[Welcome back,] she says. [It hasn't quite been a year. Your parents are worried, but everything else is doing fine.]

[- Okay! It could've been worse! I will go smooth parental feathers, I guess. Thanks for holding down the fort.] He kisses Jellybean and teleports away.

[No problem. It was interesting, but I wouldn't want to do it forever. Good luck with your parents.]

[Nothing exceptional. I ran the company. We've expanded in a few directions. Would you like to read the reports? I'm very proud of my reports.]

[I would love to read the reports.]

[Come have a look, then. I'm at the office right now, catching up with Jellybean.]

Pop! "Hello in person."

"We went to meet the new Bell - her name's Aether - there'll be a party after everybody who's been cut off has had a nice long time to reunite with people - and her world has an irregular causality feature that made Glass throw up when she looked at it. It broke Jane but good. Aurora and Aegis are going to make Jane her own body so Aegis doesn't have to sit at home twiddling her thumbs to safeguard the interdimensional transit. It was only a few days for us, and that was more than enough - all kinds of things are dangerous there."

"Oh, dear," says Matilda. "Well, at least you're all back now."

"Yes. Thank goodness."

[Heyyyy I am so awake and functional lookit me. Also there is a Rainbow Matilda calling herself Agent Honey. She exists. This has been an announcement.]

[I am up in all of the places! Agent Honey has met Matilda and acquired Wellspring magic! Yep.]

[You're so cute,] giggles Matilda.

[I am recovering from the Jane equivalent of a head injury. Also I am in a body now.]

[Congratulations, if those are in order. I'd like to meet Agent Honey if you don't mind.]

[You want me to put you there or put her here or relay messages or what?]

[I'd rather she came here, but I can go there if that's her preference.]

[Hey Agent Honey! Tilly wants you to visit Syntropy!]

[That sounds fine to me,] says Agent Honey. She transports herself to somewhere convenient for Jane to pick her up from.

Yoink.

"Hi, Agent Honey, nice to meet you."