[IC] Being Human

[KatherinWinter]

"That would be nice. I have never had any problems getting home safely. But it will be nice to have some company." Liz told him with a smile. She held out her hand to him. She continued in the direction of her house. She liked having company. It was nice not to be alone. She slowly walked through town greeting people as she went.

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

Lucifer smiled and reached for her hand. "Alright, then!" It took a bit of effort to keep his tail from swishing around contentedly. It was just such a natural thing to do in a comfortable situation, but he couldn't let it go unhidden in public. The café was one thing, everyone thought it was just part of the uniform there; the streets, however, he knew weren't as safe with all the unsuspecting humans about. Who knew how many people would freak out at the thought of a half-cat running around. ...Honestly, he had no idea. He supposed that being one made it too normal for him to fully grasp the concept. As he walked with Liz, he thought it was nice how she was able to greet everyone in such a friendly manner. "You must know a lot of people, right? I guess that probably happens when you work in something important like medicine, though. Everyone needs to visit the doctor sometimes, right?"

[Vortex]

Once Willis had arrived back at his house he was treated to an ugly sight. Bob, the Ghoul, a former member of a special task force Bob went freelance after Cas left without a trace, which was not uncommon for her but Bob "knew" she wasnt coming back or at least not anytime soon. So now he helped Willis with troublesome clients and deals gone awry. "Bob, to what do I owe the pleasure?" "The same as always Will. Do you want to do this now or...?" He quetsioned in his husky voice Willis sighed, he had just arrived hime and was looking forward to some Whiskey but he knew Business had to always take a priority "Yeah, lets go. You know where we can find the guy?" "Downtown of course, apparently he sells his wares near the Library" "Then to the library we go"

[KatherinWinter]

he walked with Liz, he thought it was nice how she was able to greet everyone in such a friendly manner. "You must know a lot of people, right? I guess that probably happens when you work in something important like medicine, though. Everyone needs to visit the doctor sometimes, right?"

@YamiCuoreLaroux

Liz smiled and nodded. "I suppose I do a lot of people. Especially on this side of town. Most of them are nice. You would be surprised at how many of them are nonhumans. Supernaturals have gotten better at hiding among humans." She told him without hesitation. She rarely remember to watch what she said. Especially when she was with another nonhuman.

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

"Is that so? That's kind of a relief, actually. I'm still relatively new to the area, so I don't know very much about the community. The amount of time I have to split between work and studies probably doesn't help all that much, either." Lucifer gave a slightly sheepish look at the revelation; he did remember another town he had stayed in where he had almost thought that he had completely missed an entire season with how long he had stayed in the library. If he hadn't needed to purchase more supplies, he very well might not have left the building until half the year had passed. But he had learned so much. "Master, you said that you always walk home alone? Do you have people to greet you when you get back, at least?"

[Vortex]

"When you're alone and life is making you lonely. You can always go, downtown" mumbled Willis "What?" Said Bob "Nevermind" Willis replied as it seemed they has reached their destination. The target was leaning against a wall straing off into the night. Willis met eye contact with the young man who suddenly realised who the old man and his leper friend were. Willis was tired and was in no mood for fighting so he walked up slowly to the man and attempted to begin the coercion. The young man however had different ideas and made a mad dash for it. Dashing around the corners of buildings with Bob leaping after him on al fours and Willis running with gun in hand, the young man spotted two civilians taking a stroll down the street and decided to try his luck "Help! Help! Thise freaks are trying to kill me!"

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

Lucifer looked up at the sound of someone shouting. "Hmm? Freaks? Where?" He responded perhaps a bit too casually considering what it was he had just heard. At the sight of the young man, he lifted his free hand to wave as he attempted to approach, still holding on to Liz's hand. "Oh, hello there! You look familiar, have we met before? Oh, wait, give me a moment to think...I'm sure I'll get it." As soon as he got close, he placed his free hand on the young man's shoulder and held him in place close to him, seeming not to worry at all about the fact that there were potential killers in the area. "Hmm...maybe it was...oh no, I think I'm wrong after all. My mistake, I thought I met you back at the shop the other day, but your face is completely different up close, isn't it? Aha~ Terribly sorry about that!" He continued rambling for a few seconds, still gripping the man's shoulder very firmly and with an oblivious-looking smile on his face before he turned to see two other figures further down the street. "Oh, hey! Do I know you two? You'll have to forgive me, my glasses are actually starting to mess with my vision now, so I really can't be absolutely certain from this distance."

