001; text; l.morningstar

[dealwiththe]

[ Probably after the sitch with Theo is resolved - late at night? Early in the morning? Who knows. Time is pretty meaningless to Lucifer. #relatable. ]

I think introductions are in order. My name is Lucifer Morningstar, and I'm a new warden here. For those that recognize my name, yes, I'm probably who you think I am, no, it's not a mistake, and no, I'm not here to kill, maim, torture or eat anyone's soul.

I don't think a soul would have much nutritional value.

Anyway, I'm glad to be here, and I'm used to getting lots of questions, so ask away.

warden filter

What would the over-under be on getting a piano in here do you suppose? Just curious. It's been ages since I've been able to play, and the minibar makes me nostalgic.

[ ooc: if you had a TDM thread with Lucifer, let me know if you'd like it to be game canon or not! I'm fine either way. ♥ ]

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text; hayakawa

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Why did you agree to be a warden?

[dealwiththe]

Because after reforming myself, I’ve found my calling in helping others reform. I was already doing this back home; it seemed like it would be an interesting challenge to hone my skills here.

If you are a warden as well, I’m going to ask you the same question: why?

[spanning]

The contract

[And since he's done a bit of scrolling:]

You don't look very much like the popular depictions

[dealwiththe]

[ Lucifer is a very tit-for-tat sort of Devil, so needless to say it annoys him when he's making an effort to answer questions in good faith but gets only cageyness when he asks questions in return.

Well guess what Aki you're not the only one who can be cagey! ]

Correct.

[spanning]

[Aki isn't actually being willfully cagey—in fact, he figures it looks bad to say he isn't here for the wellbeing of the inmates, but for the windfall—so without further inquiry, he doesn't read into Lucifer's terse response. Whoops.]

Are the other parts true

About you ruling Hell and damning people

[ITP: a guy with only the loosest understanding of Christianity. He feels stupid typing this.]

[dealwiththe]

[ Well, this is going better than some of the other initial conversations, even with other wardens. So he'll run with it, for now. ]

Ruling Hell: yes. Damning people: no. People damn themselves.

[spanning]

[He has a brief, vivid memory of learning the price to drag another person to Hell.]

Makes sense

What kind of place is Hell? Are there many devils there?

[dealwiththe]

I'm the one and only, unique and bespoke. Hell is much the same: what you get is custom-made for you, based on your own personal guilt.

[spanning]

Isn't it weird to say you rule a place where your subjects are all people who have damned themselves?

[dealwiththe]

Technically my subjects are the demons who did the torturing. But these days I'm much less of a ruler and more of a therapist.

[spanning]

What's the distinction between the demons and yourself? Did they change to therapy as well?

[dealwiththe]

Demons are the children of Lilith. She gave them to me, I suppose you could say, when I was first banished to Hell. They don't have souls. Except for one, and she doesn't work for me anymore.

[spanning]

I see. Demons don't exist where I'm from outside of folklore.

Do you have a soul?

[dealwiththe]

I do. All angels do - our parents weren't as stingy in that regard as Lilith was.

[ Honestly, this is much more the 20 questions he was hoping to get. These are easy questions to answer. ]