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[sincendiary]

[ The imagery when the camera clicks to life would be familiar to anyone who's ever witnessed a certain Miami church, monochrome and pristine as the day it was left without a patron. But the girl centered in front of the stained glass window cuts an ethereal enough figure in her white suit and short-clipped platinum hair with a shock of black, as if she's a fixture of the place herself. ]

Peace and consumer joy be with you, America. Whether it's despite or because of being torn across dimensions, I trust some of you are having a most blessed holiday. As for those inconveniences among us who prefer less heavenly hosts? This year, I'd like to offer open doors.

[ It's all an appropriately solemn atmosphere until her lips quirk into a smile, and a clean snap of her fingers casts a warm glow as every candle lights up. ]

For formality's sake: yes, it's that Lucifer. Give or take a few mythological liberties. No, you aren't the first to be skeptical. I suppose that's as good a content warning as any?

That said, The Church of the Morningstar is under renewed management, and invites you to a wholesome Christmas Eve night of festive song and blasphemy. Any creator seeking inspiration, any persecuted looking to spark rebellion, or old-fashioned fans of excess are welcome to find a little sanctuary here by the fire. And as history will show, you can always do far worse than the Devil's music.

[The camera pans to the left, up towards the church's pulpit and what looks like a charming nativity scene beside it. There's a set of simple mannequins inside to represent the traditional figures; the three wise men, Joseph, a bundle of scrunched up cloth in the manger, and—well. That last one certainly isn't a mannequin.

Inanna straightens up from beside the manger with an impish grin, draped in the cloth robes of the Virgin Mary. In spite of the simple garb they still manage to look as radiant as always. ]

May we all have an unholy night to remember. We could certainly use it, couldn't we?

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[purple_reign]

[Once the camera's focus is off of them, Inanna laughs and leans over the manger in a lazy motion, waving at Luci with a vague gesture.]

Do you think that was enough of a taste for them?

[sincendiary]

[ She offers them a little bow half in jest, definitely looking pleased in the sort of anticipating, alive way she'd been missing. ]

Wonderful restraint on your part, Our Queen of Heaven.

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[heckblazer]

[ He... doesn't actually seem offended that it's the same time as his party possibly considering he just wanted to flirt with the murder dad who works at the Hotel, but then actually had to plan a party to deflect suspicion. If anything John looks... relieved he has an excuse not to show up to her debut. ]


Glad that eyesore's bein' made use of, at least.

[sincendiary]

[ Luci sure looks just as content, for what it's worth. She'll still be kind enough to make time for his. ]

I'll be sure to dedicate part of the grounds to your name.

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[ghoulking]

The skepticism won't be about you being Lucifer, as we have had two before. The question that truly lingers is "will she try opening a Portal to hell through the use of some rings that belong to Apocalypse Horsemen?". [ some people don't have very good memories from Lucifer )= ]

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[sincendiary]

You do underestimate the true nonbeliever, but of course. Always the important concerns. For whatever it may be worth and as interesting as that story sounds, I'm not so much a ring girl. And my work is a strictly solo act.

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[purple_reign]

I don't believe there are any horsemen here in the first place, are there?

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[mischiefsmith]

You definitely don't resemble the Lucifer that I'm familiar with, but then again my only experiences with your pantheon involves tricking the Fear Lords into a squabble over the Fear Crown that would make them the ruler of Hell and enable them to unleash Hell on Earth.

[And here Loki explains this like it's just any other boring day.]

You're definitely not as hideous...makes me wonder how he could possibly be the father of Hellstrom. Anyway, so, yes, context?

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[sincendiary]

Average day for you, then? Believe me, you aren't missing terribly much.

[ Luci's leaning forward a bit with vague intrigue, however, possibly helped along by the network ID. Though she does scoff. ]

Thanks for that. As you'd expect, I tend to have as many faces as names... and surprise offspring. Some less fortunate than others. The idea this go around is to spread divine inspiration with the gift of our voices, for example.

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[purple_reign]

I'll leave the context to Luci, but I have to ask—why does just putting a crown on make someone the ruler of Hell? Does it possess them? Grant them inconceivable power?