[Vortex]

"What?! Ive never seen you before in my life! Argh! C'mon man help me!" The young man turned around, his pursuers were close now, it would not be long before they were upon him "Argh fuck! You guys gotta protect me! Do something!" He cried before thrusting Liz and Lucifer in front of him. Bob, panting like a dog, now stood only a few feet from the three with Willis not far behind him "Move aside you two befor-" he began to say but was interiupted by Willis who now stood beside him and recognised the two standing in front of the man "Liz? Lucifer? What are you two doing here? Do you know this man?"

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

Without turning his face from the rapidly approaching Willis, Lucifer turned slightly and shot his hand out to grab the top of the young man's head. very firmly. "Now, now! Swearing's not nice~. More importantly, you just tried to use my Master as a shield against a supposed killer, didn't you?" The smile on his face never dropped for a second, if anything only becoming more deceptively cheerful as the light glinted off his glasses and concealed his eyes from the front. "That's no good either, is it? You're lucky that we happen to know this fine man in front of us, or there might have been a serious accident~. Of course, his companion escapes my knowledge, however." As the cat strengthened the grip he had on the young man's head, the sound of his voice only continued to take on an oddly sweeter tone, as if it were just a genuinely friendly reminder or fun game of some sort that he was explaining. "There are far worse things than death, you know~? But I'm sure we can work this out peacefully instead, right~?" Turning his attention fully back to Willis at his question, Lucifer opened his previously closed eyes and smiled wide. "Hello, Willis! I thought I recognized you! I came to walk Master home when this nice person showed up! By the way, that's a good question, isn't it?" He turned back to the man he still held in a vice grip, looking obliviously happy. "Do I know you, Good Sir? Surely you must be a valued customer of mine or a past assistant for my research, yes? I always like to know that my acquaintances are in good health~."

[Vortex]

"Ah shit dude! Let go of me, your nails are sharp as!" said the man "Be quiet boy, your lucky Lucifer got you first and not me" said Willis now walking closer "Hello Lucifer, Hello Liz. I am sorry for this inconvenience ruining your evening walk. Now boy, show some respect for your betters and answer the young master's questions" "I-I dont know! I never seen the guy in my life! Please you have to believe me!" "Really? Is that your final answer? Because Lucifer here seems to know your face very well, so I suggest you think again, this time make it long and hard" "I-Ah I think... Maybe? Yeah, yeah ok I think we have met before alrighht? Now will you please let me go?!"

[KatherinWinter]

Liz was baffled. Not an unusual emotion when it canes to situations involving Willis. She was tired and and only wanted to go home and rest. But she knew better than to leave Willis to his own devices. She would never be able to live with herself if she left now. "Willis I'm tired, cold, and hungry. If you beat him up I'll only have to heal him. Is there a way to resolve this without me passing out?"

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

"I-Ah I think... Maybe? Yeah, yeah ok I think we have met before alrighht? Now will you please let me go?!"

@Vortex

"Ah, I thought I recognized you! It's so good to see you again!" Lucifer released his grip on the man's head and drew him into a hug before holding him out by his shoulders. "It must have been a while since you last popped into the shop, otherwise I'm sure I would have known who you were sooner~! You know how it is, with my memory and things so busy all of a sudden. Better than that one experiment I tried a few months ago, though." He continued rambling on a bit obliviously, not seeming to care that the man clearly didn't know him. After all, what Liz was saying certainly seemed true: It would likely be best to try not to have any bloodshed at this particular moment. "Now what is all this here? Dear me, are you shaking? I could be wrong, that could be the coffee kicking in, but something seems to be off here. How is it that you know Willis, anyway? I just met the man myself, honestly. It's a funny story, but that's clearly for another time. Anyways, I think you wanted to say something?"

