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"That Stunt with Mab"

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Rechan:
The First Chapter of Peace Talks is up. In it I think there's a reference to Skin Game, either that or a short story, and my memory is just flat out blank.


--- Quote ---“Marcone?” I demanded. Gentleman Johnnie Marcone, former robber baron of Chicago’s outfit, was now Baron Marcone, the only vanilla human being to sign the Unseelie Accords. He’d managed that a  few years ago, and he’d been building his power base ever since.

“That stunt he pulled with Mab this spring,” I said, scowling.

Ramirez shrugged and spread his hands. “Marcone maneuvered Nicodemus Archleone into a corner and took everything he had, without breaking a single one of the bylaws of the Accords. Say what you will about the man, but he’s competent. It impressed a lot of people.”
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Skin Game was 5 years ago, and I haven't read Brief Cases yet. What is it Marcone did?

g33k:

--- Quote from: Rechan on June 03, 2020, 09:34:48 PM ---The First Chapter of Peace Talks is up. In it I think there's a reference to Skin Game, either that or a short story, and my memory is just flat out blank.

Skin Game was 5 years ago, and I haven't read Brief Cases yet. What is it Marcone did?
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I think Marcone somehow has grabbed credit for the con pulled against Nic, in Skin Game.  I think it was actually Mab and/or Vadderung who masterminded things... but it was Marcone's bank that was the lure that Nic bit on, and Marcone seems to have leveraged that.
 

Rechan:

--- Quote from: g33k on June 03, 2020, 09:57:34 PM ---I think Marcone somehow has grabbed credit for the con pulled against Nic, in Skin Game.  I think it was actually Mab and/or Vadderung who masterminded things... but it was Marcone's bank that was the lure that Nic bit on, and Marcone seems to have leveraged that.

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If by con, you mean that Nic got the grail but Harry got the other pieces of the Holy set?

Mira:

--- Quote from: Rechan on June 03, 2020, 10:54:25 PM ---If by con, you mean that Nic got the grail but Harry got the other pieces of the Holy set?

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  Yeah, but what I am wondering is does Mab even know that Harry retrieved the Spear, etc.?
  Or she does know in her usual four dimensional chess way, saying eventually when Harry does
bring them out, that that was her plan all along?

Rechan:
If people don't know about Harry stealing the other items, then I'm not sure what Marcone is being recognized as having pulled off.

Because I mean, Nic got what he wanted, no one on Harry's crew managed to die. That's...basically it.

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