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

[jellyinthemix]

"I was not informed that there would be two of you," says Giles.

[bellfounding]

"Do you not talk to Jane much? Amariah found this one on a template-sweep after she met mine," says Pattern, gesturing illustratively. "I think that's all of them, except Merryweather, of course."

[jellyinthemix]

...Giles is now looking between Ripper and Keth with an expression that might be best described as dawning realization.

[tearingup]

"...What?" says Keth, blinking back at him.

Ripper starts giggling into Pattern's hair.

[bellfounding]

"I second the question."

[jellyinthemix]

"Nothing whatsoever," says Giles.

[tearingup]

"Ohhhhhhh," says Keth. "...Well, wouldn't you have done?"

[jellyinthemix]

"I can't say that it's crossed my mind, no!"

[bellfounding]

"Oh, that," Pattern snorts.

[jellyinthemix]

[tearingup]

"Ooh, it's crossing your mind now, isn't it," giggles Ripper.

[jellyinthemix]

Giles sniffs primly. His delivery is really quite impeccable.

[tearingup]

Neither of his alts is buying it for a second.

[bellfounding]

"Is it time for me to leave you guys alone now?" inquires Pattern archly.

[tearingup]

The Rippers grin at Giles.

[jellyinthemix]

"In all seriousness," says Giles, although he is not entirely successful at looking the part, "I really think we have more to discuss than, than idle recreation."

[bellfounding]

"Want me to grab Merryweather for you? Little template convention? You can agree on a replacement collective noun."

[jellyinthemix]

"Wait five minutes, I'm sure he'll turn up," says Giles. "Given recent trends."

[bellfounding]

Pattern laughs.

[tearingup]

"The replacement collective noun is a point," says Ripper, his snickers subsiding.

"Don't ask me," says Keth, plopping himself onto a section of bench near Giles but not within arm's reach. "I couldn't even pick my own nickname, Rayne had to do it for me."

[jellyinthemix]

Giles looks up from the remains of his tea in startlement.

[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."