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Isabella has read the guestbook. Stella began her work slowly because others in her world had magic and could have used it against her. Shell Bell began her work abruptly and openly because she had a government to depose.
The angel Isabella has neither problem. No one will oppose her. She herself does not oppose the Archangel Linus, who is doing a perfectly serviceable job. And anything she does will be taken as Jovah's own miracles until and unless she announces herself. She is willing that credit for her thought and design and for Micaiah's tithe in pain go to Jovah, who permits them to wield this power, who ought to be shown that she can control the magic, that she's not in it for glory.
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Isabella considers this.
"We could ask Serah. As a hypothetical qusetion," she says. "And see what she thinks."
"We could ask Serah. As a hypothetical qusetion," she says. "And see what she thinks."
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Kisses, always kisses, lovely kisses.
They meet Serah in the dining hall for lunch. Isabella tells her the good news.
"Jovah kiss you, that's wonderful!" exclaims Serah. "I'm so happy for you! Are you thinking about names yet?"
"Not yet," says Isabella, laughing shakily. "I only just noticed I was late. Say - Serah -"
"Mm?"
"You could've been an angel. Would you rather have been?"
Serah appears to need to think about this very hard.
They meet Serah in the dining hall for lunch. Isabella tells her the good news.
"Jovah kiss you, that's wonderful!" exclaims Serah. "I'm so happy for you! Are you thinking about names yet?"
"Not yet," says Isabella, laughing shakily. "I only just noticed I was late. Say - Serah -"
"Mm?"
"You could've been an angel. Would you rather have been?"
Serah appears to need to think about this very hard.
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Micaiah appears not to care about the answer, or at least not about how fast it arrives.
Mm, lunch.
Mm, lunch.
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"I think so," Serah says finally. "On balance. I don't think I'd always like all the responsibility, but - I'd love to fly by myself. I'd love to have Jovah's ear, like that. I'd love to walk down the street and have everybody trying to give me presents. I wouldn't always like it but I'd always love it. That's what I think."
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"Well, you didn't grow up in a hold," says Serah. "With an angel brother after you and then another angel brother after that and angel friends and an angel father and eavesdropping on people wishing you'd been an angel since you were three."
"I didn't realize it was that bad," says Isabella.
"It's not. I mean, at least my parents are married and I live here instead of running wild in Velora or abandoned at the Gabriel School or struggling to make ends meet with a mom who had to wait tables seven nights a week. At least my mother was the smart kind of angel-seeker who went to a priest before going to bed and didn't get turned out when the first kid was wingless. Yours'll be fine too even if you're not married first - it's different when the mom's the angel. It's not that bad for me. But yeah, I do wish I had wings."
"I didn't realize it was that bad," says Isabella.
"It's not. I mean, at least my parents are married and I live here instead of running wild in Velora or abandoned at the Gabriel School or struggling to make ends meet with a mom who had to wait tables seven nights a week. At least my mother was the smart kind of angel-seeker who went to a priest before going to bed and didn't get turned out when the first kid was wingless. Yours'll be fine too even if you're not married first - it's different when the mom's the angel. It's not that bad for me. But yeah, I do wish I had wings."
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"Might be a good idea," she says, kissing his cheek. "We don't have to. I'm not Archangel and I'm not going to turn you out of the hold, let alone turn you out with the baby."
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"You have to let me plan your wedding!" exclaims Serah, clapping her hands. "It should be two months before the Gloria so you'll have time to take a boat to Ysral and back for the Gathering - and Isabella, you are going to wear a dress - and there'll be flowers, everywhere, all kinds - you have to let me!"
"Okay, okay!" laughs Isabella.
"Okay, okay!" laughs Isabella.
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"Excellent. I'll do everything. You two don't worry about it at all, just show up when I tell you - Isabella, you want Delilah to do it?"
"Yes, if she will," Isabella replies. And: "...Alleluia if Delilah won't."
"I thought she didn't like you?"
"I'm not so sure anymore. Or maybe she didn't use to but does now," shrugs Isabella.
"Yes, if she will," Isabella replies. And: "...Alleluia if Delilah won't."
"I thought she didn't like you?"
"I'm not so sure anymore. Or maybe she didn't use to but does now," shrugs Isabella.
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"Okay then, Delilah first choice Alleluia second," shrugs Serah. "I can do that. And there'll be food, I'll need to plan a menu - and oh, your dress'll have to be fitted with the understanding you're gonna be a bit bigger - and I'll pick out music and find people to sing it -"
"You're doing us a huge favor and we appreciate you," says Isabella.
"I am and you should," agrees Serah.
"You're doing us a huge favor and we appreciate you," says Isabella.
"I am and you should," agrees Serah.
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"You're both so terribly cute," squeals Serah. "This is going to be the best wedding! And I bet all your kids are angels."
"We'll see," says Isabella.
[Do you still not like the idea of wishing about it?] she asks Micaiah.
"We'll see," says Isabella.
[Do you still not like the idea of wishing about it?] she asks Micaiah.
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[Still don't,] he confirms. [We know what you think and what I think and what Serah thinks, but we don't know what our kid thinks.]
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[There's not going to be a chance to change it after we do know what the baby thinks. Everyone will know it's one thing or the other by then...]
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[Well, I'd rather let it be whatever it was going to be than change it and find out later it wishes I didn't.]
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Isabella supposes she can sympathize with that.
[...I wonder if we could find out, anyway. The guestbook said the wishes aren't quite so good at directly making you know things, but maybe it could do this.]
(Serah is still chattering, about timing invitations for Isabella's paternal grandparents all the way in Castelana and about the merits of the Resplendent Chorus over the more traditional Wedding Minuet for the main event.)
[...I wonder if we could find out, anyway. The guestbook said the wishes aren't quite so good at directly making you know things, but maybe it could do this.]
(Serah is still chattering, about timing invitations for Isabella's paternal grandparents all the way in Castelana and about the merits of the Resplendent Chorus over the more traditional Wedding Minuet for the main event.)
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It doesn't.
[I guess it'll be a surprise,] she says, calmly resigned. [- But for ones that haven't been conceived yet, this one's little brothers and sisters, do you care if I wish in advance that they be angels?]
[I guess it'll be a surprise,] she says, calmly resigned. [- But for ones that haven't been conceived yet, this one's little brothers and sisters, do you care if I wish in advance that they be angels?]