who will be coming?

[small_magics]

Aianon has made a plant in the open airless space above the surface of Thilanushinyel. It is a very, very large plant - some dragons will be attending the party, after all, even if Ansharil in particular is going to be assorted small things and stay on Sarion's person the bulk of the time.

The locals will be Sarion, her beloveds, their other beloved, the five conjured dragons (and their Bondmates, where applicable: Virgivere and Lissa), and Liselen - Magania has, as usual, declined, and so far no Bell party has featured Bell parents.

Amariah is bringing her boyfriend and spontaneous daughter and two of the spontaneous daughter's friends, as well as an Alethian instance of the Rupert template.

Shell Bell is bringing Pearl and Screwdriver.

Golden is bringing her usual large contingent, as usual not including her husband but including her daughter and daughter's grown fosterling (the other remaining at home) and his wolf, both mothers-in-law and one father-in-law, adopted siblings, staff members including the Joker and Nathan, and the children of the aforementioned.

Glass is bringing both wives, all three daughters, Kanim, and her cat. She invited Icarin and Valeria, but their parents are not willing to let them gallivant into other worlds unsupervised and had a scheduling conflict.

Stella's bringing a smattering of people including Alice, Anna, Sandy, Libby, Bridget, her college roommate Janine, and Lazarus.

Tab is bringing Aelise (but not Kers) and Luhan.

Etty is bringing only Nona.

Aether, likewise, brings no one but Celo.

Pattern comes with Ripper, Slipstick, Queenie, and Ghosty.

Aegis is accompanied by her four-bodied boyfriend, Merryweather, Whitlock, and Howlett.

Aurora comes with Brilliance, Lexi with her Device Persica, Agent Honey with her Device Adularia, and Beth.

Rose brings her husband and three children and her former apprentice, Luc.

Angela brings her husband, her four children, several of her friends, and some of those friends' children and grandchildren with and without wings. Keziah also brings a friend.

Juliet shows up with Soph, Minus, Red, Giles, James, Virginia, Minnie, Ike, and Val.

Cam brings Jellybean and Tilly and stops there.

And from unBelled worlds hail additional Sherlocks and Tonies, Darcy, Matilda, Pepper, and Eights.

Comments

[segreant]

"Doesn't not allow things? What, at all?"

[newtimov]

"I feel so useful," says Ike.

[manofmyword]

The Joker giggles again.

[telesonorous]

"Pretty much."

[thaumobabble]

"Jane, you want to tell everybody about this exciting new discovery so I don't get deluged in confused brainphoning more than my boosts can handle?"

[mind_game]

[Sure. Hey, what am I, or do you have to go look at my actual body in the Belltower?]

[Hey, everybody! Glass has discovered that templates come in two moieties. We're calling them purple and green for now. She can look at you and find out which you are if you want, but don't crowd her.]

[thaumobabble]

"I think I would have to go there, yeah. I'll stop in on my way home from here, how about?"

[segreant]

"I guess Papa doesn't make most of our rules, but Maman does..."

[telesonorous]

"If something's not a good idea, Kas says why," says Helen. "Or asks me not to do things. But if I wanted to do something anyway, he wouldn't stop me."

[manofmyword]

The Joker snaps his fingers; his aura's helpful illusions disappear. A moment later, so does he.

[segreant]

"Maman explains things too, but they are still rules even if I still want to do them after she explains."

[newtimov]

"Now there is someone who knows how to make an exit," observes Ike to no one in particular.

[telesonorous]

"Yeah, Kas doesn't do rules," says Helen.

[self_composed]

Stella snorts. "I'd like to be copied when you identify my staff, no rush though," she tells Glass, and she wanders away.

[thaumobabble]

"Yeah, sure," Glass says to her departing alt.

"Mow," says Cricket.

"I don't think turning it into a contest will accomplish anything useful, 'ket-cat."

[segreant]

"I guess that could be nice, but I'm mostly embarrassed by times I did things Maman said not to when I was littler. That I didn't think to be embarrassed of back then. If I did more of them I would be more embarrassed."

[telesonorous]

Helen shrugs. "I like the way I grew up. I wouldn't want to swap childhoods with anybody."

[cheerfulish]

"I think I will go outside and fly," says Junia. "Do you want to come?" (This to Keziah, on account of she also has wings.)

[segreant]

"You liked not having your one of Maman around?"

[inherpiety]

"Yeah, let's!"

[telesonorous]

"I liked some parts. Like having a secret mom, that was kind of fun. I didn't like that everyone was sad about her being gone. I liked going places with Kas, and baking cakes in the wilderness, and not having rules except with the clan. I didn't like getting kidnapped. But I like the whole thing, and how it made me turn out me instead of some alt of me, enough to want to keep it."

[segreant]

"I don't know how I'd be if Papa had raised me by himself."

[cheerfulish]

Off they go!

[cross_and_bow]

Juliet locates Ike. "Hey you. I said I'd introduce you to the boy one of me. Is this a good time?"

[telesonorous]

"Me neither," says Helen. "And I don't know how I'd be if my secret mom had not disappeared and not been a secret. Well. I guess I wouldn't exist, that's kind of an answer."