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[Closed] Family Dinner

WHO: Lucifer Morningstar, Charlie Morningstar, and The Six Eared Macaque
WHAT: A dinner with Lucifer, his daughter, and his new boyfriend
WHEN: September 22nd
WHERE: The Haven Hotel - Lucifer's Suite
WARNINGS: Lucifer being cringe, most likely.

Lucifer got the date for the dinner moved back a night thanks to a birthday party he had been invited to. He had made sure to go over the menu a few times for tonight. Making a vegetarian meal for the occasion. Macaque preferred raw vegetables and fruits but he knew he would like a few things cooked. So the devil had made sure to prepare lovely fruit sushi, a collection of dishes made of grains, vegetables, and some fruit. To top it all off, apple pie and mango sorbet.

He looked at the food and wondered only now if this was too much for the three of them. Oh well. No way to rewind time and undo some of this. He looked at his phone and it was almost time. The door to his suite was unlocked and he made sure the table was set. To say Lucifer was nervous would be an understatement. This was something, at least in his mind, that was huge. A lot was riding on this night. At least, he thought it was. He knew it was.

Lucifer looked at himself in the full mirror in his room and adjusted his hair, put on his hat, and gave himself a nervous smile.

"It's fine. It's fiiiiine. Everything is going to be fine. Heh. Heh heh," He chuckled nervously and looked to the rubber ducky sitting on his bed.

"Oh shut up, depression," He said before he headed into the main sitting room to wait for the first knock on the door.

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Macaque has a charming smile on his face as he knocks on the door to Lucifer's suite. He's been looking forward to meeting Charlie for a while. Knowing how important a father-daughter relationship is from experience means that he too wants this to go well. He'd never feel comfortable seeing Lucifer if his child doesn't approve.

He has a dish in his hands, peking toffee apples. He well knows that Lucifer probably made dessert already but he wanted to bring something from his culture.

When the door his answered, his smile blooms into a larger one. "Hi there. Reservation for three."

Lucifer's nerves melt away seeing Macaque and that large smile. He transforms in a French waiter, thin twirled mustache included and motions with his hand.

"Oh ho ho. Yes. Your table is ready. Hmm. I see you brought something. A sweet treat~" He grinned. The pie and sorbet could always be taken home by people. He was going to eat those apples alright.

"You look lovely, by the way."

It's really not all that long afterwards that there was a second knock on the door, and when it's opened? One could find Charlie there dressed quite nicely, having taken the time to try and find something that would work for a simple dinner where she was.. you know.

Meeting her dad's boyfriend.

That alone still felt a bit weird to think about but not in a bad way. Either way, she offered a smile and a small wave. "Hey, dad." She could totally do this and it was gonna be fine.

Her dad's boyfriend... who is a person-sized monkey demon with dark fur and a red mask-mark over his gold-on-gold-eyes, complete with tail curling behind him. He's dressed in a deep purple button down shirt and dark slacks. He extends a hand to Charlie.

"Charlie, I presume. It's so nice to meet you. Your father talks about you all the time." He smiles at both her and the memory of Lucifer's bragging. He's a dad himself, he gets it.

Lucifer smiles seeing Charlie walk in. He's smiling wide and motions for her to come on in.

"Hello Charlie! Yes, welcome in. Heh. Yes. This is Macaque. Macaque, this is indeed Charlie. Heh. I only say nice things and I haven't shown any of your baby pictures, I promise."

Charlie blinked once, then twice before beaming and nodding as she not only came in, but made to take Macaque's hand firmly. "It's really nice to meet you Macaque! I have SO many questions!" It took a second for her to glance over to her dad almost sheepishly, her smile still in place.

"Good to know. Though at this point I'm sure it's just a matter of time before you show them to him." She meant it very much good naturedly, full of energy and psyched to get to meet someone who seemed to make her dad very happy.

Macaque shakes Charlie's hand with equal firmness, then releases it in favor of a warm smile. "I'm happy to answer all of them," he says, thinking to himself that his own daughter would absolutely say something like that. "My full name is the Six-Eared Macaque, in case you're familiar with Journey to the West. But I never go by that." He only appears to have two ears at the moment, but he does really have six. He glamours them away out of pure habit.

He laughs softly at the baby picture thing. "Your father is terribly proud of you, so I wouldn't be shocked if he did break them out at some point."

"I was told I could only do it with Charlie's permission and I haven't asked. Yet. Because yes, I will," Lucifer said with a bright grin. Well, you two chat. Let me go grab some of the appetizers, okay? I'll be right back," Lucifer will excuse himself for a few minutes. Time to see how they get along.

All things considered, Charlie liked to think she had a good grasp on reading people and this guy really seemed honest and straightforwards. Someone with a clear and level head on their shoulders, though there was just the smallest bit of a twinge in her chest since she didn't ever think dad would ever move on from loving her mom.

