[video] ♕ Second Bell

[glassfall]

[And here's Cinders, looking sad - which is something she's surprised at, considering how apathetic and downright terrifying her boss was.]

Lucifer is gone. He's left this universe to seek the next adventure, among other things.

[A sigh, albeit a quiet one. As rude as Lucifer often was, she couldn't help but feel the loss of him. She gets the feeling she's not the only one.]

Revīvēscere is staying, and Lucifer has entrusted it to me. I will look after it to the best of my abilities, as its new proprietor.

[It's a bit of a promise, really - not that he'd be anything but slightly amused at that. But, sod it, it's what she's going to do nonetheless.]

Do feel free to stop by for a drink or two - and please, be patient while I get settled into my new role.

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[devoutish]

You're doing it all on your own, now? That's an impressive undertaking.

[glassfall]

I've had experience in serving, and in managing the place already. I just wish the walls wouldn't shift around so much.

[On the bright side, they never do seem to run out of alcohol, no matter how much they pour...]

[devoutish]

And you'll be able to use him for advertising still, won't you? Surely. "The bar that the famed Lucifer once owned."

[glassfall]

I don't think so. I'll do the rest on my own.

[It's the way she'd have done so, anyway - and besides, it's what Lucifer would have wanted.]

[restingstitchface]

[Lucifer had been astute.

Yet, if anything, he missed that.]

What a pity. I'm sure he'll be missed by the community.

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[song_of_ice]

I'm sorry for your loss, my lady.

Is there anything I could do to help?

[glassfall]

I know I will miss him.

[He was witty, and interesting, and he had made Cinders realize there was so much more than her own life.]

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[glassfall]

You could always stop by for a drink. I'd like the company.

[restingstitchface]

Personal connection?

[The fact she is missing him hints to that, in his opinion.]

[glassfall]

He was my boss.

[He wasn't exactly what she'd call a friend, but there was just something about him. She was sure he got that a lot.]

[restingstitchface]

[Something in that makes him smile. It doesn't wear well.]

Ironic. I would think the archetypal figure of rebellion wouldn't go for hierarchy.

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[song_of_ice]

What city is it in? I have time for a drink.

[glassfall]

[Cinders shrugs, unconcerned with Earth mythos.]

There was an opportunity, and I seized it.

[It helped that she'd ended up liking him.]

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[glassfall]

It's in Miami. You can get there easily if you use the porters.

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[eloquentness]

I'm sorry, Cinders.

[ Even if Lucifer hadn't been the most conventional of bosses, he certainly sounded important - not just to Cinders but to the community as a whole. ]

Send me directions? I'll stop by for a drink - and we can toast to his next adventures.

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[song_of_ice]

It won't take me long.

[And it doesn't. From the porter, all he needs is a taxi and he is walking inside, looking around curiously. Gabrielle is easy to find. He offers her a soft, consoling smile. He knew what it was to lose someone he as close to.]

My lady?

[restingstitchface]

So you're a firm believer in taking risks?

[glassfall]

In order to get what one wants out of life, one has to take risks.

[Hey, it worked in her universe.]

[glassfall]

[It's relatively early in the evening, which means there aren't many customers. Cinders smiles back - a little sadly, but it's not too bad, given that she barely knew him. Still, there's a sense of regret; she gets the feeling that his universe will miss him, too.]

You don't have to "my lady" me, you know. And you - do you prefer Jon, or Lord Snow?

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[glassfall]

Thanks, Iris.

[She smiles.]

It's in Miami. It's the one with all the protestors in front of it.

[She chuckles wryly. Evidently, they haven't gotten the memo yet.]

[restingstitchface]

[There's a small, pleasant smile.]

And what do you need from life, exactly?

[glassfall]

That's my business, not yours.

[For some reason, she trusts him about as much as she does that shady gentleman back home - which is to say. not at all.]

[restingstitchface]

[No reaction.

If anything, he seems to accept her rejection gracefully.]

Are you going to make any changes, then? You do run the place, now.

[glassfall]

I haven't decided, yet. I think I'm going to learn how to run the place properly, first.

[restingstitchface]

It's all well and good you're actively willing and seem ready to invest the work - but don't try and run before you can walk, now.