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.]

Comments

[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?]