She pushed that thought aside, mind brimming with a great number of questions. "Six ears? I'm not familiar with that too much, but!" Charlie held up a hand with just as much enthusiasm as before. "I am up for listening to some tales of your home sometime!" Now that was out of the way, it was about the time she realized her dad had indeed headed out of the room to grab the appetizers.

Charlie couldn't help the brief moment of sheepishness that showed up at Macaque's words, mentioning her father's pride in her which came as a distraction. Momentary, but still. "Would you mind me asking when you guys met? Seems like a good one to start with, I think."

Lucifer hasn't moved on from loving her mom, and Macaque wouldn't want him to... but he'll get to that in a second.

"My home is pretty crazy sometimes, but you know, it's home." At least she won't be terribly troubled by the whole rebellion against Heaven thing. Heaven just sucks everywhere, doesn't it?

"How we met... well, it's a little funny. My daughter was trapped in hell for a while, and that version of it had a game show for torture that she was stuck in. So when I heard that one of the people running the new hotel where she wanted to have a meeting with someone she didn't feel safe with at the time was the King of Hell, I went there to confront him. Make sure he wasn't going to hurt her again, you know? But your father told me that he wasn't from the same hell, and that he found the whole idea gross but didn't blame me for looking out for my kid, and we started talking. I'm a big fan of musical theater and so is he, and it was nice that he also has a daughter who he'd do anything for." He's not outright going to say that parental protectiveness is sexy as anything, but it is.

"I invited him to the theater, and the rest is history. But... I do want to tell you that I understand and appreciate your mother's place in both your lives. When I asked him out, your father's first thought was of her. He looked at his wedding ring. I can imagine that's on your mind. So just so it's upfront, I would never want to even try to replace her. I know that your father still loves her and I wouldn't get in the way of that. If she came back to him, I'd be happy that he was happy. And you." The beauty of polyamory is that he can accept these things easily enough.

Lucifer was busy plating the appetizers. He was proud of how they turned out. He grinned to himself as he let his doubles pick up the plates and move them out to the table, along with water and some chosen wine. He emerged from the kitchen to put the plates on the table as Macaque and Charlie talked. He blushed slightly at the recounting of how they met.

"We actually sang together too. He's leaving that part out," he said. The ring in question was still very much on his finger.

"So to start, I made fruit sushi. I also have caviar too if you're feeling fancy. Aaaand I happened to discover mango wine exists. Got a few bottles here for us, if we feel like it. I hope you both came hungry."

"Oh boy. Yeaaaah I know how that feels."

She wasn't entirely sure of how much her dad's said about their home being a bit crazy but what mattered was that it sounded like he got it. Not that Charlie intended to focus on that a whole lot when he began speaking of the time the two of them had met, all with rapt attention.

Which meant her eyes went a bit big with awe when Macaque said he liked musical theater too, in where Charlie knew she'd have to talk about that. Eventually. There was a lot to take in but the most important aspects she could pick up on was that he was a dad too and so he knew what that was like, though it didn't at all hurt that the guy seemed like a really good person as far as she could figure here. It made her feel silly for being so apprehensive about everything.

Charlie's eyes went a bit wide for a second, then glanced away briefly as she didn't think her thoughts on this were so obvious that someone could pick up on them. Something that had her wringing her hands as she listened, exhaling a soft breath by the time Macaque finished speaking.

"O-Oh. I didn't really think you were going to try and replace my mom or anything but... You know. That's great. Really!" Her expression then softened to a smile once more, gentle and warm. She would have added more but heard her dad's interjection, causing Charlie to blink before her hand raised to clasp over her chest. "You sang with each other? That's so sweet, dad!!"

Right. Distracted. She laughed sheepishly. "Almost forgot about all that. I absolutely did come hungry! Can't wait to see what you've put together!"

He knew that thing about her mother was likely to be a bit awkward, but he felt he had to get it out there. Macaque is happy to let it drop in favor of chuckling.

"Yes, we sang together too. He has a wonderful voice, fortunately I was able to keep up." Macaque doesn't seem embarrassed in the slightest, more amused.

"Same here, I haven't had your cooking before. Fruit sushi was always going to be a winner with me, so you're off to a wonderful start." He tosses a slightly sheepish grin Charlie's way. "I'm only starting to eat cooked food. Monkey diets are mostly raw produce. It's quite different, but it's been fun to expxlore."

"And I did bring a dessert from my culture. They're basically fried apple pieces tossed in caramel sauce." Knowing Lucifer's love of apples, he absolutely had to.

"You did better than just keep up, you. You have a lovely singing voice too," He said with a bright smile. "As for dessert, we have our pick. Apple pie, mango sorbet made because Macaque's favorite suit is mangos, and now lovely peking apples. We're all truly spoiled. Most of the meal is vegetables and fruit, honestly. Some cooked, some raw. I wanted to try and keep that journey going," Lucifer is all smiles as he pulls out Charlie's chair first.

"So then. While we snack on these delicious morsels, how were your days? Good, I hope."

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