#ask no151

"I ate some of them, killed most of them, and the rest were too terrified to come anywhere near me by the time I was done."

"They won't be making that mistake again."

He gave a quick nod as Loki correctly guessed his name, "Yeah, that's right. Surprised you still remember, considerin' how long it's been." Lucifer wouldn't have been offended if she didn't remember, honestly, but it was still appreciated that she did.

Maybe Loki thought he minded when her response turned into a full-fledged story, but he showed no such annoyance- if anything, he was at least glad he didn't touch a nerve with his comments. He let the Leafmintaur tell her tale as she got more invested and emotional, taking the opportunity to settle down and make himself comfortable all the while.

Once finished, he let her words and the much lighter atmosphere they left behind settle between them, his previous hesitation all but buried.

'Arceus forbid I leave for more than a day without something happening...'

"I'll take the explicit lack of corpses as a sign that you all had enough self-preservation to not directly approach the thing. Good."

"You've seen the plant on the neck, yes? That is what is "controlling" them."

"As for the rest, well. You didn't see any other Mew here before Lucifer came round, right? You can figure it out for yourself," he scoffs.

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