the Doctor | 008 | Day 118 | Video

[nevermindtherunning]

[Hello Kore, there's a Doctor on screen for you! He's grinning from ear to ear, kicked back in a chair, feet raised up, clearly in the diner.]

I heard there's some new arrivals! Hello, there. I do love new guests to this humble island that we're ever so blessed to inhabit.

Oh-- Is that a religious enough reference?

[The chair snaps down and he's sitting up in his chair, leaning forward with his hands clasped before him.]

What's all the fuss about this 'king of hell' bloke I've heard about? I do love a good story! I met the devil once, have I mentioned that? Stuck on an asteroid? Strange one, that one.

C'mon now! Story time!

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[castdown]

[ ...well. This one's inanity was worse than Gabriel, which is quite a feat. Lucifer's brow furrows as he attempts to parse the Doctor's babble. ]

I don't give much thought to the footwear of imposters.

[ It's said slowly, as though Lucifer can't quite believe the turn this conversation has taken. ]

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[nevermindtherunning]

[Leaning into the camera a bit, the Doctor pokes the screen with his finger.]

You've been here before, I think. Yes, I know I've seen your face before. A bit shorter than I imagined....

[For someone being the devil, at least, he'd imagine someone much taller.]

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[castdown]

[ A vague, careless gesture towards his body. ]

Nick here wasn't my first choice, but he suits.

[ His true vessel is taller, and his true form dwarfs humanity's skyscrapers. He's not particularly concerned with being short. ]

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[nevermindtherunning]

This wasn't my first choice, either, but I'm quite fond of it.

[Two can make such quips at this game.]

So tell me, what do you last remember before coming here?

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[castdown]

[ Really? The Doctor is getting a flat look and a very, very dry tone: ]

Hell.

[ Honestly. He's Lucifer. ]

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[nevermindtherunning]

Hilarious.

What I meant was, your timeline... Year? Events before coming here. Remember any of that?

You've taken a human body - so what do you know?

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[castdown]

Everything of my world, and nothing of this one.

[ He knows that he's been here before - or a version of himself, at least - but it doesn't inspire much more than curiosity in him. ]

It was 2010. Humanity has just avoided the apocalypse.

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[nevermindtherunning]

[The Doctor's lips purse and he nods.]

Right. Good, so your memories beforehand are still there. That seems to be consistent here...

The longer you stay, you'll have to share your hypothesis of this place.

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[castdown]

My hypothesis is that my Father has an exceptionally poor sense of humor.

[ From one Cage to another sounds just like something He would do. And while the scientists and other phenomena are novel - to say the least - there are very, very few beings who are powerful enough to keep he and his brothers imprisoned. ]