yes, there is beauty

[jovahs_heiress]

Angela stops at Milliways on her way home, Micaiah in tow. She cannot force the door to Beast's world, not with any coin she carries, but she leaves a note at Bar for him, asking that he go to the tower out back and identify himself to Jane. There's nothing else they can do for him. Belle, of course, will get a key if she goes to the bar.

Comments

[beheld_beauty]

"I love you, mon cœur." She swallows. "We have - visitors."

[deslandes]

"I know, my love," he says. "I brought one."

[pythbox]

Sue smiles and waves.

[beheld_beauty]

"...This is like that dream you had, years ago, except didn't you say the other me had wings?" Belle says.

[autokinetic]

"There's a bunch of us," Aegis says. "One of 'em does have wings."

[pythbox]

"She does! They're pretty," says Sue. "Do you know why your mind's so spiky?"

[beheld_beauty]

"Because it is covered in rosethorns," says Belle.

[pythbox]

"...Okay," says Sue. "Do you mind if I tap it again? That was kind of fun."

[beheld_beauty]

"I have no idea if it will harm you to do so. The only other person to run afoul of my dreamworld's temper did not survive long after making that mistake." She is holding onto her Beast rather protectively.

[pythbox]

"That sounds like a no," he observes.

[beheld_beauty]

"You've helped me help my husband. I don't wish you harm, and there might be harm in the thorns that I don't know about. It doesn't affect me otherwise, though, so far as I can tell."

[pythbox]

He shrugs, and tries again. It's a nice little jolt.

[beheld_beauty]

"Did you say," Belle says to Aegis, "that you have magic of your own? Different from mine, which may be able to help my husband?"

[autokinetic]

"Yeah. And it's probably safe if you've fixed most of it your own way - what way is that? You have a killer presence going on, it's awesome and I want one - to wish him fixed the rest of the way. If he doesn't object, or if he can't object right now and you don't."

[beheld_beauty]

"Enchantress's aura," Belle says. "It requires doing rather a lot of enchanting to acquire one this strong. Beast, love? Do you want her to try to repair you the rest of the way?"

[deslandes]

He nods, snuggling up.

[beheld_beauty]

Belle makes eye contact with Aegis, searching, and nods.

[autokinetic]

Aegis wishes.

[deslandes]

"Oh," murmurs Beast, blinking rapidly.

It doesn't hurt to think anymore.

He de-snuggles from his wife and stands up to hug Aegis instead.

[autokinetic]

Aegis permits a brief hug, but not prolonged snuggling. "Better?"

[deslandes]

"Much," he asserts, and scoops up Sue next.

[pythbox]

Sue permits prolonged snuggling!

[beheld_beauty]

Belle will be quietly weeping with relief over here.

[autokinetic]

Aegis goes and sits next to her. "There's a bunch of us," she says. "You're ninth!"

[pythbox]

Mmmcuddlycuddlycuddly.