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Playtime with the Girls (open post)

Harley has been a little restless the past month or so. While there is still some random jobs she gets from the Nexus, and from her world, it really has not been keeping her busy enough. And she needs a distraction. A distraction from the bad stuff that went down in her life … and just needs to surround herself with good friends. And a party.

So she decides to throw a "Girls Only" night at her Coney Island roller derby. She gets the place set up with decorations, lots of liquor, and lots of food. There is a place for people to get up and sing karaoke in one corner. And a quieter couch area in another corner.

The main focus is on the roller derby rink itself, where Harley is currently skating a few rounds.

She convinced a certain Angel messenger to deliver the invites out to as far as he could, so anyone from the Nexus could drop on by. The only rule of the night... was this was a Girls Night only.

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"We are as well." She laughs. "We were born in heaven and sent to Chaos. Earth has never been our home."

"It will take time to be easy." Astaroth comments. "It is a skill we are born with but we have to practice. He takes his animal shapes easily but he's been male since heaven. Changing to female is not easy now but it will be."

"I would like to meet him." Astaroth is growing more curios about mortals as she spends more time in the Nexus. "Surprisingly Lucifer is a extroverted recluse. He loves to socialize but is somewhat of a homebody at this point."

"Have you ever thought about living on Earth?" she asks curiously. "It's really nice. And so long as you're somewhere without light pollution, you can see so many stars. It's really something else, stepping out of my cabin and night and staring up into the sky. I think I only got that sort of view from space, before now."

"I think I'd need a long time," Adia murmurs, half to herself. "Although aside from the physical differences, I still felt like myself. I hope it's like that for him, that made things easier."

Adia's smile turns a shade nervous. "Um... well, if all three of us are ever in the same place, I'll introduce you. He's not really a people person." Although he has been better about making friends lately. He even somehow became friends with Loki, which she wouldn't have predicted. She should really stop worrying about that. "You have such a big family, though. He can be a homebody and still get all the social interaction he wants."

"Many of us have at some point. Many of us were seen as gods whether we wanted to or not." Astaroth nods in agreement. "Stars from space have a beauty all their own."

She smiles reassuringly. "He's devoted and stubborn. He'll make it work and find his comfort with it. He needs time and I think things like this will help him in the long run."

She laughs a little at the comment. "I'm not a people, not human anyway." Astaroth nods. "There are 3 million of us in Chaos, and another 6 million angels in heaven. We have an extravagantly large family and are rarely alone."

"That's not surprising, you're all awfully powerful," Adia points out. Not to mention otherworldly in appearance. "We even have to deal with that issue on Atlantis. We're far more advanced than the humans who live on the mainland, so we've worked very hard to hide our technology during our limited interactions." She frowns softly and adds, "Although advanced is the wrong word. They know how to do things that we're having to re-learn or start over from scratch. Technology only gets you so far."

Adia brightens a little at the assessment. "He can always turn to his siblings for help. It seems like a lot of you have it down pat."

"No, you're a people," Adia says rather confidently, giggling at the joke. "At least as it's defined in the Nexus. And wow, that's a lot of angels! But there's only a few of you at the villa, right? Do you do a lot of traveling back and forth?"

"Even great power has its limits." Astaorth adds thoughtfully. "We're not limited as much by ability as we are by personality and morality." That was a very real truth few knew, especially about Lucifer. There were lines in the sand that were more like unbreachable walls.

"He could." Adia gets a girlish laugh from the angel. "If he stopped being war. Beelzebub throws himself headlong into things and then looks for a way out. Caution isn't his strong suit."

"Only to an extent. It's hard to align people, which usually means flesh and blood, with being a giant pyre of energy." Astaroth was speaking frankly about their own thoughts on words. It wasn't that she minded being called people, just the perspective was a lot different. "Thirteen or so, depending. Some travel often others don't. Duty and need can dictate how often some come and go."

She pauses and then smiles. "In Chaos, our debates concerning rulership and action are open to all angels. Lucifer has considered bringing the other 30 lords here and having an open forum here in the Nexus. He thinks it would smooth over some of the worry about our power if our government was understood and he displayed his willingness to discuss any concerns."

Edited 2020-06-18 14:05 (UTC)

"We already learned the hard way about power imbalances," Adia explains. She tilts her head up at Astaroth thoughtfully. "Were you ever worshipped on Earth?" Wasn't there some Earth religion that had blue gods or something? She had spent such a short time cramming so much Earth knowledge that a lot of it has already been forgotten.

The description of Beelzebub's attitude paints a kind of funny picture for Adia, of someone fiercely throwing themselves headlong into being a woman. "Well... if he is looking for pointers... men and women really aren't that different, in my opinion."

"Sure, that does stretch the definition for a lot of people," Adia agrees easily. "But not every person in the Nexus is made from flesh-and-bone, either."

When talk turns to politics, Adia shifts a little on her skates. "That's not a bad idea, although if these other 30 lords are also powerful angels, that might make people more nervous... um, not to offer unsolicited advice, but so long as Lucifer makes it clear that he doesn't intend to be king of the Nexus, I think most people won't mind."

"No, I was not Osiris." Astaroth laughs a little at that idea. "I was worshiped as Astarte, if you're familiar with that mythology."

