we are invariably pleased to welcome tourism

[cross_and_bow]

Sherlock is usually very puncutal. He's only one minute late, but that's still not quite as punctual as usual. Bella peers out the window, not yet allowing herself outright concern.

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[eversomuchfun]

"I do not," he says, "so that would be best."

[cross_and_bow]

"Okay then. We have a plan. I might even let Mr. Giles in on it tomorrow depending on how he reacts to prior revelations."

[eversomuchfun]

"Won't that be interesting."

[cross_and_bow]

"It very well might. G'night, Sherlock," says Bella, and she lets go of his hand and heads for the door.

"Wait," she calls, when she sees where the door leads. "...Er, I can turn off the porch light, if you want to come?"

[eversomuchfun]

"That would be delightful, yes."

[cross_and_bow]

She's got to stretch, but there's a switch that controls the motion detector, hiding under the windowsill. She flicks it.

"I wonder if you can go through this door when it leads to Milliways," she says, blinking as her eyes adjust.

[eversomuchfun]

"Let's find out," he says brightly, and does.

[cross_and_bow]

"Neat," she says, once they are both in Milliways. "Well. Amariah said I'd automatically get a key to the Belltower if I went up to the counter and asked."

She goes up to the bar. "Uh, hi?"

[eversomuchfun]

Et voila, a key to the Belltower.

"Convenient, isn't it?" says Sherlock.

[cross_and_bow]

"Very," says Bella, tossing the key and catching it again. She glances around to see if there's anyone she recognizes, but nope. Up the stairs she goes.

[eversomuchfun]

Sherlock follows.

[cross_and_bow]

In the Belltower is -

[she_sells_seashells]

A Shell Bell!

"Oh, hi! I'm Shell Bell! Welcome!" she says, beaming at them from where she's adding to the guestbook. "- You're either a Tony or a boy Sherlock - I'm going to guess the second one?" she adds to Sherlock.

[eversomuchfun]

"A Sherlock, yes," he says.

[cross_and_bow]

"Amariah was going to add an entry about me? I'm 'Juliet'?" says Juliet.

[she_sells_seashells]

"I haven't read the new stuff yet," says Shell Bell, "I'm still adding an entry about how I went to Angela's world for a bit and -"

She pauses.

"Oh, oh damn, I gave Angela all my bigger coins, I don't have anything left for you - my Sherlock's not here, she went home, I can poke my head out and check for her but I think she'll be asleep -"

[eversomuchfun]

"Alas," says Sherlock.

[she_sells_seashells]

"I'll check. She might not have fallen asleep right away, but that's where Tony was when I tried to ask him if he wanted to come along to Angela's and she left before I did specifically to go see him and she can sometimes fall asleep really fast - and I only have triangles and squares and they're in the District house and the door's in the palace - and if she's asleep I can't get her without losing the door and Tony can only summon it sometimes and there's no guarantee I'll catch you on a second trip," says Shell Bell apologetically. "I'll be right back!" She teleports to the door.

She opens the door.

[Sherlock?]

[sicaria]

[Sleeping,] says Sherlock's busy message.

[she_sells_seashells]

Shell Bell tries the square. It doesn't have that range. Argh. She shuts the door and teleports back up. "I'm so sorry," she says to Juliet and Sherlock. "...I can give you a supply of squares and triangles. I can make those just fine. But without a pentagon I can't even give you a particularly safe way to keep them so you'll have to be careful."

[eversomuchfun]

Sherlock glances at Juliet to assess her opinion.

[cross_and_bow]

"That sucks," says Juliet, "but if you can't do pentagons, you can't do pentagons, I'm not going to insist on torturing you for magic powers. I will take all the squares and triangles you can offer me."

[she_sells_seashells]

"I'm really sorry. I want to help you. You said you met Amariah? Was she able to help you make any progress on your projects?"

[cross_and_bow]

"Loaded us up with blessings," says Juliet. "They help."

[she_sells_seashells]

"She assassinated Panem's president for me," says Shell Bell brightly. "Then I burnt down the building where they were going to hold the emergency election. Then I found Stella and then I took over the world."