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

[newtimov]

"Well, I think the prize is that Val leaves you alone while you possibly flirt with me," he says.

[segreant]

"But it's gooky, why would you want it on you?"

[lifes_sake]

"Aha. And hold your hand, that also seems to be ongoing."

[salus_populi]

"I don't feel especially gooky, and I don't know what kinds of things you think of as gook," says Aelise.

[newtimov]

"Yes! Those," says Ike. "Those are examples of things we can do without Val's interference."

[segreant]

"Bad gooky kinds of things," says Céleste.

[inherpiety]

"I'm gonna call Lazarus."

[Lazarus, we found more gook, but this lady won't let us take it off without telling her what it is, help?]

[lifes_sake]

"Cool. Are those the kind of activity you prefer to do with a floor under you?" Cam inquires. Grace turns into a notebook again; he catches her and tucks her back in his backpack.

[nonbird]

Lazarus teleports to them.

"...You must be from Gift," he says to Aelise, blinking. "Goodness."

[newtimov]

"Generally speaking, yes," says Ike.

[inherpiety]

"I do not remember any bedtime stories about Gift. Is it gooky?"

[lifes_sake]

"There are floors to be had."

The floor that Cam picks out is a floor up from the main party area, looking out into the crowd.

[salus_populi]

"Debatably," says Aelise.

[nonbird]

"...Oh," says Lazarus.

[inherpiety]

"What?"

[segreant]

"Tell us what it is so she'll let us take it off," says Céleste. Unlike the last instance, this kind of gook is more her specialty than Keziah's.

[newtimov]

Ike relaxes slightly. "This is a floor," he says, gazing down at it. "It is very a floor." He looks out past the railing. "And there's where we were standing earlier - teleportation does wipe out my orientation the same way interdimensional travel does. But I can get it back the same way, too, by placing myself relative to known landmarks again."

[nonbird]

"It's... I think it's the effect of the Chelsea alt local to Gift," he says.

[salus_populi]

Aelise sighs. "That, unfortunately, will have to stay."

[segreant]

"But it's gooky!"

[lifes_sake]

"And then it's all - restored from backup? How good is your memory for this stuff?"

[salus_populi]

"I need it for now. Talk to me about it again in approximately a hundred years," she says.

[segreant]

"That's a long time!"

[newtimov]

"Very, very good," he says. "I couldn't retrace every step I've taken in my entire life, but I could probably draw you an accurate map of the parts of Toronto I've been to more than once."

[salus_populi]

"Yes," she says. "If you'd like, I could point you at some people who I'm sure would love to have any lingering effects of Chelsa removed - two Jokers, Harley and Corona."