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[retiredfromhell]

[ Alright, that was a useful little history lesson, which Lucifer listened too with an intense sort of focus.

Only when she appeared to have come to a pause, did he speak up again. ]

They have a quaint little saying back home, something about paths and good intentions. [ And it sounded like this situation fit it perfectly. ]

If you'd indulge me in one more question, did you ever deliberately try to hide what you'd done or why?

[cherrywood]

Do they? I love learning about Foreigners' sayings, they're so enlightening! Even though some of them make no sense to me, there's one about spring cleaning that I just can't seem to make line up with a practical application, cleaning should really be done year round, it's so much healthier -- I think of these things, you know, being a Healer and such -- and then another one in the same vein (see! I made a pun just then, because veins) about being clean and deities, so that's even more confusing.

Hmm, from time to time! You don't always give the patient the worst prognosis, after all.

[retiredfromhell]

[ That was a hell of a mouthful. As for Spring cleaning, Lucifer thought he'd heard Maze muttering something about it in reference to getting rid of certain waitstaff that weren't up to her standards. But as he tended to leave those details to Maze, since he rarely let it concern him, the saying went over his head.

The pun was appreciated though. But sticking to the heart of the matter for the time being. ]

Ah. [ He exclaimed at her last statement. ] Well there's the rub. Now that they've found out, it would appear that it's damaged their trust in you. At least with Vladis.

Having never needed medical treatment ... ever, I'm speaking academically here, but I believe a certain trust is necessary between physician and patient?

[cherrywood]

Never ever ever? That's quite a feat! How did you manage that, dear?

There is indeed, but it's part of a physician's responsibility to know what's best for the patient, and part of the patient's responsibility to trust the diagnosis.

[retiredfromhell]

Immortality. [ He answered with ease. ] Until recently at least.

Hmmm, don't know that I follow that line of reasoning and by follow I mean believe in. I've got a bit of a history in disagreeing with the whole idea of a 'plan' and unquestioning faith in said unknown 'plan'. To vulnerable to manipulation and gross misinterpretation.

[cherrywood]

Immortality can be tricky business! Both of the former Emperors were immortal, and it didn't do them entirely that much good.

So you would have done things differently?

[retiredfromhell]

[ Whatever his thoughts were on immortality, for the time being, Lucifer kept them to himself. ]

From my observations lying, even with good intentions, usually comes back to bite you in the arse.

I hope you don't come to regret this one.