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[Crowley very nearly burns his phone to a crisp out of sheer embarrassment, but he knows that destroying it won't actually make this go away.

At least Lucifer is kind enough to have done this by text.]

Right, sorry, I didn't even think...

[It hadn't occurred to him that the things they were doing would be something anyone else could sense, but it makes an unfortunate amount of sense that Lucifer is powerful enough to have picked it up as... what? background noise?

Either way, it's mortifying.]

We'll sort something out
Sorry again

Don't be sorry, just spare me the echoes. If you were humans, it wouldn't be distinguishable from the ten-thousand other humans engaging in the same thing.

I'm sure he'll have a solution, he's better with all that business than I am

[Crowley's good with raw power and reality, but Aziraphale is better with a structured sort of magic. Wardings and glyphs and circles.]

You been alright, then? Aside from having a bit too much information about my sex life

[Casually deflects from how embarrassing this is with a joke.]

Angels do rather like their structure in my experience.

[ taking this for what it is: ] The sightseeing has been delightful. I admit to being a little bored, though. I'm not accustomed to not having a goal in mind.

I'm speaking to your angel, by the way. A salon?

I had the same problem before the angel turned up. Helps to find a hobby, if you're into that sort of thing

If you want my insight, I think he just misses the eighteenth century

Perhaps I'll pick up needlepoint again.

That's uncomfortably charming. I generally hate angels on principle, but yours somehow still isn't horrid, at least.

Were you any good at it? I was always rubbish at that sort of thing. Could spin well enough, but the rest of it was too delicate for me

[He spent thousands of years presenting as female, it was impossible not to learn a thing or two about spinning and weaving and all the various other things that can be done with thread.]

He's a different sort of bastard than most angels. Should I ask if you're playing nice?

[He could just check, either by looking at the network or asking Aziraphale, but he's trying not to be too hovery.]

Enough practice at it and you can get rather good at anything. If I never see another bit of needlepoint again, though, it will actually be too soon.

He's treated you well. I have no reason to be anything other than nice.
Of course, I'm not using my name, either. I expect he'd be rather reluctant to speak to me if I was.

Is there anything you've wanted to have a go at and haven't had the chance?

He's a bit nervous, of who you are. Not sure if he'll ever come 'round, he's only alright with me 'cause he's known me since the beginning

What did you do with yourself?

It would be strange if he did. I'm quite a fright.

[As an answer, Crowley sends a handful of photos of his secret little cottage, star charts and books and pages of equations covering the walls and table.

It's clearly A Project.]

That, and the plants keep me busy enough when I'm not being a social butterfly

[Sort of a joke, he isn't that much of a social butterfly.]

You don't strike me as all that frightening, really, but he is still an angel. Different perspectives

Are you attempting to map the galaxy we're in?

In fairness, I've actively tried not to frighten you.

Yup, thought I might be able to recognise some of it, but it's been useless so far

You have, haven't you. [Not a question, and there's an unspoken gratitude in there. They haven't really spoken since their first conversation, but Crowley knows he'd have been a lot more miserable if he'd spent the past few weeks scared.] Seems that you'd not try to frighten him, either, but some things take more time
I trust my instincts more than he trusts his own, I think

None of it's familiar to me, either. Certainly nothing I assisted in making, though it admittedly always looks different from the perspective of a planet's surface.

He has nothing to be concerned about. I intend to continue keeping my distance.

That's what the charts are for, thought it might help me look at it from a more abstract perspective

Being concerned about things is somewhat of our modus operandi, I'm afraid

[whixh is a subtle way of saying they've both got anxiety.]

Do you have much time for it lately?

You're a matched pair, then. I'm on my best behavior. My human would be distressed if it ever got back to him that I wasn't.

Seems you might already know the answer to that question
I'm sure I'll get back into it once we're more settled

[Considering why this conversation started.

Not that they're having sex that often, but he's definitely spending far more time with Aziraphale than he should be, considering they're both doms.]

You've got a human?

As long as you're not bored, that's all that matters, I suppose.

I usually have a human. They're generally projects of one sort or another.

[ technically, that's how joshua had started out, too. a means to an end. ]

Very much not bored, thankfully

You're a lot more involved than I'm used to. Have you thought about picking up a new project here?

[There's probably some moral grey area here but.... demon.]

I like to keep busy. It distracts from the unpleasantness of my punishment.

I've considered it. Perhaps if I meet the right human. One thing at a time, I suppose: I've still to contract, after all.

[It's still weird, that Lucifer has any kind of punishment, but he won't say that.]

Have to admit I'm very grateful I got lucky with Lilith needing a contract. I can't imagine having to go properly looking for one

Imagine needing one and also admitting you're the devil.

I'll manage it, or I'll see what they'll do with me without one. It may be interesting.

Some people might be into that, you know what humans can be like

They'll change your designation, I think. Seems to have happened to a few others if they're not contracted, though that only goes for dominants. I've no idea what happens if you let it go another three months, probably that awful "zoo"

I'll certainly see, won't I?
Either way, it certainly won't be boring.

I had to stop talking to your angel, the earnestness was too much.

[He's not sure if that's a front or not, but it does make him worry a bit.]

Be careful, yeah? There's things they can do to even us

He is a bit earnest. You've no idea what it was like meeting him the first time, after having been in Hell for so long

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