Los Angeles, Tuesday

[my_own_advocate]

It was a nice, bright morning in Los Angeles, just a few days before Lucifer's self-imposed ultimatum about leaving ended. He remained on a quest to apologize for his therapist-inflicted overthinking and subsequent attempts to break up with Duke and Octavia, and so, today...

...Today it was time to spoil Octavia with a visit to the Aquarium of the Pacific.

He hummed brightly to himself as he paid for their tickets, then slid past the nice cashier and into the aquarium properly.

[[ for two, and some ocd. everything taken and adapted from Lucifer episode 5x14, 'Nothing Lasts Forever'. ]]

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Re: Aquarium of the Pacific, Morning

[okteiviakom]

"Well sure," Octavia replied, watching a shark glide underneath her hand. "It's better than just surviving, I guess."

Re: The Loft, Afternoon

[okteiviakom]

"They didn't seem very helpful to me," Octavia rasped.

Heading for the couch. She wanted to sit down.

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[my_own_advocate]

“Most people here don’t like me,” Lucifer sighed. “Last time I saw Remy, she insulted Seivarden and called me a slut.”

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[betterthanaplan]

“Well. I mean. Seivarden.”

Re: The Loft, Afternoon

[my_own_advocate]

“They’ll all get caught up trying to do whatever Father wants,” Lucifer said. “And while they’re not paying attention, He slips and turns Reno into an ice rink or something.”

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[okteiviakom]

"So most of your siblings are idiots," Octavia surmised, though at least she had the good sense to keep her voice low. "Great."

It did not make her feel more comfortable about being here, no.

Re: The Loft, Afternoon

[betterthanaplan]

Duke could see the hope of getting home disappear beyond the horizon.

“But what does God-retirement even look like? It’s not like you can just put him in a home.”

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[my_own_advocate]

"Is there anything I've told you about them these past few years that made you think otherwise?" Lucifer asked.

Well. At least Amenadiel was currently preoccupied with Remy.

Re: Aquarium of the Pacific, Morning

[my_own_advocate]

"But you have doubts?" Lucifer prompted.

Re: The Loft, Afternoon

[my_own_advocate]

"Couldn't I?" Lucifer asked, spinning around, whiskey in hand, to look at Duke. "You've seen Him. I bet He'd adore Florida."

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[betterthanaplan]

"Hope springs eternal," Duke said dryly. "Though I guess it's nice to know that even celestial family reunions are guaranteed suck-fests."

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[okteiviakom]

"You haven't talked about them much at all," Octavia pointed out, eyeing the crowd. "Which I guess says enough."

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[my_own_advocate]

"Yes, well," Lucifer began, and turned around, and...

Found himself eye to eye with Zadkiel's charming self. "Who invited the Devil to our gathering of angels?" growled the younger angel, glaring at him.

Lucifer sighed. Of course. "Brother Zadkiel, still taking your Angel of Righteousness role too seriously, I see."

Re: The Loft, Afternoon

[okteiviakom]

Octavia flopped onto the couch, then busied herself with untying her laces so she could kick her boots off and pull her feet onto the couch, too.

She didn't know anything about retirement homes, anyway.

Re: The Loft, Afternoon

[betterthanaplan]

"Uh huh. And what's to stop him from turning Florida into an ice rink?"

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[betterthanaplan]

"I see belief in excommunication isn't just a papal thing," Duke said, raising an eyebrow.

Re: The Loft, Afternoon

[my_own_advocate]

"Giving up His God powers to someone else, obviously," Lucifer said.

He had made the executive decision not to think too hard about who, regardless of his siblings' chaos earlier that day.

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[okteiviakom]

It would be unwise to try and punch an angel, right? When there were so many of them, and it was this early in the proceedings to boot.

Octavia settled for a good glower.

Re: Aquarium of the Pacific, Morning

[okteiviakom]

Octavia shrugged as she turned her gaze on the pool again. "This isn't where they belong."

She'd been caged too many times in her life not to get there concerns every once in a while, about zoos and aquariums.

Re: The Loft, Afternoon

[okteiviakom]

"To who?" Octavia rasped from the couch.

Sorry, Lucifer.

Re: Aquarium of the Pacific, Morning

[my_own_advocate]

"Suppose we could try to go swimming with sharks next time," Lucifer mused. They must do tours like that, right?

Re: Aquarium of the Pacific, Morning

[okteiviakom]

Not quite the point, Lucifer.

But, still... "That's a thing?"

Re: Aquarium of the Pacific, Morning

[my_own_advocate]

Look, she knew how his brain worked.

"I believe so," Lucifer said, already pulling out his phone. After a minute, he held it out for her.

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[my_own_advocate]

Sadly, neither the glowering nor Lucifer's response stopped Zadkiel from what he intended to do: he leaned over, very deliberately, and spat on Lucifer's nice, clean Louboutins.

"How dare you," Lucifer snarled, eyes glowing red in an instant.

Re: A Park Somehow Devoid of Humans, Yet Still in Los Angeles, Noon

[exasperangel]

Yeah, that... was probably the right moment for Amenadiel to return. "Lucy," he said, stepping up beside them. "Father won't appreciate a brawl at His retirement party."