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

[tearingup]

"Definitely," says Ripper.

[keyed_up]

Soph squirms and giggles again.

[telesonorous]

"So many small cute fluffy things!" says Helen.

[forgefires]

"The Gentle Cave is the best cave," says Tanalin. "I love my fluffbat."

[toblameforit]

"Cool, let's get a room!" says Tony.

[exactlyright]

"A couple of people have taken poofs home with them who don't even live in Chronicle. This is because poofs are obviously best."

[tearingup]

Ripper grins.

"I know where to find those!" he says, and leads them away. Assuming they follow.

[Going to make out with a Tony,] he says to Pattern.

[bellfounding]

[You know, I find I'm not even particularly curious which one? Enjoy.]

[keyed_up]

Soph shuffles after, still giggling.

[tearingup]

"You're both adorable," says Ripper.

[toblameforit]

"I know!" says Tony.

[keyed_up]

"We would win all the adorableness contests! If there were any."

[telesonorous]

"It is very round and fluffy," says Helen. "I think Petaal might want to be one."

[exactlyright]

"Maybe!"

[guessguess]

"Petaal's one of the soul animals, right? One who can change?"

[toblameforit]

"But there aren't. Ooh, stairs. So that's where they're keeping the orgy chambers this time around," says Tony as they descend beneath the main floor.

[keyed_up]

"I don't know what these things usually look like, is this not usual?"

[telesonorous]

"Yeah, she's Kas's daemon. All Joker daemons can change," says Helen. "There's something like four of them now."

[guessguess]

"How come they can?"

[toblameforit]

"It's a giant plant floating in space and it was designed by a Joker. No, it's not usual," says Tony. "It's been somewhere different every time, though, so I don't know if 'usual' is even a thing."

[tearingup]

"Aianon's space plants are very convenient," says Ripper.

[telesonorous]

"Because they're peculiar!" says Helen. "I don't know. Usually daemons change when you're little, and then settle into something when you grow up, something that suits who you are. Jokers just... don't ever settle. It makes sense to me but I don't know if that's just because I grew up with Kas and Petaal around being themselves all the time."

[guessguess]

"Huh. Bella, our one, checked what she'd have if she had a daemon. She got a kind of flying squirrel."

[keyed_up]

"Well, I mean, it's not like the ability to make space plants is new! Maybe there are space plants for Bell parties all the time and I just never heard about it!"

[telesonorous]

"Huh," says Helen. "Amariah has an eastern screech owl."