my_own_advocate | Samsara, Sunday Evening

It wasn't a great idea to keep sticking to old traditions to the letter, Lucifer and Octavia had found last weekend. And so Lucifer had suggested something else for this Sunday night.

Samsara.

It was a place where she felt safe. And it could-- go somewhere else, for a nice change of scenery. "Should we take her to the back of the preserve? Or head further along the coast?" Lucifer asked, as he hopped aboard, basket of food in hand.

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my_own_advocate

"So I have a few of these," Lucifer said, as he came up the stairs holding a jar. "I know, it's a bit old-fashioned at this point, but..."

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okteiviakom

One of the great things about Octavia was that, depending on the point of view, either everything was outdated by a hundred years, or many things were completely new to her.

And she knew which way she felt as she turned to look at the jar he was holding.

"It's beautiful."

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my_own_advocate

"I thought you might like it," Lucifer admitted. "They're almost like fireflies. A jar full of fairy lights."

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okteiviakom

"Yeah," Octavia said, with a soft quality that kind of betrayed how she'd also been thinking exactly that. Even if she covered for it with a slightly more wry, "And they won't set my boat on fire."

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my_own_advocate

Lucifer chuckled. "There is that," he said. "And next to those, I also bought these..."

He took great care to pull a plastic nightlight out of the bag. It had little colorful owls drawn all over it.

Sure, they were meant for children. But some of Octavia's tastes did center around a similar simple love of animals, so he'd gone out on a limb.

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okteiviakom

In cases like this one, Octavia could neither tell nor did she care whether something was meant for children, anyway.

"Are those owls?" she asked, another smile tugging at her lips.

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my_own_advocate

"I have a few with different animals on them," Lucifer said. He held the lamp out for her. "But I thought you might like this one best."

Edited Date: 30 May 2022 13:20 (UTC)

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okteiviakom

"Well, I haven't seen the other ones yet," Octavia replied as she reached out to take it. "But this one seems like a pretty strong contender."

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my_own_advocate

Lucifer let her, and then took out each of the other lights, setting them down on the table where she could see them. "You can decide for yourself."

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okteiviakom

Octavia watched him and them, her head slightly tilted to the side. Her expression brightened a little further as she spotted one in particular.

"Oh, the seahorse one is pretty good, too."

(And very Duke.)

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my_own_advocate

"Really?" Lucifer said, surprised. "Interesting choice."

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okteiviakom

Octavia gave a tiny huff as her gaze flicked up to his face.

"Why's that interesting?"

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my_own_advocate

"I hadn't expected it," Lucifer said easily. "And now I'm curious as to why."

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okteiviakom

"You've been to the aquarium with me before," Octavia pointed out, though that maybe wasn't the whole reason. She shrugged a little. "And it makes me think of Duke."

Edited Date: 30 May 2022 19:26 (UTC)

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my_own_advocate

"Duke as a seahorse?" Lucifer said, tilting his head. "Huh. That makes an odd kind of sense..."

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okteiviakom

"Not necessarily as one, but..."

She was shrugging again, and looking at the lamp.

"But they're also kind of lanky, and water creatures." So, you know. That actually tracked.

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my_own_advocate

"And the males carry the offspring," Lucifer couldn't help but point out. "Very nurturing."

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okteiviakom

"We might all have watched too much Animal Planet," was what Octavia had to say to that, as she looked up at him again.

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my_own_advocate

"It's strangely hypnotising," Lucifer admitted.

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okteiviakom

Octavia looked faintly amused, but she nodded. "Pretty much the only thing I bother watching."

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my_own_advocate

"I like some Food Network from time to time, as well," Lucifer said. He cleared his throat. "Shall I go decorate the cabin with some of these and make us some drinks?"