[ Of course she will! She told him they'd be having a chat later. Whether he actually tells her where the power is going or not still remains to be seen.
Either way, Shea isn't ready to call it a day just yet so she'll find him in the bar and take a seat next to him. ]
What an interesting first day that was. If all of them are going to be like this, I'll certainly enjoy my time here with you.
It certainly lightened my mood from what it had been upon my arrival here.
[ Saying she was at murderous rage levels is an understatement. Now she's more at a tepid simmer. ]
How long will I have to wait to see your best if you're saving it for last? You should consider yourself lucky that I have a great deal of patience for the things I like.
[ Well... sometimes, anyway. She can be both depending on the situation.
At that, there's a little chuckle and she smiles in return. ]
Oh? You're going to tell me, just like that? Here I thought I'd have to do more to convince you to share.
Ah, there's a glint in her eye that easily gives away her elation. Not because of the book but... the test he's putting before her by handing over this information so freely and carelessly. As if Lucio is purposely raising the bar of this game just for her.
Shea does love a man who spoils her twisted sense of entertainment. Kai was... a different sort of challenge.
When the book comes out, she's checking to see if it's the same one from earlier that he used on her. ]
Is this how you took our abilities away? They aren't simply contained in this flimsy thing, are they?
[ This time, Shea will hold a hand out - silently asking permission to see it. ]
If this is holding my powers to traverse time, space, and realities then I'll be very impressed.
For a man who has a rule against lying, you are fond of your deceptions. [ Regardless of how openly he's also sharing that information. ] That makes me like you even more for it. After all, a game wouldn't be fun for either side if you laid it all out so plainly.
[ She opens it, of course attempting to read it. Knowing everyone's powers would be extremely nice and useful. ]
You're telling me that the winner will receive all of these powers? [ That is one hell of a tempting incentive for Shea to be the one to win it all. ] Or will they have to return them?
[ When he's finally done doing it is whatever he's doing post-trial, he'll find that Shea is nowhere inside the castle. Not that she's wandered far from the castle at all. In fact, Shea is lounging near the pool.
Yes, even when it's this cold and night. She's picked the ledge near the little kitchen to lay poolside while the penguins are enjoying themselves in the water. Every once-in-a-while a penguin will come up to her and she'll bop it on the head to silently with her barefoot to send it back in with the others.
Her hand skims the surface of the water while her head is propped up with the other. The picture of grace even now and her emotions are... somewhat settled after the whole trial. ]
[ He manages a dim smile, staring straight ahead for a few seconds. ]
... We're a lot alike. More than I originally thought... and yet less than I thought.
[ There's another pause. ]
Back when I picked you, it wasn't only because I wanted to meet you. That had a lot to do with it, too, because I realized... this would probably be my only chance to...
[ He looks down. ]
I'm... older than I tell people. Not because I was trying to lie, but because I hate thinking about all those years. Being alone and hated...
[ His brow furrows. ]
My power - my immortality... It doesn't just require negative emotions. I... need to be hated for it to work.
But I-
[ His hands are shaking so he curls them into tight fists. He closes his eyes. He glares. ]
What's the point of living for so long if the time'll be spent... alone...?? That's why... at the end, if everyone is sent back home... I was planning to stay behind.
Because, yes... I'm a hypocrite, but I'm a tired one. A weak one.
[ As he talks, Shea doesn't utter a single word. Just dips her whole hand into the water and lifts it to let the droplets splash down onto the surface. ]
Hm, you hold my whole life in the palm of your hand - written up neatly in a book for perusal and out of everyone it was me you wanted to meet? Surely I'm the villain of that story.
[ The girl who snapped simply because a boy didn't love her enough. Because a boy broke her heart and it turned her into this. ]
Are the pages where I'm mentioned more worn than the rest? Have you spent hours pouring over them wishing to meet me? Is this how you know me? A character in a book that you felt a kinship to?
[ It would make sense, though she also wouldn't be surprised if it was more than that. She only slightly sounds upset - not wanting to be just letters on a piece of paper to him. ]
Lucifer gave you a terrible gift. No one wants to be hated. Especially not by the people they want love from the most.
[ Her hand turns and dips into the water again, raising it like a cup and letting it spill out. She smiles, bitter and sad. ]
I destroyed a whole universe for the love I couldn't have returned. That is where you and I are different. I destroy them, you save them.
[ After a long moment, she's sitting up and reaching for him. Running her fingers through his hair and pressing them against his face gently. ]
Dear, no one wants to be alone and hated. No one understands that better than me. As for being weak and tired... I also understand that. All this time, I've kept my heart closed so no one else could hurt me. Yet here you are - in under a week - having become someone I'm afraid to lose. Someone I'm afraid will turn their back on me.
