Yeah. Imeeji. [ Yuzuki wobbles a hand in a vague gesture of agreement with Macaque. ] One of the Producers. Prince of ... ugh, what was it. "Vengeance Hell".
Anyway.
[ He shifts away from the bucket with a shaky sigh, clenching and unclenching his fists. ]
Think so, [ that was to Lucifer. And to Macaque, ] Prescription-strength numbing might be enough to take the edge off. [ Maybe. Hopefully. ] Worth a try. Thanks.
... And. Toucifer. If you can spare some of your Spring healing, we'd appreciate it. Choco really clawed herself up. [ It could have been worse. A lot worse. But she has more than enough scars already. ]
"Asmodeus is the Deadly Sin of Lust in my Hell. I think you would get along well with him."
Lucifer smiles and makes such a happy little squeak at the name Toucifer again. Oh it is so cute. He loves it, of the bright red eyes he has now are any indication.
"I can definitely do that. Here," Lucifer will make sure to not actually touch but to focus his healing. He can do the scrapes and scratches. Nothing more serious still but he can at least make all the small things go away.
"The sins have mascots?" Sure, why not? He's not so sure about getting along, he's not that full of lust, is he? Lucifer may have a warped impression because Macaque is so into him.
"'Toucifer' is criminally adorable, you realize." Just saying.
Macaque opens a portal and roots around in it, looking for numbing cream and finding it on a store shelf. He snags it and starts unwrapping the safety packaging.
I don't get along with anyone. [ Grumbles!! ] Unless you were talking to Papa.
[ Speaking of Papaque, EXCUSE YOU. Yuzuki huffs. He does not pout. He doesn't. He does, however, relax very slightly when the scratches and scrapes begin to heal. ]
If anyone is criminally adorable here, it's the two of you. [ So there. ]
[ He sneaks a glance back at Macaque. ]
... Can you take care of it for me? [ It'd be easier than tying himself in knots trying to reach ... ]
"You're not so prickly, Yuzuki." And this from Macaque who was kind of an ass to him when they met.
He'll avoid thinking of his daughter/son meeting the sin of lust, thank you.
"Mmhmm. I've got you. I'll be touching right... now."
Macaque uses his fingertips to put the numbing cream on the sprouting feathers. He knows what a big deal it is to be asked to touch their back, which is why he warned Yuzuki when it was coming.
Hey! What part of me isn't prickly?! [ Too late, he realises that he's essentially invited them to bully him even more than they already are. And if he tries to claw it back, that's fuel on the fire … and if he tries to leave in a huff — well, that'd just be stupid, being alone right now would be stupid and he doesn't want to be alone, he wants to be with them, he wants to feel safe — ]
[ He shoves his face in the nearest torn-up cushion, and the tip of his shadow's tail flicks sulkily even as it remains firmly wound around Lucifer's shadow's ankle.
… The aforementioned tail winds slightly more firmly once Macaque gets to work with the cream. Their back isn't as bad as the back of their neck, and they trust their dad. Yuzuki trusts him. It's safe. It's okay. Just … ]
[ Without lifting his head, ]
Can you — uh, more surface area? The pressure's good.
Lucifer will pull back from the teasing, for now. Familial bullying is a tradition in some families and this one is clearly one such family. Still, he will show mercy. And Ozzie isn't all lust, all the time. He's fun. If he ever shows up, he will gladly introduce Macaque's children to him. Sorry, love. Extended family rules and all that.
"Would it also help if I put pressure somewhere? Rubbing an arm or hand on your shoulder? Head pats?" Lucifer offers as the scratches and bruising heal away with the warmth of his Spring magic.
Macaque will grumble in the background if that eventuality should ever come to pass. Not because he objects to his kids being sexual, he would love to see them with their own kids, it's more having to watch it himself that's a little weird. Probably for them more than him.
"Pressure it is." He uses his whole palm to spread the cream over the affected area.
[ Yuzuki lets out a quiet breath, relaxing just a little more. A little … a little more. Macaque will be able to hear the tension leaking away drip by drop; the feathers drooping from their tight bristle; the way he can take a full, deep breath. He's settled enough that he doesn't flinch or fuss or bare his teeth at all while Macaque works. ]
[ (Settled enough to remember trusting Dique with the back of their neck when he was the one and only person standing between them and oblivion.) ]
— Yes. [ That's to Lucifer, and Yuzuki clumsily reaches out with one of his still-mittened hands. He hesitates, then adds, ] Can we, um. … Can we stay with you tonight? … Both of you? Being, um. Held. Helps. Background noise.
[ it's hard to see his face, what with the cushion he's hiding against. but his ears, y'all. his ears. they're so red. ]
Yeah, yeah ... [ maybe they deserve to be lovey idiots after this shitshow. maybe he's as glad as anyone else in the system that these two have found such love, joy, and comfort in one another. ] Be as schmoopy as you want. It's fine.
