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who: Thor and Lucifer.
what: Thor finds a hot-tub, turns out it actually belongs to someone.
when: Some time around Carnivale, when Thor is at Drunk Nirvana.
where: Lucifer's club/domicile.
warnings: Nude men in a hot tub, talking about the existential.

This may be it for Thor. This may be the final night he takes himself out on the town. It's been a long time,
now. A week or more of non-stop partying and drinking. Thor has indulged in every pleasure, he's smothered himself in glitter, he's been fed potatoes and danced in lounges with beautiful people and danced more than he's slept. It's been nice to cut loose for a long time, without the worries of the world on his shoulders,
but he can only ignore his burdens for so long before he starts to realise why he's trying so hard to distract himself.

When he hits that point, Thor invites himself to leave. With a flick of his wrist, Mjölnir has him shooting up into the sky so he can fly the long way around to his bed. He's gliding low, utilising the scenic route to avoid going home alone to sleep. That's when he catches sight of inviting, steamy and bubbling water. He's seen hot springs before, so imagine his excitement!

On closer inspection, it's not exactly what he imagined, and it absolutely does not look like something here for random, giant blond men to use without permission. Yet, his clothing is coming off anyway. Sandals,
board shorts and a thin, hooded shirt hit the floor and he gently lays his hammer on top of the pile. Thor steps into the tub, lowering himself into it so his hair submerges in as well.

The heat and thrum of bubbling water seems to help ease his mind yet again. Thor shuts his eyes, content to relax for as long as he can do this without being caught.

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"Most experiences do. I'd imagine the whole god/devil/angel thing might be a factor in that." And that was Lucifer's mind on most of it. It was what it was. You couldn't force people to change. Couldn't make them do what they wouldn't otherwise. Oh, well, probably you could, but Lucifer wouldn't. Wasn't in his nature. He adhered to the idea of Free Will. Humans had it for a reason, after all.

But the question had him grinning, puffing out his chest slightly. "We are. She's surprisingly uninhibited in that area."

"I'm sure she'll be glad you told me that." Thor scoffs, but he's not wringing his hands over it. It's an interesting facet of Chloe's personality, to him at least.

"Yes, I think I shall forever regret the day I believed mortal women were lesser beings. They've proven themselves more than adept, the Gods should fear and respect them." And learn a thing or two. You get complacent when you just assume you're the best anyone has ever had. "You didn't seem the type to be tied down, I must admit. That alone makes her admirable."

"I'm not. Or, wasn't, I suppose. Ruling hell left one open to mostly cavorting with demons, and the few dips into humanity I had, while fun, never showed me anyone with any... substance. I've a bit of an ability to charm those who are into it, and Chloe is... immune to that. Perhaps I was interested in the first person to say no to me. But, there's much more to her." He shrugged, taking another drink. "Humans can, on occasion, surprise even the Devil. That's what I love most about them."

"Mmm, she'd mentioned something along those lines. Her immunity to you- although I had no idea who you were when she said it."

Now that he knows a little more about this guy, he does wonder what sort of destiny it entails for the both of them. It's none of his business, but he's interested.

"I was ignorant until that, until recently. They're brilliant innovators, all things considered. They have shown me much of their world and welcomed me into it, I only wish I could stay in it."

"You can thank my Father for that. Sent my brother down to invoke a little miracle. Seems her mother was... incapable of carrying. Rather rude to know your parents are that involved in your future sex life."

To hear Thor talk, it reminded him so strongly of being around one of his siblings. Maybe that's why he liked the man. Familiar, but not too familiar. "Well, why can't you?"

"I cannot say I relate to that, but you have my sympathies." Thor definitely needs to take a deep, meaningful swig of his drink to get that out of his head.

"Well, the difficult thing about living between two worlds is that you have to go back when, as they say, shit hits the fan." Thor raises his hands and shrugs. "I have seen troubling visions of Asgard. Naturally, on my way to investigate I wound up here instead."

"Curiosity does have a tendency to land one in the most interesting of places. This one isn't so bad, is it? I'm finding that I'm enjoying myself. No siblings. No ex-husbands to have to hate. Just me, my bar, and my Detective. Kind of a nice little vacation, if you ask me."

"It's not so bad, but it's not so easy to pretend things are not remiss back home." Truthfully, he's a little listless here. He's not sure what to do with the free time, he's not the vacationing sort.

"It is better to view it as an opportunity than to stagnate, thinking we're only trapped here until the near future." Thor struggles to speak plainly about it with someone he hardly knows, but he is genuinely curious. "Will it mean nothing to you when we are asked to return home? Would you?"

"I haven't decided. It really depends on the Detective's perspective. We've been told that time is... frozen, of a sort, back in our worlds. Or that we'll be put back when and where we were removed from. She has a child, so of course her thoughts are with the spawn, and she's irritatingly responsible, so I'm quite certain that there'll come a time when she insists on returning." He sipped at his drink, swirling the contents in them and looking down at them.

