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[pangolins]

"Hello! Heehee, you've reached Emily! Please leave a message after the beep. Beeeep!"

[For text, audio, face calls, and even in person meetings.]

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Video | UN: SharkDaddy

[tvdemon]

[Heeere's Vox! With a completely different username from before. (This will become a pattern.) The video feed shows him standing at the docks, right beside the water, the biggest and most excitable grin on his face. He's also gesturing frantically with his hands.]

Great news! Amazing news! I'm bringing it to you live! Guess who's here? Go on, guess.

[Because that's not an ominous message to receive around 8 in the morning.]

seeing this made so me unreasonably happy tbh

[pangolins]

[Unsurprisingly Emily is up and about at this time. In fact, she seems to be sitting outside on a table, enjoying the Winter aesthetic from a cozy cafe chair. And it's clear from the angle that the Glimmer is being prompted up by some kind of stand.

Hearing the news causes her to prematurely swallow, coughing a bit as a smile fights for dominance over her face.]

No way! [Despite how vaguely ominous this message was, she can tell that Vox is genuinely excited. Which must mean that it's someone the overlord genuinely loves. And if that alone somehow wasn't enough, the username change all but confirms it.] SHOK.WAV'S HERE?!

<3

[tvdemon]

[Vox was not expecting Emily to actually guess correctly, which makes the reveal less of a spectacle. Still, she's excited, which is the only correct reaction to have to his precious son. He'll let it slide just for that.]

SHOK.WAV'S HERE.

[He gestures towards the water by his side with both hands, purposely imitating the Will Smith meme pose. The ocean ripples, then shakes until at last, one enormous demon shark breaches the surface. Shok.wav doesn't fly up all the way, since he's content being in the water (and also he'd go off screen), but his massive toothy grin is more than visible. A gigantic red eye focuses on the camera. Shok.wav's been filmed before, he knows how this works.]

[pangolins]

[Emily does know her friends well. Or at least, well enough. Though to be fair, it was a rather obvious guess. Not that she's going to tell Vox that. But either way, while it is doubtful that anybody is more excited about Shok.wav's appearance than Vox, Emily is approaching a very close second. She looks at the best boy with genuine glee, eyes sparkling and lips curled into a wide smile.]

Oh my gosh, look at that smile! He's beautiful, Vox! So handsome and photogenic! Be sure to give him EXTRA hugs and pets for me!

[tvdemon]

[Yep, still the best reaction to have. Shok.wav is beautiful and loyal and the bright light of Vox's day. He laughs and reaches out, pressing a hand against the side of the shark's enormous head. The shutter of Shok.wav's eye closes for a few seconds.]

Sure, I will! Buuuut you can come pet him yourself, if you want!

[One might assume that's dangerous, but it's really not. Vox decides everyone's designation in Shok.wav's systems, and can change it at will. If he says Emily's a friend now, she's a friend (for) now.]

[pangolins]

Really? Are you sure? I wouldn't want to interrupt such a happy moment between a proud shark dad and his shark son!

[But also she really, really wants to pet Shok.wav. Sure she knows Vox is dangerous and Shok.wav is probably even more dangerous, but she doesn't really feel like she's in any danger. She may be naive, but she doesn't really see any reason why Vox would want to hurt her here. At least, currently. She provides him with resources and treats him well. Vox may be a jerk and an Overlord, but he doesn't really seem like the kind of person who would hurt someone for no reason.

Now if it benefited him? Well, that's a different story.]

Text un: gamblingdemon

[strutwhenyourebluffin]

Hey, Emily.

This is Husk, from the Hotel. The guy who looks like a cat? I heard you're opening up a cafe, and wondered if you needed a temporary bartender.

Don't worry if you've got things lined up, but I thought I'd offer.

TEXT | UN: pangolinprincess

[pangolins]

Yes, I know! Hi Husk! I'm so happy you're here! And I wanted to thank you again for helping Charlie and me contain the blast back home. That was super cool!

Anyway, I'd be honored to have you as a temporary bartender! Feel free to stay as long as you'd like.

[strutwhenyourebluffin]

I couldn't just stay back and let things blow up. I don't use my powers much, but it was worth it. Thanks for helping us.

How's your wing, by the way?

1/3

[pangolins]

Any time! I love helping my friends. And I wanted to show everyone in Hell that we angels don't want to cause you all any more pain and suffering.

2/3

[pangolins]

Or, well, most of us. 99.9%? Pretty sure Lute still wants to but we're working on that. She's been more or less on her best behavior?

