in a heap of people

[she_sells_seashells]

They go home after a couple of days, without incident. The colors in Bell's hair are fading, albeit incompletely.

A bit later, when there is not the question of whether Sherlock can accompany her unnoticed, Tony finds a door and in they go.

Other Sherlock - whether this is their other Sherlock or some other other Sherlock, Bell cannot be immediately sure - is in the main bar area. Bell waves!

Comments

[self_composed]

"Very," says Stella. "I have some... boosts. Actually, when Alice turned into a vampire I needed those boosts to not just utterly drown every time I opened up the emotion-blob; vampires have serious mental horsepower. If I'd tried to do without it's entirely possible my ingot power would have decided that mindreading was dangerous and I shouldn't be allowed to do it. Something similar happened to our vampire alt with her daughter. I can give the boosts to Bell too. Actually, Bell should probably just have all the superpowers I do, although it's probably worth explaining them first so she doesn't step off a curb sometime and be confused about why she's floating."

[she_sells_seashells]

"You can fly?"

[self_composed]

"Shell Bell," says Stella, almost reproachfully. "Of course I can fly. And if I'm not touching the ground and not paying attention, I default to hover, so I don't fall out of the sky."

[sicaria]

Sherlock laughs.

[ferratus]

"I wanna fly too," announces Tony.

[self_composed]

"You want my design, or your own hex to figure it out yourself?" asks Stella comfortably. "By the way, Shell Bell, these guys get stuff on your say-so, I'm just expecting based on having met the vampire us that you'll be similar enough to me that I can substitute your judgment here - feel entirely free to veto anything." [Including,] she adds, adding Bell to the brainphone, [privately like so and then I'll make up a reason to turn them down on my own.]

[ferratus]

"My own hex, why not," he says.

[she_sells_seashells]

Shell Bell nods.

[self_composed]

Stella squares a hex off her bandolier and tosses it in Tony's direction.

[ferratus]

Tony catches it.

"Ooh, pretty."

[edgeofyourseat]

"Thanks," beams Alice.

[ferratus]

Tony gives him a speculative look.

[edgeofyourseat]

"Ooh," says Alice.

[self_composed]

Bella rolls her eyes fondly.

[ferratus]

Tony's hex goes.

He rises off the floor a little, like a tiny hop without engaging his muscles.

"Awesome," he laughs.

[she_sells_seashells]

"I think we should have a long conversation about your superpowers," Bell tells Stella seriously.

[self_composed]

"Can do!" grins Stella.

She explains invisibility, suppressible regeneration, the brain boosts (recall, speed, and capacity), the brainphone, her weather tolerance, the lack of need to breathe, her various defense hexes, spy detection, vision buff, the mess she has made of her sleep "cycle", her illusion viewer, the superspeed, and teleportation. She also mentions several relevant pentagons, most particularly grace.

[sicaria]

Sherlock listens in fascination.

[ferratus]

Tony gets bored and goes off to make out with Alice.

[self_composed]

"What can I interest you in?" Stella asks Shell Bell.

[she_sells_seashells]

"Um, all of that?" says Shell Bell, half laughing, half hungry.

[sicaria]

Sherlock grins.

[self_composed]

"One 'all of that' coming right up," says Stella. Hexes go, not that Shell Bell can notice them except by the sudden additions of senses and flexible powers under her control. "Sherlock, what about you?"

[sicaria]

"I would like a pentagon with which to achieve masochism," she says, "and the coin power itself, suppressible regeneration, and everything you've done to improve your brain."

[self_composed]

"You want to do these yourself? You can still copy mine that way," offers Stella. "That's usually what Alice does when he wants one - although his regen is different from mine; mine anaesthetizes and his hurts all by itself."