OTA ; Don't Stop, Make it Pop, DJ Blow My Speakers Up

[walkingheroin]

Who: Lucifer Morningstar and OTA
Where: Deux Lux, Floor 6, Room 66
When: Anytime in March
Rating: TBD, probably PG-13 or so
Summary: Lucifer does what he does almost every other night - he has a party. Shenanigans and conversation ensue. This is essentially a catch-all for March for him. Let me know if you want something specific.
The Story:

[Once the drama of New Years dies down and he's drunk the entirely of his bar two or more times, Lucifer finally reopens his club to the public, seemingly no worse for the wear. He's chatted with a few specific people, reflected (marginally) on himself a bit, and has come to several conclusions.

All of which he'll be keeping to himself for the most part.

That said, he seems a bit brighter than even when he first arrived, as if there's a bit of weight off his shoulders, and he's almost less of a businessman and more of a guest in his own place as the nights continue on. He drinks along with everyone else, dances when he pleases, and plays the piano often, lending his singing voice more than occasionally.

Still, a few things weight on his mind that he'll need to take care of, but on the whole, he's quite chipper and easily approaching....or as approachable as the Devil can be.

That said, he's not seen a whole lot outside of his nightclub or his penthouse up the stairs, which means he might be a little more reclusive still than he first appears...]

Comments

both!!!

[deathlessness]

[Freya may be avoiding the bar on the fifth floor, for obvious reasons, but Lucifer's club is still available, given that things have smoothed over since the incident at New Year's. It's where Freya is headed today, and when she sees Elena and her friend behind the bar, she can't help but smile as she's asked what she's drinking.]

Tequila. Always tequila.

[Why it's her drink of choice? No one really knows, but it gets the job done.]

[persevere]

Coming right up!

[Her teeth tug on her bottom lip as she looks through the row of bottles on the shelf, picking up the appropriate one as she turns to look at Elena.]

Grab a couple of limes for me?

[Because she is definitely lining up more than one shot glass right now. It's not a party if they don't drink with the customers, right?]

[interpersonal]

A couple of limes coming right up.

( she brings the salt for good measure, too. placing the ingredients in front of caroline, she flashes freya a genuine smile. )

Hey, Freya. Tequila is always a solid choice, if you ask us.

[deathlessness]

Hello, Elena.

[And there's a smile in return to both of them as she settles in.]

My brothers prefer their scotch and whiskey, but ... I don't know. There's something about tequila that ... calms the mind, in a way. Makes you feel lighter, rather than weighing you down.

[Is that mostly in her head? Possibly. Does she really care? No not really. And then she'll turn to Caroline.]

I'm Freya. I don't believe we've met.

[persevere]

Not to mention it's more fun to drink.

[Lime and salt mixes up the whole thing. Plus, body shots. What's not to like.

She grins wider.]

Caroline Forbes. Nice to meet you.

[interpersonal]

Right! Introductions.

( let's blame the fuzzy alcohol here. elena points to both women with the lime she's holding. )

Freya, Caroline is one of my best friends from home. Caroline, this is Freya, she's ( barely a pause here ) Klaus' sibling.

[deathlessness]

[Freya glances over at Elena and raises her eyebrows at that particular response because that sounded a little funny, Elena. She then turns back to Caroline with a small smirk.]

I'm his oldest sister, to be more specific. No need to be shy about it.

[persevere]

[Oh.

Welp.

Blink blink.]

Oh. Big family. [Oh look, booze. She's just gonna...grab a lime. She's not being weird, you're being weird.] It's nice to meet you.

[interpersonal]

( ... yeah, see, this is why, freya.

thankfully, elena is good at smoothing things over, and she does want to spare her bestie any residual embarrassment if she can. )

Really big family. Freya's from New Orleans. She's never been to Mystic Falls, so we're pretty much her introduction to it.

[deathlessness]

Oh!

[Because she must have forgotten to tell Elena after her last trip. She tries her best to keep things casual and doesn't know if she should let Caroline work through her discomfort on her own or try and address it, but for now - small talk.]

That's not technically true anymore. I visited there briefly on my last visit home and met a ... Matt Donovan?

