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[ Characters who have listed addresses will have received, some time in the past week, an invitation in the post that reads "You are cordially invited to attend the Very ImPortant New Year's Eve Show, a televised extravaganza supporting the Society for Institutional Safety". It mentions a studio lot in De Chima where the party will be held, the free food and alcohol that will be available, and a request for volunteers to man the telephones and take donations. There is no mention of Lucifer on the invitation.

Fast forward to today. The first few bars of "Santa Baby", the Christmas cover by Dorian Grey and the Hedonists, plays to darkness as the advert begins. The singing begins, and now there are clips of delighted children opening presents, and a warm scene of a family sitting around a fire, and then a few seconds of a silver angel perched on top of a Christmas tree, lights twinkling. It's all very homely and sentimental, and then Lucifer appears. He's sat in what seems like the same warm, well lit room, the reflection of the firelight on his face. ]

Ah, Christmas. That time of the year where parents the world over are forced to sit through half-assed reproductions of the birth of Christ, and everyone else tries to pretend they care about the spirit of giving crap and not the fact that they desperately want the latest console or phone. Santa Claus is, believe it or not, bigger than God. I mean, look at the guy - literally bigger - but then people stopped feeding God their fattened lambs thousands of years ago, it's no wonder he's lost a few pounds.

Anyway, I'm Lucifer. [ He touches his chest. ] Satan. The Morning Star. And I may be everything that the Bible says I am, but for once, I come bearing gifts. To introduce you to a brand new Year of Our Lord, our network has agreed to host an extra special edition of ImPortant!--A Very ImPortant New Years Show! We'll have all sorts of guests, clips from Winger Man and other imPort shows, and an extra special musical performance by Dorian Grey, all to raise money for the Society for Institutional Safety.

Now, isn't that just the perfect spirit of-- [ Lucifer trails off. One of the small children in his chosen poster family has come trotting over with a toy train, which he proceeds to drive across Lucifer's forehead before running around the back of the couch. For a moment the archangel is very still - almost calm before the apocalypse still, his eyes hanging closed - before his eyes slit open again, leaving a kind of serene-but-lethal calm in place. ] ..."good will to all Men"?

[ The clip closes with a flash of the title card of ImPortant! with "A Very" and "New Year's Show!" written above and below the title. The image of Lucifer in his throne on the left hand side of the image is now augmented with tinsel, glittery angel wings and a silver halo. The crap he does for his ratings. This clip may be reposted to the network by Lucifer, but it's also all over the ads on regular TV, exhaustively repeated Please see the OOC post for more details!]

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[Wait, what. Hold on.

There's a long, very long moment of silence before Jo clears her throat.]

What do you mean, blaming you for my death?

[ Oh. Oh, this is too precious. And absolutely something he has to take advantage of, especially since they have a video connection. ]

Oh, you know, the thing with the--

[ He gestures "Grr!" by making fingerclaws with both hands and gritting his teeth, ducking his head forward-- ]

And the--

[ And now the kersplodey gesture, with his hands leaping outward, and his eyes and mouth opening wide, "Psssh!" ]

[She just stares for a moment, trying to piece together what the hell the Devil is talking about.]

You're lying.

And how often has that accusation been leveled at me, exactly? I always tell the truth, Jo. Always. Unlike some people I can mention.

I mean, why is it that you're only just hearing this now, if not for the fact that someone - someones - thought you were better off living obliviously?

Aren't you the Prince of Lies? It shouldn't even register on your radar to be called a liar at this point. [She would roll her eyes if she wasn't still trying to process everything he's saying.

But it can't be true. Of course not.]

No one needs to know when they die. [Especially when it's her and she's got a long life of Hunting in front of her.

Right?]

Someone who knows the power of the truth doesn't need to lie, Jo. People call me a liar because they're in denial, like you are, now. They don't want to see it, or hear it, because it frightens them.

[ He tips his head to one side. ]

You're sticking up for them? But of course you are. Because everything the Winchester's do is moral and for a good reason, after all, not because inherently - beneath all the bravado - they're cowards.

But then, don't you long for a male role model that you can actually respect?

[She crosses her arms over her chest, obviously not too impressed by his explanation. It doesn't scare her to die.

...Much.]

I'm not sticking up for anyone. And they're not cowards. [She takes a deep breath here, wondering why she's still talking to him instead of just hanging up. This always happens.]

I don't need another male role model. I'm pretty set.

They are. They are cowards, Joanna. The only time they ever stick their neck out is for each other, and usually speaking that's only because they feel guilty about some other thing they've messed up. The people who get close to them? Eventually they die. they die because they're expendable, and you, I'm afraid? You were expendable.

A casualty of war.

If I die, it was my own damn choice. [And isn't that the crux of the matter.

She decided to go with the Winchesters. She needs to talk to Dean.]

A war you started. Don't you think you deserve some of the blame for my supposed death?

A necessary war. Don't tell me you don't understand why I fight. You have your own reasons, but they aren't so different to mine--you believe that you're doing the right thing, that you're protecting something that deserved protecting, and you would risk everything, even die, for what you believe in.

It's hard to turn against family, I know it is, but sometimes you have to hold them accountable, no matter your own pride, otherwise how will they learn?

Don't compare yourself to us. You want to destroy, there's no good reason in your heart for it. [If he even has a heart, which is debatable.]

There's not going to be any turning, so don't you trouble yourself about anything.

Go get ready for your special. [She's done now.]

Don't make me come looking for you, Joanna. Hanging up on me after such open slander against my character will make me very unhappy.

[Was he saying something about not hanging up?

Too late.]

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