"In exchange, how about fluffy sweaters and a sneak peek at a duck I'm making for you, Yuzuki? Because we can attempt to curb our lovey dovey behavior but it is difficult to do so. And the cuter we are, the less likely we are to bully you. So there is a silver lining to it all."
Macaque muffles a laugh behind his free hand. "I'll keep all bullying to the absolute minimum." Really, he doesn't bully Choco or her alters much at all, only when it's a revenge mission.
"Ready? I'll portal us all over there. You can wash your face in my bathroom." Pick a sink, any sink.
[ He's quiet for a moment, processing maybe, but then he gets to thinking about fluffy sweaters and — ooohhh no no no, that's a bad thought, bad enough to make him shiver and cringe, fingers twitching. ] … Need to grab our weighted hoodie and shadow blanket from our room. Texture thing. But. Yeah. Ready.
"Okay. No fluffy sweaters but weighted hoodie and shadow blanket. Your dad knows where they are, I'm sure. Shadow portals and all. Let us know when you're ready to move, okay?" He squeezes the hand in his.
"And yes. A duck. I'm not finished with it yet but I can give you a little peek at my progress when you're ready."
Macaque grabs the requested items from a portal like he knew just where they were. He then proceeds to make the shadow blanket bigger, stretching each of the sides until it could easily fit three people.
[ … Lucifer really is making a duck. For him. That's — ]
[ It's enough to leave Yuzuki speechless. Shy in a way that he ... isn't. Shouldn't be, can't be, because he exists for a purpose. Yuzuki's shadow tries to say what he himself can't, by bonking its forehead against Lucifer's shadow's shoulder. It's an echo of one of Choco's habits, partially rerouted avian instinct and partially learned from Donnie. A sign of affection; of trust, and family. ]
[ Yuzuki (... somewhat belatedly) nods. He's more than ready to get out of here. ]
Lucifer doesn't say anything. He nods that he is ready. With the shadow forehead bump against his shoulder, the King of Hell smiles. He watches his own shadow as he reaches up to try and gently pat the shadow on the head with his own shadow. It's a little clumsy but he manages to get it to work.]
Macaque smiles to himself as he feels the two shadows interacting. Good. Lucifer is going to be Yuzuki's family, and in a way he already is, so it's nice to see them this way.
Macaque portals all of them into his nest. It doesn't even feel like they moved, that's how gentle the transition is.
He fluffs out the shadow blanket and draws down Yuzuki's shirt, handing over the weighted hoodie.
"Settle how you want to and we'll move to either side of you. All the pressure you could want."
[ Yuzuki's wings (which are kind of a mess after everything that happened, he'll have to fix them … ugh, later) puff up adorably when Lucifer pats his shadow's head. Goddamn Choco's propensity for blushing at the drop of a hat; his cheeks are on fire. ]
[ After what may have been the gentlest portal this world has ever seen, they're in Macaque's nest. Yuzuki makes a quiet sound of gratitude. ]
Hang on, I need to … [ Stick his head through a portal of his own making so he can clean himself up using one of Macaque's sinks. Could he have portalled over there properly, or used his legs? Yes. Did he want to? Haha. Ha. Ha. No. ]
[ Once he's satisfied that all the blood and gunk is gone, he accepts the hoodie, wiggles into it, and finally proceeds to faceplant into the nest with a quiet groan. ]
[ ... He pauses. Lets out a little, ah like he just remembered something. And then a pile of knives appears on the floor just outside the nest. ]
Lucifer admires the control needed to move them so easily. He chuckles and settles into the nest once Yuzuki is down and the knives put outside the nest. He lays on the left of the shadow pigeon so Macaque can be on the right.
"So. The knives, if I am right, are a clear Wash influence. Am I right?"
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Yeah. Imeeji. [ Yuzuki wobbles a hand in a vague gesture of agreement with Macaque. ] One of the Producers. Prince of ... ugh, what was it. "Vengeance Hell".
Anyway.
[ He shifts away from the bucket with a shaky sigh, clenching and unclenching his fists. ]
Think so, [ that was to Lucifer. And to Macaque, ] Prescription-strength numbing might be enough to take the edge off. [ Maybe. Hopefully. ] Worth a try. Thanks.
... And. Toucifer. If you can spare some of your Spring healing, we'd appreciate it. Choco really clawed herself up. [ It could have been worse. A lot worse. But she has more than enough scars already. ]
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Lucifer smiles and makes such a happy little squeak at the name Toucifer again. Oh it is so cute. He loves it, of the bright red eyes he has now are any indication.
"I can definitely do that. Here," Lucifer will make sure to not actually touch but to focus his healing. He can do the scrapes and scratches. Nothing more serious still but he can at least make all the small things go away.
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"'Toucifer' is criminally adorable, you realize." Just saying.
Macaque opens a portal and roots around in it, looking for numbing cream and finding it on a store shelf. He snags it and starts unwrapping the safety packaging.
