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h3 id="work" class="landmark heading" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: 400; font-style: inherit; font-size: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 0; opacity: 0; height: 0px; clear: both; color: transparent;"Work Text:/h3
div class="userstuff" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""The plan for birthday parties here at my farm was children taking pony rides and eating cupcakes," Lily greeted Maris. "I assume you want to do both?" Lily took a promising looking pie from Dana's hands./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I want it all, National Velvet. Pony rides, dancing girls, Dana jumping out of a cake."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""You never mentioned," Dana said regretfully. "I left my corset at home."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Shit. Let this be a lesson to you, woman," Maris scolded her fiancée as they walked toward the house. "Always keep emergency lingerie in the trunk."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Maris's birthday cake dominated the kitchen table, surrounded by snacks and sweets. Implings and human children ran to and fro. Matilda slipped happily from one set of arms to another./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"A sonic boom that heralded the arrival of a visitor from the Lower Plane shook the house, and silence fell outside. Lily, arranging cupcakes on a serving platter, peered out the patio doors in surprise - all of the members of their demon family were already in attendance./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"A tall, impossibly handsome man stood just on the other side of the driveway. Gathiod tried to calm Mabel, and Argentia held Yancy's bridle firmly in her claws. The visitor looked around slowly, judgement flowing from Him in nearly visible waves./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Maris strode over and stood in front of Him. "Fashionably late, Uncle Lu." She raised up on tiptoe to kiss His cheek. "I'm utterly shocked that you showed up but that's the point, isn't it?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"He looked at Maris warmly. "Happy Birthday, my dear. I'm shocked to have been invited."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Maris shrugged. "Thought it would be good for you. Get off your throne and mingle with the commoners. Show a little fucking humility for a change."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Outside the scope of My capabilities, I fear."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""C'mon. Meet the fam." Maris took Him by the arm./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"The demons dropped to their knees as He passed, and the implings did the same after a second or two. He took no notice of them. Maris presented Him to the humans. Dana received a kiss on the cheek, Kimberly a lingering hug, and Murdoc a disdainful dismissal. The rest He acknowledged with a brief nod, then settled Himself in Lily's rocking chair. Lily narrowed her eyes at this but said nothing./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Plates full and drinks in hand, talk turned to Maris and Dana's wedding./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""She has hers, but I don't yet," Dana said to Druvoxin, who had asked about the gowns./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I'd have thought it would be the other way around," 2D said. "Shopping's not your thing, Maris. S'why Lily always makes you come with her."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I fucking got it over with as soon as I could. I just gave in to mother and held on for dear life until she bought lunch."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I've been telling you to do that for years," Dana said. "Maybe I'll ask Lily to come with me."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I do love the way my woman thinks." Maris stretched her feet out to rest them on Dana's lap./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""She needs to get a dress too, right?" 2D asked. "To be an honor maiden?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Yeah, that's going to be another absolute bitch of a day," said Maris wearily. "Lily, Mads, Cheyenne, Shae - need to find something that suits all of them."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Are you going to have flower children?" Ral-veth asked. "That's traditional, right?"/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""We're not doing that, Uncle Lu," Maris explained. "I know you knocked my demonic daddy dearest out of the way all those years ago with this in mind, but Dana and I don't feel a need to be given away by anyone." She sipped her ginger ale. "Wanna be an usher?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""No, Maris, I do not want to be an usher. Do I not hold greater significance to you?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""It's not about that, Uncle Morning Star. It's just how we're doing things."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Lucifer sat back and folded His arms. He glared at Murdoc. "Is he going to be an usher?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Damn right, mate," Murdoc said. "I know my place."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"The Lord of Darkness turned away from Murdoc with a sneer. "Your place is in My deepest lake of fire."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""And what's a party without a drunken brawl?" Lily asked as she and Kimberly slipped through the sliding doors./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Leviathan-" Kimberly placed her hand on Murdoc's shoulder./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I didn't start this," Murdoc said./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"The Corrupter of Souls laughed. "You did, fool - you started all of this - when you came to Me begging for favors-"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""That deal was nullified when the bass was repossessed," Kimberly interjected. "And you promised you would never touch him."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""You tricked me into that, Kimberly."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""But you're a man of your word, Lu," Kimberly said smoothly./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Why? Why did you settle for- this? You could have had-"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""This is not the proper place for this conversation. In fact, there is no proper place for this conversation."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"He opened His mouth again but Druvoxin spoke first./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""You need to stop, Light-bringer," she said very softly./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"He looked at her with a sulky expression. "You can't tell me-"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I can. And will when it involves one of your mistresses."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Maris sat up straight. "Mistresses?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Kimberly shrugged. "I never had any illusions that I was the only one."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Lucifer gazed balefully at Maris. "I'm thousands of years old, not dead."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""He's as human as the next man," put in 2D. "I mean- anyone can be tempted. It looks like."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""So, any more little demon-ettes like me trotting around out there? Since you're my honorary uncle I'd consider them my cousins."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I've never fathered a child with a human," He said flatly./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""With a human?" Maris repeated./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" The Great Beast shifted a bit and glanced at Druvoxin. "Unlikely I would ever tire of the Throne- but. It's wise to have an heir."