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

[truthwright]

[Hey, button,] says Kas, [want some hugs?]

[telesonorous]

"You mean you guys are finally done?" she says, audible to Kas and only to Kas. (Using her power still comes more naturally to her than the brainphone.)

[campanas]

"You moved but don't sounded!" exclaims Peninnah.

[truthwright]

[Yep!]

[telesonorous]

"I do that!" says Helen. "I was talking to Kas. He says all the Jokers are going to come hug me." And she adds, "Go right ahead," to the Jokers as a whole.

[campanas]

"Why not brainphone and not sound or not move but talk?" asks Peninnah, with some difficulty; apparently extended sentences are trickier.

[telesonorous]

"I was using my ingot power way before I knew the brainphone was a thing, so I'm more used to it," she says.

[truthwright]

And

[deslandes]

then

[endragoned]

the

[manofmyword]

Jokers

[cardistry]

start

[yovahs_kisses]

appearing.

[campanas]

"Daddies!" exclaims Peninnah.

[yovahs_kisses]

"Lots of 'em!" says Micaiah, getting down on her level to give her a hug. "Didn't know you were with the button."

[telesonorous]

The button is giggling as she is engulfed by a pile of cuddly Jokers.

[campanas]

Peninnah hugs her very own daddy. "Button?"

[yovahs_kisses]

"Kas calls Helen his little button," says Micaiah. "It's cute. Do you want a big pile of hugs like she's getting?"

[campanas]

"All piled hugs! Careful, feathers," she adds, waggling a wing.

[yovahs_kisses]

"All right," he says, and beckons to the Jokerpile without really looking at them.

[endragoned]

Aianon is the first one to detach and come over and sit with them and give Penninah feathers-careful hugs.

[campanas]

Peninnah hugs him happily! Yay!

[subastra]

"Yep," says Shura, almost to herself, "that's a demon hugging a little angel."

[deslandes]

Beast is next! He is fluffy.

[campanas]

"Softs!"