The Devil's Nest, Tuesday Night

[my_own_advocate]

It was Tuesday, and the Devil was done sleeping off the weekend. It had been an inspiring one, especially near the end, as one could tell by the music flowing from his piano right now.

Well, maybe it had been that, and 'googling how to make anaemic pop palatable'.

Either way, you could kind of tell what he was playing if you squinted.

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Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"That's not all they do. And at some point, yes," Seivarden said, thinking of the very unlikely to happen children thad had showed up.

"Not all of us hate them."

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"I will never understand why any of you voluntarily sign up for this racket," Lucifer said, shaking his head.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"I've noticed," Seivarden said, half smiling.

She emptied her glass and ordered a refill.

"Anyway, it's not going to happen here."

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"Good," Lucifer said. "Four years with the Detective's spawn has been quite enough for me."

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"She has a child?" Seivarden asked.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"Yes, a small crafty thing called Trixie," Lucifer said.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"You don't get along? That's always complicated."

Of course, the 'trying to kill you' was more complicated, but Seivarden knew better than to mention that.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"She is a lazy, loud money sponge," Lucifer said, "But she's clever enough I have to admit to a grudging respect for her. The way she outfoxes her father at every turn..."

Dammit, Seivarden, you were not going to make him sad about Trixie.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden actually tried to hide that smirk. "So you like her? The exception to the rule?"

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

If Seivarden had a point, Lucifer was ignoring it. "She once blackmailed Dan into giving her chocolate cake for a whole year," he said fondly.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"Sounds like a clever kid," Seivarden said, still trying to hide that smirk. "Unless Dan is really stupid. Did you encourage her?"

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"I try to give her some guiding advice every now and again," Lucifer said. "Before her terminally rule-conscious parents stifle her ambitions."

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"Oh? Like what?"

Not smirking.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"Like life's too short, and if she wants something she should just go for it," Lucifer said.

Dan had had a heart attack after he'd found out about that one - and how enthusiastically Trixie had taken to it.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"I'm guessing a smart child would like that advice," Seivarden said. "What about her parents?"

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"What about them?" Lucifer said, side-eyeing Seivarden.

How did that factor into the whole discussion about how Trixie Espinosa as the most tolerable intolerable small person he'd ever met?

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"What's their opinion of your guiding advice?"

They had to have one.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"Who cares?" Lucifer asked.

Not Lucifer!

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"Well," Seivarden said. "Parents often have opinions on how their child should be raised."

She made a gesture with her hand. "Never mind. If I ever have a child, I'll let you be a good adult influence."

Yes, she was teasing him.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"Loads of people have opinions about an incredible amount of things, that doesn't mean I have to care about them," pointed out Lucifer, currently coming off the tail of a meltdown that was at least indirectly about realizing there were people on this island whose opinions he cared about.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden could have pointed out that she assumed Lucifer cared about the Detective's opinions, but she didn't mention it.

"Of course not."

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

Look, his dynamic with Chloe had been complicated before the attempted murder and subsequent confrontation with just how little she thought of him now--

He wasn't going to think about it.

"I'm sure Dan has whined."

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"Dan? Like the one you got the name Jersey Dan from? Is he the kid's other parent?"

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[my_own_advocate]

"Yes, he used to be married to the Detective. Don't ask me why, I suspect it was a momentary lapse in judgment."

Long enough to get married and have a kid, but ehn.

Re: Talk to Lucifer

[1000yearstoolate]

"Oh."

Seivarden was not going to ask whether this was a jealousy thing. That probably wouldn't go down well.

"So the kid takes after her mother?"