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Tweak says, "So a man walks into a bar..."

Lady Mary Crawley (ladycontrary) wrote in toboldlyrpg,
@ 2017-03-16 16:16:00

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! enterprise, - crew quarters, ^ log, lucifer morningstar | lucifer, mary crawley | downton abbey

WHO: Mary Crawley and Lucifer Morningstar
WHEN: 226403.16
WHERE: Her room, D-18
SUMMARY: Lucifer comes to visit Mary and sees her pictures from home.
WARNINGS: TBD?

Mary was fortunate enough to be blessed with a box of photographs from home. It was as if whatever force had brought her here knew that her family was important to her and that she would be lost if she couldn't see them. Pictures weren't the same as talking to them, but they were better than nothing.

Usually when she felt homesick, she pulled out the box and sat in her room to look at them. Today, since Jadzia was off doing whatever she did, Mary had brought the box out to the table in the common area, where she sat looking through them while drinking a cup of tea. Most of the pictures were still in the box, though two were sitting on the table: one of Mary with her son and one from her wedding day.

A sudden knock on the door startled her and she got up to answer it. After the door slid open and she noticed that it was Lucifer on the other side, she gave a little sigh. She still didn't quite know how to feel about him. "Hello, Mr. Morningstar. May I help you?"

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ladycontrary
2017-03-17 06:53 pm UTC (link)

She knew that she was beautiful and had been told that her entire life. She was clever too. Remarkable? Mary wasn't quite sure about that.

"It's flattering that you think so," she replied.

While she knew that not many women could touch her physical looks, she also knew that her personality sometimes left something to be desired. She could be formal, and cold, and competitive. Not the sort of thing she felt made up 'remarkable'.

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	extraharley 2017-03-17 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't lie," Lucifer replied. "But I've probably taken up enough of your time, haven't I?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ladycontrary 2017-03-17 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	"You keep insisting that, but why shouldn't the devil lie?" As for taking up her time, she found that she didn't mind much. There wasn't anything else that she had planned on doing. At least Lucifer was interesting company - not that she might actually say that to his face. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

extraharley
2017-03-17 08:59 pm UTC (link)

"Why should I?" he asked, countering her question with a question of his own. "I mean I suppose if you believe the stories that I roam the earth, looking to cause otherwise innocent people to end up in hell, it might make sense. But given that my job was to torture all of those people, wouldn't that just be giving myself more work?"

He frowned. "But I don't lie because my father has always tried to discredit me and I won't make it that easy for him."

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	ladycontrary 2017-03-17 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	Mary was still trying to reconcile her image of the devil with the man that sat next to her. It was difficult to do. Perhaps that was why she struggled so much around him. She still wasn't sure if she could trust him. "If you do not lie, then tell me what your interest in me is." Her tone was quiet and curious, not accusatory. What did he want with her? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

extraharley
2017-03-17 09:12 pm UTC (link)

"Well you're fascinating," Lucifer said. "You carry yourself with grace despite everything you've been through, you've found yourself floating through space, away from your family and yet you still have kindness and compassion which, trust me, are not the most common of traits to begin with. You're a product of your time and yet your ideas are more advanced than the society you came from. And you're interesting to talk to," he added. "Among other things."

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	ladycontrary 2017-03-17 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	"You think I'm kind?" Mary asked. "Have I managed to trick you?" It wasn't that she was terribly unkind, just that wasn't a word usually used to describe her, even if Edith was the person who saw the truly ugly side she had. "So you... want me to be your friend?" She asked, trying to clarify that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

extraharley
2017-03-17 09:30 pm UTC (link)

"No," Lucifer replied. "Or at least you haven't shown me anything that would make me take that back. Instead, you gave me a second chance after our first meeting, when you freaked out once you found out who I was." He smirked at that memory. "And since then you've surprised me."

But then his expression changed, and he looked at her, puzzled. "I sort of thought we were friends now?" he asked. Not that he had many friendships in the past to base that assumption on.

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	ladycontrary 2017-03-18 06:49 am UTC (link)
	"We are," Mary said. "I mean, if you want to be." Perhaps it was her ego, but it seemed for a moment like he was angling for something more. But then there was his Detective, who he seemed to love and did not wish to be unfaithful to. He was a handsome and charming man, though Mary still had doubts about doing anything intimate with him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	extraharley 2017-03-18 01:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Good then," Lucifer replied cheerfully. "That gives me plenty of time to learn if you have indeed been tricking me since we met and you're really a horrible person." He flashed her a smile, and then stood up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ladycontrary 2017-03-18 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	She smiled back. "I don't think I am, unless you ask my sister." The two of them had years of bad blood though. Mary stood as well. "I suppose you're welcome whenever you'd like then. I... did not have a lot of friends back home." The friendships she did have were mostly male, as she got on with men better than women. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	extraharley 2017-03-18 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	Lucifer frowned at the mention of siblings. "Well, if you ask mine, they'll give you a whole range of opinions about me. But that's a conversation for another day." He nodded after that, adding, "You're welcome at my place any time, Lady Mary. Or if you ever... need anything?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ladycontrary
2017-03-19 03:17 pm UTC (link)

Mary showed him to the door, finding that she really did like his company. He was going to flirt with her and she would flirt back. It didn't mean anything. It was simply their personalities. Being naturally flirtatious, it would help Mary to get over the fact that he was the devil and any discomfort that came with that.

"Of course. I shall let you know." They paused at the door. "I'm glad you came to visit, Lucifer. Though please do ask next time before picking up my things." Mary gave him a smile.

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	extraharley 2017-03-19 03:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Duly noted," Lucifer replied, though he made no promises that he'd follow that request. Instead he just smiled back at her, before heading back to his room. He still had plenty of time to kill, and he thought about making a formal request to open the bar earlier. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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