The Devil's Nest, Friday Night

[my_own_advocate]

It was genuinely hard to miss the new island that had appeared at their shores. Frankly, Lucifer was a bit annoyed about it: it meant that this year, they wouldn't be escaping whatever the shenanigans were in time.

"This had better not interfere with my vacation," Lucifer told Tiny irritably.

Tiny said nothing, but his Santa hat tilted somewhat sympathetically to the left.

"Right," Lucifer sighed. "Well, I'm going to go put a discount on beer and wine on the menu, shall I? I'm sure someone'll be drinking tonight."

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[somethingwithturquoise]

"So," said Summer, who had absolutely gotten a drink with a straw just so she could pointedly sip through it when she finishes this statement, because that was just how she rolled, "weird ominous island just randomly showing up off the warehouse district, huh? That should be fun."

Look, she'd been vaguely talking about something like this happening all week, she was wholly unsurprised but it felt weird to not at least acknowledge it at this point.

[my_own_advocate]

"Well, at least nothing's tried to attack me in the streets, and Duke hasn't been mind-controlled all day," Lucifer said, looking up at her. "So that's two up on last time."

[superjoanjett]

"So you put a discount on wine and beer but not bourbon? I feel slighted," Jessica grumbled as she took a seat at the bar. "Not that there's much of a markup on bottom shelf bourbon."

[my_own_advocate]

"Order enough of it, and I'll give you a discount on bulk," Lucifer offered, easily. "Good evening, Miss Jones."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia's Friday had been all the usual things: therapy, swimming, puttering around on her boat. And now turning up here, though that was slightly less of a predictable event.

"Huh. Not particularly fancy with the specials tonight, are we?"

[my_own_advocate]

"It feels like we're on the eve of disaster, so I'm not going to pretend like we're going to get genuinely sophisticated clientele," Lucifer sighed. And leaned over to kiss her hello.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"This snow," Summer noted, "is attacking my ability to keep my hair nice and cute, but I will give you that. Something tells me this one's going to be one of those slow burns."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia leaned up to meet him. "Were we ever in danger of 'genuinely sophisticated clientele'?"

She didn't try and imitate his accent, sadly.

[betterthanaplan]

"I'm thinking of maybe starting a pool," Duke said. "What kind of fuckery do we think that new island extension is about. I'm pretty sure I just saw some dude run past with a gun, if that helps."

[my_own_advocate]

“Think we might still be having this problem next week?” Lucifer asked, pulling a face. “Because I do want to get to my bloody anniversary trip.”

[my_own_advocate]

“Did he try to shoot you or hypnotize you in any way?” Lucifer asked, head jerking up, alert.

[my_own_advocate]

“We have a few,” Lucifer protested. “Sometimes they even stop by.”

[superjoanjett]

"When have I ever not ordered enough bourbon?" Jessica asked. "Granted what I drink is probably nothing next to you."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia gave him another peck before pulling back to give him a look.

"Uh huh."

[betterthanaplan]

"Nah, just ran past," Duke said. "I cleared the hell out of his way."

[my_own_advocate]

“They do,” Lucifer said. Defensively. “They just don’t come in on your shift, apparently.”

[my_own_advocate]

"Good," Lucifer said, relaxing a bit. "I don't want any repeats of the reindeer scenario."

[my_own_advocate]

"Who says I haven't been giving you a discount all this time?" Lucifer countered.

[betterthanaplan]

"Ah yes. Because I'm in such a rush to get mindcontrolled by a ruminant again."

[somethingwithturquoise]

There was a pause at that, a long pause filled with a sort of impending bad news that Summer certainly didn't want to be the bearer of.

"When is that supposed to happen?"

[okteiviakom]

"Yeah, well," Octavia replied with a tiny snort and a shrug. "No one comes in on my shift, anyway."

[my_own_advocate]

"That was more of a comment to the island itself, I assure you," Lucifer said, with a sigh. "Couldn't it have waited until after we went on vacation?"

[my_own_advocate]

"And you like it that way." Lucifer patted her hip. "Shall we sit?"

[my_own_advocate]

"Around Christmas?" Lucifer said slowly.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia sidled on up to him, all ready to slid her arm around his waist. (Some day's were like that.)

"Ha yun, jaka," she said. "You seem concerned."