Of Silk and Satin
13th of January 2007 A.D.
"Guys, we are going out." it is startling how normal those words sound, like one of those cheesy 80s action flicks, and of course the bad guy is someone you had once called a friend. "There's going to be a nerve gas attack on Club Xanadu in 30-40 minutes, it's hard to tell more by the position of the sun in my vision. I could stealth in there using the water lines, but I only have two hands to work with." The sound of fabric being pulled forcefully and zippers hissing closed fills the bathroom, you do not bother to towel off.
"And that," Tiffany proclaims in like tone from the other side of the doom. "Is what Marling is counting on. She has to know what she is up against and I know she can't take you head on in a fight. One of my more martial
former associates would struggle to do so and the rest of us make it a losing bet. This is a distraction."
"Someone cooked up bathtub VX, they were planning for it," you counter as you walk into the lounge. "Clippy, pull out the previous caller's records, anything, everything you can get."
"Proceeding," she replies with the calm of someone who does not have to worry about pesky organophosphates in the least.
Lash looks thoughtful though when you look at her in askance she raises a hand for time.
"I'm going to call Silk, if it's something that helps with that..."
"The Red Court thrall?" Harry asks alarmed, well
more alarmed, the poor man turned green the moment you mentioned VX not that you can blame him.
"It's her club she has to be warmed, she's the only one who can clear people out of there," you counter, more confidently than you feel as for the first time in a while you put in the number yourself on instinct. Essence burns that will not be restored.
"Hello?" the sound of Rhianna's
SOS. blares through the phone so loud you can barely hear the voice on the other end, the very
suspicious voice. Too bad you're about to give her more of a reason for suspicion.
Lost 3 Essence -> Now at 11/15
"Silk, is this Silk?" you pause just long enough to get a confirmation. "I am going to to need you to listen to me very carefully, someone is about to stage an attack on the Xanadu, they have chemical weapons and the means to spread them. You have thirty, maybe forty minutes to get people out of there..."
"Who is that mi querida?" a man's voice speaks very close to the phone, there is a sound of rustling cloth, satin or silk. Only then does it occur to you that you might not have interrupted a dance.
"I don't know Alfredo," Silk answers quietly.
Under other circumstances the sudden realization that you had just interrupted someone having sex with one of the Red Court would have derailed your line of thinking entirely and maybe your next meal in the bargain, but there is no
time.
"How do you know?" she presses urgently.
"Someone got cocky and talked,"
technically correct, the best kind of correct when one has a vampire listening in, keep it secret, keep it straightforward. "A madman, of course they are all mad to do this, but it goes deeper, deep as it can go, service to the Old Ones."
From the half angry-half terrified stream of curse words that follows she knows what you mean.
"We're here to help," you cut her off, all too aware that this is taking time as Mr Adkin and Mutt walk into the room and get an update from Lydia.
"Who's we?" the vampire, Alfredo calls out, a question that's a lot more fought for who's asking it.
What do you reply?
[] Warden Dresden and Company
Lean on the reputation of the White Council for being enemies of Outsiders in spite of the present war
[] Molly Carpenter and Company
Use your own reputation, whatever that might be to the Red Court
[] The Winter Lady sent us
Maeve did send a bunch of messages and if this guy knows Winter's purpose that should explain things very clearely
[] Write in
As you leave who do you take with you?
[] Oliver Adkin
Something tells you he is not much good in a fight but you can't leave him here alone
[] Mutt
He's ready and willing to help, who are you to say no
[] Neither
Leave them here to hold down the fort, even if it's just a hotel room
[] Both
It's all hands on deck for this one
OOC: Lash's realization will be next update, she just barely made combined 10 successes on two rolls so she has to think about this for a bit 
