"When I decided to stay on Earth, I thought I had it all figured out," Lucifer said. "I would cast off the chains my Father had put on my heart and soul, disdainfully wave my angelic nature out the door, and in doing so, I would be free. Not just of Hell, but of everything--"

He sucked in a breath.

"Of all that everyt-- of all that trauma," he said, switching to-- a more honest word. "So I partied for years and while sometimes one of you humans couldn't help but tug at my heartstrings, most of the time, I didn't care if it hurt anyone. Whatever I wanted to do seemed magnitudes greater than what other people might need from me."