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Tweak says, "why are you eating prunes?"

Harley Quinn (extraharley) wrote in toboldlyrpg,
@ 2017-03-16 18:59:00

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! enterprise, ^ log, caitlin snow | the flash, lucifer morningstar | lucifer

WHO: Caitlin and Lucifer
WHEN: 226403.16 evening
WHERE: A broken turbolift
SUMMARY: 4 hours trapped in a broken turbolift
STATUS: Ongoing
WARNINGS: None as of yet.

Lucifer was starting to get the hang of life on the Enterprise, and was even starting to appreciate the situation for what it was. He was meeting new people, trying alien forms of liquor and there wasn’t anyone around who had any expectations of him. There was the small detail where he was actively trying to ignore any thoughts of the detective, home, or what life had been a couple short weeks ago. Trivial matters, really.

Stepping into a turbolift, he didn’t even pay attention to the woman in there, just directed it to take him toward the Deck 5 Lounge. The doors slid shut, and the lift started to move. It was a short ride to the lounge, and Lucifer had grown accustomed to it.

This time, however, the lift seemed to lurch to a stop earlier than expected, and Lucifer waited for the doors to open and the woman to exit. Only the doors didn’t open.

“That’s odd,” he said, before the lights flickered off. When they came back on, the lift still didn’t move. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” he said, finally taking a look at the woman with him in the lift, not immediately recognizing her. “You know how to restart this thing?”

Caitlin wasn’t really sure how to fit in on the Enterprise. She had expected upon arrival that she could jump right in the science of it all and enjoy working with the advanced equipment. But she hadn’t really managed to do that yet. She was a lot more worried about her lack of sun, and the effectiveness of her amulet. If it couldn’t keep her powers under control, she was genuinely concerned for everyone on board. She’d kept Killer Frost held back for too long. She wasn’t sure she’d have any control the next time she was unleashed.

She didn’t really notice the man who joined her, completely engrossed in her data pad, scrolling the posts for someone she could befriend. Maybe she was too picky about her friends.

As the turbolift lurched, she looked up, annoyed. The man reacted and Caitlin took in their situation. A tight space, a broken door, and someone else with her. Combined with her anxiety, this was not a good combination. “What? No, I have no idea. I’ve never seen it stop like this before.” She tried to give it new instructions, but the lift didn’t respond. Caitlin sighed, blowing her bangs off her face.

“Right,” Lucifer said cheerfully. “Well there’s got to be an emergency button or a call for help button, or the equivalent, right?” They were in the future after all, technology was far more advanced.

He started scanning for that option and mentioned that he was going to need an extra drink or five after this when a woman’s voice came through the speakers, apologizing for the delay and assuring them that the issue had been brought to the crew’s attention.

“See, not so bad,” Lucifer said, whether to Caitlin or himself was unclear. Then the woman’s voice returned stating, “We estimate the delay at thirty minutes to ten hours.”

“What?!” Lucifer shot back in reply. “That’s not an estimate! And this is a real emergency!” he added, if only because he was being inconvenienced and he wasn’t too accustomed to being inconvenienced yet.

Caitlin scrunched her nose. “Oh, it won’t take ten hours.” Will it? It didn’t seem to make sense for it to take like that long. If anything, couldn’t they pry the doors open and get them out? Seemed strange they could potentially be stuck that long.

More importantly, she wasn’t sure she could keep her powers controlled that long. She swallowed and slid down the side of the lift, pulling her knees to her chest. “It can’t be ten hours,” she whispered quietly.

“That’s the spirit,” Lucifer said cheerfully, but then the woman basically just gave up and sat down and Lucifer stared at her, puzzled. “Right! That’s ridiculous,” he said, staring up at where he expected a camera to be. If there was one there, it was well hidden. “This is Lucifer Morningstar and I’m stuck in here with…”

He paused and turned toward Caitlin. “I’m sorry. What was your name?”

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extraharley
2017-03-19 02:26 am UTC (link)

"Does anyone of any import on this ship know that it might be useful to do flyby near a sun?" Lucifer asked. He assumed it wasn't quite that simple, but surely something could be worked out. "Or maybe they can simulate solar energy somehow? Like a tanning bed?" He wasn't really making light of the situation, but Lucifer Morningstar wasn't a scientist.

At least until she mentioned her alter ego. "So this is a full Jeckyll and Hyde situation, huh? Hot. Or not, I suppose."

