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[thehellblazer]

Who: John, Lucifer, Open
When: Day 67
Where: In and around Bell Pointe
What: John and Lucifer arrive in Bell Pointe on a mission. Unfortunately for them, their mission isn't going to go as smoothly as they planned.

OOC Note: If you'd like to encounter one or the other specifically, just note in the subject of the comment which one you'd like your

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Lucifer 8D I've been waiting for Crowley to have this particular freak out.

[eyesofaserpent]

Crowley had been on his way to the hospital for that second rabies shot, speeding through town in his Bentley when he saw a shape in the fog and screeched to a halt in the nick of time. It wasn't a monster in front of his hood but....

Ohshitohshitohshitohsitohshit! Fuck! Nonononono, not him! djfpjvggvvnpvnv

His knuckles grew white as he gripped the steering wheel harder. He steeled himself and got out of his car.

"Er... Lord... Please forgive my presumption, but what are you doing out here?"

Awesome!

[freedomtoleave]

Since arriving in the town, for he knew that there was a town buried beneath all the fog, Lucifer had seen plenty of vehicles parked along the side of the road, even a few in a driveway here and there. But there had been none on the roads, none of the usual sound of motors and tires and loud, obnoxious music generally favored by the humans. And when he heard the approach of one, after hours of silence on that score, he stopped and turned toward the sound, mildly curious as its source.

What he felt, as the car screeched to a halt, was a demon. And not just any demon. Oh, no. This was one he knew well

Poor Crowley... This is shaping up to be an awful day for him.

[eyesofaserpent]

A soft tune could be heard coming from his car speakers, actually. The mp3 player had changed to "Night on Bald Mountain" moments before the demon stepped out of the car. He hadn't noticed the music until this moment. Random had it's moments of ludicrous accuracy followed by something completely ridiculous. For all he knew, the next song would be some peppy Eurobeat song

[freedomtoleave]

If Lucifer noticed the demon’s difficulties, he gave no outward sign, merely watched him levelly through cool eyes as he listened to his explanation. In other circumstances, it might have been an excuse. An ill-advised excuse, considering that he could so easily discern truth from lies. But in this case, Crowley’s words rang with an element of truth that lent credence to the tale. And it confirmed what the former angel had already suspected

[eyesofaserpent]

His brows furrowed a bit. Old regime? What had happened since the failed apocalypse? Had Adam changed things that much? He was admittedly rather relieved at that. But he could not stop being guarded.

"Thank you, Lord."

He looked around the fog as well, thinking back how many days it had been since he arrived in this town.

"I think it's been about ten days."

[freedomtoleave]

"Lucifer," he corrected easily, shaking his head in negation of the title. "It's just Lucifer now, I think. With Hell no longer a viable option, it seems rather useless to cling to antiquated titles, doesn't it?"

Yet that was merely an aside, a minor correction that was quickly overshadowed by the larger issue. Namely, the foggy town and Crowley's self-confessed inability to leave.

"What is it that prevents your departure? Magic? Something else? Or simply a lack of motivation to muster the necessary energy to leave?"

I really need to read those comics. XD

[eyesofaserpent]

What? Just.... What?!

"Was the near-apocalypse really that damaging to Hell?" He couldn't imagine what Adam did would have kicked his pop out of power or something.

He frowned a bit and looked back at the Bentley.

"I'm not really sure what it is that's keeping me here. All I can tell you is that every time I try to leave, I end up back in town. I'm pretty sure whatever it is that's keeping me trapped is also dampening my powers."

You do! They're amazing.

[freedomtoleave]

“No, it wasn’t that. I’d closed the place down before the universe began to unravel. Remiel’s attempt to recreate the glory days was merely the death-rattle before the end.”

If he was aware of the fact that they were not quite speaking of the same almost-apocalypse, he gave no sign. When one got right down to it, one apocalypse was just like any other. A great deal of yelling and screaming and heightened emotions leading up to the main event, and a rather considerable letdown when it failed to achieve epic proportions.

“A reality trap, perhaps,” Lucifer murmured, already sorting through the variety of methods he knew to bind the supernatural to one location. “And some sort of suppressive binding. I arrived without difficulty, though perhaps resistance only occurs when one attempts to leave.”

He studied Crowley thoughtfully. A fallen angel. A demon. “What else is here? Beyond humans, of course.”

Next time I go to a book store...

[eyesofaserpent]

His brows furrowed. "You.... I'm starting to think we aren't talking about the same place... You don't have a son named Adam, do you?"

He folded his arms over his chest as Lucifer thought aloud.

"Well, there are monsters in the fog. And all manner of strange beings that might be human shaped, but not exactly human." A very broad answer that included himself and Aziraphale, of course.

Awesome!

[freedomtoleave]

“No, I cannot say that I do.” And as he was quite incapable of fathering any such offspring, at least in the normal fashion, he suspected that there would be no surprises of that kind.

The vagueness of Crowley’s answer did not go unnoticed to Lucifer, and with a sliver of irritation, he extended his senses. There was something there, something thick and heavy that muddied the waters and made it difficult to reach very far, but the impressions he could glean were more than informative enough.

“Angels, demons, spirits, and small gods,” he murmured, ticking them off as his gaze focused on the demon once more. “And a plethora of gifted mortals a few genetic mutations just shy of normality." He paused, thinking it over. "Does the difficulty to depart impact everyone?"

[eyesofaserpent]

"Huh...." The news that this Lucifer didn't have a son was both a relief and highly disturbing. Was there more than one of his boss out there? A small shudder threatened to course through his body, but he stamped it out as quickly as possible.

He should have known his answer wouldn't have been good enough. And he should have known Lucifer could just pull the information he wanted out of his mind. Now, however, he worried just how much information came with it.

"It seems to. Though I've heard of some people leaving and then returning. Or even people dying and then returning. It's like this place has a magnetic pull you just can't quite escape no matter how hard you try."

[freedomtoleave]

“Yet if some have managed to leave, then there is a way out. Perhaps not easy to find, but where one has escaped, so too can others.”

To say nothing of the fact that Lucifer was convinced that the rules by which the others were bound to the place did not apply to him. Or if they did, they were rules that he would quickly break. His bastard of a father could not dictate his actions. A town was not going to be able to do what the God of the Covenant could not.

“Is there anything else you believe I ought to know?” Blandly asked, it was a double-edged question. For if there was something that he should know and Crowley neglected to tell him, it would go poorly for him indeed. After all, eventually Lucifer found out everything. Usually at the most inopportune of moments.

[eyesofaserpent]

This... Was decidedly not going well. Well, he guessed it was time to tell him about his living arrangements.

"Er... This town has me living with the angel, Aziraphale. I figured this is an excellent opportunity to keep an eye on him and make sure he isn't up to too much good."

Please, please don't read too much into that...

[freedomtoleave]

This time, a faint smile accompanied the upraised eyebrow, almost genuine in its amusement. "We do keep with us strange bedfellows in this day and age, do we not? Once enemies, now we find ourselves putting aside the past. Perhaps we're beginning to grow up at last, hm?"

From Lucifer, there would be no censure for keeping company with an angel. He was one, after all, fallen though he might be. And these days, he kept even stranger company.

"I trust you can rely on one another to see yourselves through this debacle?" Along the vein of a rhetorical question, he continued without pause. "Should you, or Aziraphale, require assistance, don't hesitate to inform me. While I'm here, I will do what I can to solve this problem."

Gold eyes flicked toward the fog, measuring and intense. "No one should be trapped anywhere not of their choosing."

[eyesofaserpent]

Crowley was rather dumbstruck by Lucifer's words.

"I... Thanks."