[technically she was kidnapped and dragged there by a psychopath who wanted her to help turn him into an Original Upgrade, but the girls don't have to worry about that quite yet.]

[persevere]

You know Matt?

[How typical. Not only is she Klaus' oldest sister who she didn't know existed, but she's also met her most recent ex-boyfriend.

Because this couldn't have possibly gotten more awkward for her already.]

[interpersonal]

( elena straightens in place.

it's not something they'd gotten to address yet, in terms of freya's trip back home. a bittersweet longing fills her chest. she saw matt during the throne room party, but it was such a fleeting visit. he is ... also elena's ex-boyfriend. also elena's first love.

mystic falls is weird. )

Is he okay?

[deathlessness]

He seemed fine. After our encounter, we left him in one piece.

[He also shot her. Well, Finn made him shoot her, so it was more of a technicality, which is why she won't bring it up.]

He's ... not the friendliest young man, but it could have simply been the company. Finn and Elijah didn't seem too fond of him either.

[persevere]

[So Matt has not only met Freya, but two other apparent Mikaelsons. Both of whom she hasn't.]

This has to be more future stuff, right?

[Ugh, she's always so behind.]

Like...not even near future.

[interpersonal]

( elena gives freya a sympathetic glance. ) I'm sure it wasn't personal.

( at least, not with freya specifically. matt just doesn't embrace the supernatural, and in some ways, that's understandable.

she turns to caroline with pursed lips. ) Way, way into the future. Freya's from 2016. I think?

( she thinks she remembered that right. elena looks to freya for confirmation. )

[deathlessness]

[Freya nods in agreement, because yep, that was when she left home.]

He was working as a police officer of some kind. Maybe a deputy? Does Mystic Falls have a Sheriff or a Police Chief?

[Because there's a difference, she's found, even if they're minor ones in the grand scheme of things.]

[persevere]

[Blink blink.]

Oh, wow.

[That's about the time when she should have already...graduated college. Yikes.]

Sheriff Elizabeth Forbes. She's my Mom.

[interpersonal]

( elena nods sagely after caroline. )

Sheriff Forbes does everything she can to protect our town.

( and a town like mystic falls needs that kind of protection. she once believed nothing bad ever happened in mystic falls. she understands now the truth has always been. their parents simply wanted them to be children for a while longer, before they could discover monsters are real. )

[deathlessness]

[Freya nods once before giving an apologetic smile.]

I'm afraid I didn't have the pleasure. I had been kidnapped to Mystic Falls in the first place, and Matt was the only person I saw before Elijah, Finn and I made a rather speedy exit. But perhaps next time, if I ever happen to travel there again.

[Fortunately she has NO IDEA what's happened to Sheriff Forbes, so someone else can break that news.]

[persevere]

[Hold on a minute.]

Matt didn't kidnap you, did he?

[If he was the only person she saw...it's the only conclusion her mind immediately goes to.]

[interpersonal]

( elena loves matt. she does.

but the thought of him being able to kidnap someone as powerful as freya is a little laughable. maybe if he had some help but still... she's as curious as caroline is, so elena looks to freya with interest to see how she answers caroline's question. it seems even when the originals move away, their stories remain entwined. )

[deathlessness]

[And that makes her laugh, because no. It would take much more than Matt Donovan to take her by surprise.

No offense, Matt.]

No, not at all. I was taken by a man named Lucien Castle. He needed my blood in order to replicate my mother's spell.

[persevere]

[Anyone could get the jump on anyone if there was enough planning, okay.

She would have been surprised if he'd actually done it, though. She's not surprised it wasn't him.]

Gee, that sounds familiar.

[...so tactful.]

[interpersonal]

Caroline. ( elena helplessly tenses beside caroline. it has to do a little with her previous experiences with the mikaelsons, but it's also a reminder of freya's mirror, a threat she hasn't given much thought to for her own peace of mind.

she'll just casually choose this moment to knock back what's left of her tequila sunrise, don't mind her. )

[deathlessness]

[She shakes her head.]

It's fine, Elena. I'm not blind to my brother's sins.

[But she doesn't exactly shame him for them either. That would be a bit like the pot calling the kettle black.]

And Lucien was made in his image, so I probably shouldn't have been surprised.