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[maddest]

I've never seen it this bad before.

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[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I'm really quite tired, Luce. I keep meaning to do more to help-

[thelightbringer]

To do what to help?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I don't know- anything.

[thelightbringer]

[He steps closer]

Tell me this. What's your ideal ending for all of this? What's the best possible outcome?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I thought I knew the answer to that question, but- whatever happens, so much will be lost.

[thelightbringer]

Sometimes sacrifice is needed.

I'm not sure that it is here.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Good.

[thelightbringer]

What was your ideal before?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

To get home and forget any of this ever happened.

[thelightbringer]

[Lucifer just nods; it makes sense. It also makes sense that it's changed.]

I'm going out looking for meat tonight. [For clarity:] Only things that are already dead.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

You'll poison us all. Watch out for maggots.

[Making a face.]

[thelightbringer]

That'll teach you.

[Very pleased with himself.]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

They're much better killed fresh.

[thelightbringer]

So are humans. And if you ate them before they revived, maybe they'd stay dead. I hear it's just like pork.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

You're ridiculous.

[thelightbringer]

I'm ridiculous. [Really, cabinet-stalker? Really?]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

People are not food.

[thelightbringer]

Neither are animals.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

It's their fault for not running fast enough.

[thelightbringer]

[Advancing on him]

Should we see how fast a human can run?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Or how fast an angel can dodge?

[Lobbing a can of tomatoes at him.]

[thelightbringer]

[Lucifer rarely needs to dodge. The can hits him in the face, and he catches it without looking as it falls.

He looks at Break, then motions with his hand.] Run, run.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Not with this air quality, on these lungs.

[Patting the ground next to him, for him to sit.]

[thelightbringer]

[...fine. Fine. Xerxes Break: the only person who can wallop the Devil and get out of even running away.]

Well, at least you're being responsible about it.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

That's a nice shirt. I wouldn't want to bleed on you.