intelligent nametags

[thaumobabble]

Jane alerts everyone to the existence of a new Bell, the nature of her wives and children, and the presence of her mother-in-law.

She stands ready to move in anyone who wishes to attend this new party.

Glass stands ready to receive them.

Comments

[thaumobabble]

"I'm new," Glass reminds them.

[pythbox]

"Yeah, I just - " and he glances at Harley.

[manofmyword]

[We should probably have most of this conversation by brainphone,] says the Joker. [We're not a kid-friendly bunch when you start talking history. Obvious thing is, Micaiah and Jellybean have never been raped.]

[thaumobabble]

[...Oh.]

Glass swallows, and looks at Harley again.

[...I think that attractor has decided they're probably inaccessible. It hasn't decided that about Harley.]

[her_imperial_radiance]

Elspeth swallows and rocks Harley in her arms.

[manofmyword]

[Not surprised,] says the Joker. [What about the one for shitty childhoods, is that one passing him by?]

[gunpowdergelatine]

Queenie arrives.

[edgeofyourseat]

And last of all, so does Alice.

[thaumobabble]

[It's... I don't want to ascribe emotions to this phenomenon. It's not mad about being thwarted, it doesn't hate him, but it's - circling. I think his childhood is blocked off as safe, now, but the attractor was - changed, postponed, it doesn't look absent, it looks patient.]

[cardistry]

[Sounds about right to me,] says Brilliance.

[her_imperial_radiance]

"Can I do anything about it? Can anyone?" asks Elspeth quietly.

[thaumobabble]

[...I don't think you can. I think he could. I don't think it's in his - nature, to do it, though. He's safe at home. He's safe anyplace you'd bring him. I think he's eventually going to wander away and get into trouble and you won't make anything better by trying too hard to stop him,] Glass murmurs.

[pythbox]

"Love you Elsie," says Harley Andrea, snuggling into Elspeth's arms.

[her_imperial_radiance]

"I love you too," murmurs Elspeth.

[thaumobabble]

Glass shivers once and turns her attention to the deck-in-general. She pauses her eyes over Jellybean and Micaiah again. [...You've got different... reasons on top of the commonality,] she observes slowly.

[pythbox]

[Whatcha mean?] wonders Jellybean.

[thaumobabble]

[I think you got out of it just because you landed in a world where if you get magic it happens young, and then you got magic,] says Glass. [It's almost completely causal, not whatever I'm seeing - I mean, I can see the attractor, but I don't see signals about why it's not in operation on you. Micaiah's is being held off for higher-layer reasons.] She peers at him. [Which aren't here.]

[yovahs_kisses]

[Well, where are they, then?]

[thaumobabble]

[I don't know.] She turns around on the spot slowly, peering at the rest of the attendees of the party in case they're there.

[It's Angela. Something to do with her. But it's high-level, it's not something she did... Hey, Angela, over here.]

[jovahs_heiress]

Angela drifts over and puts her wing around her Micaiah. [Hmm?]

[thaumobabble]

Glass peers at the pair of them together, occasionally looking at the other Jokers for points of comparison.

[yovahs_kisses]

Micaiah snuggles contentedly into his angel's wing, flaring his aura (innocence innocence innocence) a little.

[thaumobabble]

[...I don't know your story and I'm sure I could put this better if I did, but what I see is a lot like - Shell Bell's special circumstances. Angela was a certain way, and you were supposed to meet and be together, and you needed to - suit her.]

[jovahs_heiress]

[...What did I miss?]

[yovahs_kisses]

...Micaiah hugs himself and leans on Angela and appears Generally Upset.