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wardenferry419:
Since Marcone has been a frequent topic recently, I thought a discussion on how much he knew or saw of the non-normal prior to SF might be interesting.
Some points I have been thinking about are: his willingness to buy off a recognized "charlatan" of magic, his state of preparedness for Harry's soulgaze, his unusual acceptance of magic as a cause of death, and his less skeptical attitude when compared with Murphy and others that have been exposed to the supernatural.
I believe that sometime during Marcone's military and criminal career he witness supernatural acts. I would not be surprised that he changed his name due to being related to or a known associate of a magic user. Having a dossier on Harry, due to his police connections or his public claims of being a wizard, would be well within Marcone SOP.
Anyone else's thoughts on the matter?

Griffyn612:
I kind of want him to have been involved in the Cambodian/Saigon evacuations, the Tehran mission, and the Grenada Invasion just so he'd have different cultural experiences with magic.


   I can assume, for most, that the sight of an enraged wizard is
the most terrible thing they'll ever see. Our resident spellcaster,
with his considerable height, dark eyes and foreboding glower,
is no exception.  I've seen brave men -- men who have stared
unflinchingly down the barrel at certain death -- cower in his
presence.
   The wizard is a terrible sight to behold.
   But I've seen worse.
   I've stood at the edge of jungle, staring into the inky black. 
I've listened for the sound of the creature that stole orphans
from the streets in Saigon, a demon with a leopard's spots, but
possessing eyes more cruel than any natural born beast.
   I've watched a sandstorm rise amid the still desert air, the
swirling wall of stone and grit writhing like a serpent as it
worked its way into the choppers' engines.  Watched as the
motors died, sending my brothers-in-arms hurdling to the
desert floor, as the wind howled in triumph.
  I've stood watch over the broken walls of a fallen fort, as the
shadows in the darkness shifted and prowled, the native things
of that foreign shore as unwelcoming as the soldiers we'd slain
taking it.  I listened as the night took the others, one by one,
wondering all the while when the things would come for me.
  So yes, the wizard is terrible. 
   But I've seen worse.

DonBugen:
That is some awesome prose/free-form poetry.  Yours?

Con:
Nice Poetry man.

I've got a personal theory that he had either heard of, hired or worked with either Monoc Securities or Kincaid in the past. And got a first time free consultation, like a lot of security businesses do.

I desperately picture 2 or 3 scene's between Kincaid and Marcone/ his people off screen. The first being simple exchange of badass nods.

First between SIgrun gurd and Kincaid.

"Sigrun" Kincaid smirks with a twinkle in his eye's "Been awhile how have you been."

Sigrun returns the smile. "Since the hotel room in Venice, or the battlefield in the Congo?"

"Either, or. Whichever you preferred"

Sigrun grins and goes to return the banter. Hendricks grunts and growls uncomfortably. Sigrun settle for a wink. Kincaid winks back.

"Kincaid" Marcone Nods. "Don Marcone" Kincaid nods back.

The next scene Marcone tries to hire Kincaid for a job as he's not sure Monoc Securities are prepared to do it.

"Kincaid I wish to hire you again"

"Contracts not up with Ivy, Don Marcone"

"It's not immediate, but sometime in the future, within the next couple of years or so"

"What's the job"

"Dresden."

wardenferry419:
Griffyn, you really need to publish your stuff. That kinda writing I would buy.

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