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killerfrostbite
2017-03-20 02:13 am UTC (link)

She raised an eyebrow at him, but wasn't offended by the hotness factor. Admittedly, she was a little jealous of the clothes Killer Frost from Earth-2 got away with, and she wished she had the confidence to be, well, sexy. "It's not quite Jekyll and Hyde, but sort of. The problem is, well—as long as I don't completely give in to her, thus far I've been able to return back to me. If I for any reason actually gave in, I thinkt he change is permanent. I've met a counterpart from an alternate reality, and there was no Caitlin left in her."

She shook her head and rubbed the back of her neck. "I haven't really talked to the crew about it much. I'm afraid I'll get locked out for it, a danger to everyone and all. I wouldn't blame them."

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extraharley
2017-03-20 12:34 pm UTC (link)

A crease formed in Lucifer's brow as he listened to Caitlin speak. "Well, I know a bit about wanting to remain myself and not some other, horrific version of me," he replied. "So whatever I can do to help, I will."

Nodding, he offered, "Alright, we'll have to find some solution on our own then." She'd struck a chord with him, and while her particular situation didn't sound like his father, it reminded him of what his father meant for him to be. So he was in, all in, even if they'd just met while stuck on a lift that was clearly going to be delayed more than fifteen minutes.

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	killerfrostbite 2017-03-20 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	Caitlin smiled over at him. "Maybe it's not so bad to have the devil in your corner," she said with a wisp of a smile. "Thank you, Lucifer. Really. I'm going to owe you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	extraharley 2017-03-20 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	"No, you're not," Lucifer said, his voice surprisingly stern. "This isn't a deal with the devil, it's... " He paused, not entirely sure what it was. "Something else." Falling silent for a moment, he then asked, "So besides the freezy stuff, how's the entire space thing going for you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerfrostbite 2017-03-21 02:24 am UTC (link)
	Caitlin smiled at the firmness in his voice. "I didn't quite mean it in that context, but yes. Something else." She pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs. It wasn't a protective move, but rather just an attempt to stay comfortable. It wasn't working. "My day job is as a scientist. Honestly, this is a dream come true. What about you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	extraharley 2017-03-21 09:37 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I'd rather be back at home," Lucifer replied. "Not so much the where but the who." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerfrostbite 2017-03-22 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"Oh?" she said with a smile and a light shoulder nudge. "Tell me about her. Or him. Whichever." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

extraharley
2017-03-22 01:45 am UTC (link)

Thrown momentarily as Caitlin nudged him, Lucifer recovered and said, "Oh. Right. The detective." And then he launched into his story about meeting Chloe Decker after a friend was murdered, helping her investigate the case, saving her after she got shot, and managing to become a civilian consultant for the LAPD. He talked about how she could resist his powers, confounding him, and how the only time he wasn't immortal was when he was near her which he discovered after yelling at her to shoot him.

"So then if we skip ahead to the good part, we're standing on a beach and I'm telling her every reason she deserves someone better than me, because she does, and all of a sudden she kisses me," he said, still somewhat puzzled by that. "And it was different than anyone, man or woman or demon that I've been with."

Then his expression grew sour. "And then I come to find out that my bastard of a father had quite literally placed Chloe in my life, making her as much of a pawn as any of us, and while she had no idea, I don't think, I was rather angry about it."

He continued the story with how she'd been poisoned, how the recipe for the antidote was in hell with a particular bad guy who'd done said poisoning and so, lacking any supernatural means of returning, he'd literally died and gone to hell for her to retrieve the cure. "After nearly getting stuck down there in my own hell, I was shocked back to life. She got better, I bailed. And then I ended up here," he concluded, "And I just want to be back there."

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killerfrostbite
2017-03-23 12:48 am UTC (link)

Caitlin listened to his story, smiling all the more as he went along. She tried to stifle the old romantic in here, but it usually still found its way through. And maybe, at a time like right now, where controlling her powers wasn't the easiest thing, she needed to just let the sappiness and sentimentality make itself known. "It sounds like you need to get there as quickly as you can," she said finally with a genuine smile. "Chloe sounds wonderful."

"I doubt this helps at all, but—" as she started, the elevator sprung back to life and they started to move away. "Well, look at that."

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	extraharley 2017-03-23 12:52 am UTC (link)
	"No wait, it needs to stop again," Lucifer said, looking at Caitlin. "What will help?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

killerfrostbite
2017-03-23 12:56 am UTC (link)

She gave me a smile and she moved back to her feet, no small feat in a moving turbo lift. "Well, I don't know if it will or won't, but—speaking from experience, we never forget when a guy sacrifices himself for our benefit. Whether you're stuck here a week or a year, I suspect she'll still be waiting for you. That's all. Again, may or may not help." She shrugged.

