my_own_advocate | San Pedro Island, Chile, Tuesday

The inhabitants of the Cape Rouge had a way of dealing with traumatic events, and that way was getting very, very far away from where the traumatic events had happened for a while. But it was winter, and cold, and something about recent events hadn't left Lucifer particularly predisposed to the Bahamas.

No, they needed a place that was equal parts Duke and Octavia, to remind them all of who Octavia and Duke were, specifically.

And so Lucifer had found this island, put down a not inconsiderable amount of money, and told his partners they were leaving.

He had not told them where. But, as the portal opened onto the warm, green island, he didn't think they'd disapprove. "And here we are."

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betterthanaplan

Duke surfaced with a laugh. "Shark got sharked?"

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my_own_advocate

"What's a shark predator?" Lucifer wondered.

... and promptly tried to dunk Duke because, well. Why not?

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okteiviakom

Why not, indeed?

Octavia was perfectly happy to stay out of it. In fact, she even took her chance to swim a little further away from the scuffle.

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betterthanaplan

Duke allowed himself to be dunked, and surfaced again, still laughing.

This was the life. Playing with his partners in the water, naked and warm and happy.

Could they maybe stay here forever?

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my_own_advocate

"She's getting away," Lucifer told Duke very seriously.

This was entirely his fault, but who cared?

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okteiviakom

"That's what you get with a finrona," Octavia called, before actually diving under the surface, all the better to escape from them.

(This really was the life.)

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betterthanaplan

"Oh no," Duke said, clearly very concerned with her escape. "Whatever shall I do."

Dunk the Devil in return before swimming after her, of course!

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my_own_advocate

"How dare you!" Lucifer bellowed, gleefully, as he resurfaced.

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okteiviakom

Octavia resurfaced a little ways away, but not so far that it wouldn't be pretty easy for Duke to catch her.

It was ridiculous. All of this.

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betterthanaplan

Duke stopped chasing Octavia long enough to turn around, stick his thumbs in his ears with his fingers spread and stick his tongue out.

What? Sometimes it was fun to be all of five years old again!

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my_own_advocate

It also set him up to get a big splash of water to the face, so there was that?

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okteiviakom

And Octavia laughing as she hazarded a look back, and caught the sight of that.

That, too.

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betterthanaplan

Duke spluttered. "No fair!" he called, then looked over his shoulder at Octavia. "Truce? Sharks and butterflies versus snakes?"

That didn't make any biological sense at all. Duke didn't care.

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my_own_advocate

"Don't let him tie you down like this!" Lucifer called to Octavia.

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okteiviakom

Too late!

"Truce!" Octavia called, as she turned back towards them.

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betterthanaplan

"Hell yeah!" Duke offered her a fist bump.

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my_own_advocate

"I'm very disappointed in you both," Lucifer told them, and splashed Duke again.

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okteiviakom

Octavia veered from the fist bump right into splashing him.

You know, on Duke's behalf.

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betterthanaplan

Duke had a split second of bracing for betrayal -- then nodded and shrugged. "That works too."

And sent a veritable wave of splashing in Lucifer's direction as well.

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my_own_advocate

"No, no, no, no--" Lucifer laughed, bringing his arms up to shield himself - uselessly - from the onslaught.

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okteiviakom

It seemed to just spur Octavia on into a veritable frenzy of splashing.

He'd clearly brought this upon himself.

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betterthanaplan

Duke eventually had to give up on his splashing. He was laughing too hard to keep it up. He settled back into the water, gently treading, and tipping his head back to soak up the sun.