Set my sights on the setting sun

[thedevilwhorose]

Who: Lucifer
When: July and August
Where: Thorne, Horizon
What: Catch-all
Warnings: me apparently not being able to label prompts correctly alphabetical




Heaven talks, but not to me
'Cause Heaven knows that nothing good comes free ♫
[Will match style.]

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[thedevilwhorose]

Thorne. [yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

[takeatrip]

Ah. Heard that's not exactly a great place to live.

[To put it mildly.]

[thedevilwhorose]

Super swell. Though the climate itself isn't terrible, outside of winter. [He's not particular about the cold anymore, which is hysterical. He spreads his arms to his domain.] And thus! Here we are! Sometimes.

[takeatrip]

Oh, does it get cold there?

[It feels slightly humorous that he's had multiple discussions about the weather in the past few weeks; even in a completely different world, it still seems like the go-to talking point. Nice to know that's universal.]

Yeah, I think the Horizon's my favorite part of being in this world, actually. Haven't really seen anythin' better yet.

[thedevilwhorose]

Harsh winters, grand ol' time. [He Does Not Like It.

He sprawls out a bit, careful of his scrawled work.] I think I'd have to agree with you there. The amount we can build. Such a small space but there's so much that can be done with it. It should get more use out of it.

[takeatrip]

[It's nice to hear someone else speak so positively of the Horizon; there have been a few others he's talked to with similar opinions, but most are much more neutral or even hesitant. He's gotten a definite sense that although most are willing to use the Horizon, they're doing so more out of convenience or obligation than because they actually like it. It seems strange to Jayden, the neutrality; at least hesitance or nervousness makes sense.]

It doesn't seem like it's all that popular with everyone else. People seem to use it regularly enough, but without actually spendin' much time here or exploring what they can do.

[He stops short of mentioning that they also seem concerned when Jayden says he does.]

[thedevilwhorose]

[He might not actually judge Jayden for it but he's got his own reasons for not being here as much.] We simply can't take the risk for being here long periods of time. ['We' being the Thorne Summoned.] Not just for how it's perceived by the locals, but I always fear for something going wrong in reality while my mind's hooked up to this realm.

[takeatrip]

Yeah, makes sense.

[Both parts of that are reasonable, and not really what Jayden meant; the Thorne Summoned in particular have plenty of reason to not be taking full advantage of the Horizon, but in the Free Cities, that isn't much of an issue. It seems more like people aren't as fond of the whole idea in general, or even suspicious or concerned about the idea of spending a lot of time there, which isn't entirely weird--Jayden had felt similarly when he first heard the idea--but still feels strange. Or maybe he's just imagining it.

Either way, he doesn't mention that part, instead commenting--]

Istredd told me a bit about how tough things are in Thorne. I'm not sure how much sorta' coordinating is already going on between the Summoned in different nations, but is there anythin' we could be doing to help?

[thedevilwhorose]

[He shouldn't be surprised that Istredd, for as introverted as he is, has other connections outside of Thorne. But sometimes.

Sometimes it catches him off guard.

Still, where does he go with this? He could pull something reasonable but still equally necessary.] Our resources are limited. [It's not impossible to make money. They can get jobs.

It's just highly disapproved. So if you're someone like Lucifer that needs some form of decent rep with the castle, getting a job in town to snub the court isn't valuable to him.

He sighs. It's mostly even a real sigh.] But... I don't know. No one's ever asked me that before. [Also true.] Maybe put a pin in it?

[takeatrip]

Yeah, that's what Istredd said. I'm pretty broke myself right now, but I know there's a lot of Summoned in the Free Cities who're loaded, so settin' up a way to pass some resources along should be possible.

[Is he volunteering the rich Summoned for this? Sort of. He'll just do it himself if he can get some money coming in finally, but is hopeful that maybe some of the others just haven't realized they could help the Thorne Summoned this way, and will volunteer to do so if it's brought up.]

But yeah, of course. Just let me know if there's anythin' I can do in the future.

[thedevilwhorose]

It's dangerous funneling resources across the borders, though money in theory is easier. [He hopes. As the guy that needs to get money to Crane; however, the difference is Thorne will know what it's for. Well. He's still gotta work that all out. And, ha, pray a little.] It isn't like we go through security checkpoints or anything. [Probably??? Who knows with those portals.] But any other future endeavors may come at a high risk, on both ends, especially anything specific to a faction. [Smuggling Free Cities-specific goods to Thorne? Nooooot a good idea.]

[takeatrip]

[Jayden nods in agreement, not at all interested in causing--or getting caught for causing--some sort of diplomatic incident. But he's also unwilling to just let Summoned in Thorne fend for themselves, and as Lucifer said, in theory money might not be as difficult. If they're careful, anyway.]

It's somethin' we'd have to be careful of, for sure. Just seems wrong not to at least try, especially when it comes to the more subtle things, if there's a way to make life easier on those of you stuck there.

[thedevilwhorose]

It's important that you care about others. [It's screwed up, is what it is. He watches the man carefully when he follows up the statement with a, for him, very simple question.] Why do you care? What do you gain?

[takeatrip]

[Jayden's about to politely brush off the first comment--compliment?--as it being nothing, but then Lucifer follows it up with the questions, and they don't exactly shock him even if they're a bit of a surprise. People wonder about this sort of thing, and Lucifer isn't the first Jayden's met who does so.

His answer is honest, rather than the canned sort of reply one might expect. It's not that the canned one doesn't apply--it definitely does, Jayden's senses of morality and empathy are both very strong--but it wouldn't be a satisfying answer, nor the whole truth.]

I don't like standin' back and watching bad things happen without at least tryin' to make them better. If I can help people, figure out some sorta' challenge, and not have to feel guilty about being a terrible person all at the same time, that's a win-win situation for me.

[thedevilwhorose]

[It's really not a compliment. More like an annoyance. A statement that might as well be swatted like a fly, but it's always interesting to see how people react.

For as laid-back as Lucifer often appears, there's a part of him always calculating. An app running in the background.] Ah, so it's more selfish than self-serving.

[takeatrip]

That's not exactly how I'd put it.

[But, you know. Interesting that Lucifer does.]

[thedevilwhorose]

[He holds up his arms in a shrug.] Doesn't mean I'm wrong.

[takeatrip]

Doesn't mean you're right.

[It's mild, not really arguing, just not quite allowing the comment without protest.]

[thedevilwhorose]

So we're 50-50 then.

[He's not helping.

... he's also not conceding. Shocker, right?]