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What does human flesh taste like?

Of course the age, the body part being eaten, and the cooking method shall affect the taste of the meat. Armin Meiwes, the German cannibal who killed and ate a willing man that he discovered online, reported that human flesh tastes like pork “but a little bit more bitter, stronger. It tastes quite good.” Issei Sagawa, a Japanese cannibal who killed and ate a female classmate that he had a crush on, described human flesh as “odorless” and not “gamey.” Arthur Shawcross, a serial killer who targeted prostitutes in Rochester, New York, claims that cooked human flesh tastes like a “nice roast pork.” Omaima Nelson, an Egyptian model who bludgeoned her husband to death before skinning, castrating, and eating his ribs, described eating them as “so sweet, it’s so delicious… I like mine tender.”

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masks and helmets that hides someone's face in such a way that they become the face themselves my beloved

these are all creatures to me

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"I feel like that would be a good place for a musical number."

I could imagine a set up for a musical number, using the characters' primary instruments as they think and wander the palace (While avoiding each other.)

The eventual music number has two versions, combative and collaborative.

The first has obviously sharp and rapid key hits from Alastor's piano and halting, low notes from Lucifer's violin. The last version is somewhat calmer, Alastor has at least dulled his sharper playing. He's still angry, but he recognizes the truth of the situation. Lucifer's notes have risen some and the violin is stretching the sound of each draw, like he's reaching, entreating Alastor to give him a chance to make things right.

10/10, no notes.

Someone come and write this song for me. I can't pay you but I will give you a cool high five. XD

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I get the feeling that Alastor is gonna come back to that painting a few more times over his stay, to see his mom's face. He might even take it eventually.

He might, if he doesn't figure out a way anytime soon. He's trying not to let on what he's doing or where he's snooping, but every time he goes to steal a look at that picture the temptation gets a little stronger.

Little does he know Lucifer would gladly just give it too him.

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Catch Lucifer and Alastor reminiscing on the same memories from opposite directions.

As you said, intentionally or not, Alastor was abandoned, and that's going to poison his thoughts more than the Venom of God could ever hope to achieve.

I feel like that would be a good place for a musical number. Just... don't ask me to write one.

While exploring the palace searching for a way out, Alastor did discover something of note. Something he isn't sure what to feel over.

Lucifer covers the walls of the Morningstar Palace with portraits of himself with his family. All hand-painted, many by Lucifer himself. In Lucifer's workshop, tucked away in a now unlocked drawer, he keeps an unframed painting of Alastor as a child, and Nicaise. Lucifer isn't in this painting, not even his disguised form, but it's very obvious he's the one who painted it. It's pretty well kept, without a single wrinkle or curled corner. Alastor debated setting it on fire before returning it to its hiding place and pretending like he never saw it.

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He tried and that’s what matters

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Random Raised Together AU thought: Vox has 1000% asked Lucifer's blessing to marry Alastor. He was lucky to escape with his life.

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Lucifer probably tried just dampening Alastor's powers at first, and then Alastor did attempt to barrel straight through his window. Lucifer caught him before he made contact with the ground.

Lucifer: *Healing Alastor's cuts and scrapes with one hand and warding the building with the other.* Is it too much to hope that you won't try that again?

Alastor: *Sneering*

Lucifer: Yeah, that tracks.

Flashback to when Alastor was a kid and got bit by a snake and Lucifer sneakily magicked it better while Alastor was pouting.

Lucifer is slammed by another wave of Big Emotions as he thinks about all the parts of Alastor's childhood he missed.

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It's equal parts the well meaning kidnapping of his own son and Alastor ineffectually scrapping.

Poor Charlie, having to watch this initial chase and scramble with no context. Having to listen to her father essentially interrogating her hotelier (brother?) from a half-nelson wrestling hold on the floor.

Both of them realizing that Alastor fully believes they intend to kill him even knowing who they are to him.

Charlie is just... the last to know things that important and not bitter about it at all, no siree!

