@gctchell said: please just say something. // from charlie! ( always accepting )
Something, something, needy children are born of absent parents; not that parenthood was a choice many would expect from the Devil. Neither did he. Yet the neglected need of a child wasn't enough to expect the right answer, Lucifer's expected dismissal the reminder of this gap between them.
Malice was a choice, everything demands intention. However, only the crushing distance of his voice robbed Charlie of even the force of his upset to fight for; out of the loop of his daughters current concerns.
"What is it? Advice? I've plenty to offer -- "
" -- WITH CONDITIONS." He ( perceived ) nervously clears his throat, not that the Devil ever had hesitation as every action had intention; attempting to soften himself with vulnerable gestures. Taking his chance to quickly backtracks, just enough to keep her aware of his own ( chosen to withhold ) limitations. "But, you know, nothing I wouldn't do." Such as the hotel; unsaid yet understood between them.