x_snowvalley | I really hate demons

It turned out Wanda and I had a good reason to go off after Farouk - he'd gotten himself mixed up with Ian McNee, a sort of middle-man magical wanna-be. McNee's great on theory, shoddy on practice and tends to use other people's power to boost his own and make deals. Oh, and he's cursed to always tell the truth. Somehow, he managed to get around Farouk and nearly fed him to Shagrath, some kind of extra-dimensional demon. One of those Cuthulu type jobs, this dimension can't handle the true form, needs a host, blah blah. We managed to take it down, thanks to the Paris Metro.

Now comes the part that's going to make Pete's head explode. Wanda and I are going to go around the network, see where things are recovery-wise from the Shadow King mess. The dimensional walls are still iffy, if McNee was able to raise this thing, and they need checking. But we're taking Farouk with us - it's the best way to keep him out of trouble, since he's determined to find out about the whole magic thing, and we'll be able to give him an education without risking him dropping into bad company.

I know we don't have to teach him anything, but I think it's a bad idea to let him wander off unsupervised. He can't do magic, so there's no risk there - he doesn't have what it takes. And maybe we'll bore him out of his fascination with cold hard facts. Either way, this is my call.