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Lucifer Morningstar ([personal profile] my_own_advocate) wrote2025-05-05 06:16 pm

Cape Rouge, Fandom, to Los Angeles (eventually), Monday Afternoon

Lucifer had been having a nice day. A bottle of red. The galley. Something enjoyable to watch on his phone.

"Brother."

Lucifer had been having a nice day. And now he was up on the deck of the Rouge, barking into the phone. "Amenadiel," he said, "Don't you have a child to rear or something?"

"Charlie is fine," Amenadiel said, on the other side of the phone. "He's also in Los Angeles. As am I."

"Ah, so you've moved? How nice, LA weather is excellent this time of year," Lucifer said, already halfway to turning off the phone. "But this could have been an email. Now, if you'd excuse me, I have an excellent Orion Swift waiting for me--"

"No, I mean he is in Los Angeles," Amenadiel repeated slowly. "Our Los Angeles. Time has resumed flowing." His voice brightened considerably. "I'm so glad you've finally embraced your Godhood, Lucifer!"

Oh, no.

"Oh, no," Lucifer said.

[[ for them who live here, please ]]
okteiviakom: ([neu] shower fresh)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2025-05-15 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia looked to Duke and gave an encouraging, grateful little nod.

(One step at a time.)
betterthanaplan: (taking this seriously)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2025-05-15 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Making ice cream was a bit harder than making a fritatta, and Duke didn't know for sure if they had ingredients on hand to make anything to satisfy Lucifer's well-known sweet tooth. But calories were calories, and protein was never a bad idea for most humans, and Duke knew he made a mean frittata. So fritatta it was. He set to bustling about, getting peppers and onions and eggs and some baby spinach from the fridge.

"Would hacking at something with a knife help either of you with emotions right now?"
okteiviakom: ([neu blodreina] mmmmhmmmmmm)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2025-05-15 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can help?" Octavia offered.

She wasn't going to be touching whether it would to do anything for her.
betterthanaplan: (bartending)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2025-05-15 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry Duke wasn't intuitively knowing that you really wanted ice cream, Luce. He was also still firmly in 'I will do something useful!' mode, and Ben & Jerry's didn't involve nearly enough doing.

"Thanks." he offered Octavia a smile and a pepper, then started cracking the eggs. "So. We'll eat. Check in with Maze. Maybe let Linda know where we are?"
okteiviakom: ([neu] dramatic in profile)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2025-05-15 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"'Warned'," Octavia muttered under her breath as she got to work with the pepper.
betterthanaplan: (*shrug*)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2025-05-15 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke flicked her a knowing glance.

“Since she’s not, maybe it’s a good idea to call her. Check in, right?”

Maybe he’d do the same with Gloria. She was still making noises about moving down to Maryland with her grandson; she’d be pretty pissed if she got there and Duke and Octavia weren’t even around.
okteiviakom: ([neu] that's a bad plan)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2025-05-15 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's weather got to do with anything?"

She had probably heard that saying before, but... Well, brains were feeling a little scrambled.
betterthanaplan: (good point)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2025-05-15 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Metaphor, gona. He wants to let Amenadiel talk to her first." He started whisking the eggs, getting them good and scrambled -- like their brains! -- before adding the milk. "If you need more time to sulk, Luce, just let me know. I'll stop suggesting things."
Edited 2025-05-15 19:28 (UTC)
okteiviakom: ([neu] shower fresh)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2025-05-17 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia accepted Duke's explanation without further comment, although grateful to have gotten one. She'd just file the phrase away for later.

As for Lucifer... She nodded, vaguely. Didn't really look up from her chopping. (Bad things had happened recently when she'd gotten distracted while chopping something.) "We can do that."
betterthanaplan: (shiny hair and concern)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2025-05-17 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
“Absolutely,” Duke agreed. “We’ve here for you, man. Just let us know what you need.”
okteiviakom: ([neu] good hair day)

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2025-05-18 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Would anyone be surprised Octavia had significant doubts about whether that would help?

Didn't think so.

But she just nodded. Arguing wouldn't do much right now.
betterthanaplan: (thoughtful)

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2025-05-18 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
It might not help, but Duke was banking on it not hurting to let Lucifer have his not-a-sulk period.

“We can do that,” he said. “I even volunteer to run any errands that come up so you don’t have to.”

Such a sacrifice!

He started heating the oil in the pan for the frittata. “Let me know when that pepper’s ready.”