I mean, Vox is still alive and she knows he's here. So there's that.

3/3

[pangolins]

ANYWAY my wing is fine! Thank you for asking.

text | UN: Lute (dated a few days after Lucifer's network post)

[vindicato]

hey

can we talk?

Text (BRB CRYING)

[pangolins]

Always.

Did you want to meet in person?

[vindicato]

That's probably best.

(...)

Come to my apartment. I want to show you something.
[location here]. Use the balcony to get in.

Text > (Lights, Camera,) Action

[pangolins]

Okay. See you soon.

[About fifteen or so minutes later Emily will fly down to the balcony of Lute's apartment. She'll give it a knock, just loud enough to announce that she's here, before going to open the door. She does so very gently, closing it behind her with the same level of care.]

Lute? [She asks, curiously.] I'm here. What did you want to show me?

[vindicato]

[ Lute's place is on an upper floor of a tall apartment building that has a well-kept garden on the roof. It has a decent-sized balcony that leads into the main living area. (She keeps the balcony door unlocked because that's the entrance she always uses.) The room is gray and barely decorated other than basic (but comfy) furniture. Her helmet and sword sit on a table that's been pushed against a wall, and there's a bookshelf in the far corner that Lute is slowly starting to fill up.

She had cleaned after the fight with Niffty, but if Emily were to look hard enough, there are still a few spots of red and golden blood that Lute missed on the wall and floor outside of her bedroom door — a door which is closed because she hadn't finished cleaning that room yet. (She's been sleeping on the couch.)

Her initial thought had been to shock Emily with the sight in order to emphasize her point about the little Sinner demon's attack, but since ultimately Emily had backed her up about setting boundaries (since apparently killing anyone was not an option here, even if they deserve it), that tactic seems unnecessary. Unfortunately, Emily had backed her up in a way that humiliated Lute, but shock for revenge isn't going to help matters.

Actually, without that, Lute doesn't know what she called Emily here for other than it seemed like the right thing to do after fighting like that in a very public forum. Heaven needs to show a more united front in front of Hell than what they saw, but it's always going to be Lute versus everyone else. Well, Lute and Adam now. Again. Like it should be. But Adam is off settling his own score with the Morningstar... leaving his lieutenant to deal with the bureaucracy. Some things never change.

Well... one thing did. This time bureaucracy's representative is her friend. At least, she thinks that's still true. She came, didn't she? That's something.

Lute is just coming out of the kitchen with two steaming mugs of sweetened tea in her hands when Emily enters. She offers one wordlessly, still working out what to say. ]

before his network announcement

[totaldadbeat]

[Lucifer has wanted to tell Emily something other than... depressing shit. So he calls her up!]

Heeeeey, Emmy, hope you're doing great!

[pangolins]

[Oh, a phone call! She doesn't get many of these. Eagerly she'll pick up the glimmer and hold it up to her ear.]

Hello Lu! I'm wonderful. Really happy you called! What about you?

[totaldadbeat]

That's great! I'm... well. Better? I, uh... toughed out going to a therapist, and... Iiiiii'm gonna be starting anger management! So I guess I'm nervous, but... yeah. Better.

[He definitely sounds nervous! But... hopeful. That rare sound of hope cautiously in his voice.]

[pangolins]

[There are no words right away, just a loud and prolonged "EEEEEEEEEE" squeak of happiness.]

I'm so proud of you, Lucifer! I know it must be scary, but you're taking some big first few steps and I'm sure they're going to pay off! And I'm really glad you feel comfortable enough with me to share that. If there's ever anything I can do to help, just let me know!

[totaldadbeat]

[He laughs.]

Well, I... could probably use someone to sit and have a hot chocolate with before going in? A little... sugary motivation, you know?

[Nobody gets it like another angel gets it.]

anon delivery

[vindicato]

Do Not Open until Valentines Day

Emily receives a delivery to her door: a pair of roses and a purple satin bag.
No card or any indication who it's from.

Text | UN: Lute

[vindicato]

You probably don't want to hear from me right now, but you didn't like it when I vanished last time so I'm letting you know this time.

I've taken a Re-Quest that sends me into the mountains. Bad reception up there. Don't know when I'll be back. I'll let you know when I'm back in town.

[ Don't get into any trouble while I'm gone, she wants to say, but she won't. Probably better if she just leaves it at that. Stay safe. ]

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[pangolins]

I appreciate it, thank you. Stay safe.