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[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

[calendarofcrime]

"That sounds like a pleasant outcome."

[her_imperial_radiance]

"She's happy, yeah."

[self_composed]

"I'm curious about what makes someone mateable - or imprintable - by Aurum standards," explains Stella. "It doesn't seem to be completely random or particularly well-optimized."

[calendarofcrime]

"Perhaps we should ask my wife."

[self_composed]

"Because she can see templates or because she can see magic?"

[calendarofcrime]

"Yes."

[her_imperial_radiance]

"I haven't been able to produce utterances about it. Maybe it will be more amenable to what Glass does," says Elspeth. Glass!

[thaumobabble]

Here's Glass!

[self_composed]

"We were curious if you can tell us how vampire mates are chosen. And werewolf imprints, for that matter."

[thaumobabble]

Glass looks at the available examples of both phenomena.

"...I'm not sure," she says. "I don't think it's consistently the same on high layers, but there is something going on, on high layers. On low layers the werewolves are only choosing from among people who they could have children with were they so inclined and the vampires are only choosing people with compatible orientations, but I can't make out any patterns in what else is governing this."

[calendarofcrime]

"Interesting."