Devil's Nest, Tuesday Evening

[my_own_advocate]

It had been over a week since anyone had actually seen Octavia. In that time, Lucifer had done up entirely too much restless energy, some that even sex with a set of lovely baristas on the mainland hadn't managed to settle.

So he was back in the club on his regular Tuesday night, a glass of scotch resting on the piano.

No microphone tonight. Just a lot of audible venting through the piano.

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[1000yearstoolate]

"Not very cheerful music," Seivarden noted, leaning against the piano. She offered Lucifer a drink that she had picked up by the bar, carrying one for herself in the other hand.

[my_own_advocate]

"Probably because I'm not feeling cheerful," Lucifer said, reaching to pluck the drink from her hands. "Thank you."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Thought you might not be," Seivarden said, taking a sip. "Anything that would cheer you up?"

[my_own_advocate]

"Not unless you happen to have hidden a broody loner with strong opinions and a large sword somewhere in your pockets," Lucifer sighed.

[1000yearstoolate]

"If I had I'm sure both of us would prefer she went somewhere else."

She smiled, just a little. "She's still gone, then. I ran into Duke the other day."

[my_own_advocate]

"Last I heard," Lucifer agreed. "I got rather tired of running about the woods. She's clearly not there."

[1000yearstoolate]

"You went running about in the woods?"

Seivarden sipped her drink while she was trying to picture that.

[my_own_advocate]

"Yes, which was hell on my suit before they finished shipping me the proper clothes for it," Lucifer muttered. "Look, I just got used to Octavia brooding about, I don't want the fuss of getting used to her not brooding about."

[1000yearstoolate]

"I suppose I got used to her not talking to me and questioning the importance of tea," Seivarden said, without sarcasm.

[my_own_advocate]

"That does sound like her," Lucifer allowed, downing a healthy gulp of his drink.

[1000yearstoolate]

"It must be some strange island thing," Seivarden said. "Or some multiverse thing. If she left her sword behind, I mean."

The one that Duke had mentioned she kept in her bed.

[my_own_advocate]

"Yes, that's what I'm worried about," Lucifer said, sounding frustrated more than anything. "Not only is the club severly lacking in ambiance without her, but now Duke is moping all over the place."

[1000yearstoolate]

"He even snapped at me," Seivarden said. "Then apologized, but still. I'd say he needs to be cheered up, but considering..." She gestured with her hand. "Well, it might be hard."

[my_own_advocate]

"I was thinking about taking him to Ibiza," Lucifer mused.

[1000yearstoolate]

"That's one of the good places for partying, isn't it?" Seivarden said. "Sounds like a good plan."

She wasn't going to invite herself, but she looked like she wouldn't turn down an invitation.

[my_own_advocate]

"One of the best," Lucifer confirmed. "There are a few DJs over there that owe me favors."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Sounds good," Seivarden said. "What do you plan to ask of them?"

[betterthanaplan]

Duke showed up very late, looking faintly hungover and even more disheveled than usual.

"Pour me the strongest goddamn thing you've got," he said to Tiny. "I want to be able to mistake it for rubbing alcohol."

He'd had a very long day.

[my_own_advocate]

"Why, access to the best parties, of course," said Lucifer, who had a number of things he could ask these DJs and was choosing not to mention most of them.

[my_own_advocate]

Tiny swept off to find the cheap vodka. Lucifer eyed Duke from the piano, but well: he was mid-song. He could get to the bar in a moment or so.

Either way, that vodka got slapped down in front of Duke real fast.

[betterthanaplan]

And tossed down Duke's throat nearly as quickly.

He let out a gagging cough after swallowing, and set the glass firmly back down on the bar.

"Perfect," he choked out. "Thanks."

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer pulled away from the piano a few moments later and moved to the bar, half-empty drink in hand.

"I didn't realize we'd hit anti-freeze emergency yet," he commented.

[1000yearstoolate]

"Wouldn't that letting them off easily?" Seivarden asked. "Not that good parties are bad, of course."

She was going to pretend she wasn't going to be hurt if she wasn't invited to join them.

[betterthanaplan]

Duke looked at Lucifer sideways and huffed silently.

"Yeah, well. Spent some time tonight tied to a cop. Maybe if I drink enough I'll forget all about it by morning."

[my_own_advocate]

Oh, for Father's sake, Seivarden, he hadn't even asked Duke yet.

Lucifer shrugged idly. "I know multiple DJs," he said. "If other favors become necessary, I'm sure they'll just appear."

He didn't make a big thing about the whole 'trading favors for favors' thing on island, but, well... it had been his thing for a long time.