IC CONTACT POST

[uberboned]

[A woman's voice comes over the line.]

You've reached the Trickster's voicemail. Unfortunately, Mr. Trickster isn't available to take your call, nor will he likely ever be. Should you still wish to leave a message, please respond after the tone, and maybe we'll remember to get it to him, mmkay?

[Beep]

[[OOC: This is an IC voicemail post for all verses games. Please put the name of the verse/game you want in the subject heading.]]

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[thelightbringer]

...Jinx and Xerxes happened.

[Obviously, Gabriel's fault.]

[uberboned]

Well, Jinx was doomed to break up with you. And Break... What happened with Break?

Wait. [He sits up.] ...It's happened. You've actually developed feelings.

[thelightbringer]

[He throws a pebble at him.]

When did I not have 'feelings'?

[uberboned]

[He laughs.] For humans, Lucifer. That's different. You acted like caring for anyone outside the family was an infectious disease.

[thelightbringer]

It is.

[He doesn't need to hide how vehement he is about that with Gabriel. No masking, no sugar coating.]

If I had just set out with them like I did with Lilith, we'd be out of here by now!

[uberboned]

It's not your tactics, Lucifer- it's that humans are a lot harder to manipulate these days. You could have based your entire plan around cupcakes and Lilith would've thought you were Nietzsche.

[thelightbringer]

[A bitter laugh]

You think I didn't have Jinx wrapped around my finger? Are you blind? I stopped short. That's why she left.

That's why Xerxes is.

[And it bothers him and he wants to be angry over it.]

[uberboned]

You stopped short of actual compassion. Lilith didn't need it- they do. [He blinks.] How the hell did you manage to throw Break out?

[thelightbringer]

We've had a few tiffs lately. The last one was- different.

[uberboned]

And? [He's leaning on the edge of the sled now, clearly interested in the soap opera that is Lucifer's life.]

[thelightbringer]

[He really, really doesn't want to have to relay it out loud. Because they're angels he doesn't really have to; it's just...difficult to get past the idea of showing his personal life to anyone.]

And I-

[No. Fine. Screw it. He leans forward enough to touch Gabriel's forehead, and he shows him. And for once, because he's not trying to manipulate Gabriel's view of it, he shows him where it went wrong--and that it was Lucifer's fault. He won't say so out loud, of course, but he's acknowledging it. Baby steps. Baby steps that he really hates taking.]

He's done with me, I think.

[uberboned]

[Gabriel exhales once the images have passed and opens his eyes to fix Lucifer with a measured look. Then he leans up... And smacks him across the head.]

You're so paranoid. He was right, you know. And you know, I would never say that about Break.

[thelightbringer]

What?

[Ow. Bitch, you have angel strength.]

Right about what?

[uberboned]

About you pushing people away. I never realized it before, but you have all these issues leftover from Michael. You're afraid of getting hurt again and you wanna be the one in control of the situation, 'cause it's one thing if you kick 'em out- it's another if they walk away.

[thelightbringer]

[Lucifer leans on his headless tiger's neck.]

All right, Sigmund, if you have it all figured out why don't you tell me how to fix that.

[uberboned]

Let them in? [Duh, Lucifer.] Look, it's hard. I know it's hard, but I'm not expecting you to just empty every single detail of your life on 'em. Just show 'em that you trust them... And don't tell them how they're going to eventually disappoint you. People kinda respond badly to that.

[thelightbringer]

[Lucifer stares at him a moment, running through the conversation with Break. Then again.]

I was trying to tell him that he's changing, not... [Gabriel is right. He drops off there, because he's to the point where he can actually take advice from his brothers. Even from Castiel. And besides, when put so bluntly, Lucifer can't argue with it at all. He ought to have seen it before.]

After that, how am I supposed to show him that I 'trust' him?

[uberboned]

He's still going with us on our little trek, right? You'll find a way. [Gabriel's more than a little smug about being right about something. And more to the point- someone actually ADMITTING he's right, because Gabriel never admits he's wrong.]

[thelightbringer]

...In the tunnels? I don't know if he's coming or not. [He's not sure he wants to have that much tension on a mission. Or that's how he's rationalizing it, anyway.]

...Stop smirking.

[uberboned]

Don't worry. Castiel and I will stand between you two. We still need an ambassador and I may be a little tweaked by the guy, but he does have a way with... Something. [No, no he will not.] You're so hopeless, Lucy. [He pats his brother on the shoulder. Aww.]

[thelightbringer]

What is that supposed to mean? [Hopeless. Bah.]

And what do you mean you're 'tweaked' by him? Not enough Winchester in him for you?

[uberboned]

You're almost as bad as Castiel when it comes to understanding how people work. [AND THAT GETS A GLARE.] Yeah, that's exactly it. My taste falls more to brainless hicks.

[thelightbringer]

I don't understand people? I invented all those sins you indulge in.

[But the hick comment gets a barely-stifled snicker]

Fine. What, then? I would have thought you'd like a sarcastic prankster. Especially one who's managed to get every angel in the city to eat sugar.

[uberboned]

He's a little too good at manipulating us. It's weird. [NOT TOUCHING THAT FIRST COMMENT, BECAUSE, DUDE, JUST BECAUSE YOU INVENT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU UNDERSTAND IT. :||]

[thelightbringer]

You know, it is isn't it?

It's what I like about him. One thing, anyway. Watching him manipulate Raphael into eating people food...after that how could you not want to keep him around?