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Bella very carefully checked just how firewitchy her firstborn was before letting her do anything with hot glass - healing spells or no healing spells, getting burned is reportedly not fun - but now Carinna's allowed to play with the gooey warm stuff as much as she likes, provided she is careful not to get it under her fingernails where it would be hard to get out again. It's better than clay. It glows pretty - Carinna isn't firewitchy enough to heat it up again if it cools, but she can stick it in the fireplace and then pull it back out again whenever she likes. She sits on the floor next to Bella in Bella's workshop. Bella's making lenses. Carinna's making - something.
She thinks it's a pretty something! She holds it in place, covered in fingerprints and glowing bright, till it holds its own shape, and then she gets up and carries it out the door and runs around looking for Grandma Marianne. Where's Grandma Marianne?
campanas
sicaria
"I see," says Sherlock. "Just a moment."
She goes to the door. She opens the door.
[I have found a small child claiming to be our daughter,] she informs Shell Bell. [Please come and meet her.]
She goes to the door. She opens the door.
[I have found a small child claiming to be our daughter,] she informs Shell Bell. [Please come and meet her.]
she_sells_seashells
[...By our daughter, you mean our alts? Because if I forked again... I'm on my way.]
campanas
"That's not the attic," Kiawen observes of the space beyond the door.
And, when Shell Bell appears:
"That's not Bella!"
And, when Shell Bell appears:
"That's not Bella!"
she_sells_seashells
"I'm not," agrees Shell Bell, stepping into Milliways. "Hi there. What's your name?"
campanas
Kiawen giggles. "This place is funny. Everybody's a mirror. Is there another Grandma and another Uncle Kanim and another Cricket and another Miss Cantha too?"
she_sells_seashells
"Do you want to take us home with you to meet your family, Kiawen?" Shell Bell asks. "...Sherlock, should we get our Tony too?"
campanas
"I'm Princess Kiawen! You can't be Tony," scoffs Kiawen. "She's like Sherlock and she's like Bella but you're a boy."
campanas
"Okay. You can help me find Tanalin! It's not cheating if you're not really our mommies," says Kiawen, and she opens the door. Here is the attic.