Editing Basil Winters (section)

==Relationships==
[[Alexander Belanger|Alexander]] recommended him to become [[Rad Ray Sunshine|Ray's]] apprentice,<ref>A few years back, Alexander had recommended Basil as an apprentice for Raymond Sunshine.  A single miscommunication had soiled things, burning not only the bridge back to Raymond Sunshine, but to many others.- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref> his motivations having escaped Alexander's sight.<ref>“Yes.  Alexander vetted four prospects for me, a year or two ago.  One wanted to steal everything I had for their family, one would have tried to kill me, and two more were spies, one for a foreign group, another for a competitor.  It’s too hard to find good help, especially when practitioners are rare to begin with.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/09/02 Excerpt] from [[Break 1]]</ref> 

He used his position to get Others into Ray's system in an attempt to steal his information, Ray noticed and Basil was forced to confess his crime.<ref>He’d really hoped this would be his shot at Ray’s information.  Easily several millions were available in that.  He’d slipped up years ago, trying for much the same thing, with a bad turn of phrase tipping Raymond off that the entity in his systems was something Basil knew a little bit about.  The man had dogged that little detail relentlessly, not taking anything vague as an answer until Basil had been forced to confess.<br><br>He was a thief, after all.  It was the worst part of him, but the best part of him didn’t earn him enough to live off of.- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref> Later Abraham agreed to pass Basil's apologies to Ray in return for Basil's help.

[[Abraham Musser|Abraham]] proposed that Basil marry his niece, [[Raquel Musser|Raquel]], when she turns eighteen and suggested sending her to stay with him in London.<ref>“We’ll try it.  There’s no obligation to accept Raquel if your interests fall elsewhere or if you have doubts, but we’ll all benefit from her visiting London, I think.- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref> For his part Basil has no interest in marrying Raquel and is simply going along with the idea to keep in Abraham's good graces.<ref>“I’m doing this more to maintain graces with my family than out of anything personal driving it.  I want this to be something where we both walk away satisfied with the outcome, whatever we end up doing when you turn eighteen.  Maybe that’s me asking him to ease up on you and let you make more connections, and if we break it off in a few years, that keeps?  You at least got that for your trouble?”<br><br>“Or maybe we marry?” she asked.  She didn’t ask it like it was what she wanted.<br><br>Of course she didn’t, really.<br><br>He didn’t want it either.  He wanted the things that came with it, but he was ninety percent sure he wouldn’t go through with it.  The problem was that he couldn’t tell her or even hint at that to her because then she’d tell her uncle.<br><br>Asinine ancient customs, political alliances, and the barbarism that came with those things.  How would he even pretend to avoid grooming her for marriage when she might well try to cleave herself to that position on her own?- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref> He also tried to persuade Abraham to let Raquel spend more time with her friends.<ref>“It’s bad form to ask now, but… Raquel.  I noticed you pulled her away from friends and classes.  I’d like to ask you not to do that.  If she’s to be a rich and capable person… surely you could find an Other to serve you?”- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref>

Abraham found him after hiring him to steal from others.<ref>“I found him and hired him to steal from others.  He did a fine job.  Once I realized he practiced I had Alexander find out who his mother was, and from there, we established a working relationship.”- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref> He trusts, respects, and considers him an ally.<ref>“You’re all three, I think.  Ally, trusted, respected. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref>

He never got along with [[Braxton Hart|Braxton Hart's]] brother.<ref>“I remember you and the older Hart brother didn’t get along.”<br><br>“Bygones, if they’ll let them be bygones,” Basil replied.- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref>
===[[Marlen Roy]]===
He and Marlen are friends that almost became lovers.<ref>They’d been friends who’d flirted with being more when they were teenagers.- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/10/26 Excerpt] from [[Fall Out 14.z]]</ref>