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]

That is the best response. Ike is so pleased.

[lifes_sake]

Good. Pleased kissing: best kind.

[newtimov]

And Ike is very pleased, so it is very best.

[lifes_sake]

Cam is pretty damn pleased too. Cute boy, pleased kissing, all is well.

[newtimov]

They could be at this for a while.

[lifes_sake]

They could.

[So do you prefer this display of affection public? Because there are less-public rooms available in the space plant.]

[newtimov]

Ike considers this!

He says [Hmm,] and disengages from kisses so he can think about it properly.

And then he says: "Yes I think that is a great idea."

[lifes_sake]

"I wonder if the space plant knows where to send us. Hey, space plant, where is an unoccupied room with a door?"

[pythbox]

"There are many rooms like that under the main floor, reachable by stairs next to the archways," says the space plant, in the mode of the Speech used by unthinking objects when queried about their physical structure.

[lifes_sake]

"Excellent." And Cam drapes an arm around Ike's shoulders and follows the space plant's directions.

[newtimov]

Ike leans on him and beams the whole way down.

[lifes_sake]

And here is a room! With a door! And a bed. And nobody in it.

[newtimov]

Ike takes the greatly daring step of kissing Cam on his own initiative after they have closed the door.

[lifes_sake]

That is great! Cam, of course, kisses him back, because what else is he supposed to do with a cute boy who kisses him?

[newtimov]

He could do many things, but this is obviously the best option. Kisses.

[lifes_sake]

Oh could he? Do many things? For example, could he resume that hug? With a view to no longer being in public, even?

[newtimov]

Ooh. Yes he could. Ike hugs him back in a snuggly fashion.

[lifes_sake]

Snuggliness is best. Cam approves. They should sit down. There is a bed to sit on. Cam sits on it, tugging Ike gently after him.

[D'you have an idea of where you want this to go?] he inquires lightly, after this has been going on for awhile and he's made some use of his ability to do without oxygen.

[newtimov]

[I haven't been thinking about it particularly,] he says. [Because of kisses. They are highly distracting.]

[lifes_sake]

[Mmm, they can do that, it's true.]

Is it less distracting if Cam starts kissing Ike on the neck instead?

[newtimov]

It causes him to squeak! And then no it is even more distracting. And nice. Extremely nice.

[lifes_sake]

[You want me to quit distracting you?] asks Cam teasingly.

[newtimov]

"Noooo," giggles Ike. "Continue."

[lifes_sake]

Cam obliges happily.

[newtimov]

Oh good! That is good. Cam is good. Ike is so pleased.