Galactica Point, Sunday Afternoon

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer had certainly had worse weekends on Fandom. It was quiet, yes, but for once he didn't feel the manic need to end that quietness, to fill it with something loud.

Intead he went for a walk, and actually took a moment to enjoy the sunshine. To watch the few active rickshaws move nimbly up and down the stairs. To listen to the birds. All that sort of thing.

He came to a stop at Galactica Point, as had always been his wont when he wandered. He put his arms down on the thick stone fence and looked at the water.

His phone rumbled.

With a frown, he reached into his pocket to produce it, and saw--

--a picture from Miss Lopez, of a cat with a chicken. He rushed to unlock his phone, jumping over to his instant messenger app and found that all of his sent messages from the past few months were suddenly set to read.

Heart leaping into his throat, he skipped to Miss Lopez's message - the only person who had answered him so far - and typed I'm going to take that as sexual innuendo, you know how I feel about cats. Hit send.

And watched it get stuck on 'sending' again.

Right. More angry phone calls to Portalocity, it would have to be.

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[1000yearstoolate]

A while later Lucifer got another text.

The tea shop we visited has run out of their signature blend so I can't order more of it :( :( :(

Ok, tea was important, but Seivarden was really bored.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer jumped and looked down-- oh. Seivarden.

They have multiple blends, don't they?

Lucifer: still not nearly on Seivarden's level of tea-nerd.

[1000yearstoolate]

Yes, but this was a really good one.

And shortly after:

I did find a new glove shop online, but it's hard to judge the quality and sized from pictures.

[my_own_advocate]

Are you attempting to passive-aggressively suggest we go shopping again?

Once again, Radchaai culture smashed right into Lucifer...ness.

[1000yearstoolate]

I'm trying to have a conversation.

About proper things, like tea and gloves. Because she was bored.

[my_own_advocate]

Well I can hardly tell what kind of gloves you've been looking on from here, darling, Lucifer texted.

[1000yearstoolate]

A couple of pictures followed.

I'm thinking about the green ones.

Then:

Where are you?

[my_own_advocate]

Taking a walk by the coast. Beat. Why the green ones? The purple ones are sexier.

There were possibly other reasons to pick clothing, but Lucifer disagreed with them.

[1000yearstoolate]

They are?

She quickly added:

It's going to be easier to talk about this if I meet up with you.

Then, because perhaps being honest would work better:

Also, I'm really bored and I miss you.

[my_own_advocate]

So sentimental, Lucifer texted. You could kind of sense the amused eyeroll. I'm by Galactica Point, if you must know.

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden looked at the screen, smiling.

I'll meet you there.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer shook his head and slipped his phone back into his pocket. Oh, Seivarden.

[1000yearstoolate]

"So, here you are," Seivarden said, when she arrived. "It's really hot today."

[my_own_advocate]

"You call this hot?" Lucifer asked, amused. "Feels like winter in LA."

[1000yearstoolate]

"I generally prefer planets with comfortable climate zones," she said. "At least there's a sea, and rain. Desert planets are terrible."

She wrapped her arms around Lucifer's shoulders.

"This is perfect weather for going swimming."

[my_own_advocate]

"Oh, give me Los Angeles any day," Lucifer said, predictably. "Sun, surf, as little snow as possible."

[1000yearstoolate]

"The winters here are terrible too," Seivarden said. "The terraforming wasn't very successful."

That was a joke.

"So, Los Angeles is terribly hot all year around?"

She let go of him.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer shot her an amused look as she pulled away. "You say 'terribly hot', I say 'pleasant year 'round'," he said. "Bar the rare bit of rain."

[1000yearstoolate]

"I have yet to visit this wonderful place, after all."

Seivarden grinned.

[my_own_advocate]

"Oh, I'll bet you'll like it," Lucifer said cheerfully, giving her arm a little pat. "Plenty of hipster tea places, and loads of very fit people in bathing suits at the beach."

[1000yearstoolate]

"It doesn't sound too bad," Seivarden said. "Let me know when you're ready to go back."

If he wanted her to come along. She wanted to be sure that was actually the case.

