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betterthanaplanThe trouble -- ha -- with the troubles inside Duke was that the pressure from them was constantly building, even if it didn't constantly register as pain. So what was painful but tolerable last week was now absolutely debilitating.
Fortunately, they had a plan. Well. Of sorts. When Duke got out of bed that morning and promptly passed out, it was decided that enough was enough. He was loaded onto the OceaNyx and he, Octavia, and Lucifer headed out to sea to minimize any possible bystanders getting hit with whatever came out when Duke vented a trouble.
Hopefully, all he would have to do was bleed on Lucifer and he could get some relief without magical hijinks! But let's be real. When had anything in Duke's life gone that smoothly?
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Fortunately, they had a plan. Well. Of sorts. When Duke got out of bed that morning and promptly passed out, it was decided that enough was enough. He was loaded onto the OceaNyx and he, Octavia, and Lucifer headed out to sea to minimize any possible bystanders getting hit with whatever came out when Duke vented a trouble.
Hopefully, all he would have to do was bleed on Lucifer and he could get some relief without magical hijinks! But let's be real. When had anything in Duke's life gone that smoothly?
[For thems as is in the narrative, please!]
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Date: 2024-07-03 10:31 am (UTC)And then he turned back towards the deck, and went up.
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Date: 2024-07-03 12:32 pm (UTC)She didn't feel calm, but she felt more settled than she had, and that was not nothing.
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Date: 2024-07-03 02:04 pm (UTC)What a difference a bit of venting made.
"All good?" he asked when they came back up on deck.
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Date: 2024-07-03 02:28 pm (UTC)He held his hand out for the joint as he approached Duke.
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Date: 2024-07-03 02:40 pm (UTC)But she broke off from Lucifer so that she could move to sit on one side of Duke, almost immediately going to curl up against his side a little bit.
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Date: 2024-07-03 02:42 pm (UTC)"Thank you for looking out for us," he said softly.
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Date: 2024-07-03 02:44 pm (UTC)He'd bring the house idea up in a moment. Preferably after all the emotions.
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Date: 2024-07-03 02:52 pm (UTC)And she nuzzled at Duke's cheek.
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Date: 2024-07-03 03:05 pm (UTC)It was long enough since the first hit off the joint that he was starting to feel it buzz at the back of his brain. It'd bleed into his muscles soon enough, leaving him loose and giddy.
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Date: 2024-07-03 03:11 pm (UTC)"That being said," Lucifer said, and took another drag, before holding the joint out again. "Any objections about taking this to the mansion tonight? Purely to get us out of water's way for a day, to settle our nerves."
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Date: 2024-07-03 04:31 pm (UTC)Then he waved the joint merrily in the air. "Anyone?"
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Date: 2024-07-03 04:58 pm (UTC)Because of course she did, despite having been the one to bring up how they should smoke up together again sometime, just the previous week.
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Date: 2024-07-03 06:10 pm (UTC)But he was very happy to get high right now, now that she'd said it was okay. So he accepted the joint and took another deep pull.
"We could have a little picnic or something," he suggested. "When we get to the mansion. Spread out in the A/C and just . . . lounge around with snacks."
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Date: 2024-07-03 06:17 pm (UTC)Lucifer chuckled. "Shove all the furniture aside and go it the old-fashioned way?" he said. "I do have some nice carpeting in some of the bedrooms..."
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Date: 2024-07-03 06:25 pm (UTC)She had nothing to contribute, really. So she just cuddled against Duke more. Focused on the rise and fall of his chest.
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Date: 2024-07-03 06:27 pm (UTC)He took a smaller hit this time and offered the joint back to Lucifer.
"Exactly. We can have fruit and cheese and . . . nuts and things."
He was getting spacey now. His body hummed pleasantly.
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Date: 2024-07-03 06:29 pm (UTC)One had to take advantage of the few days Duke felt genuinely good, these days.
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Date: 2024-07-03 06:40 pm (UTC)"'A spot'," she rasped, the quotation marks obvious enough in her voice.
Yes, yes, obviously it would be down to whatever and how much (if anything) Duke felt like doing, but Octavia was trying, here.
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