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Linya and Bella are working on wishes, in between light chat about runecasting and their personal lives. It is radiantly obvious to people paying attention that Bella wants to kiss her and Linya is married, although neither statement is made.
Ivans are playing cards.
Mileses, including Solvei, are debating the wisdom of borrowing another strategy game from Bar; Mark, a voice of caution, does not know what will happen if all of them (Solvei, Mial, Miles, Milo, Stalas) all start screaming at each other in twenty directions.
And -
middlingalong
"It was really awkward when we met the pair of them who are being raised as adoptive siblings. And nearly as bad when one of them was married to Mark's half-alt."
first-and-final
"Well, I'll still tell your hypothetical alt you would've hugged her, but now I'll be awkward and self-conscious about it," says Milan.
first-and-final
"I'll live. By the way, table full of me, it's very gratifying how jealous you all are."
"I mean," says Milo, "the warnings about hubris and so on are mildly terrifying, but that fairy blessing of yours...! I wouldn't trade, but I definitely see the appeal."
"I mean," says Milo, "the warnings about hubris and so on are mildly terrifying, but that fairy blessing of yours...! I wouldn't trade, but I definitely see the appeal."
thisvorlunatic
"I'm curious now," says Stalas. "Who would take Milan's curse-blessing if you could have it? Added onto your own problems, or exchanged? I'd take it added, I think. Finally get some use out of all that pain."
"I'd take it added," says Mial.
"...Exchanged, if at all," says Miles.
"Actually - does your collection stack?" asks Mial. "If you, I don't know, break a bone, and then break the same one again...?"
"I'd take it added," says Mial.
"...Exchanged, if at all," says Miles.
"Actually - does your collection stack?" asks Mial. "If you, I don't know, break a bone, and then break the same one again...?"
first-and-final
"Yep," says Milan. "It adds up."
"I stand by my refusal," says Milo. "No way I'd trade, and I'd only consider adding if my blessing took precedence over the scars thing. ...Although when I think about it that way I understand even better why you're all so excited."
"I'd... have to think about it," says Ashras. "Not that I don't see the temptation."
"I stand by my refusal," says Milo. "No way I'd trade, and I'd only consider adding if my blessing took precedence over the scars thing. ...Although when I think about it that way I understand even better why you're all so excited."
"I'd... have to think about it," says Ashras. "Not that I don't see the temptation."
thisvorlunatic
"Yes, why not," says Stalas. "Siblings and ambiguous cases welcome."
"If it adds up, I am even more enthusiastic," says Mial.
"If it adds up, I am even more enthusiastic," says Mial.
onceandforall
"I mean, extra brain space in a pinch is nice but it sounds like it's all things considered better to avoid being pinched."
gloriousdawn
"So the thing with Mileses is that they're already in pain quite a lot of the time," says Solvei, "and among other things the curse-blessing would let them turn it off, right, Milan?"
first-and-final
"Not off off," he says. "But, you know, down to an ignorable level. Witness me ignoring it."
gloriousdawn
"And then you get to decide where you want to be on that tradeoff at any given moment. And, well. I'm going to guess Sis is not alone among Marks in her... nonstandard reaction to pain?"
gloriousdawn
"So for Marks the fact that you have to turn up the pain to turn up the brain is barely even a downside."
gloriousdawn
"Oh, I've got one for the newcomers," says Solvei. "Where do you rate on the Miles Bisexuality Scale?"
thisvorlunatic
"So it turns out that the way sexuality varies between alts can be a little idiosyncratic," says Miles. "And Miles instances in particular seem to follow the pattern that, all else being equal, we're bisexual, and when circumstantial factors such as cultural prejudice intervene, we end up with our attraction patterns partially stifled. I, for example, am for nearly all relevant purposes interested solely in girls."
"Half and half," volunteers Mial.
"Confused but more or less also half and half," says Stalas.
"Half and half," volunteers Mial.
"Confused but more or less also half and half," says Stalas.
first-and-final
"I'm over on Stalas and Mial's end," says Milo.
"...okay, since we're apparently doing this: mostly girls?" says Ashras.
"I abstain from this survey," says Milan.
"...okay, since we're apparently doing this: mostly girls?" says Ashras.
"I abstain from this survey," says Milan.
middlingalong
"We all match too. Mostly girls, circumstantially flexible. The wosscalleds don't though."