[It's probably better to leave it - neither of them really need him going on some kind of dumb tirade that he only half believes. And besides - He lets out a little sigh of relief hearing how she responds, anyway.]
Good - good. I do worry, sometimes... I know that the delivery of my jokes can often sound too, ah... Serious.
I would hate to have a joke miss and harm you, instead.
If something you say hurts me, I'll let you know. You won't have to worry about whether I was hurt by a joke or not. -But I've got pretty thick skin anyway, it should be fine.
[Honestly? No matter how his whole thing with Lucifer goes, he's still gotta tell Evangeline about it, of course.
... Except, well. All Evangeline's getting is that screenshot of Lucifer calling him "beautiful and trashy", but it's been underlined with hearts around it.
He feels like he doesn't need to explain a thing, surely she'll understand--]
That you did! And I should have believed you! However, if I had, I don't believe I'd have an immortalized screenshot of the devil himself calling me trashy, either!
[Look at all those exclamation marks!! He's so excited!!!]
I do believe I'm going to have this stuck in my craw for the next several weeks. I'm going to give you permission in advance to tell me to shut up, of course! But the devil, himself, called me "beautiful and trashy", how could I not be on cloud nine about such a thing!?
Photos, then, should I manage them! I do hope he allows it, I'd love to have photos to look back on in the future.
But that said, I insist! I wouldn't have made such a move if not for the confidence you've given me, you know. That, and I simply enjoy giving you things. You're fun to fluster with kindness, that way, and it's cute when you blush.
Oh, please. Unfortunately for you, that threat lacks fangs; I'm starting to enjoy your ideas of revenge.
Though hard for me to hear, it's nice to have someone willing to tell me they truly enjoy my company. Someone who feels it necessary to remind me that they appreciate me. While I may not fully believe all of your words, it's been something that I'm learning to appreciate. I welcome your revenge wholeheartedly.
[This reply takes a while to come, as Evangeline figures some things out and puts the final touches on a transformation she hasn't taken out in public yet.
She attaches a selfie of her as a humanoid mantis. Still clothed, though she's guessing the crop top and tight shorts won't hurt the picture too much.]
His own response takes a while. Like, a long while. Not even for any of the reasons you may be thinking - Rather, he ends up having to just stare at what she's sent him.
For a solid half of an hour.
Just... the phone on the table in front of him, his hands on either side of it, staring at the picture like he's trying to make sense of ancient, eldritch writing.]
[Thankfully, his volume drops to something more normal, though he's still juuuust on the edge of shrieking.]
No!? I would have told you...!?! With my excitement over this development and my sheer inability to shut up, do you truly believe I would not have immediately told you if we had plans!?!
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