Well, you see, it’s about an English thief seducing a German spy.

What's it fanfic of?

It’s a BL manga set in the Cold War. The thief alternately helps and hinders his love interest, a West German intelligence officer, while also committing art thefts. At one point, for convoluted reasons, the thief kidnaps the Pope.

Art and Popes. A diverse set of things to appropriate

Well, the Russians sure weren’t expecting it.

Do Russians care about the Pope? Aren't they Orthodox when they're not being Soviet atheists?

Well, yeah, but there was some kind of spy mcguffin in the Vatican

Mcwhatnow

Oh! Do you not know McGuffin? It’s a literary device referring to an object whose only plot significance is to be desirable. So, like, in Harry Potter, the Philosopher’s Stone counts as a mcguffin because nobody actually uses it for anything.

Why is it called that?

I do not know!

Wikipedia says it comes from a joke about meaninglessness.

I guess that makes sense

Paula found me a dungeon, you want to meet up after? (Have you picked an agent yet?)

I’ve narrowed it down to a couple of options but I’m doing my due diligence in researching them. And sounds good.

See you at my place at like 4:30ish?

Perfect.

She shows up at 4:24

Cricket lets her in. "He isn't home yet."

Shrug. “I’m early.”

Cricket rustles his wings and goes back to watching Ninotchka.

She’s fine to wait.

Haru's truck pulls into the garage and he comes into the house, already on the phone. "- gonna hang up on you in a second, I'm home now, thanks Tess."

Oh, if he’s on the phone he’s probably backlashed, she should immediately go hug him.

Yes she should; he slumps onto her gratefully. "Talk to you later, bye!" Phone goes off and back in his pocket. Face goes on Lucy's neck. "Hi."

“Hi! You sound like you’ve just done a dungeon.”

"I did! Toronto got a visit from the Dr. Seuss dungeon and it's going to be around for weeks because we don't know where its core is so I took a shift. I got amazing pictures but alas did not get to go capture a lorax and a bevy of Sneetches."

“Oh dear. Does ‘the Dr. Seuss dungeon’ mean it’s a repeat?”