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[dendarii]

[ Miles stares at his comm screen, his gaunt face gone utterly ashen. Sure, she looks different, but - the name is the same, and he thinks he sees (projects?) some of the old Lucifer's swagger in her, and - she's also clearly friends with his new favorite people in the world.

Breathe, Miles. Deep, soothing breaths. ]

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

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[sincendiary]

[ Well now. One of the "old friends" she's heard about? Her eyes light up with mild curiosity, not the greatest of signs to someone in his current state. ]

Some things are worth honesty even from me, you know.

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[purple_reign]

[Ah. Inanna regards him with a flat, irritated look from the other side of the screen. Does this man never learn?]

You don't have to attend, you know.

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[jacksonian]

[ Mark, subtler by far than his brother, wasn't going to respond to this post; he was going to, well, lurk and wait and watch. But Miles draws him out. He jumps in, biting out: ]

Don't start, Miles. Back off.

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[hypnotherapy]

If you're not going to hand out rings and cause everyone to run wild in unpleasant ways, then you're certainly nicer than the last incarnation was.

What kind of music?

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[sincendiary]

Not unless any couples are desperate for a wedding. You're fresh out of luck with running wild in the general sense—that's a feature of ecstatic divine masses, not a flaw.

It's... something beyond sound, to get more technical and pretentious. But to start, do you know the feeling of a good rock song?

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[purple_reign]

What happened with these rings people keep mentioning?

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[helladoomed]

[Chloe is perched somewhere smoking and just raises an eyebrow at her feed.]

Didn't realize the dude version left.

[Not that she'd known him, but she liked internet stalking gods. And she was clearly behind.]

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[purple_reign]

I can't say that I mind when we've gotten such a fine replacement.

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[brushoff]

[ for fuck's sake....not only is this yet another teenybopper god, but it's Satan? Why is this his life now, he doesn't want to deal with this. ]

It's Muppet Babies. You're all the bloody Muppet Babies of gods.

[purple_reign]

[Inanna doesn't even try to hide their laugh. Could not have hoped for a more amusing reaction.]

Now that's just insulting!

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[aggressiveapathy]

You're hotter than the last one.

Possibly cozier.

[purple_reign]

[Finally, someone Inanna doesn't need to calm down.]

She's definitely cozier. Speaking from experience.

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[whathawksdo]

Oh, goody, this again.

[ Hawke doesn't look so much skeptical. Annoyed, mostly. ]

This doesn't end with me fighting more hellhounds, does it? Because usually I'm against fighting any kind of hound, only those ones? Definitely trying to kill us that time.

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[purple_reign]

I assure you, we aren't fans of dog fighting either.

[At least, they're fairly certain Luci would much rather keep the hounds as pets. 98% sure.]

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[wizzardly]

[there's not a chance in any Lucifer's hell Rincewind's using voice or face for this.

....In no small part because dry-mouthed, shaking terror doesn't play well for pretending ignorance.]

hello there sorry just checking on things but is it possible this is your first time here and/or you possess little to no memory of this world?

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[purple_reign]

I really wasn't expecting this many people to be so concerned.

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[neverdied]

[Here's a stony faced old dude laying on his bed in a low lit room.]

Feed the dogs.

[Also hello.]

[purple_reign]

What do they eat anyway?

[Sup.]

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[dun_moch]

[The man in the video here looks like he doesn't have much in common with Lucifer: old instead of young, dressed in black rather than white, and with a serious air that's unlikely to be associated with mock nativity scenes. But he looks intrigued, dark eyes searching and scanning both the renewed Church of the Morningstar and its new proprietor.]

I am a musician myself, of sorts. And I have not yet had the opportunity to visit the Morningstar. Perhaps I will join you for your evening. We can always use more inspiration in our lives, can't we?

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[purple_reign]

[Inanna may not be the proprieter Herself, but they're certainly curious about someone this far outside of their usual demographic showing an interest. They lean toward the camera curiously, taking care to keep their smile fixed in place.]

I'd say there can never be enough inspiration, honestly. Is that what you hope to spread with your own music?