"You have to say that because you regrettably fell for me and can't turn it off now. Poor thing." Istredd thinks that is a very nice thing for him to say, but Lucifer is also generally a show not tell person. He is saying nice things to Istredd all the time with his feelings and actions. The fact he doesn't often open his mouth to form the thoughts doesn't matter.

"He didn't do it for Nero either." Well, maybe a little for Nero, but mostly in a general way. "He knew just as I did that having the two of you play who is the more dangerous person in the middle of a party was going to be a disaster. As fun as it may have been for you both."

And Istredd does think they probably would have ended up having fun. Two destructive super powerful people letting loose? They may even have ended up friends if they both survived the encounter. The rest of the people there though, that would have been the problem.

Istredd manages to make a nice little nest of pillows and blankets, the only way for the two of them to enjoy sleeping here, and strips off the rest of his costume to put it on top of one of the beds. He might use it again some day too, now that he figured out how to do the illusion the right way. Lucifer's seen him naked plenty by now so it's not a concern.

"And then they definitely would not invite us back. Which would be a problem as this might be a great place to hide out some day."