Skin Game: Chapters 3-4
(Picture: Nicodemus meets Mab and Dresden in the penthouse. By 'Medusa Dollmaker.' ) Chapter 3 Mab's boat sails into Belmont Harbor, and as soon as they dock, Dresden rushes to get onto the mainland as soon as possible. [...] when we docked I hopped over the rail and onto the pier with a large duffel bag in one hand and my new wizard’s staff in the other. Mab descended the gangplank with dignity and eyed me. “Parkour,” I explained. “Appointment,” she said, gliding by me. They get into a car and drive to the Carbon and Carbide Building , a massive skyscraper on Michigan Avenue , one of Chicago's ritzier shopping streets. You might recognize it if you've seen Wanted or the recent Arrowverse crossover Elseworlds (in which the building was used as a base for Batman/Bruce Wayne). Dresden compares the building to a brassier version of the monolith from 2001:A Space Odyssey . He also identifies the building as the Hard Rock Hotel, which was acc