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

[pythbox]

He giggles. "Wonderful. And now," with a grin, "I'm gonna go see who else wants a bite."

[Hey, where's your sweetie?] he asks the Joker.

[manofmyword]

[Right here,] he says brightly, snuggling into Nathan's arms. Being carried by his sweetie is one of his very favourite things.

[alicornucopia]

"Have fun," laughs Lily, picking up her bottles and wandering off.

[manofmyword]

"Celo's gonna come visit," the Joker says to Nathan.

[temporal_affairs]

"Okay," says Nathan agreeably, kissing the Joker on the forehead.

[pythbox]

Celo appears, nudity and nametag and all. He has forgotten to change back to his usual shape.

[temporal_affairs]

Nathan's perfectly accustomed to shapeshifting Jokers and not fazed by casual nudity. "Hullo there, good to meet you."

[pythbox]

"Hi! So I hear you might bite me?"

[temporal_affairs]

"Stranger things have happened."

[pythbox]

"I think that would be fun!" he says. "And apparently I'm tasty - Lily had a nibble."

[temporal_affairs]

"Oh, and she's a picky eater," laughs Nathan. "All right. But I'm a regular vampire, not a hybrid, and shouldn't be drinking from the vein in public."

[pythbox]

"We could stop being in public," Celo suggests. "Or I could conjure you some. Which would you rather?"

[temporal_affairs]

"Oh, privacy's already tremendous fun, and then if you're in a mood after you can pounce on babe here."

[pythbox]

Celo beams. "Sounds good to me!" he says, and teleports all three of them to an empty room downstairs.

[temporal_affairs]

Nathan puts his mate down, and takes a bite out of Celo. He does not go for the delicate wrist-nibbling so much.

[pythbox]

Celo is just delighted by his choice of approach.

Also, really tasty.

[temporal_affairs]

And filling, too! Nathan breaks off after one normal-sized meal. "You're tasty but not compulsively tasty," he remarks. "...Actually, I'm not thirsty at all, right now."

[pythbox]

Celo heals himself, looks into Nathan's eyes, blinks, and grins. "Aww, you're all pretty!" he says.

[manofmyword]

"Is he? Ooh, I wanna see!"

[temporal_affairs]

Nathan makes obliging eye contact. "Why, what color are they now?"

[manofmyword]

"Lots!" the Joker says gleefully. "Yellow and orange and red and pink and purple and silver." He gives Nathan a hug and a kiss in celebration of this delightful fact.

[temporal_affairs]

"Well, isn't that interesting," laughs Nathan. "I can turn myself all kinds of miscellaneous pastels apparently."

[manofmyword]

"You are nnnot remotely pastel right now," giggles the Joker.

[pythbox]

"You're every colour my garden grows in, actually," says Celo. "And that shit is bright."

[temporal_affairs]

"Babe," (kiss) "can I get a mirror?"