Lucifer's Mansion, Very Late Friday Night

[okteiviakom]

Octavia hadn't said much on the walk over from the club. Hadn't felt like it, for whatever reason. And there was worth to be found in silence on a late-night walk through town, anyway.

But they were here now. Just inside the door, and Octavia sighed and brushed her hair back from her face, and and seemed to try and inhale some sociability into herself.

"Do you have fruit?"

The odds didn't seem great. It wasn't like he was actually here a whole lot, these days.

[ooc: For that guy whose new canon has taken up most of my day.]

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[okteiviakom]

Octavia didn't bother with any pretense about not wanting to press close to his side. She just did it.

And sighed.

"Whatever it is, yeah."

[my_own_advocate]

"Are you upset you can't find a gift for Duke?" Lucifer asked, pulling her into him with his arm draped over her shoulders.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia sighed, tucking her head against his shoulder. "I'm not upset."

Other than that, though, bingo.

[my_own_advocate]

"Frustrated?" Lucifer tried.

[okteiviakom]

"Better."

[my_own_advocate]

"It's not the first time that's happened," Lucifer pointed out. "You do like to set the bar high."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia's voice turned into more of a mutter. "Because he deserves it."

[my_own_advocate]

"Well, I won't argue with you on that," Lucifer said, "But if the end result is that you don't get him anything at all, it may be counterproductive."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia sighed again. "I'm suddenly glad we didn't really bother with Candlenights gifts, last year."

Christmas. Christmas would have been one of the relevant holidays in this time and place, Tavi.

[my_own_advocate]

"You know he's going to love whatever you get him because it's you," Lucifer said. "I mean, really. He is that sentimental."

[okteiviakom]

"But I don't want it to be 'whatever'."

She wanted there to be a point.

[my_own_advocate]

"Which is adorable, but you're going to burn yourself out three birthdays in," Lucifer said.

[okteiviakom]

"That's still two birthdays away," Octavia rasped.

Because she was clever. Or something.

[my_own_advocate]

"You're hilarious," Lucifer said.

[okteiviakom]

"I know," Octavia sighed.

And tilted her head against his shoulder until she could actually see him.

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer glanced at her from the corner of his eye.

"Look, just... think of whatever comes to mind when you think about Duke," he said.

[okteiviakom]

"I can't buy him another boat," Octavia muttered.

Mostly joking.

[my_own_advocate]

"You could buy him a miniature," Lucifer said, "Or build an impossible bottle with a ship in it."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia gave a soft huff. "That last thing doesn't sound like I have the patience."

[my_own_advocate]

"It's quite relaxing when you get going, really," said Lucifer, sipping his drink.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia raised her eyebrows, just a little.

"Sounds like experience talking."

[my_own_advocate]

Lucifer shrugged. "I was very bored a few centuries ago."

[okteiviakom]

"So you built tiny boats?" Octavia murmured. "That's new."

[my_own_advocate]

"It was one thing of many I've tried," Lucifer defended himself. "But definitely in Duke's nautical wheelhouse."

[okteiviakom]

"No need to get defensive," Octavia replied, but there was a definite teasing tone to it. "Anyway, seems a little late for me to take that up, now."