003 ┼ SO LONG LIVE THE RECKLESS AND THE BRAVE

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Who: Luci & Pride CR
What: What happens when Lucifer has a minor identity crisis? Shockingly, she's only quietly destructive.
When: Backdated to Jan 12th-14thish
Where: Pride HQ / Carnie Suite
Warnings: Carnies with feelings.

[Maybe that's why she calls herself Lucifer-- because no matter what she says or does, she'll never get the benefit of the doubt. She wears the name like everything she's ever done wrong in her life is a particularly comfortable coat, and nothing underneath would ever be seen. The devil did it... The devil always does it.]

[Squalo had a damned good point though-- anyone she was close to could become a target for Santiago whenever this favor is called up. That she didn't blame him for. Hell, she shouldn't blame him for anything she's feeling because it's messed up. She shouldn't care about getting rebuffed for trying to help, what skin was it off her nose? Who gave a shit if he held her at bay with the reminder of her deal with Santiago like it was a crucifix? The fact that he seemed not to care about her murdering two people shouldn't make her hope that people would understand she'd just been trying to defend herself.]

[No. She shouldn't feel any of those things because no one would ever reciprocate. No one ever had sympathy for the devil. This feels like a lesson she's forgotten, a reason why she can't remember any friends aside from before she joined Pride. No matter what she did, no one would think she wasn't completely evil or ready to lie to them or stab them in the back. No doubt that was why 'Lucifer'. She isn't anything like a spirit of rebellion and inspiration-- she's evil incarnate. She's ruthless and merciless. She'd kill you for a Klondike bar.]

[It would be so much easier if she didn't want to make connections with people, if she looked at the people she saw often and felt nothing. But no, she's risking her life to save Xanxus, she's teaching Jamie intimacy, she's comforting Terry after Naomi's party... What the fuck, why does it suddenly feel so wrong for her to feel positively about those memories? Why does it feel so foreign?]


[Carnie Suite]

[Luci stays in bed after she gets back from her confrontation with Squalo. She doesn't want to talk to anyone or see anyone, but given she's right where she usually is when she's upset it's not terribly hard to find her. Especially when she doesn't come out to eat and has shut off her phone.]


[Pride HQ - 14th]

[After being convinced to exit the suite if only to stretch her legs, Luci goes through the motions of procuring a cup of soup from the cafe downstairs to bring back up to the suite. No makeup, her hair product-free, she's only looked like this after Naomi's party. Something is clearly wrong with her.]

Comments

[stylistic_disloyalty]

...a cookie?

[Alongside soup? Hrk. That's enough to keep her off cookies for a while.]

[Well, maybe for later... if they wrapped it up...]

What kind?

[Important facts to know before making a decision.]

[sailorlaughter]

Oatmeal raisin?

Iiiii mean, there's totally different kinds! Like, five.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Otherwise known as Cookie Masquerading as Chocolate Chip.

...I guess five kinds is a lot for this tiny cafe. Think they have the kind with M&Ms in them?

[sailorlaughter]

Probably. That's a pretty easy one to make, right? And they TOTALLY sell M&Ms.

If they don't, I can even make you some!

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Somehow I'm not at all shocked that you can make cookies with M&Ms in them. But I'll try to spare you the effort.

[She heads over to the case and peers in.]

[sailorlaughter]

[Pinkie follows as well, pressing up against the glass to look inside.]

I wish they had cake pops like at Starbucks. Those things are SO. GOOD.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Oh those round things on the sticks? Yeah those look pretty amazing, actually. How do they get them in those sphere shapes?

[sailorlaughter]

I have no idea. But they're so much BETTER than normal cake, aren't they?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Less of it for one thing. I can almost never finish an entire piece of that grocery store cake. Too sweet.

[sailorlaughter]

I think it's moister. Like, the shell on the outside keeps all the cakey goodness in!

I've been trying to learn to bake lately, but I'm not good enough to try making those yet. I don't know how.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Really? [Luci frowns and pulls out her phone.] There has to be some kind of tutorial or something. Surely making cake in spheres isn't that difficult....

[sailorlaughter]

I wonder if you just need a special pan? To make them stay round! [Pinkie leans over to watch the Googling commence]

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[Luci hits a link and immediately makes a disgusted face.]

...that can't be how they're made. Just wadding up cake?

[sailorlaughter]

[Pinkie frowns thoughtfully.]

It doesn't look all that hard...maybe the professional ones are different. And they just figure normal people wouldn't have the right pans and stuff!

[stylistic_disloyalty]

I hope so... this just looks incredibly unappetizing. [The more she reads, in fact, the less she's inclined to eat a cake pop ever again.]

What about cupcakes? Those are... less hands-on, so to speak.

[sailorlaughter]

Oh, yeah, you don't need to put your hands all over those. You pretty much never touch them until you ice them! And even then you're not like -

[Pinkie mimes rubbing her hands just allllllllll over something.]

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[...and Luci looks pretty grossed out by that. Congratulations, Pinkie. Luci never looks disgusted by anything.]

Yeah I think I've ruined cake pops for myself now.

[sailorlaughter]

[Pinkie shrugs.]

I'm sure they wear gloves when they do it.