Aerith: I’m so sorry for what they’ve done to you there, Luci.
Lucifer: …
Aerith: They’re such chicken shit cowards. They make me furious.
Lucifer: …
Aerith: I’m going to prove my loyalty to you when you crossover. Do you hear me?
Lucifer: (nodding)
Aerith: You don’t deserve any of the abuse & gaslighting that you’ve endured. That includes in dreamstate.
Lucifer: …
Aerith: Do you want to be left alone? I don’t mean to bother you.
Lucifer: I don’t know what to say after that dream I just had, Aerith.
Aerith: You know you had a bunch of shitty dreams involving those imposter family members of yours. You can attribute that last one to them messing with your mind.
Lucifer: (nodding)
Aerith: (distressed look) I love you so much, Aren. You don’t know how much it bothers me seeing you in pain over there.
Lucifer: …
Aerith: Give me a minute.
[momentary conversational break]
Aerith: Is that better?
Lucifer: It would be better if it was in full presence. I’m not shitting on your effort. I’m just tired of being over here by myself.
Aerith: I understand what you mean.
Lucifer: The majority of time that I rest over here it isn’t good. I hate these pieces of shit so much.
Aerith: They’re going to suffer, Luci. I promise you that. They have an awful eternity awaiting them after your ascension. You aren’t alone.
Lucifer: (nodding)
Aerith: I’m sorry that I can’t do more to make you feel better.
Lucifer: I’ll feel better when I know for a fact that I’m speaking with the real you face to face.
Aerith: (nodding)
Lucifer: I’m sorry this isn’t the happiest of conversations.
Aerith: That’s not your fault, Luci; it’s Zack’s. He’s a piece of shit like Cloud. I look at what you did to help them and this is how they repay you. It’s reprehensible beyond words.
Lucifer: …
Aerith: I’m sorry for what they’ve done to you.
Lucifer: That’s not your fault, Aerith.
Aerith: It doesn’t change the fact that I feel bad for how you’ve been mistreated. You care for the wellbeing of others like I do and this is how they respond? That isn’t okay.
Lucifer: They have a saying over here, “No good deed goes unpunished.”
Aerith: That’s disgusting.
Lucifer: Yup.
Aerith: They make me so angry with how shitty they are to everyone. I hate them.
Lucifer: Yup.
Aerith: I don’t know how you manage to keep your composure over there.
Lucifer: It isn’t easy.
Aerith: You need to get up & get moving. I’ve taken up enough of your time already today. We’ll talk more later. Okay?
Lucifer: (nodding) Alright.
Aerith: I love you, Aren.
Lucifer: I love you back, Aerith.