Claudia's been missing for several months, and Gabriel has turned everywhere he could think of upside-down to find her. He searched all of Earth aside from those few places warded against angels, he searched all of Hell--eliminating a ton of demons in the process--and even searched Heaven. All to no avail. It was like she no longer existed.
Then came a video with no return address. A porn video. One that involved demons, which made it... rather less than entertaining than the one he's done, given his own didn't involve anyone dying. One of those demons being an apparently possessed Claudia made it clear where the inspiration came from. The demon must have dug around in her head.
A couple of days of working on figuring out the location of the video later, he's figured out where to go. After dropping off the ferret and dog at the bed and breakfast due to not knowing how long he would be gone, he heads over there, appearing with an almost silent whisper of wings. He explores the building cautiously, keeping his power on a leash to avoid betraying his presence any more than absolutely needed.
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Date: 2016-05-01 06:20 am (UTC)From:There weren't any roads in Hell, of course, but she spun out not far from their destination and walked along the outside of the car to open the door and pull Gabriel out of it by the collar. It might have been easier to tell him to come, but more amusing to drag him like a misbehaving puppy.
"We're here," she said. "Any last words?"
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Date: 2016-05-01 06:29 am (UTC)From:A simple call was even easier her within the confines of Hell, and she smiled wickedly at him. It would be interesting to make him squirm, assuming she was permitted. He seemed so disgusted by her new lease on life, so shortsighted and arrogant in his belief he knew her better than she knew herself.
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Date: 2016-05-01 06:31 am (UTC)From:"Talk, talk, talk," he taunts. "You keep talking about what you or my brother is going to do."
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Date: 2016-05-01 06:43 am (UTC)From:"He made me his, as you never did. Your loss, Gabriel, my gain."
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Date: 2016-05-01 06:47 am (UTC)From:Even as he talks, Lucifer's summons can be felt by Claudia. He felt his brother's arrival and was ready to have his chat with him.
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Date: 2016-05-02 12:11 am (UTC)From:She took up the leash again, walking backwards over a path she knew, leading him towards the place Lucifer had chosen. Finding out Gabriel's intentions was all well and good, but there were things that were meant to be done immediately.
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Date: 2016-05-02 12:31 am (UTC)From:He knew it was going to be the case, given Claudia's update, but still.
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Date: 2016-05-02 12:41 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2016-05-02 12:46 am (UTC)From:Ignoring his brother's mouth snapping shut with a scowl, he turns his attention back to Claudia. "You've done well. You should probably change to something drier and not soaked with holy water. I'll let you know when I want you again."
In other words, she's been dismissed. If she's fast, she may have enough time for a shower to wash away the holy water still touching her before Lucifer calls her back.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:00 am (UTC)From:So she raced to the shower, and took care to remove all traces of damage. She'd just finished a final scrub when the water turned icy cold a heartbeat before she felt the summons. It didn't cross her mind to dress, instead letting the water dry off her skin as she ran to return. Someone else might find walking through Hell in the buff a worrisome thought, but nobody would dare touch her without permission, and if that was his plan, she would accept it as she had accepted hundreds of other humiliations and punishments.
Not even ten minutes had passed, and she had returned to the presence of the two archangels, awaiting further instructions.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:06 am (UTC)From:"There you are. Come here. Let's give my brother a look at the back of your shoulder, hmm?" He wants to make sure Gabriel gets a good look at it, not just the little he could see through a wet shirt.
Gabriel turns his head from his new location on his knees although still a good distance away from his brother to watch her approach.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:18 am (UTC)From:Not that that would be all she'd be doing. It wouldn't quite get the response from his brother he's looking for.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:24 am (UTC)From:Even so, she kept sneaking quick glances at both archangels to see their reactions. It was possibly the only warning she might get before things went south on her.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:27 am (UTC)From:In other words, time to get started.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:37 am (UTC)From:She would help show Gabriel what he had given up on, seemed intent on throwing away over a pesky thing like being a demon.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:40 am (UTC)From:The thought of that turns Lucifer on more, resulting in Claudia getting to have the taste of precome to give her warning of what was coming in fairly short order.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:47 am (UTC)From:Her own needs and desires would always be secondary to Lucifer's, and that was how it should be. He would still take care of her, at least on some level. As long as she was useful, and she intended that to never change.
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Date: 2016-05-02 01:55 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2016-05-02 02:02 am (UTC)From:It was why she loved him, worshiped him. He could claim her in any way he wanted, and in front of anyone, and all she could think of was Lucifer. He was giving this to her, and not anyone else in this moment.
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Date: 2016-05-02 02:07 am (UTC)From:Then he looks at Gabriel to make it clear he was addressing him as well. "I think it's time we move this elsewhere, don't you?"
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Date: 2016-05-02 02:15 am (UTC)From:Then she looks at Gabriel, and the expression on his face makes her want to laugh. Yes, he was jealous, and yet he seemed to hate himself as much as either of them. Such a delicious mixture. If he were human, she would definitely be enjoying his conundrum, adding carefully calculated statements to push him in the desired direction. But this was Lucifer's show, and she was going to do her damnedest to learn from him.
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