You can tell how old a horse is by its teeth. When people still got around by enslaving animals, that was useful to know.
Say Farmer Joe got you a horse and you didn't know how long it had before it was likely to die, so you take a peek under the hood--so to speak. Well that makes you an ingrate.
And that's the meaning of the phrase. Just be grateful for what you're given, and so on.
[Although he can't teach him a natural talent, he can explain the logic behind it. Although he finds that he rather enjoys watching Castiel learn it on his own.]
In a perfect world that you could write yourself, how would everyone interact, Castiel? What, exactly would you change about all these crazy relationships?
[In return, Lucifer smiles, straightening a little and gesturing]
Good point. ...Do you want to know something, Castiel? I think you're the only other angel I can respect. I still think you're misguided about humans, of course, but... [a shrug, as if to say 'we can't ALL be perfect']
[He notes Castiel's reaction, and feels something between amusement and regret over it. Castiel still expects him to lash out every time he speaks against Lucifer.]
Because you're not some blind soldier. You aren't goosestepping along to the tune of My Daddy Still Loves Me.
You risked everything for what you genuinely believed in. I respect that. I worried after...well, He made an example of me. I'm glad that you didn't buy into it.
[Lucifer shakes his head slightly, though he has a few ideas, a few teasing suggestions. But he genuinely wants to know, so he just listens, raptly attentive and silent.]
[There's a flicker of something in his expression, something quiet and very far from anger. It's not the answer he expected, and a year ago he would have scoffed at it.]
Free Will is the only thing worth dying for. [He genuinely believes that. He has suffered torture for that belief.]
Without it, we have no family, no individuality. Nothing else matters if you can't choose it.
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Date: 2011-12-26 03:46 am (UTC)You can tell how old a horse is by its teeth. When people still got around by enslaving animals, that was useful to know.
Say Farmer Joe got you a horse and you didn't know how long it had before it was likely to die, so you take a peek under the hood--so to speak. Well that makes you an ingrate.
And that's the meaning of the phrase. Just be grateful for what you're given, and so on.
Me? I'd rather have my cake and eat it, too.
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Date: 2011-12-26 03:50 am (UTC)Human social interaction is needlessly complicated.
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Date: 2011-12-26 03:58 am (UTC)[He winks at him, and reaches out to touch the mug and see how warm it still is.]
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Date: 2011-12-28 01:05 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-12-29 12:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-29 12:13 am (UTC)[A pause]
Well, Xerxes was unexpected for a time.
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Date: 2011-12-29 03:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-29 05:35 am (UTC)[Although he can't teach him a natural talent, he can explain the logic behind it. Although he finds that he rather enjoys watching Castiel learn it on his own.]
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Date: 2011-12-31 01:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-31 02:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-31 03:27 am (UTC)What is meant would be what is said, rather than redirection or what is seemingly code for something else entirely.
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Date: 2011-12-31 04:22 am (UTC)[You're the liar angel, remember?]
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Date: 2011-12-31 04:43 am (UTC)But I do such only when necessary.
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Date: 2012-01-01 03:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-02 12:57 am (UTC)Convenience is not a factor in my decisions, Lucifer, or I would still be a footsoldier in Heaven.
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Date: 2012-01-02 02:28 am (UTC)Good point. ...Do you want to know something, Castiel? I think you're the only other angel I can respect. I still think you're misguided about humans, of course, but... [a shrug, as if to say 'we can't ALL be perfect']
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Date: 2012-01-02 04:38 am (UTC)Why?
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Date: 2012-01-02 04:43 am (UTC)Because you're not some blind soldier. You aren't goosestepping along to the tune of My Daddy Still Loves Me.
You risked everything for what you genuinely believed in. I respect that. I worried after...well, He made an example of me. I'm glad that you didn't buy into it.
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Date: 2012-01-02 05:05 am (UTC)If something is worth believing in, it is worth the risk of fighting for it as well.
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Date: 2012-01-02 05:12 am (UTC)[he's quiet a moment, thinking.]
But what exactly do you believe in?
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Date: 2012-01-04 12:48 am (UTC)Do you know what Dean called us? The group of myself, Dean, and Sam?
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Date: 2012-01-04 05:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-04 07:17 am (UTC)The right to do so is what I believe in.
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Date: 2012-01-04 07:22 am (UTC)Free Will is the only thing worth dying for. [He genuinely believes that. He has suffered torture for that belief.]
Without it, we have no family, no individuality. Nothing else matters if you can't choose it.
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