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

[bellfounding]

"Yeah, those are a thing."

[tearingup]

"I ditched mine after he faked his own death to get me to talk to Pattern about resurrecting him," says Ripper.

"I have not ditched mine," says Keth, "although I understand why some of you might want to."

[jellyinthemix]

"...Mine and I," says Giles, sounding as though the 'mine' part doesn't quite fit, "...drifted apart. Much as tectonic plates might, with considerable disturbance to the environs and an occasional volcano."

[bellfounding]

"I'm gonna register the prediction that Merryweather doesn't talk to his, either, being of the one sort and not the other. Presuming he has one, but I'm also going to register the prediction that he has. Maybe Glass should go look at some of them to figure out what it is with you guys."

[tearingup]

"I'll introduce her to mine," Keth offers.

[jellyinthemix]

"I'd rather mine went undisturbed by any reminder of my existence whatsoever," says Giles.

[bellfounding]

"If I have the right read on them, reminding him won't make a lot of difference."

[jellyinthemix]

"He hasn't troubled me anytime in the last decade and I would prefer to have that state of affairs continue."

[bellfounding]

"Yeah, that's fair."

[jellyinthemix]

"But yes, returning to the subject of template names. I observe that neither of you is wearing your name tag," says Giles.

[tearingup]

"It said 'Rupert' on it," says Keth.

[jellyinthemix]

"Is that really so terrible?"

[tearingup]

"Yes," chorus the Rippers.

[bellfounding]

"I'm curious, Giles, how old were you when you resumed the name?"

[jellyinthemix]

"Oh... thirty?" he hazards. "Thereabouts."

[bellfounding]

"So that can't just be a chronology thing," Pattern says, glancing at her Ripper, who is older than he looks.

[tearingup]

"No," he agrees.

[jellyinthemix]

"I'd hesitate to call it a maturity thing, but..."

[tearingup]

Keth rolls his eyes. "Right, that must be it."

[bellfounding]

"Yeah, pretty tempted to fetch Glass, at this point, make her line you up and squint at you."

[jellyinthemix]

"Go on then," says

[tearingup]

every member of the template, simultaneously.

"...Huh," says Ripper.

[bellfounding]

Pattern laughs. "I'll send Merryweather up, too." She kisses her own Ripper and pops away to find him first.

"Hey," she informs him, "the other three of you are all in one place, I'm gonna get Glass to peer at you and make pronouncements, you may wish to join them."

[jellyinthemix]

"Is that so," says Merryweather. He pauses in climbing the stairs.

[bellfounding]

"Yup. You're actually en route already, they're all over there, see, making each other drop beverages." She points.