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Bob, Butters, and the White Council...

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LordDresden2:
It strikes me that there might eventually be an issue with Butters and Bob playing Batman, and that's the Council.

Remember, Luccio told Harry that they knew about Bob, as a former assistant-spirit to Kemmler.  She also said that the Council had a 'destroy on site' order out for Bob, because he was too dangerous to be allowed to run loose, and in fact that he had been destroyed.  In fact, of course, Justin had taken the skull from Kemmler's base and Harry had inherited him.

But now Butters is out there using Bob to energize various magical weapons and tools, and using them relatively openly.  If the Council notices that Butters is suddenly wielding devices using way more magical energy than he should be able to manifest, someone might get curious as to how the former medical examiner is suddenly tapped into so much power, and if they took a closer look and realized how he was doing it, then suddenly Harry and Butters and the Chicago Alliance have Trouble with a capitol T right here Lake Michigan City.

I wonder if anybody's thought about that risk...

Mira:

--- Quote from: LordDresden2 on July 30, 2017, 04:24:47 AM ---It strikes me that there might eventually be an issue with Butters and Bob playing Batman, and that's the Council.

Remember, Luccio told Harry that they knew about Bob, as a former assistant-spirit to Kemmler.  She also said that the Council had a 'destroy on site' order out for Bob, because he was too dangerous to be allowed to run loose, and in fact that he had been destroyed.  In fact, of course, Justin had taken the skull from Kemmler's base and Harry had inherited him.

But now Butters is out there using Bob to energize various magical weapons and tools, and using them relatively openly.  If the Council notices that Butters is suddenly wielding devices using way more magical energy than he should be able to manifest, someone might get curious as to how the former medical examiner is suddenly tapped into so much power, and if they took a closer look and realized how he was doing it, then suddenly Harry and Butters and the Chicago Alliance have Trouble with a capitol T right here Lake Michigan City.

I wonder if anybody's thought about that risk...

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If and when they find out someone isn't going to like it you can be sure of that..  Someone on the Council will want to confiscate him, some will want him studied, some will want him destroyed, and others will want to use him themselves.

Snark Knight:
The entire reason Butters and company have had to step up so openly is that the Council doesn't have assets on the ground in Chicago. Now that Harry's back, they'll have an even better excuse to continue ignoring the Fomor push on the city. Also given that the senior Wardens are under the impression Bob was destroyed in Kemmler's lab rather than taken by Justin, there's plenty of room for them to remain ignorant unless Jim chooses to write some coincidences to make Bob coming to light into a subplot.

Another angle that I think might be riskier than Butters' gear is that Evil Bob is still out there. If some of his schemes get on the Council's radar and they trace the deception about him being destroyed back to Justin, it's a short jump to Harry.

KurtinStGeorge:

--- Quote from: Snark Knight on July 31, 2017, 08:30:31 PM ---The entire reason Butters and company have had to step up so openly is that the Council doesn't have assets on the ground in Chicago. Now that Harry's back, they'll have an even better excuse to continue ignoring the Fomor push on the city. Also given that the senior Wardens are under the impression Bob was destroyed in Kemmler's lab rather than taken by Justin, there's plenty of room for them to remain ignorant unless Jim chooses to write some coincidences to make Bob coming to light into a subplot.

Another angle that I think might be riskier than Butters' gear is that Evil Bob is still out there. If some of his schemes get on the Council's radar and they trace the deception about him being destroyed back to Justin, it's a short jump to Harry.

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My guess is that at some point Harry will need some outside help to deal with Evil Bob and that help might have to come from the Council.  It's one thing for Harry to try to explain to the Council that Bob purged himself of Kemmler's knowledge and influence; it's another for Harry to simply say, "I first saw this disembodied skull with Corpsetaker (or Corpsetaker's shade) and I thought it looked very much like the skull Justin kept in his lab, with similar designs and sigils carved into it except Justin's skull didn't speak or float in mid air."  Harry wouldn't even be lying. (Probably) The first time Harry saw Evil Bob was when the disembodied skull was working for Corpsetaker and I bet the first time Bob spoke to Harry was after Harry had killed Justin and left his master's lab a smoking wreck. 

Snark Knight:
It would still prompt questions of, if they knew Justin had stolen the skull, why it didn't turn up in the wreckage after Harry defeated him.

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