They probably shouldn't have made it this long, but why mess with what works? Or appeared to work, anyway.
(They've got some kinks to work out.)
"Of course I considered your opinion," he says, like it's obvious, but there's a hint of dismissiveness to it. He thought about it, sure, but he didn't linger. Couldn't. It was something to come back to, later, after the fact. He couldn't afford Istredd's mindset watering down what he needed.
He couldn't let his own mindset, watered down by Istredd.
Melded minds came with so many problems on top of how much they helped.
But Lucifer never considered himself his vessel and any allowance he gave to the soul still rolling about within was a different concern. A later problem, always, no matter the soul in question.
Who were they, compared to him?
A pity that Istredd had been working with Jack. A pity that Lucifer never paid attention to Istredd's students outside of Wilhelm. He'll have to correct this.
The thing is... Lucifer's coldness hasn't dissipated. It's there, stronger than ever, backing Lucifer's mind, existence, everything. And that's where his fear is linked to. That Istredd can't handle the coldness that has flooded in. Because it is not leaving. This is Lucifer's template, his beginning, his structure. Everything else just flows around that. Familiar, maybe, but distant.
Unless you know how to perceive him, truly.
"Who you fell in love with," he says, choosing his words very carefully, meticulous, "he's not here." Not easily. Not on the surface. Present, but Lucifer isn't about to give Istredd hope when he isn't willing to dredge up memory for him.
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(They've got some kinks to work out.)
"Of course I considered your opinion," he says, like it's obvious, but there's a hint of dismissiveness to it. He thought about it, sure, but he didn't linger. Couldn't. It was something to come back to, later, after the fact. He couldn't afford Istredd's mindset watering down what he needed.
He couldn't let his own mindset, watered down by Istredd.
Melded minds came with so many problems on top of how much they helped.
But Lucifer never considered himself his vessel and any allowance he gave to the soul still rolling about within was a different concern. A later problem, always, no matter the soul in question.
Who were they, compared to him?
A pity that Istredd had been working with Jack. A pity that Lucifer never paid attention to Istredd's students outside of Wilhelm. He'll have to correct this.
The thing is... Lucifer's coldness hasn't dissipated. It's there, stronger than ever, backing Lucifer's mind, existence, everything. And that's where his fear is linked to. That Istredd can't handle the coldness that has flooded in. Because it is not leaving. This is Lucifer's template, his beginning, his structure. Everything else just flows around that. Familiar, maybe, but distant.
Unless you know how to perceive him, truly.
"Who you fell in love with," he says, choosing his words very carefully, meticulous, "he's not here." Not easily. Not on the surface. Present, but Lucifer isn't about to give Istredd hope when he isn't willing to dredge up memory for him.