we are convenient to major metropolises

[cross_and_bow]

This vampire nest was supposed to have six vampires in it. This trip to L.A. was supposed to involve this nest as the first stop of several. This time Sherlock's information is imperfect.

[Fuck,] says Bella, after having burst through the door, masked and armed with her stake, [they're having all their friends over today - help -]

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[neverbeatme]

James inspects the Whistles.

"Never seen one before."

[self_composed]

"So far they don't seem to have any overlap with Sherlocks. Oh, Juliet, by the way, Libby has just minted James for you, and told her about stars-plus."

[cross_and_bow]

"Okay," says Juliet, after blinking at Stella. "Sherlock is the aforementioned boyfriend," she adds to James. "Shell Bell has one too, but hers is a girl."

[neverbeatme]

"Your boyfriend's name is Sherlock," she repeats. "Well, that's hilarious."

[cross_and_bow]

"It gets hilariouser. Were you by any chance following the news about Tony Stark?"

[neverbeatme]

"...Your boyfriend is that Sherlock?"

[cross_and_bow]

"Oh yes. Tony died, Sherlock got turned into a vampire and found me and we got together, and now that we've undergone the rescue mission to the land of the technically dead, Sherlock has his soul back and Tony is technically dead in the same way as me."

[neverbeatme]

"You've sure been busy."

[cross_and_bow]

"I like to be busy!"

[self_composed]

"It's a Bell thing," adds Stella helpfully.

[neverbeatme]

"I'm starting to get that."

[self_composed]

"There's a reason we're so suited to ruling empires. Power doesn't corrupt us, we thrive under the workload, and we are smart and thoughtful."

[cross_and_bow]

"I have some mixed feelings about today, since I got murdered, and stuff, but I am really glad to have finally run into a mint one of us who could induct me into the ranks," says Juliet happily.

[neverbeatme]

James glances at Libby for a double-check of Stella's assessment.

[prima_sequentem]

Libby nods.

[neverbeatme]

"Looks like it's been a pretty lucky day all around."

[self_composed]

"Funny story," Stella says conversationally to James. "Libby was originally looking to me like she was going to be my nemesis. She spied on me and kidnapped my magic-seeing-guy briefly and stuff. I had my Whistle boyfriend for insane coin output, she knew how to use stars and I didn't, I was paranoid and she had Chris's protection power on, it would've been a huge mess if we hadn't wound up on the same side. Then she walked into Milliways and met Golden's daughter Elspeth, and Elspeth sold her on Bells-as-world-dictators."

[neverbeatme]

James laughs.

[self_composed]

"Golden had to do it without coins. Poor Golden."

[cross_and_bow]

"Golden had some very convenient friends and family," says Juliet. "But yeah, she could've done it much more neatly with wishes. Probably even without a convenient helper-mint."

[neverbeatme]

"Convenient helper-mints," says James, "sound convenient."

[self_composed]

"That is why they are referred to in this way," says Stella brightly. "Hey, what's your coin color, do you and Libby match? For that matter, Juliet, what've you got?"

[cross_and_bow]

Juliet makes a demonstrative triangle. "Glowy indigo. I wonder why we all glow except Angela and Shell Bell?"

[self_composed]

"...They're the two without native mental opacity?" suggests Stella.

[neverbeatme]

James produces a triangle.