Snuggly nuzzles! Snuggly-kind-of-shivery nuzzles. Brill may be done channeling, but the channeling is not done with Brill.

"Ooh, burgers," he says. "Sure!"

Brilliance has a burger. Delightedly.

"They are awesome," he beams.

"And, I take it, still present," she laughs softly.

"Mmyep. Hey, I wonder if my repair function would get rid of them," he says idly.

"Do you want to try it?"

"Sure!"

They're already holding hands. "Restore," incants Bella.

"Is that unwelcome?"

"Mmmmaybe."

"I can think of at least three ways to fix it. Two of 'em involve me."

"Go on."

Bella laughs. "You want a list? I bet you can think of them all yourself."

"I want your list," says Brilliance.

"Miscellaneous self-injury. Standard issue agony beam. A certain incantation that isn't 'pants', if you're there now."

"I could be persuaded." This section of her village is stylized rope bridges between treehouses and towers. She comes to a stop inside one of the treehouses.

Does the treehouse have comfy places to sit and/or snuggle?

It does! Enormous beanbaglike poufs. Bella flops into one and holds out her arms invitingly.

Brilliance hugflops onto her.