video; ~5 pm

[momchester]

[Mary looks... well, alive, which is a bonus, but also frazzled and exhausted, with pale skin, dark circles under her eyes, lips chapped, hair falling out of her ponytail.

But more than that, she looks haunted.]

I'm back. I'm alive. [Her lips press together in a thin line. She bows her head and talks to her knees.] No thanks to those monsters.

I don't know if anyone else made it out... there were no- [sniffing hard to avoid tearing up.] -shelters. Nothing Darkness proofed. [Head still bowed tightly.] I don't know if any of those people I fought with made it out alive, but if they didn't, I'm going to tell you all right now.

[She finally looks up, eyes welling now with tears she refuses to cry.]

They hunted us. They bound us, put collars on us, they put us in cages. They chased us and hunted us down like we were fucking dogs and we couldn't-

[she claps a hand over her mouth, breathing hard to rein in her emotions. When she opens her eyes again, there's something chilling and deadened in her eyes.]

When I died at home- the first time, before I came here... it was a demon. A demon pinned me to the ceiling and burned me alive in my baby's nursery, and I didn't feel as violated as I did those two days. In that cage. [She shakes her head intently, looking away.] Those monsters kidnapped children. They wanted to see every one of us die like dumb fucking animals.

I wonder what would happen if I prayed for them. [There's a weird look in her eyes. Something you wouldn't leave your children alone with.] It's the Christian thing to do.

Would I get their souls into Heaven, or their heads on a plate?

[With a last ugly look at the NV, she turns the public feed off.]

[Private to Jinx]

I found a plus one.

[Private to the angels]

Did you hear my prayer? [The one she whispered as she lay dying.] Please, tell me none of you- tell me you didn't go there. Please.

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[Video]

[thelightbringer]

[Technically, she had only warned Gabriel and Michael. Lucifer is far, far too paranoid cynical to believe he would have been included in that prayer if she'd been able to finish it.]

And I'm trying to find Spencer and keep him from doing it again.

[Video]

[momchester]

For the fourth time, you mean, right?

They have collars. They'll cage you and keep you from using your powers.

[Video]

[thelightbringer]

I'm not going to find him so I can shake my finger in his face. You can kill someone without mojo.

[Video]

[momchester]

[...]

Are you doing that for me?

[Video]

[thelightbringer]

What do you think?

[Lucifer has lots of reasons for what he does. Of course, this does have to do with keeping Michael safe, too. But ultimately Lucifer wouldn't be involved if not for Mary.]

[Video]

[momchester]

[. . .

Well.]

That means a lot.

[Knowing he'd get involved at all, whatever his other reasons are. And she knows his motives are varied- but still, it means something. It's surprising, really. After all this time, she still wasn't sure if she actually meant anything, or if he only came girl-shaped to make her more fun to be around, not to make her more comfortable.

Hell, maybe it's both. But in a place like this, she'll count her friends where she can, even if she can't trust them.]

[Video]

[thelightbringer]

Come to Merlotte's in a few hours.

[Video]

[momchester]

I... I can't. Everybody's here, and.

Can I come in a few days?

[Video]

[thelightbringer]

Or something.

If you can keep Dean from running off grenade-in-hand, I'll give you a dollar.

Re: [Video]

[momchester]

Up your bid.

[Video]

[thelightbringer]

I never bet more than I'm willing to lose.

[Video]

[momchester]

Make it ten dollars and a new pair of shoes and I'll keep him busy for a week.

[Video]

[thelightbringer]

You're on.

[Video]

[momchester]

[And that's how Lucifer bought her the shoes she wore to Jinx's wedding.]

Thanks.