"Welcome," she laughs, and pulls out a chair (not with her hands) and sits down.

Cass and Anna sit down too and try some things.

"Ooh, and you conjure good food," says Anna approvingly.

"My sister has a bit of an overdeveloped aesthetic sense."

"You're not gonna see me complaining!"

"Thanks. I do my best."

Nom nom nom.

And eventually they finish eating.

"The other major advantage to this: no having to do dishes. Just leave your dirty plates on the table, it'll all vanish before another hour has passed."

"Magic: It's pretty awesome!"

"It is!"

"So when can we try out the new flower?"

"Oh, here," she says, peeling it out.

"Cool. Anna, you want it first?"

"Yes please!"

She hands the flower over.

And Anna sticks it in her wrist next to the rest. It burrows into her arm; the stems disappear neatly under her sleeve without disturbing the rest of her outfit. Her only comment on the pain is "huh, this'll be a nice one to have in hot weather."

"I know, right?"

"Can either of you bud this one yet?"

"Edie hasn't used it much. She doesn't like taking roses in or out often so she's been waiting until I could, and I can't yet."

"I'll see if I can wear it enough to get it to bud, I got there fastest with all of ours."

"Cool."

"Oh man, it's so cold, I love it! This is officially my favourite flower!"

"You like the cold?"

"Yeah. It's like - refreshing? It's nice."

"Fair enough."

She smiles.

"So how've you guys been, anyway? Anything interesting going on that isn't magic?"