"Lead the way."

They lead.

So..., Trevor sends to the local Sadde only.

So?

When do you want to talk about all the relevant implications of our alts?

I'm... not sure? I'd naively think that meeting an alt of mine would be exciting but wow this other Sadde's depressing.

Yeah, absolutely. Felix noticed when he entered the universe right away, it was just too much to not notice.

I kinda want to keep hugging him all the time but I'm not completely sure that actually helps as opposed to reminding him that I'm not—the one he wants.

Same here. Felix is mostly still doing it, out of... not selfishness, but mostly because he thinks his alt would've wanted him to do it.

Yeah. Anyway, about the implications—I don't know, I'm suddenly way more popular here than I ever was in my life, and Isra's okay with me being with other people and apparently so's Temperance and Henry and I are sorta friends with benefits? I keep expecting that to fail horribly somehow and it keeps—not.

"We really should pick disambiguating nicknames," the other Sadde says.

The augmented are generally okay with polyamorous relationships. When it fails for them - which is unusual - it isn't horrible. Not sure about Temperance and Henry. It should be worth it to talk to them separately.

It might worth it for all alts to pick, but you two are the practical priority to that, Fenris sends to the new Sadde, and I suppose there is no simple systematic way to do it, like numbers... maybe pick differences like the fact that you are a vampire? Or your soul animal thing?

...Sadde's lip twitches. "Sparkles," he suggests.

He was about to say something to Trevor but stops short and blinks. "Erm. Why?"

"Vampires of my kind who do not have the benefit of biokinesis sparkle in sunlight. Well, physics sunlight anyway."

That is sure an interesting species feature.

"It is actually rather pretty."

And he figures out how to send mental images so he sends them an image of himself running in sunlight, his skin sparkling like it's made of a million diamonds.

Wow, that is pretty. And to think that the local Sadde called us over engineered.

"Hadn't met any vampires yet! That's ridiculous. And I feel very narcissistic for saying that it's also very pretty, yes."

"I mated on our alt. We are narcissistic."

But you're a narcissist with excellent taste if I say so myself.

Sparkles twitches, too quickly and faintly for the humans to notice. Felix might get the emotional burst, though.

"Guess I should just embrace it."

Felix pretty much can't ignore Sparkles' emotions right now. He leans and hugs tighter.

That he notices. And replays what was just said in his head and—We should probably not flirt around him, he sends to Trevor exclusively.