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[al_truism]

[Al explores with his fingers, still scratching gently, finding any physical differences between her and a normal cat.

When Lucifer comes back, he sits down, devoting one hand to cat-attention, organizing supplies with the other.]

Which do you want first?

[thelightbringer]

[She has tufts on the tips of her ears, and a spike on the end of her tail. Apart from those and her razor sharp claws, though, she's a normal, sweet kitten.]

Inner City first.

[al_truism]

[Al gets to sketching with one hand. His lines are precise, borne of many tactical years and multiple break-ins. He clearly labels things and gets them all correct the first time. There are a lot of gaps in the map, which are labeled with what the areas likely are.

The areas encompass the basement level, the outside grounds, and several different floors, but not nearly all.]

[thelightbringer]

[Lucifer takes a picture of it as Al progresses, for back up.]

The dinosaurs were here?

[al_truism]

Outside. In the courtyard.

[He hovers a finger over it, indicating the area.]

[thelightbringer]

And how do power losses progress? Where are they first noticed, do they get worse...?

[al_truism]

What do you mean, power losses?

[thelightbringer]

I'd be powerless here, wouldn't I?

[al_truism]

I never lost power while I was in the Inner City, so I have no idea. My alchemy worked just fine until I lost consciousness.

[thelightbringer]

Really? Good to know.

[al_truism]

The way I understood it, it's underground that power loss happens. I've never been in the underground.

[thelightbringer]

Oh I know underground we will. We have no plans for the City right now, I just like to keep my options open.

[al_truism]

It may be that the scientists have engineered the power loss to protect themselves. But if they could de-power someone like you...

[thelightbringer]

[Lucifer smiles thinly.] I love the pedestal you all have me on, but I'm not just some bundle of power. I spent a few million years without being able to use my gifts, this won't be a problem.

[It's just that he'd spent that time in his true form, burning in a Cage. The circumstances are nothing alike.]

[al_truism]

Just how powerful are you, though? I mean, I've always just assumed.

[thelightbringer]

In general or...?

[al_truism]

Here, in general, the most powerful you've ever been.

[thelightbringer]

If we're talking how I rank, I'm one of the five most powerful beings in creation. The most powerful I've ever been...let's just say that destroying the world wasn't even on the top of my to do list.

Here, that's halved. At least. I should be able to kill the Animus, because I have killed some of them at home. But I can't here. I can't resurrect people as far as I know; I haven't tried because Teleos has that covered. I've created worlds like this one, I can access alternate universes...but obviously, not now. Whatever the Scientists did is strong enough to cage me and hundreds of gods.

[al_truism]

That's what I find worrying. Even with your power scaled down by the Animus, something would be able to temporarily put you on par with a human. I don't know if it's the scientists doing it. And if the Animus are doing it... why? What are they protecting?

[thelightbringer]

I want to find out.

[It's occurred to him before, and to Gabriel. Lucifer (narcissist that he is) just believes he's better suited to learn it.]

[al_truism]

Will you try not to get everyone killed?

[thelightbringer]

Do you think Xerxes would work with me if I hadn't already promised that?

[al_truism]

[Al sighs lightly. He knows. But asking for reassurance from Lucifer probably wasn't the best idea.]

I suppose so.

[thelightbringer]

Besides. [playing with the dirt again] I meant it when I said I want us all to work together. It's the best option for all of us.

[al_truism]

[Al gives him a slow, contemplating sort of look, stroking the kitten and putting aside the charcoal. His face has softened a little. He still can't help thinking the worst of Lucifer -- but he knows that he's come to truly care for Break.

... which means he's definitely not emotionless. And whenever Al's listened to him speak to Joshua, he's not without some form of pain, want, even a capacity for compassion.]

Do you say that because you want to get along, or- because it's easier?

[Of all things... he at least knows that Lucifer won't outright lie. He's misdirect, he'll weasel, but he won't lie.]