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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[toblameforit]

"...We can ask," says Tony, pulling back some to look at Sherlock's face. "You wanna go ask?"

[eversomuchfun]

For purely psychological reasons, he takes a deep breath.

"Yes."

[toblameforit]

"You'd need somewhere to put him, though," Tony muses. "Do you have a house? I bet you don't have a house. Um, Bell-over-there?" he says, addressing Juliet. "Do you have a house? That we can... extensively remodel?"

[cross_and_bow]

"Sherlock named me Juliet because at one point we had a conversation through my window, I'm sticking with it," says Juliet. "And that one's Golden. I live in Charlie's house, which I don't really expect him to be willing to remodel, but there's a fair number of abandoned buildings in Sunnydale, maybe Shell Bell could conjure up stuff to pawn and I could buy one on the cheap and we can remodel it by magic?"

[toblameforit]

"Sure," he says.

[eversomuchfun]

"I expect that will work," says Sherlock. "Although it might take some time."

[cross_and_bow]

"How much time are you thinking? Not everyone's as comfortable with roughing it as Amariah, so if a lot of that is time spent Sunshine-side it could get awkward," muses Juliet.

[eversomuchfun]

"To buy an abandoned building? I'm not sure, I've never done it before. But I expect it'll be more than a day."

[cross_and_bow]

"Possibly. Although a lot of stuff operates so very sketchily in Sunnydale I wouldn't be astonished if we could get it done faster."

[she_sells_seashells]

"What time is it there now?"

[cross_and_bow]

"Something like ten thirty p.m.," says Juliet.

[toblameforit]

"We could ask Jarvis first, anyway," says Tony.

[luminous_regnant]

"I imagine I'm irrelevant to all these proceedings, but I'm curious to have a look around anyway," says Golden, "am I invited?"

[toblameforit]

"Sure!"

[luminous_regnant]

"Thanks."

[cross_and_bow]

"I've skimmed this thing now," says Juliet, closing the Bell guestbook, "any other reason to delay? Although I will want to sleep soon, I can do that when I won't be keeping so many people waiting."

[toblameforit]

"Nah, let's go," says Tony. "Who's coming to my place?"

[cross_and_bow]

All three Bells raise their hands.

[toblameforit]

"Okay," he says, and takes Sherlock's hand, and leads them all downstairs.

When they pile through the door, what's on the other side is a spacious, tastefully decorated living room with plenty of comfortable couches.

"Hi Jarvis!" says Tony. "This is Juliet, Shell Bell, and Golden. And a vampire Sherry but I promise he's nice. We're both dead in his world and I kind of want to hug him forever."

[poeticterms]

"Pleased to meet you all," says Jarvis.

[eversomuchfun]

Sherlock hugs Tony silently.

[she_sells_seashells]

"Is the local Sherlock around?" asks Shell Bell.

[cross_and_bow]

"And the question we came here to ask," says Juliet, "namely, for mine, who lost his version of you, any chance of taking a copy home with us? Pardon me if that's rude, I've never met an AI before."

[poeticterms]

"The local Sherlock is not at home," says Jarvis. "And... I'm not sure."

[toblameforit]

"They live in Sunnydale," Tony adds, indicating Sherlock and Juliet, "I think they're an item, they're gonna try to buy an abandoned house or something to install you in."