"If you talk to the Princess she'll issue a general announcement for you. Well, probably."

Jellybean beams and kisses Nathan's cheek, then snuggleattacks the Joker.

"I'm being ferociously cuddled!" he declares. "Mm, somebody's in a mood. Sweetheart, we're gonna go fuck, you wanna come with?"

Nathan consults himself. "Yeah, all right," he says after a moment, "but don't form any particular expectations about me-on-Jellybean action that looks more like sex than violence."

"We won't," says Jellybean. "Anyway, I'm definitely up for some more violence."

"I am a willing supplier."

Jellybean giggles and hugs him.

Nathan picks him right up off the ground. "Babe," he says, "this'd be a good time to teleport us to our room."

He does that.

Sex and violence ensue!

[Did anybody tell you about my aura of candy?]

Alice mentioned it. She says it won't bother half-vampires since we're more used to literal candy, but if you let it out among full vampires they'll start fighting over you because the relevant instincts don't expect you to contain enough blood for sharing.

[Awwww,] he complains, [but being mobbed by thirsty vampires sounds fun.]

Yeah, but they won't actually try to bite you till their instincts are convinced that won't get them killed by all the other vampires who want to eat you instead. Possibly except in the case of mated pairs.

[Any mated pairs who wanna bite?] he inquires brightly.

You'd have to check with Alice, but as far as I know the only mated vampires who'll bite you at all are Nathan and other-Alice, and that's because they don't mind if it's a turnon for you. Mated vampires are by and large really monogamous.

[Awwwwwww,] he sighs. [Oh well. Having them one at a time is almost as good, I guess.]

Addy will try it. For science, says Elspeth. Ace as they come, so it'll stop there.

Jellybean giggles.

Do you want me to announce your availability just in case?

[Yes please!]

Done.

[Any takers?]