Ahh, that was a story to share another day. Folk never asked!

But Lucifer momentarily looked confused with talk of surrogates. Adoption was also an option, but... had he the heart to inflict that sort of future on the child, the 'pity adoption', the 'charity case'? As his heart twisted, he made a note to make an anonymous donation later.

"Pfft- As if you need an excuse to bite me. But there's..."

Lucifer dismissed his glass. It freed his hands to fidget a bit. He was looking practically anywhere else, but kept his features neutral as he hitched his shoulders and decided to throw it all out there:

"...There's a third option. I did retain my power of... Creation. And I'm a shapeshifter."

God, why is he telling him this? This was nuts. It's weird. It's weird, isn't it, just- just volunteering things like this...