[ And if her face is a little red at this confession, it's absolutely a trick of the light. ]
[ He manages a small smile at her over that first part. He's quiet for a while... ]
Maybe you'll think I'm weird, but... I never saw you as the villain. [ a slight pause ] A future version of you who was close with Lucifer. I can't say how close or even how the two met, but... Lucifer adored that Shea. And she became one of few who held Lucifer's trust.
[ He lets out a tense 'heh', closing his eyes. ]
I... wouldn't say we're as different as it might seem. If... not for Lucifer... or regretting what I did to my father. And sister...
[ His gaze goes distant. ]
I wouldn't have started bringing anything back. I would have given up...
[ But then his eyes are welling up with tears as he lets out a broken laugh. ]
We're similar in that regard, too. I know what I need to do, with you, but... I realized, tonight, there's not a chance I could. [ hands trembling ] I'd rather prove to you that loyalty does exist... than be another source of pain for you.
[ A small weak laugh when he says that he never saw her as the villain. ]
Dear, even I think I'm the villain which certainly makes you the odd man out in this case. [ She started this attack after her heart was broken. ] For any future version of me, Lucifer must have been quite interesting to become attached to.
[ He earns a sad smile from her as she presses their forehead together. ]
So you can even sense that about me. The regret I buried deep down a long time ago. Unlike you, it feels impossible for me to stop.
[ Her life in the hands of a set of bored gods. No matter how much guilt she feels over attacking and killing her own brother, all she's done to Selestia. Even Kai... if she stops and allows herself to wade that deep into her emotions concerning him. Shea still can't bring herself to put an end to it all. ]
You are stronger than I am.
[ So much stronger. Her thumbs brush underneath his eyes, to wipe away the tears. Then Shea presses a kiss to Lucio's forehead, as though he were the most precious thing in existence to her. Which is not far from the truth. ]
There is nothing I want more than for that to be what happens. [ Now her hands drop to catch his shaking ones in her steady ones. A sad smile. ] Unfortunately for you, I know what you need now and that's for me to suffer and hate you. The part of me that cares for you too much, it won't allow me to see you end.
What we need and what we want are two very different things.
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Post-Intro
Will she be looking for him, at all?
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Either way, Shea isn't ready to call it a day just yet so she'll find him in the bar and take a seat next to him. ]
What an interesting first day that was. If all of them are going to be like this, I'll certainly enjoy my time here with you.
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Interesting is a word to describe it.
[ There's a pause as he stretches, yawning quietly. ]
I usually strive to save some of the best for last, if that gives you anything to look forward to.
[ He smiles at her. ]
So... here for the promised info?
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It certainly lightened my mood from what it had been upon my arrival here.
[ Saying she was at murderous rage levels is an understatement. Now she's more at a tepid simmer. ]
How long will I have to wait to see your best if you're saving it for last? You should consider yourself lucky that I have a great deal of patience for the things I like.
[ Well... sometimes, anyway. She can be both depending on the situation.
At that, there's a little chuckle and she smiles in return. ]
Oh? You're going to tell me, just like that? Here I thought I'd have to do more to convince you to share.
[ Lucio said "maybe" - not "yes". ]
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[ He chuckles. ]
I don't see a point in keeping it all secret. It's more fun to see what you'll do with the information.
[ He slides a book out of his pocket and wiggles it a bit. ]
You'll all be fighting for what's inside this.
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[ And she genuinely means that.
Ah, there's a glint in her eye that easily gives away her elation. Not because of the book but... the test he's putting before her by handing over this information so freely and carelessly. As if Lucio is purposely raising the bar of this game just for her.
Shea does love a man who spoils her twisted sense of entertainment. Kai was... a different sort of challenge.
When the book comes out, she's checking to see if it's the same one from earlier that he used on her. ]
Is this how you took our abilities away? They aren't simply contained in this flimsy thing, are they?
[ This time, Shea will hold a hand out - silently asking permission to see it. ]
If this is holding my powers to traverse time, space, and realities then I'll be very impressed.
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Flimsy is how it's meant to appear. I get more of a thrill out of providing the unexpected.
[ Lightly tossing the book into her hand. ]
Essentially, this is holding everyone's powers.
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For a man who has a rule against lying, you are fond of your deceptions. [ Regardless of how openly he's also sharing that information. ] That makes me like you even more for it. After all, a game wouldn't be fun for either side if you laid it all out so plainly.
[ She opens it, of course attempting to read it. Knowing everyone's powers would be extremely nice and useful. ]
You're telling me that the winner will receive all of these powers? [ That is one hell of a tempting incentive for Shea to be the one to win it all. ] Or will they have to return them?
