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]

"...Now I'm imagining Papa being fluffy and dressed up as a bird, at the same time."

[telesonorous]

Helen giggles. "Fluffy bird! We should tell them, they'll do it."

[segreant]

"He would be like a weird layered griffin. Rainier would be ashamed of him."

[telesonorous]

She giggles some more.

[segreant]

"And -" Whatever Céleste was about to say get cut off; she turns around. "There's... something coming."

[inherpiety]

A moment later, her angel alt lands on the nearest balcony.

They look at each other, and then in the direction of the something that is coming.

[jellyinthemix]

The stairs on which Céleste is standing enter a closed section about a dozen steps below the gathering. Someone emerges from that archway, sipping his tea as he climbs.

[inherpiety]

The Griffins look at each other again, then approach him tentatively, stepping in sync.

[jellyinthemix]

"...Er. Hello," he says.

[segreant]

"We can fix that," they say at the same time.

[jellyinthemix]

"Fix... what?"

[inherpiety]

"Your arm," says just Keziah.

[segreant]

"Have you ever done this before, because I haven't."

[inherpiety]

"No, but I can tell you can fix it, too."

[jellyinthemix]

"What about my arm? What—oh, not that bloody thing again," he says.

[segreant]

"It's okay! We can fix it and then it won't bother you again!"

[jellyinthemix]

"Fix it how," he says.

[telesonorous]

"I'm really confused," says Helen.

[inherpiety]

Keziah snaps her fingers. "Oh! I was wondering if I'd ever get an ingot power! Maybe this is it!"

[segreant]

"Oh, and then it makes sense that we both do it, too."

[telesonorous]

Helen looks from the Griffins to Giles and back to the Griffins.

"...Should I just go away instead of asking?"

[jellyinthemix]

"Yes, sorry, please and thank you," says Giles.

[segreant]

"You should let us fix it, though. You don't have to tell us how you got it on you."

[jellyinthemix]

"What precisely do you mean to fix?"

[inherpiety]

"...The thing on your arm. It's... all..."