Lucifer sat quietly for a moment, giving consideration to what had been said, and what had been implied in the words that Mary used.
"How many are there?" He spoke again, finally. "It isn't just you and him, I think that's a fair guess. Is everybody else from the same time period?"
Hearing that the aliens had made direct contact actually was a bit of a surprise to him. Manipulative entities generally didn't like to be seen. He was one of the few that he knew who would make their presence known. He liked to be hands on in most things. He had agents, of course, he couldn't do it all on his own. But when he set his gaze on somebody, he usually followed through with a few home visits.
"What else were you told? Anything helpful at all? Or was it just all vague bullshit?"