[He was very charming, but Christian still wondered at the idea of the Devil being so cavalier about his sexuality. It was an image he'd assumed was just human projection. Humans liked to think of their monsters in terms they could relate to. Sexual prowess was one of those things. And if he felt any attraction, that was all the more reason to think that Lucifer didn't notice or view it in a human way.]

That's why you're asking about bribery pies over the network, right? Because you've got it all figured out.

[He smirked just a little.]

That's what they do, though. Metaphors, I mean. Everything is a metaphor and not really happening. You're not real. Just crazy.