[ 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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[ 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."