"I can't say I necessarily trust that they either can do what they promise or aren't lying through their teeth. I don't have the merit of them yet. But I'm not entirely keen on being put back where I'd been taken from. I'm still not too certain of where that was. And then there's the matter of the Detective. Chloe and I have made certain... steps here. Losing that may not be worth it for me, but losing her is just as unacceptable."

It's a lot to take in, so Thor is silent as he listens. He doesn't chime in until Lucifer is done, and even then he seems to need a moment to mull it all over.

"It is a pity they cannot bring particular people in by request. Particularly children." It seems very cruel to him, separating a mother from her child. He knows they cannot control it and yet..

"I am in agreement with you. They have given me no reason to be skeptical of them and they have made every conceivable measure to welcome us and put our minds at ease, but you and I know there are higher powers out there. It seems unrealistic for them to meddle in so many worlds."

He finds it a little too easy to air those grievances, so he veers back on track. "So you'll go where she goes and hope that you both remember this when you return?"

"If I can. I'm not omnipotent, which is likely for the best, really. Dad knows what I'd do with that sort of free rein." Probably lots of sex and longer lasting humans so they'd feel less need to breed. Children were terrible. Horrible. Eww, Thor.

Eww.

"I don't know you well, but I feel as if I've learned enough to know that I'd have very little reason to oppose an All-Powerful version of you." Thor raises his glass to toast Lucifer at that.

"You've been a very gracious host, considering I broke into your property."

"I don't mind the company. It's not often one can enjoy a quiet dip at night with someone else who isn't human. Though, that seems to be more likely in this place than any other I've come across." He sipped at his drink, quietly toasting back to the large man he was currently naked in a hot tub with.

"It has been a fortuitous meeting. As if your hot tub was a beacon for me to find." He says, and he's joking, but it's almost like he's trying to excuse breaking and entering.

"Perhaps it's a fortuitous gathering of beings, as well. I can only hope it doesn't lead to chaos, but it seems extremely likely. What shall be done if a being of chaos and destruction is brought here?"

"Well, I don't want to say 'drop in any time', as there may well be times you might be interrupting something more intimate, but you're always welcome at the club. It'll be opening soon enough, and if there's no one home and you feel like a dip, feel free. Seems a shame not to let people use it who'd like to."

He sipped his drink, laughing afterward. "Ask anyone who's aware of my reputation and they'd say it's already happened. But chaos isn't always so bad. Life is chaos, after all. Change, fluctuation. Destruction, on the other hand... well. Wouldn't that be a pity?"

Thor lets out a low chuckle at the invitation, obviously at the thought of interrupting something intimate. He smiles, innocent and angelic of course.

"I'll be more observant in future." He definitely didn't check for canoodling.

"Chaos can be good, it can also be the end of all things. Your presence and my brothers are significant in that regard. I would say destruction is more my forte." He raises a brow, thoughtful. "We are well equipped if things turn sour."

"Not for my sake, mind you. I'm all for people enjoying a show, but... well. Humans. Chloe's a bit more... restrained than others. I doubt she'd appreciate it." And his balls wouldn't appreciate her ire over it.

Lucifer smiled. "Chaos is all things. That's what makes it fun. It's no one thing or another. It's not good. It's not bad. It just is. It's like... well, magic, I suppose. Magic in itself isn't inherently bad or good. Nor is a weapon. It depends on how the person who has control of it chooses to wield it. A shield can be used to save mewling spawn just as it can be used to decapitate someone, after all. Intent matters, if there's a will to it."

"I never said chaos was bad, just as magic isn't. I must say, my experiences with it thus far have not fared well for me."

He shakes his head. "I can only hope that they don't use what power they have here to decapitate us. I will remain suspicious until then, as all old men do." He chuckles, and then he shifts as if to stand and then reconsiders when he remembers he's not wearing pants.

Lucifer probably won't mind, but he waits a moment.

"If you don't mind, I've not slept for a few days now. I should like to reacquaint myself with my bed."

"By all means. Go, go. If you've ever a mind to have a drinking partner or perhaps tell me a few fun tales about where you're from and some lovely adventures there, I'd love to have you over again. Or perhaps we could go out. The city does have an interesting mix of places for one to enjoy. I haven't seen them all yet." Lucifer made no effort to move, deciding to stay in the tub for a bit now that he'd made himself comfortable.

If and when Thor stood and got dressed, Lucifer definitely would admire the view and might well comment on it. He had no shame, after all.

"This won't be the last you see of me, trust."

Thor says, and while he notices that he's being watched, he doesn't acknowledge it as he slides his clothing back on. He gives Lucifer a respectful nod before he throws his hammer up into the air so he can fly off to bed.

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