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	extraharley 2017-03-23 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Lucifer pondered that, standing up as well. "So you're saying she's not going to give me a pass if I cheat on her while I'm here?" He sounded genuinely interested in hearing her reply. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerfrostbite 2017-03-23 01:12 am UTC (link)
	Caitlin raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "That I suspect would depend. She might, if you were gone long enough and thought you'd never see her again. Does she know you're the devil? That might also get you pass. But as a general rule, consider what you want more, and what feels right. Something with someone may be right, but maybe it'll just lead to guilt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

extraharley
2017-03-23 01:19 am UTC (link)

Lucifer grinned. "The weirdest bit about this place is that I tell people that I'm the devil, and you all believe me. Something about traveling through time and ending up on a spaceship does that. I've told Chloe..."

The doors finally opened and they were where Lucifer had intended to be ages before. "Come have a drink with me," he said, taking her hand and leading her out of the lift. It only then occurred to him that he didn't know where she was headed initially but did it really matter presently?

"Anyway, I've told Chloe multiple times but she doesn't believe me. No one did except my therapist but that was only after I showed her my true face, and then she freaked out on me for a bit."

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killerfrostbite
2017-03-23 03:06 am UTC (link)

Caitlin was thrilled to step out of the elevator, feeling better already. She had been on her way back to her room, but—well, a drink did sound nice. "I'd love a drink," she said, leaving her hand in his.

"Really? Then, uh, I don't think I want to see your true face, either." She tried to laugh it off, but it was probably unsuccessful. "Clearly Chloe just needs to see a little bit more crazy in her life. Even before I got here, I saw plenty of things that were unbelievable, and now I have powers that scare me to death. Very little surprises me anymore."

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	extraharley 2017-03-23 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"Don't worry, I don't go around showing it off needlessly," Lucifer replied easily. Escorting Caitlin to the bar, Lucifer took a seat and asked, "So what sort of crazy things have you seen to not be surprised to be having drinks with the devil after being trapped in a lift with him?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

killerfrostbite
2017-03-24 02:07 am UTC (link)

Caitlin relaxed into the seat next to him and crossed her arm on the bar top. "Well, we could start with my then supposedly dead fiancé being able to fly and, uh, flame out?—when joined with another guy; they sort of fused into one person courtesy of a particle accelerator explosion. My mentor ended up being an imposter time traveler working on a crazy plot to ruin a friend's life and get himself back to the future. That particular friend can run at superspeed to the point that he can run backwards in time and change the past—a horrible idea, by the way, don't do it. I have another colleague who can open up inter-dimensional portals and see glimpses of the future. And the guy I've mostly recently gotten regular drinks with was posessed by an evil speedforce god for a number of months. We also battled aliens a couple months ago."

She shrugged and smiled over at him. "So, needless to say, the devil? Pretty standard for my day to day."

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	extraharley 2017-03-24 02:14 am UTC (link)
	"You make my life look completely sane, next to yours," Lucifer replied in a mixture of awe and amusement. "Thank you for that." The bartender came over to get their drink orders, after which he mused, "You know, I actually don't mind that the lift broke." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerfrostbite 2017-03-24 02:21 am UTC (link)
	Caitlin smiled brighter and clinked her glass against his. "Besides the whole possibility of turning into a heartless ice witch, I enjoy what I do. We're saving people and making the world a better place, putting my science training to practical use. I miss it." She paused to take a sip. "It's turned out to be a pretty good evening, hasn't it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	extraharley 2017-03-24 02:41 am UTC (link)
	"And we've already determined that's not going to happen," Lucifer mentioned. "So you should find a way to put your science training to use on this spaceship while we're stuck here, and make the most of it." He nodded at himself, having dispensed that advice to her, but actually considering it for himself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerfrostbite 2017-03-25 12:13 am UTC (link)
	Caitlin smiled and accepted her drink. "You're right. You're going to be an enjoyable ally, Lucifer Morningstar. Thank you." She held her glass up for a toast. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	extraharley 2017-03-25 12:20 am UTC (link)
	"To making the most of this rather unique situation," Lucifer offered, raising his own glass and waiting to see if she'd add anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerfrostbite 2017-03-25 12:47 am UTC (link)
	"And to having a support system to stay sane," she returned with a smile and a clink of her glass. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	extraharley 2017-03-25 01:37 am UTC (link)
	"Just don't be surprised when I bother you in a few days about what you're doing to put your skills to use and also to make sure you've not turned into a killer ice queen," Lucifer replied easily. He downed his drink and signaled for another, happy that the night could now progress as normal. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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