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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

[thaumobabble]

Glass continues peering at Sherlocks-and-Tonies, trying to figure out why she said that.

[nonbird]

"We should line up all the Bells in front of you and see if you produce any more knowledge," Lazarus suggests.

[thaumobabble]

"Ye-e-es. And all the other template groups. And maybe I can figure out why so many of them routinely come attached - let me see if I can do that, first -" She calls over Juliet and Shell Bell and sends them to stand with their Sherlocks-and-Tonies and moves a little nearer to her own and carries on staring.

[she_sells_seashells]

"What are we doing?" Shell Bell murmurs in Pearl's ear.

[sicaria]

"Science," Pearl says dryly. "Of a sort. Glass has discovered the power to make pronouncements about templates."

[she_sells_seashells]

"Ooh."

[cross_and_bow]

"Enwisdom us," says Juliet.

[thaumobabble]

"I think I'm gay because my set are girls," says Glass, blinking with bewilderment.

[calendarofcrime]

"How fortunate for your set," says Steel.

[she_sells_seashells]

"...Um."

[thaumobabble]

"I don't actually know your special circumstances story, but it is definitely - as definitely as I can get, as confused as I am - related to your Sherlock being a girl," says Glass, peering at Shell Bell. "I'm not sure - it's different on different layers - but if you'd been impervious to your circumstances, you'd have started out not-straight or she'd have been a boy, or if your Sherlock were a boy the circumstances wouldn't have happened or might have happened differently, or if you were gay - or maybe bi, I'm not sure how strongly your Tony features here, that's indistinct - to start out with then they wouldn't have happened either."

[sicaria]

Pearl hugs her Bell.

[she_sells_seashells]

Hugs.

"Huh."

[cross_and_bow]

"Is there anything like that with me or did all my defaults just happen to match so nothing needed to change or what?" asks Juliet.

[thaumobabble]

"Your defaults matched," confirms Glass. "Straight Bell, near-template Sherlock, no - rejiggering necessary."

[eversomuchfun]

"Lucky me," says Minus, giving Juliet a kiss on the cheek.

[thaumobabble]

"Um, very, I think you'd be dead if she hadn't shown up," frowns Glass, peering at him.

[eversomuchfun]

"Well, that fails to surprise me."

[cross_and_bow]

Juliet shivers and hugs him hard.

[thaumobabble]

"I think that affected the timing," Glass adds. "Of when you met."

[eversomuchfun]

Minus hugs Juliet back.

"I recommend, to anyone who might otherwise have tried it, not being extremely distraught and extremely bored at the same time for months on end," he remarks.

[nonbird]

...Well then.

"What template do you want to do next?" asks Lazarus. "Should I fetch some Jokers? I could fetch some Jokers."

[thaumobabble]

"I can look at some Jokers," agrees Glass.

[nonbird]

"I will locate some Jokers! I bet there's one over there," he says, heading Elspethward.

[thaumobabble]

Glass follows him, with a remark to Shell Bell and Juliet that they may be summoned again as Bells collect after Glass has had a look at plenty of Jokers.