"Have the two of you established your own group, then?"

"Huh?"

"You are not the only ones of- your sort of person across the universes. In fact, Ashes is the same as Bellona, and I and Elizabeth are akin."

" - There's Ruby and Ellie. But we have the same faces as them."

"You can detect that?"

"I can. Through the Force, which is magic from my native universe, and different from the one we just left. And I know a collection of a great many of our two sorts of people, from a number of worlds."

"Cool. You're exploring, then?"

"Evacuating, rather. The previous world was rather hostile."

" - Should we be expecting refugees or is this a personal thing."

"Personal, though now that we have left, my compatriots may be better able to find me."

"Okay. If you're unable to get back to your world on your own, 'this person's origin world' is a parameter our dimension-finder array can take - it's a bit of development work, and we've only proven it on one world so far, though. Or we can host you for a bit if you want to wait for the cavalry."

"We would be glad of your hospitality. Though if you can send a note, that may set some minds at ease."

"Notes are a lot easier than people, yeah; I don't have to check the math as many times, and smaller masses are easier to move..."

She goes to help El gather up the knocked over books.

"This room's probably not the best to sit and chat in?"

"No, it isn't. Why don't you take them out to the front room, and I'll- finish fixing this."

"Sure. Sorry about lingering." She gives El a kiss on the cheek. Then, to their alts and alt-relatives, "This way," as she leads them out of El's now kinda cramped office.

Elesse gives her a nod of apology on the way out.

And Bellona leads them into a rather nice parlor - comfortable couches with brocade cushions, electric lights in exceptionally well made artisan-crafted lamps, stained glass windows letting (clearly artificial) light in but not letting the street see in, detailed area rugs, cats that've claimed all the softest pillows... The walls are all stone, looking carved out of the mountain rather than built, with a few areas of tile for a pop of color, and many incredibly delicate looking geometric details carved into the stone.

"You guys want any refreshments or anything?"

"Perhaps something to drink, if it isn't an imposition..." Ashes says, taking in their surroundings. This place looks - rich, in a way many kings would envy.

"This is a lovely house."

"Thanks," Bellona says, stepping up to what appears to be a wet bar - it has a faucet, and tea cups, which Bellona fills with water, heats with a clap of her hands and a touch, then measures out tea into sachets to put in. "I helped with a lot of the designs, actually... Feel free to move the cats, by the way, they have their own pillows."

"Indeed, they seem to have made their ownership quite clear."

She giggles as she distributes tea cups, then picks up a cat of her own, resettling the (now slightly grouchy) kitty in her lap and sitting where it'd been (and giving conciliatory pats, of course).

"So - you guys are an El, a me, and a me's kids?" ...Man a her having kids is weird.

"Yes. The group I am part of has been calling my sort of person Lightnings and you Crows."

She snorts. "Lightning fits El. But me and Ruby are Pantheras."

"A minor point of contention among the others. I believe one of the first of you in the group wished to keep the endearment 'kitten' between herself and her girlfriend."

She snorts. "Maybe we'll find enough proper big cats to outvote her. Though, seriously, why Crows? They're not even pretty, they're graceless assholes... I guess they're smart..."