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Kimberly started laughing./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Druvoxin smirked. "You want to meet your cousin, Maris?" She called out, "Sweetheart!"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Basilia, Princess of the Pit of Despair, Heiress to the Unholy Throne of Hell, and sole child of The Adversary and Destroyer of Kings, came trotting over with her jump rope in her claws./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Yes, Mom?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Would you be kind enough to bring me another cup of lemonade?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"The little impling nodded and scampered into the house./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Kimberly started laughing again./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Lucifer looked at her irritatedly. "What?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""When we put the daycare together - she asked for a forge to make her own poking instruments - because her father never let her play with his pitchfork!" Kimberly was nearly bent double with laughter./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""She could have put an eye out with it!" said her father indignantly./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Well, she's still just Basilia to us, right?" 2D said. He turned to Druvoxin. "And you're still the mum who runs the carpool and helps decorate for parties."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Druvoxin smiled. "That's what I want to be known as," she said. Basilia returned with the lemonade and two cookies. "But I will also be known as the demon who raised the only True Queen of Hell."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Basilia gave one cookie to her mother, handed the other one to her father, and ran off to play with her friends./span/p
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h3 id="work" class="landmark heading" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: 400; font-style: inherit; font-size: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 0; opacity: 0; height: 0px; clear: both; color: transparent;"Work Text:/h3
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""The plan for birthday parties here at my farm was children taking pony rides and eating cupcakes," Lily greeted Maris. "I assume you want to do both?" Lily took a promising looking pie from Dana's hands./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I want it all, National Velvet. Pony rides, dancing girls, Dana jumping out of a cake."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""You never mentioned," Dana said regretfully. "I left my corset at home."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Shit. Let this be a lesson to you, woman," Maris scolded her fiancée as they walked toward the house. "Always keep emergency lingerie in the trunk."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Maris's birthday cake dominated the kitchen table, surrounded by snacks and sweets. Implings and human children ran to and fro. Matilda slipped happily from one set of arms to another./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"A sonic boom that heralded the arrival of a visitor from the Lower Plane shook the house, and silence fell outside. Lily, arranging cupcakes on a serving platter, peered out the patio doors in surprise - all of the members of their demon family were already in attendance./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"A tall, impossibly handsome man stood just on the other side of the driveway. Gathiod tried to calm Mabel, and Argentia held Yancy's bridle firmly in her claws. The visitor looked around slowly, judgement flowing from Him in nearly visible waves./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Maris strode over and stood in front of Him. "Fashionably late, Uncle Lu." She raised up on tiptoe to kiss His cheek. "I'm utterly shocked that you showed up but that's the point, isn't it?"/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"He looked at Maris warmly. "Happy Birthday, my dear. I'm shocked to have been invited."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Maris shrugged. "Thought it would be good for you. Get off your throne and mingle with the commoners. Show a little fucking humility for a change."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Outside the scope of My capabilities, I fear."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""C'mon. Meet the fam." Maris took Him by the arm./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"The demons dropped to their knees as He passed, and the implings did the same after a second or two. He took no notice of them. Maris presented Him to the humans. Dana received a kiss on the cheek, Kimberly a lingering hug, and Murdoc a disdainful dismissal. The rest He acknowledged with a brief nod, then settled Himself in Lily's rocking chair. Lily narrowed her eyes at this but said nothing./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Plates full and drinks in hand, talk turned to Maris and Dana's wedding./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""She has hers, but I don't yet," Dana said to Druvoxin, who had asked about the gowns./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I'd have thought it would be the other way around," 2D said. "Shopping's not your thing, Maris. S'why Lily always makes you come with her."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I fucking got it over with as soon as I could. I just gave in to mother and held on for dear life until she bought lunch."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""I've been telling you to do that for years," Dana said. "Maybe I'll ask Lily to come with me."/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""We're not doing that, Uncle Lu," Maris explained. "I know you knocked my demonic daddy dearest out of the way all those years ago with this in mind, but Dana and I don't feel a need to be given away by anyone." She sipped her ginger ale. "Wanna be an usher?"/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""It's not about that, Uncle Morning Star. It's just how we're doing things."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Lucifer sat back and folded His arms. He glared at Murdoc. "Is he going to be an usher?"/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"The Lord of Darkness turned away from Murdoc with a sneer. "Your place is in My deepest lake of fire."/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""And what's a party without a drunken brawl?" Lily asked as she and Kimberly slipped through the sliding doors./span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"The Corrupter of Souls laughed. "You did, fool - you started all of this - when you came to Me begging for favors-"/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"He opened His mouth again but Druvoxin spoke first./span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Kimberly shrugged. "I never had any illusions that I was the only one."/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" The Great Beast shifted a bit and glanced at Druvoxin. "Unlikely I would ever tire of the Throne- but. It's wise to have an heir."/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Druvoxin smirked. "You want to meet your cousin, Maris?" She called out, "Sweetheart!"/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Yes, Mom?"/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Lucifer looked at her irritatedly. "What?"/span/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""She could have put an eye out with it!" said her father indignantly./span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 17.01px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;""Well, she's still just Basilia to us, right?" 2D said. He turned to Druvoxin. "And you're still the mum who runs the carpool and helps decorate for parties."/span/p
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