... Yeah, so Octavia had tried to tell him things, as far as Lucifer could see, and Duke had hyperfocused on his own feelings, so...

"No," Lucifer agreed, oblivious to Duke's mental diatribes (or this conversation might have involved more smacking). "Neither is how sensitive she can be about being perceived. So I walked her through a version of how this could work for us all."

He leaned back a touch.

"She agreed," he said. "And she wants to try. Frankly, we've all been leaving this one unhandled for too long."