Seasons - Lucifer's Voicemail

[dadbeatdad]

Why hello there. You've reached Lucifer Morningstar. Sorry I can't come to the phone right now. Leave a message after the tone and I might get back to you. Make it good~ Byyyyyyye~

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Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"Of course, love," Lucifer gently lays down the chain to hug Macaque fully from behind.

"I am honored you felt most comfortable with me. I mean that. We can be a complete mess around each other. Every time. I love you, forever and always. Never apologize for that."

Re: late August

[castaside]

"A dubious honor, really, considering what you're contending with." He's jumpy, touchy, and overall a disaster with a memory that has holes in it.

He leans against Lucifer. Fighting and beating his urge to cry again. "I love you too. Several weeks felt like an eternity without you." And his other mates. At least his kids were there and ""there"" or else he'd have gone completely nuts.

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"I wear it with a great honor," Lucifer pets Macaque and holds him. The double returns with fresh cut mango, strawberries, apples, and grapefruit. Along with a few bottles of apple juice, orange juice, and lychee soda.

"Here we go."

Re: late August

[castaside]

Macaque takes a mango and a strawberry and eats them despite how eating makes his stomach want to argue the point. He did miss fresh fruit and is hungry, it's just that his memory full of torture and death is bothering him more than it usually might.

"Thanks." He also sips the apple juice. "You made just the right amount of fuss." He hopes everyone else takes it as well.

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"You're welcome. And I'm glad. ...You went through something terrible but I can't change it. But I can support you through it. And you do not need to calm me down right now. Not when you need me. Our little book club has definitely taught me quite a lot."

Re: late August

[castaside]

"If I did need to calm you down, I would." He's good at putting himself aside for someone he loves. "I'm not quite fragile enough not to."

He blinks at the mention of the book club, then smiles softly. "It helped me too. I might have to read them again though, to make sure I haven't forgotten anything. This place felt so far away while I was in that dream."

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"I know you would. But you don't need that right now," Lucifer gently boops Macaque's nose.

"And we will re-read them together, with both our notes. Refresher readings, just in case."

Re: late August

[castaside]

He shoots Lucifer a soft smile, and chuckles when his nose is booped.

"You're far too good to me."

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"I'm as good to you as you deserve. And you are to me," Lucifer picks up the soul chain again and resumes his work.

"Eat your fruit and I'll focus on this for a bit."

Re: late August

[castaside]

Macaque smiles and resumes eating, slowly.

The soul damage shouldn't be too difficult to fix, thankfully. As long as Macaque doesn't use his shadow magic.

And if he does, his objectives should counter it. Ear petting is one, grooming, emotional intimacy... the snake really had his number.

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"I hate this snake all the more. Do you remember your objectives?" Because this is cruel. To tie these acts to this soul bullshit. Lucifer is very much focusing on trying to undo these. It is his soul right now, after all. On loan but still. He won't let this snake win.

Re: late August

[castaside]

"Grooming, ear petting, emotional intimacy. Things I wouldn't mind doing with my mates but loathe to do with strangers." So of course that's what he was assigned.

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"Indeed. I worry doing them may reinforce them in your soul. Until I remove them, should they be avoided? Have we been triggering the emotional intimacy one during this conversation?"

Re: late August

[castaside]

"Generally objectives heal the soul. And I'm not sure how much I can avoid any of them if I'm to tell my other mates about this. The intimacy one was triggered by the touching, but it's calmed down now."

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"Oh. So they won't...make it harder to...get rid of?" Lucifer asks softly. He just wants to make sure. This magic still feels so alien to him.

"If it heals, then, I suppose we can use it somewhat while I work to remove the taboos first. Unless they are tied together, then we'll need to remove both at the same time. I was just worried that triggering them would carve them even deeper. Like how Choco's are so deep into her soul."

Re: late August

[castaside]

"I can't promise that. I haven't had experience removing them. But they're designed to reverse soul damage, not make it." He sighs. "It's the taboos I want gone, the objectives can stay forever for all I care. But if both go, all the better." The less pieces of That Snake on him the better.

"Choco has had hers for far longer and mine were probably the result of different magic, since we weren't really there. Also her soul is generally a mess, mine is fairly pristine. Except for the death and messy resurrection. I've seen a picture representation of hers, trust me on that."

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

Lucifer smiles. That does make him feel better, honestly. If it is to heal and perhaps not really the snake's magic but more of a almost psychosomatic response to the dream. But via the soul. Soulsomatic? Or some shadow of power but not truly the snake's. Either way, that does make Lucifer more hopeful. He nods and works on the taboos first then. Best to see if he can remove them alone. That would reveal if they are somehow bound together, taboos and objectives.

"I can only imagine and I'm sure it falls short. I'll get them gone, love. Shouldn't be too difficult. I just want to make sure they don't lash out and damage you more on the way out first."

Re: late August

[castaside]

"I'm sure it falls short. If she'd ever allow you to look you would be horrified. But yes, thank you. I'd be lost if I couldn't use my shadows."

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"Of course. If I couldn't use my angelic powers or my wings, I'd feel awful. Like a part of me is missing. I'm sure it is similar for you, yes? You use your shadows by second nature, if not first nature."

Re: late August

[castaside]

"More like they're my very oldest friends." Explaining his relationship to shadows is complicated, but that comes closest.

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"Awww," Lucifer makes such a soft noise and smiles. "That sounds so soft and happy. You never told me that before."

Re: late August

[castaside]

"You see now why it's so important that I be able to talk to them."

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"Of course love. I won't stop until I've gotten rid of these taboos."

Re: late August

[castaside]

"I know."

Macaque goes quiet for a long moment.

"There's more to that dream. I'm not ready to talk about everything yet." He leans on Lucifer and puts both hands on his body, as if to assure himself that he's really there.

Re: late August

[dadbeatdad]

"Of course, love," Lucifer says softly and keeps working on the taboo and keeps his wings folded around them.

"I am here when you are ready. For now, what else can I do for you, if anything."