[Vortex]

The man gripped Lucifer by his shoulders, clearly frustrated that his supposed saviors were not doing much to help him out of his tricky situation "Argh! I already told you man they are trying kill me! I swear, Ive never seen them before!" the man said looking back to Willis with terror in his eyes. "More lies? Even after all this, this very situation you got into because you lied, and yet you still tell them. How very disappointing." Willis sighed and looked at Lucifer "He owes me what was promised but the fool thought he could trick me, I of all people, and not pay what is now rightfully mine. Now Lucifer, let me tell you what I told the boy at the begining of all this, 'I always get my payment, no matter what'. Alas the message did not seem to sink in".

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

"Oh? Is that so? Well, now, that's no good, is it?" Lucifer turned a closed-eye smile toward Willis before looking back to the man in question, still maintaining his own grip on his shoulders. "If that's so, why don't I take care of this? What exactly was promised, anyway? I bet I know of a good solution, and I'm willing to do what I can for such a good customer of mine~!"

[KatherinWinter]

She might as well be here, Liz thought. She shook her head. Times like this she wished that she could be more aggressive. Being a healer sucked in situations like this. There wasn't much she could in situations like this one. She sighed and crossed her arms. She was tired and wanted to go but she couldn't leave.

[Vortex]

"Oh? Is that so? Well, now, that's no good, is it?" Lucifer turned a closed-eye smile toward Willis before looking back to the man in question, still maintaining his own grip on his shoulders. "If that's so, why don't I take care of this? What exactly was promised, anyway? I bet I know of a good solution, and I'm willing to do what I can for such a good customer of mine~!"

@YamiCuoreLaroux

"Gah! P-Please sir, just let me go! It wont happen again, I swear!" The man said with sheer terror in his eyes.
Willis didnt really want Lucifer or Liz to get anymore involved wth his Buissness, after all it was his own and he should be the ine to take care if it but Lucifer seemed genuinely enthused, which concered Willis a little, so he accepted his offer. Willis gave a nod to Lucifer and spoke "Do what you will, just be sure to make him suffer"
"Argh!" Shrieked the man in response

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

"Wonderful!" Lucifer removed his hands from the man's shoulders and snapped his fingers, causing a collar much like one a cat might wear to appear around the somewhat terrified-seeming human's neck. A bright green gem hung from the collar, glinting in the light briefly as the pale man clapped happily. "Now, don't let that break, it's important to your survival. And don't look so upset! It won't be that bad~. Well...I haven't had a bound assistant-slash-forced summon in a while, but I assure you that your soul is perfectly safe! Feel free to run along now; you'll know when I need you~." Turning back to the others, the pale man gave them a reassuring smile.

"Oh, yes. Two more things."
Suddenly, as if the thought had only just come to him, Lucifer turned back to the man he had just collared. "That doesn't really come off, you see. Sorry about that. Also, you can't say anything about how you got this. Safety first and all~!" He waved cheerfully to the man as soon as he finished speaking, as if nothing had happened at all.

"He was nice, wasn't he?"

[Vortex]

"Argh! Wha-What have you done?!" Said the man in both surprise and horror before he realised that the Cat-like man said he was free to leave and Willis seemed to be too perplexed to refused, so the man began running like mad away from the group and then yelling something about them being psychos.

Willis looked at Lucifer with a blank experession on his face, not sure what to make of what just happened, after all that was not something you see everyday. After a few moments to gather his wits back together he spoke "Yes... Indeed. So are you sure he will get a appropiate punishment? More speciffically, what exactly will you do with him?"

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

"Ah..." Lucifer looked up at the sky with a hand to his chin as if in thought for a moment. "I don't know. Something will come up." He kept his oblivious smile as he looked back at the other man. "He definitely won't be any sort of threat anymore, though; I can assure you of that. He won't even say a word about this."

Resisting the urge to let his tail swish around behind him, he looked back at Liz. "I think that went well. I'm sorry we had to keep you waiting, though. We should really get you back home so you can rest, Master."

[Vortex]

"I see" said Willis, still unsure what to make of this and unsure wether this was a fitting punishment, but there was nothing he could do about it now so he put it out of his mind.

"Ah, yes. Im sorry for causing a ruckus for the two of you, I should let you get back to your buissness" Willis said, putting his gun back in his pocket and straightening his coat "Now if we are done here, I bid you farewell for Bob and myself should best be going"

"Hmph" grunted Bob, as he much would have rathered to just kill the man