Istredd actually blushes for a second there. And he immediately regrets it. I was talking about something else. As Lucifer pointed out during their heated exchange, Istredd had a lot of confidence at that moment. He may be a little flustered but he likes the idea of Lucifer thinking he can accomplish all those things.

"They were stacked that way for a reason." Probably. Honestly, they may not be, but Istredd is in someone else's space so he is going to follow her stacking order. The owner probably doesn't care at all, but maybe she will.

I've always planned on finding a way to keep you here, everyone who wants to stay, but I haven't found the answer yet. I think hooking us harder into the Singularity is a pathway to that. They are connected to it, yes, but this is a step above that. Even a step above Rhy's connection.