Along Apocalypse Ave, Thursday Evening

[my_own_advocate]

Dr. Linda wanted Lucifer back in therapy.

Well, those hadn't been the words, exactly. 'I'm worried about you' and 'would it be all right if I called you more often' were the specific phrases used. Whatever they were, though, she was clearly done leaving Lucifer to noodle at his own thoughts, and he couldn't entirely blame her.

But between that, and last week's mildly desperate high finally settling back down, he found himself restless. Not quite ready to escape back to the mainland, but not quite able to settle in his own home, either, he went for a stroll.

Along Apocalypse Ave, after nightfall, with the light settling on the water, Fandom was almost picturesque. Pretty, even. It still didn't make him long for a decent skyline any less, but at least roving meant he could put the roving thoughts down for a bit.

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[okteiviakom]

Octavia usually took her walks early in the morning before the rest of the island woke up. And she called them her patrols instead walks, but, anyway. Maybe recovering from last week had knocked her slightly off her schedule, because here she was, going down Apocalypse.

This one looked a whole lot more like a walk, though: her hands were stuffed in her pockets and her hood was up. But you probably had to be either Duke or her brother to know the difference.

She spotted Lucifer long before she was within distance to call out to him. Which meant she had some time to decide whether she wanted to do that in the first place or not.

"So you actually go outside, too."

(Guess she wanted to.)

[my_own_advocate]

"Yes, I go outside, and I go other places than the club and the bar," Lucifer sighed loudly, "Thank you for noticing."

Despite the exasperated tone, he looked faintly happy to see her.

[okteiviakom]

"I knew that," Octavia drawled as she came closer. "From running into you at the ice cream place. And the coffee place. But outdoors is new."

She shrugged. "Thought maybe you just teleport between places."

She had not.

[my_own_advocate]

"I have a great deal of powers you humans don't have, but sadly, teleportation is another angel's forté," Lucifer said. "And not one I care to see."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia shrugged again. "Fair enough, I guess," she said. "Walking places is better, anyway."

Might have been an opinion heavily influenced by her personal background, yes.

[my_own_advocate]

"Taking a cab is even better," Lucifer said. "The rickshaws are a little bumpy..."

[okteiviakom]

"Never been in one."

Take your pick: she meant a cab, but she hadn't actually tried the rickshaws either.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer tilted his head. "I thought you'd been visiting the mainland."

[okteiviakom]

"Yeah," Octavia replied, raising her eyebrows like she wasn't sure what his point was, "by portaling out and walking places."

[my_own_advocate]

"How are you getting around major cities by just walking?" Lucifer asked. "Do you hate yourself? Your limbs?"

[okteiviakom]

Octavia squinted at him.

"... By portaling close enough that it doesn't make anyone hate anything?"

[my_own_advocate]

"And what if you're done in the location you presently are at and want to go somewhere else?" Lucifer asked. "Are you just going to keep buying portals?"

[okteiviakom]

Octavia traded her squinting in for a generally unimpressed look. "We just go to one place at a time, and then come home."

So far usually following an incident with a strange woman, although she really hoped that wasn't going to be a trend that continued.

"Look, I don't like just... wandering around on the mainland."

[throughaphase]

Kitty had stayed late in her office at Caritas, catching up on work since it wasn't like she'd gotten much done last week. So of course when she was already running late, why not say hi?

"Haven't seen you in a while."

[my_own_advocate]

"If it isn't the competition," Lucifer said, turning towards her with a large grin on his face. "I've been busy. Especially last week, obviously."

[throughaphase]

"That's a gross brag," she said, but she was smiling. "At least you're having fun."

She said, to the devil. That was never gonna not be weird.

[my_own_advocate]

"Well, I would hope you were busy last week as well. No reason to be miserable in these times," Lucifer said breezily. "How have you been?"

[throughaphase]

"Good. Not that busy," she said, and added, "Actually busy, not dirty busy. You?"

[my_own_advocate]

"I think I finally have the club set up the way I like it," said Lucifer, who had 100% bulldozed right over Eric for it. "I'm starting to think one shift a week might not be enough."

[throughaphase]

"You could also like, just switch days..."

Not that it would help get much since Rosa kept driving away her customers but she was bored, okay?

[my_own_advocate]

"... Why would I do that? I like Tuesdays," Lucifer said, blinking. "I enjoy hosting, I'd like to do more of it."

[throughaphase]

"Because you have my old regulars there and I'm bored," she said

Again, not his or her fault!

[my_own_advocate]

"Well, why don't you pick another night?" Lucifer said, frowning. "Don't you cater to the under-18 set, anyway?"

[throughaphase]

"I had it first," Kitty said. "And once in a while students show up for an event, but 'under 21' really means ages nineteen through twenty."

[my_own_advocate]

"And yet I'll bet on any random night I'll find students in there," Lucifer said. "Annoying brats that they are."