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[ Speaking of Papaque, EXCUSE YOU. Yuzuki huffs. He does not pout. He doesn't. He does, however, relax very slightly when the scratches and scrapes begin to heal. ]
If anyone is criminally adorable here, it's the two of you. [ So there. ]
[ He sneaks a glance back at Macaque. ]
... Can you take care of it for me? [ It'd be easier than tying himself in knots trying to reach ... ]
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"I think all of us are guilty of capital adorableness in the first degree. Good thing the sentence is simply continuing to be such."
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He'll avoid thinking of his daughter/son meeting the sin of lust, thank you.
"Mmhmm. I've got you. I'll be touching right... now."
Macaque uses his fingertips to put the numbing cream on the sprouting feathers. He knows what a big deal it is to be asked to touch their back, which is why he warned Yuzuki when it was coming.
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and he doesn't want to be alone, he wants to be with them, he wants to feel safe —][ He shoves his face in the nearest torn-up cushion, and the tip of his shadow's tail flicks sulkily even as it remains firmly wound around Lucifer's shadow's ankle.
… The aforementioned tail winds slightly more firmly once Macaque gets to work with the cream. Their back isn't as bad as the back of their neck, and they trust their dad. Yuzuki trusts him. It's safe. It's okay. Just … ]
[ Without lifting his head, ]
Can you — uh, more surface area? The pressure's good.
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"Would it also help if I put pressure somewhere? Rubbing an arm or hand on your shoulder? Head pats?" Lucifer offers as the scratches and bruising heal away with the warmth of his Spring magic.
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"Pressure it is." He uses his whole palm to spread the cream over the affected area.
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[ (Settled enough to remember trusting Dique with the back of their neck when he was the one and only person standing between them and oblivion.) ]
— Yes. [ That's to Lucifer, and Yuzuki clumsily reaches out with one of his still-mittened hands. He hesitates, then adds, ] Can we, um. … Can we stay with you tonight? … Both of you? Being, um. Held. Helps. Background noise.
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"I don't mind if you do. We can hold you close and cuddle. What do you think, Macaque?"
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"You'll have to put up with us being lovey idiots." Fair warning.
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[ it's hard to see his face, what with the cushion he's hiding against. but his ears, y'all. his ears. they're so red. ]
Yeah, yeah ... [ maybe they deserve to be lovey idiots after this shitshow. maybe he's as glad as anyone else in the system that these two have found such love, joy, and comfort in one another. ] Be as schmoopy as you want. It's fine.
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"Ready? I'll portal us all over there. You can wash your face in my bathroom." Pick a sink, any sink.
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[ A duck? For Yuzuki? For him? … What? ]
[ … ]
[ What. ]
[ He's quiet for a moment, processing maybe, but then he gets to thinking about fluffy sweaters and — ooohhh no no no, that's a bad thought, bad enough to make him shiver and cringe, fingers twitching. ] … Need to grab our weighted hoodie and shadow blanket from our room. Texture thing. But. Yeah. Ready.
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"And yes. A duck. I'm not finished with it yet but I can give you a little peek at my progress when you're ready."
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"Here we go. Ready? I'll make it a soft landing."
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[ It's enough to leave Yuzuki speechless. Shy in a way that he ... isn't. Shouldn't be, can't be, because he exists for a purpose. Yuzuki's shadow tries to say what he himself can't, by bonking its forehead against Lucifer's shadow's shoulder. It's an echo of one of Choco's habits, partially rerouted avian instinct and partially learned from Donnie. A sign of affection; of trust, and family. ]
[ Yuzuki (... somewhat belatedly) nods. He's more than ready to get out of here. ]
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Macaque portals all of them into his nest. It doesn't even feel like they moved, that's how gentle the transition is.
He fluffs out the shadow blanket and draws down Yuzuki's shirt, handing over the weighted hoodie.
"Settle how you want to and we'll move to either side of you. All the pressure you could want."
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[ After what may have been the gentlest portal this world has ever seen, they're in Macaque's nest. Yuzuki makes a quiet sound of gratitude. ]
Hang on, I need to … [ Stick his head through a portal of his own making so he can clean himself up using one of Macaque's sinks. Could he have portalled over there properly, or used his legs? Yes. Did he want to? Haha. Ha. Ha. No. ]
[ Once he's satisfied that all the blood and gunk is gone, he accepts the hoodie, wiggles into it, and finally proceeds to faceplant into the nest with a quiet groan. ]
[ ... He pauses. Lets out a little, ah like he just remembered something. And then a pile of knives appears on the floor just outside the nest. ]
Won't need those with you two here ...
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"So. The knives, if I am right, are a clear Wash influence. Am I right?"
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"Undoubtedly. Staying over with Wash is a lesson in not impaling yourself."
"Let me know if you want me to preen your wings. I'm pretty good at it."