[It's Lucifer who stops it, halfway through, when his mind clears. As it often does it leaves him a little dazed, and horrified. And this time, nauseous. He hadn't divulged all that much, but mention of Michael, or missing him, was enough.]
...We should probably put an end to these little rendezvous. Don't you think.
[His expression is carefully guarded. He should know this. He should be able to recall what he's said. But he can't, because those memories are jumbled with the real ones of heaven, which are all out of place.]
[He's utterly serious. He doubts Break would ever let him see, would let anyone see, but the knowledge of him being in that much pain would be enough.]
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[He offers Al a sardonic smile that is still nowhere near as condescending as it would be if he was thinking clearly.]
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[The same thing he'd said earlier, but there's genuine regret in his tone now.]
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[Al sighs, deeply.]
Lucifer, look at me?
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...I wish Michael was here. I wanted him here to see how things had changed...how happy we could all be.
I was wrong.
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...We should probably put an end to these little rendezvous. Don't you think.
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Lucifer is disturbed, and he can see it.]
... you've been doing this for the last few weeks.
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Oh? Learn anything juicy?
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[He drops his shields, enough to let Luce know that he's telling the truth. That he didn't take advantage of it.]
I've been bringing you out of it quickly.
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[And he does. He's just not entirely sure if Al realizes what a tactical advantage he's giving up. Ah, well. So much the better.]
But like I said, any soiree that ends in me zoning out is one that we shouldn't repeat.
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Does anyone else have a way of bringing you out of it, if it happens down in the underground?
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I doubt it happens around my brothers, because I know who they are.
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[Gently.]
Talk to him.
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[Simple, but honest.]
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[There's no point lying. Lucifer would do damn near anything for Michael.]
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... you need to come out of this okay, too. All right?
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[Giving him a mildly baffled look. It's not as if a lot of Al's problems wouldn't be lessened by Lucifer's disappearance.]
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[Matter-of-fact. But Al smiles for him.]
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[Eyebrow raise.]
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[He's utterly serious. He doubts Break would ever let him see, would let anyone see, but the knowledge of him being in that much pain would be enough.]
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