small_magics | who will be coming?

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.

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"Yes. That would have been an improvement."

"I think Sarion says 'my beloveds'. Which isn't any less weird, but I already got used to it and now you're saying a different thing."

He grins.

"Okay, lemme think. Do you wanna fix the thing about not being able to do things while you're all see-through, too?"

"Very," they agree simultaneously.

"Yes," grins Minnie.

"Has this one got a Chainsaw-alt associated with her?"

"I believe that if we ever go a very long time without finding any new Bells or meeting any disasters with Jane, that might change."

"Yeah, probably. So keep the plant, it's a great plant."

[He amplifies things. All kinds of things. Including sensory things,] says Jellybean, very cheerfully. [If you let him. It's pretty awesome.]

[...So yeah I think I'll go do those things I said I would do, now, love you sweetness.]

"Yes," says Ike. Snuggle snuggle.

"Well," he says. "I could call them that, yes. But I don't."

"All happened hundreds of years ago, anyway." (Snuggle.)

"Why not? Is it because it's sappy, because it is totally sappy."

Celo beams at her.

"How about: you're always solid to yourself, and you can turn solid to everything else when you want, but if there's something in the way it just doesn't work? And then you're solid until you decide not to be. But without all that inconvenient stuff about needing to breathe and eat and pee. Just like you are now but with more touching going on."