"I would agree, but I'm far more fluid than he is." She glances around. "The Nexus offers the type of acceptance that will help with the transition."

And then there's a full, high laugh. "Lucifer doesn't even want to be our king. He does it because it's necessary and he has the mind for it but he'd much rather live out his eternity creating, reading and bedding lovers than wearing a crown." A little more serious. "That is a concern of ours about the Nexus. No one is sure if there's a creator or other force. Having various gods here is one thing for a supreme being that might inhabit this place. A powerful creator known for glorious rebellion is quite another. We've been looking to see if there is such a being in this universe, a prime creator or entity."

Adia considers a moment before shaking her head. "No, sorry. Earth has a lot of religions. A lot of everything, actually. I'm constantly amazed by all the languages and cultures. We had twelve colonies and only a fraction of diversity."

She smiles at Astaroth's assessment. "Oh, I'm sure. I mean, even I'm kind of glad I had the experience? Even if I never want to come across that cursed mirror again." Or any other cursed mirror, while she's at it.

"A prime creator for the Nexus?" Adia had always assumed that the Nexus sprung up on its own, some sort of strange space-time effect from so many universes bordering one another. But it made sense for someone with so much creative power in his own universe to be concerned about intruding on similar entity. "I don't know... I mean, it's possible, but... I feel like they would have said something by now? Made themselves known? A lot of things have happened here, people attempting to mold the Nexus to their own designs, but I've never heard of a case of divine intervention on that scale."

"You should come visit our library. Lucifer has an interest in religions and languages." That was a true offer. Though it wasn't public the angels often welcomed others into their private library at the villa.

"Not the Nexus specifically." She considered her words carefully. "There are stars in the sky, planets, galaxies to be seen. I have reason to believe that this may be a universe that touches others, but we also wonder if other planets we can observe have similar hubs. We could fly to them but with the shifting nature of the sky the risk is too great with limited information."

"Really?" Her face brightens at the offer. "I'd love to, Astaroth, thank you." It's not exactly her style to simply pop on over to someone's house (or villa, in this case), but the lure of a library is impossible to resist.

Adia listens carefully to the angel's clarification. It reminds her of what they spoke of in the Observatory, and what she was able to see from the telescope's powerful lens. "You don't want to get stuck out there," she murmurs, half to herself, before nodding thoughtfully. "Well, I hope Lucifer can get some answers. It sounds important to him, and it'd be nice to know in general. You'll let me know how it goes?"

"Of course." Astaroth nods. "I'm sure Lucifer won't mind. He's fond of human and learning."

"No, I wouldn't want to get stuck or lost. The concept of wandering lost forever is something that could happen." Astaroth considers quietly. "It's his sense of hospitality and decorum. He knows he'd be angry with another creator just showing up in his space. I think the's looking to prevent that from happening, from being the agitation to another creator."

Astaroth giggles. "I'm sue Lucifer will be in an uproar if he finds one here. He's started to see this places as a sanctuary from having to deal with an equal."

"Well, I'm about as human as someone can be," Adia jokes, although that isn't entirely true, not with that moon rune branded into the back of her brain. But she's quiet and studious and very respectful with books that aren't hers. "I'm looking forward to it."

Adia nods in commiseration. "I always worried a little when I was here and not with my Fleet, that I might get left behind." As for Lucifer's motivations, she smiles hopefully. "I think any creator whose creation borders the Nexus would probably be prepared for meeting a fellow creator. Who knows, he may get along with one so well that they're able to collaborate on something. But I really don't think he has to worry about it in the Nexus."

"Maybe you can talk him into a tour of his personal library?"

Astaroth shrugs. "I think part of his interest is to keep us out of the potential for a war on two fronts. I do think it would be beneficial for Lucifer to have someone of his own level he could trust. "

If Adia were more familiar with Earth religion, specifically how Lucifer fits into modern culture, she'd find that rather ironic. Her, talking the Devil into something. But as it is, she just shrugs and smiles shyly. "It's entirely up to him, I wouldn't want to intrude."

"That's fair. There's enough happening here sometimes that it can distract you from your own universe." Which isn't always a bad thing, but having been caught in a war herself, she knows how important it is to stay focused.

"He's usually amiable to respectful requests." Astaroth smiles as she thinks about the library. "If nothing else, ask about the collection of books that were personally given to him. The stories are fascinating. "

"I think he came here for a distraction the first time." Astaroth can only shake her head. "I think it's made him more focused, war-like and eager to be through with this conflict. "

"Okay." She smiles, trusting Astaroth's suggestion. She probably won't be familiar with the books themselves, but the stories behind them are sure to be interesting.

"How about yourself?" She asks this softly, a little shy, but genuinely curious about how Astaroth feels about things. "I can't imagine you want to be stuck in conflict, either, but you have the Observatory, too."

"I've never liked war but I understand we all have to pick up arms to end it. I am an archer and a spy. I rarely find myself at the front of the battle" Astaroth sighs at the whole mess but she does support the king. "I've always loved the sky. In our own creation, I assisted Lucifer in creating the stars and planets. The observatory is as much my nature as breathing is part of yours."

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