sweeping changes

[mind_game]

Jane has finally been updated in all of the "extra" worlds with no Bells, Jarvises, or other routine visitors to the peal, and she is conducting template sweeps in them.

[Hey,] she tells all the Jokers and all the Bells. [There's a Joker in world number twelve who wasn't there before I crashed. Can't find him online at all, though.]

Comments

[her_imperial_radiance]

"Jane was down at the time. There was mind-control involved and eventually he freecasted into the sun and stayed there for several years. Once we could get at the world, we fetched him out. He's basically recovered now."

[inhispockets]

"Into the sun?" he says, deeply impressed.

[her_imperial_radiance]

"He tried the bottom of the ocean and a volcano first, but the local version of my Grandma Lizzie, Aelise, was able to get him out."

[inhispockets]

Felicity laughs. "Damn. I think I like this guy."

[her_imperial_radiance]

[thaumobabble]

"Anyhow," says Glass, "that's what I've got. Do you need anything else, Elsie?"

[her_imperial_radiance]

"No, I'm all set. Say hello to my cousinoids for me."

[thaumobabble]

"Will do. Jane?"

And Glass is gone.

[her_imperial_radiance]

"So you aren't fated to vanish for unpleasant adventures, that's good. Harley's wolf was not at all okay when Harley vanished, and had to sleep through the wait. Not that there's any strong reason to expect you to acquire a wolf."

[inhispockets]

"A wolf?"

[her_imperial_radiance]

"Male werewolves do this thing called 'imprinting' - the imprint is the center of the wolf's universe, basically. It definitely won't happen to you unless you magically turn female, and it might not happen even then. Harley turned into a girl and then invited his best friend over and now he has a wolf. I have one too."

[inhispockets]

"That's weird," says Felicity. "I don't want a wolf."

[her_imperial_radiance]

"Then if you plan to turn female and wander into the line of sight of any un-imprinted male wolves, you'll want to check with my aunt first. She can see the future."

[inhispockets]

"Can I turn female?"

[her_imperial_radiance]

"I'll do it for you, and back too whenever you want, if you like, though I'm not yet willing to hand you the wishcoin that would let you do it yourself."

[inhispockets]

"Then nah," he says. "Maybe later."

[her_imperial_radiance]

"All right. Do you know yet what you want to do?"

[inhispockets]

"No," he admits.

[her_imperial_radiance]

"Is there anything else you'd like to know in the meantime?"

[inhispockets]

He thinks about it.

Then he says, "What's the catch?"

[her_imperial_radiance]

"There isn't one. Which I suppose means the catch is that you're going to spend a while looking over your shoulder for something that isn't going to happen."

[inhispockets]

Felicity snorts. "Sure."

[her_imperial_radiance]

"I usually don't have nearly this much trouble being convincing," remarks Elspeth.

[inhispockets]

"Good for you."

[her_imperial_radiance]

Elspeth laughs softly, then falls silent, and starts checking with her grandfather by brainphone about the availability of Isle Esme.