[He says it quietly. He can almost sense it -- the feeling that Lucifer is thinking something more. It's what makes him listen when he speaks. He honestly believes that they have things to teach each other.]
[Lucifer doesn't even answer that. Not because it's struck home, not because he feels guilt for his cruelty. It just doesn't matter right now to argue over whether or not he is cruel, or justified in it.
Al's mind is made up, and in the long run it doesn't matter if Lucifer can change that. He already has one person who claims to love him, and would slit his throat anyway. Actually, he has two of those. He sincerely does not want a third.
Think about it. You were so confused how I could ask about your well being, and still be what I was. Still be willing to kill you if I had to. And now look, the shoe's right on the other foot.
[Lucifer enjoys self-reflection, but he never really dislikes anything he finds. What he does know is that there is something that Castiel misinterpreted (or rather, allowed Rei to misinterpret for him). And that bothers him.
But whatever that element is, it's not being a sponge.]
No, I'm not. I meant most of them. The people out there who take what you give, and give you nothing back.
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:24 am (UTC)[He says it quietly. He can almost sense it -- the feeling that Lucifer is thinking something more. It's what makes him listen when he speaks. He honestly believes that they have things to teach each other.]
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:27 am (UTC)Al's mind is made up, and in the long run it doesn't matter if Lucifer can change that. He already has one person who claims to love him, and would slit his throat anyway. Actually, he has two of those. He sincerely does not want a third.
He exhales hard, ending the debate there.]
Just give him the package, would you?
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:28 am (UTC)[Softly. He doesn't sound suspicious, he just... has to ask. He doesn't want to have to take something away from him.]
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:31 am (UTC)[Motioning up at the leaves.]
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:38 am (UTC)Jesse's a wee bit too old for it.
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:42 am (UTC)[He gets up, meaning to leave but he has to rather quickly turn a wince into a yawn and a stretch.]
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:43 am (UTC)Are you all right?
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:45 am (UTC)Enough, Al.
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:47 am (UTC)[He's never once not cared when he's asked that question.]
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Date: 2012-06-01 04:00 am (UTC)[He'd do it for anyone, Luce. Anyone at all.]
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Date: 2012-06-01 04:12 am (UTC)Just the same old Army complaints.
You know, you make as much sense as I do to these people.
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Date: 2012-06-01 04:19 am (UTC)[Al tilts his head, like a curious puppy.]
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Date: 2012-06-01 04:41 am (UTC)[And he'd learned from that mistake.]
You should be more choosy about who you throw your sympathy at, Al. People are sponges, and you can't make them better.
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Date: 2012-06-01 04:44 am (UTC)[Which was confusing at first. Because it's like Lucifer cared about him in some small way.]
I don't think you're like that. A sponge, anyway.
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Date: 2012-06-01 05:02 am (UTC)But whatever that element is, it's not being a sponge.]
No, I'm not. I meant most of them. The people out there who take what you give, and give you nothing back.
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Date: 2012-06-01 05:08 am (UTC)[Al shrugs his shoulders.]
It doesn't cost me to care about the well-being of others. I choose how much to take on.
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