[my_own_advocate]

"To LA?" Lucifer said, confused. "Because I still can't actually go."

Bar quarantine, but blah blah getting stuck blah terror of Chloe blah.

[1000yearstoolate]

"I thought that was just your universe," Seivarden said. "Do you think the LA in this universe is very different?"

She made a gesture with her hand. "Anyway, someone should make sure Portalocity could be run in an efficient way."

The Radchaai might be good at it.

[my_own_advocate]

"Hm?"

Lucifer hadn't even considered going to this universe's LA. Not really. It would be too... hollow.

Anyway, if Seivarden led a Radchaai invasion to take over Portalocity, Lucifer might find himself forced to fight her, and that wouldn't be great, would it?

"I suppose not."

[1000yearstoolate]

Luckily for everyone, Seivarden wasn't the type to start invasions. It was just that the Radchaai would obviously be better at running it.

"Of course, the differences would still be noticeable for you, I'm sure."

This was Seivarden trying to say that she was aware of that things in Lucifer's LA was complicated, even if he would be able to get there.

[my_own_advocate]

"I can't say I've been tempted," Lucifer said at last. "I'm beginning to get the hang of the East Coast."

He still missed LA. It was home.

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden paused, wondering if it was best to change the subject or whether this was one of those situations where Lucifer would be annoyed because she did.

"Well," she said, "I've enjoyed the places you've taken me to. Even if the company made a difference too."

[my_own_advocate]

"You remain, by far, the best person on the island for city trips," Lucifer said, smirking at her. "Figuring out this coast would have been more boring without you."

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden grinned. "I'm glad to be of help. Where should we go next?"

[my_own_advocate]

"We are beginning to run out of interesting cities on the coast itself," Lucifer mused. "Perhaps Boston."

[1000yearstoolate]

"I know where Boston is," Seivarden said, wanting to Lucifer know that she did make the effort to look at maps now to see where they were going.

"Are there any nice tea shops? I'm assuming there are clubs."

[my_own_advocate]

"I don't know," Lucifer said, grinning. "But it's worth a Google, isn't it?"

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden pulled out her phone.

"Let's see."

This was already a plan now.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer did enjoy it when you enabled him, Seivarden.

"If," he said, "you find one with a nice bar nearby."

[1000yearstoolate]

"There has to be a nice bar nearby a good tea shop," Seivarden said. "Or I'll be disappointed."

[my_own_advocate]

"Be sad if we couldn't roll from a nice hot beverage to a nice stiff drink," Lucifer agreed, shooting her a grin. "And then a hot, stiff shag."

Thank you, Lucy.

[1000yearstoolate]

It wasn't like that hadn't been in Seivarden's plan.

"I'm sure we'll manage all that, don't you think?"

[my_own_advocate]

"You haven't let me down so far," Lucifer said, smirking.

He wasn't generally much for the public touching Seivarden was so into, but he needed a distraction, and anyway, it wasn't like the area was crowded. So he reached to pull her into a kiss.

Yep. Definitely distracting.

[1000yearstoolate]

Of course Seivarden returned that kiss, and when she pulled back, she laughed softly. "I'm glad to hear that."

[my_own_advocate]

"Anything else on your wishlist?" Lucifer asked, mouth curving.

[1000yearstoolate]

"I'll probably come up with something."

She smiled.

"An extravagant breakfast in the morning."

[my_own_advocate]

"Don't we always do that?" Lucifer asked, amused. "Though hmmm, maybe there's a breakfast place that delivers..."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Exactly," Seivarden said. "Extravagant can always be improved, can't it?"

[my_own_advocate]

"I like the way you're thinking," Lucifer said, grinning. "Maybe we should get some more expensive wine as well..."

[1000yearstoolate]

"I won't object to that," Seivarden said, nudging his arm.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer chuckled.

"Walk with me," he offered. "I was going to finish up this jaunt by heading home."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Of course," Seivarden said. "I have no other plans. A drink at your place?"

[my_own_advocate]

"Or two," Lucifer said, grinning. "It's a slow day."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Or two," Seivarden agreed. "And maybe you can play something for me."