Saturday, post-trial
Yes, even when it's this cold and night. She's picked the ledge near the little kitchen to lay poolside while the penguins are enjoying themselves in the water. Every once-in-a-while a penguin will come up to her and she'll bop it on the head to silently with her barefoot to send it back in with the others.
Her hand skims the surface of the water while her head is propped up with the other. The picture of grace even now and her emotions are... somewhat settled after the whole trial. ]
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But he does walk over to sit down next to her, sighing as he tugs at his shirt. ]
An apology for an apology... How does that sound?
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A soft hum. ]
Perhaps you should try again in a few days. [ A little light and airy, almost verging on teasing. ] It isn't easy to earn my forgiveness.
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... We're a lot alike. More than I originally thought... and yet less than I thought.
[ There's another pause. ]
Back when I picked you, it wasn't only because I wanted to meet you. That had a lot to do with it, too, because I realized... this would probably be my only chance to...
[ He looks down. ]
I'm... older than I tell people. Not because I was trying to lie, but because I hate thinking about all those years. Being alone and hated...
[ His brow furrows. ]
My power - my immortality... It doesn't just require negative emotions. I... need to be hated for it to work.
But I-
[ His hands are shaking so he curls them into tight fists. He closes his eyes. He glares. ]
What's the point of living for so long if the time'll be spent... alone...?? That's why... at the end, if everyone is sent back home... I was planning to stay behind.
Because, yes... I'm a hypocrite, but I'm a tired one. A weak one.
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Hm, you hold my whole life in the palm of your hand - written up neatly in a book for perusal and out of everyone it was me you wanted to meet? Surely I'm the villain of that story.
[ The girl who snapped simply because a boy didn't love her enough. Because a boy broke her heart and it turned her into this. ]
Are the pages where I'm mentioned more worn than the rest? Have you spent hours pouring over them wishing to meet me? Is this how you know me? A character in a book that you felt a kinship to?
[ It would make sense, though she also wouldn't be surprised if it was more than that. She only slightly sounds upset - not wanting to be just letters on a piece of paper to him. ]
Lucifer gave you a terrible gift. No one wants to be hated. Especially not by the people they want love from the most.
[ Her hand turns and dips into the water again, raising it like a cup and letting it spill out. She smiles, bitter and sad. ]
I destroyed a whole universe for the love I couldn't have returned. That is where you and I are different. I destroy them, you save them.
[ After a long moment, she's sitting up and reaching for him. Running her fingers through his hair and pressing them against his face gently. ]
Dear, no one wants to be alone and hated. No one understands that better than me. As for being weak and tired... I also understand that. All this time, I've kept my heart closed so no one else could hurt me. Yet here you are - in under a week - having become someone I'm afraid to lose. Someone I'm afraid will turn their back on me.
[ And if her face is a little red at this confession, it's absolutely a trick of the light. ]
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Maybe you'll think I'm weird, but... I never saw you as the villain. [ a slight pause ] A future version of you who was close with Lucifer. I can't say how close or even how the two met, but... Lucifer adored that Shea. And she became one of few who held Lucifer's trust.
[ He lets out a tense 'heh', closing his eyes. ]
I... wouldn't say we're as different as it might seem. If... not for Lucifer... or regretting what I did to my father. And sister...
[ His gaze goes distant. ]
I wouldn't have started bringing anything back. I would have given up...
[ But then his eyes are welling up with tears as he lets out a broken laugh. ]
We're similar in that regard, too. I know what I need to do, with you, but... I realized, tonight, there's not a chance I could. [ hands trembling ] I'd rather prove to you that loyalty does exist... than be another source of pain for you.
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Dear, even I think I'm the villain which certainly makes you the odd man out in this case. [ She started this attack after her heart was broken. ] For any future version of me, Lucifer must have been quite interesting to become attached to.
[ He earns a sad smile from her as she presses their forehead together. ]
So you can even sense that about me. The regret I buried deep down a long time ago. Unlike you, it feels impossible for me to stop.
[ Her life in the hands of a set of bored gods. No matter how much guilt she feels over attacking and killing her own brother, all she's done to Selestia. Even Kai... if she stops and allows herself to wade that deep into her emotions concerning him. Shea still can't bring herself to put an end to it all. ]
You are stronger than I am.
[ So much stronger. Her thumbs brush underneath his eyes, to wipe away the tears. Then Shea presses a kiss to Lucio's forehead, as though he were the most precious thing in existence to her. Which is not far from the truth. ]
There is nothing I want more than for that to be what happens. [ Now her hands drop to catch his shaking ones in her steady ones. A sad smile. ] Unfortunately for you, I know what you need now and that's for me to suffer and hate you. The part of me that cares for you too much, it won't allow me to see you end.
What we need and what we want are two very different things.