"Right, I am special, point well made." He is teasing a little bit, to show that he isn't coming at this from a tense angle. Istredd will always be the exception when it comes to that point. He doesn't think it speaks to the greater question of how Lucifer views the fact he cares for some humans vs. the hatred he also displays for them.
Istredd is very used to Lucifer's favorite physical poses so he lets go of Lucifer's hand when he starts to slide down the wall. He uses his hands a lot when he's being expressive. Istredd listens in his quiet, contemplative way, when he hangs on every word but also lets them get all their thoughts out instead of interrupting.
He slides down the wall himself as Lucifer talks about souls, something he has never given much thought about until becoming involved with an angel, but he doesn't crouch. He sits comfortably with his long legs stretched out and his head tilted toward Lucifer, watchful, open and interested.
"I have my own complicated feelings about humanity and my place in it. I'm technically human but I was born something else too. The average human wouldn't really see me as one of them." And since Istredd puts so much emphasis on being a mage, it's easy for him to see that more as his identity. He doesn't love humanity, in fact he has pretty bad opinions of many of them himself. He's just never really been interested in painting everyone with one brush. Mages are corrupt, humans are corrupt, elves are corrupt. They're all capable of a variety of things.
"I don't think ... I really understand the difference the soul makes. We share a psychic bond, I know you have thoughts and feelings as strong as mine, so what is powerful about mine that you don't have?"
no subject
Istredd is very used to Lucifer's favorite physical poses so he lets go of Lucifer's hand when he starts to slide down the wall. He uses his hands a lot when he's being expressive. Istredd listens in his quiet, contemplative way, when he hangs on every word but also lets them get all their thoughts out instead of interrupting.
He slides down the wall himself as Lucifer talks about souls, something he has never given much thought about until becoming involved with an angel, but he doesn't crouch. He sits comfortably with his long legs stretched out and his head tilted toward Lucifer, watchful, open and interested.
"I have my own complicated feelings about humanity and my place in it. I'm technically human but I was born something else too. The average human wouldn't really see me as one of them." And since Istredd puts so much emphasis on being a mage, it's easy for him to see that more as his identity. He doesn't love humanity, in fact he has pretty bad opinions of many of them himself. He's just never really been interested in painting everyone with one brush. Mages are corrupt, humans are corrupt, elves are corrupt. They're all capable of a variety of things.
"I don't think ... I really understand the difference the soul makes. We share a psychic bond, I know you have thoughts and feelings as strong as mine, so what is powerful about mine that you don't have?"