visiting the kids, we were impressed and wondered if you ever did it outside the farm?" Hopeful

And Emerson takes his own seat again.

"Once or twice," he says "Any place DeBukes might be I'm usually ready to help out."

"Hm. Really?"

"Well sure" He says "I don't always get a call for it. Young uns are proud"

"Not entirely a flaw of youth." he points out.

"Oh well, definitely, of course we grumps can sometimes hide it better. It's not that we're humbler," He winks "Just that we're tired. Now it sounds like you folks are worried about security here? You had trouble?"

"Security at the Club." Emerson clarifies.

"Ah," he looks surprised "I thought you folks would be relying on cameras or.. oh" A brow lift "you mean the freehold part?"

"Right on the nose" CC says "It's going to sound terrible, Emmit, but we're a bit skittish about nobles ourselves. It's a small hold, but haven is a part of the Escheat. We were wondering if you could put up something so that anyone with a title might see it as already crowded? "

Emmit smiles "Doesn't sound terrible at all. Nobles have plenty of holds to fall back on, we 'common folk' " He scoffs "Well, let's just say we DeBukes have it good, many don't"

"Too true." he murmurs, and sips.

"Huh, 'the full room' illusion... complicated, but intriguing. Be like what they do with video games these days" he ponders "But it IS doable"

CC looks hopeful "That's good to know. We're sure there are other more direct discouragements, but we wouldn't want to risk hurting anyone" SHe takes Emerson's hand "My man, he's so soft hearted, he'd never hurt a fly"

"Dearest...." he demurs.

"Oh, I imagine your fellow has a bit of a scrapper when need be" Emmit says

"And.." he adds "I can set you up., Will take a bit of time and some dross, and I'll need you to write up some details on what the illusion should look like. Be like creating characters in a story"

"And?" with an eyebrow.

"And I might be talking with the Chief and Hearth to see what we might want for a bit of payement, just to keep it honest, but there would be a family discount"

Emerson looks at Callidora.

"Would it help if I pouted really big and fluttered my lashes?" CC smiles

"CC, I imagine your pout could stop inflation" Emmit admits "if you held it long enough. Don't worry, you and Emerson will likely haggle me down further"

"Hear that, honey, you get to negotatiate him down" CC says to EBG

"I wouldn't dream of paying less, or more, than a fair price."