...Okay, she's a little bitter, can you blame her? At least while Alastor's locked up, he has nothing but time to tell her everything she's been kept in the dark about. She gets both sides of the story from Alastor and Lucifer each; Lucifer thinking Alastor had died with Nicaise, Alastor thinking he'd been abandoned. Even when everyone's on the same page, decades of resentment don't just disappear though.

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That feel when you try to scruff your adult demon son, but he's so lanky that he is fully capable of kicking at you and 100% willing to do so.

...It doesn't hurt, but it's certainly not pleasant to deal with.

Y'all love this 'Lucifer kidnaps his own kid' scenario, huh?

It's okay, I do too. XD

Fortunately Lucifer is used to hooves. He's used to horns too, but he's not used to antlers and those have a few more prongs than what Charlie comes equipped with. He's still the Devil though and he can still open up portals underneath people's feet so there's that.

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Lucifer: *Just finished his bomb-drop phone call with Michael, hanging up abruptly per the norm. He heads downstairs and levels a wide-eyed look at Alastor.*

Alastor: *Glaring.* What?

Lucifer: *Points at his phone.* I got a call from the Archangel Michael.

Alastor: *Realization* Ah. *Immediately dissolves into shadows in an attempt to flee.*

Lucifer: Hey!

They proceed to have a Scooby Doo chase scene all throughout the hotel while A Spooky Kind of Love plays in the background.

In all seriousness, Lucifer does make a couple of missteps here because Alastor's first impression isn't that Lucifer's glad to see him, or that Lucifer honestly missed him and Nicaise. His first thought is that Lucifer is legitimately attempting to kill him. He's very much stunned when Lucifer decides to keep him alive, but no less indignant about being locked up. Whenever Lucifer goes back to the palace to check up on Alastor - which he does often, he's not leaving either of his kids alone again - he's constantly bumping into things from Alastor rearranging the furniture.

Side note: Up to this point Alastor had actually hidden the fact that he'd taken out several members of the Goetia family (and may have made an attempt on one or more of the Sins) but now that the cat's out of the bag he's gleefully bragging about roasting Paimon on a spit. Charlie is extremely distressed to hear this as the running theory up to this point has been the killer was one of two imp assassins with an outspoken hatred for demon royalty. Charlie's not only hurt and betrayed to learn Alastor was the culprit, she's scared for him because Satan is howling for blood.

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Alastor Morningstar: Petty is as Petty does.

So how do you imagine Alastor was finally caught in The Devil's Lost Son? By which I mean, his parentage and his subterfuge.

It takes a good while for Lucifer to discover that Alastor the Radio Demon and Alastor Alarie are one and the same, and a big part of the reason for that is denial. For the longest time his sole comfort was that his son and his son's mother were safe together in Heaven. The possibility that not only was he wrong, but that his son became one of the most wretched and notorious Overlords is not one Lucifer wants to consider.

It's not until after Samael and Michael's battle when Michael finally calls Lucifer to explain everything that Lucifer finally accepts that the Alastor he knows is his Alastor. By this point Alastor is starting to look for ways to wriggle out of his one-sided deal with Samael, but that doesn't mean he's fully aligned himself with Hell either.

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The image of Lucifer crying on Charlie's shoulder with the same blown out watery eyes she had with Angel at the end of episode 4 is actually sending me! XD

It's so funny to imagine!

Yeah, he strikes me as a crier.

And you just know she inherited those big beautiful eyes from her dad. I also think Lucifer can swing wildly back and forth from 'pretty crier' to 'ugly crier' with zero in-between.

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I wanna say how much I love your take on Lucifer when you write him. I catch so many bits where I'm like: Yeah, that would explain where Charlie gets it. 🤣

Wow, thank you so much! Honestly in the beginning i was pretty worried that I was making him 'too mean' or picking on him. Alastor's my favorite character but I also really like Lucifer and was worried about doing him dirty. I'm glad you're enjoying my portrayal! It means a lot to hear that.

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Some fun Luci icons.