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

[keyed_up]

Soph is investigating the -

Soph was investigating the coffee. Now she is investigating Ripper. She reads his nametag. She leans to her right, where stands her Tony, and is about to whisper in his ear when she decides on brainphone instead.

[Oh my god Bella said there was a young-Giles-alt but she didn't say he was hot. Look, Tony, he's hot!]

[toblameforit]

[Wow, he is super hot,] Tony agrees. [I think I'm gonna hit on him.]

[keyed_up]

[I do not blame you for a second, damn. It is just a little weird that he is a Giles but he's a really hot Giles.]

[toblameforit]

[I might actually be a tiny bit retroactively attracted to Giles now,] Tony admits, [but I'm not dwelling on that because I'm hitting on his hot young alt instead.]

He approaches Ripper.

"Hi!" he says. "You're really hot, can I maybe make out with you?"

[keyed_up]

(Soph giggles. She pretends, badly, to investigate coffee.)

[tearingup]

Ripper laughs. "You maybe can!" he says, glancing between Tony and Soph. "If it's all right with your...?"

[keyed_up]

(Soph giggles more, and cannot answer.)

[toblameforit]

"Girlfriend," Tony supplies. [Should I ask if you can watch? I'm getting a vibe that that is a thing I could ask.]

[keyed_up]

[Maybe? Is that weird? I don't wanna be weird.]

[toblameforit]

[I don't think it's weird!]

[keyed_up]

[Then maaaaybe?]

[tearingup]

Ripper is raising his eyebrows at them.

[toblameforit]

"Can she maybe watch?" says Tony.

[tearingup]

"Definitely," says Ripper.

[keyed_up]

Soph squirms and giggles again.

[toblameforit]

"Cool, let's get a room!" says Tony.

[tearingup]

Ripper grins.

"I know where to find those!" he says, and leads them away. Assuming they follow.

[Going to make out with a Tony,] he says to Pattern.

[bellfounding]

[You know, I find I'm not even particularly curious which one? Enjoy.]

[keyed_up]

Soph shuffles after, still giggling.

[tearingup]

"You're both adorable," says Ripper.

[toblameforit]

"I know!" says Tony.

[keyed_up]

"We would win all the adorableness contests! If there were any."

[toblameforit]

"But there aren't. Ooh, stairs. So that's where they're keeping the orgy chambers this time around," says Tony as they descend beneath the main floor.

[keyed_up]

"I don't know what these things usually look like, is this not usual?"

[toblameforit]

"It's a giant plant floating in space and it was designed by a Joker. No, it's not usual," says Tony. "It's been somewhere different every time, though, so I don't know if 'usual' is even a thing."