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[campanas]

Pen' was just going to go practice singing. (She likes singing. The words are all lined up for her already and she doesn't get them wrong.) But this doesn't look like the practice room. So it's probably the magic restaurant.

Pen knows about the magic restaurant! You can go in it, and get food or things to drink (she has bracelets!) and then you just go back out the door and it's been no time at all and you're right where you went in.

She goes in. She is going to have cake.

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[aestrix]

They can be confused together, now. He thought he had it all figured out. "Other ones of Mommy? I'm afraid I don't understand."

[campanas]

"I live Samaria," says Pen. "Other ones from other worlds. Look like Mommy except wings and stuff, sound same except Mommy best singing, like that. Same with ones of Daddy or sisters. My mommy and daddy only ones having four kids, so, one Pen, but more others other ones had."

[aestrix]

It takes him a little while to dissect the words to a point where he can understand the meaning behind them. This is the sort of thing that would drive others of his kind to pitch a fit and cause a ruckus, but he's still trying to learn more. He can put aside his pride (for a little while) to figure out the puzzle of the winged girl. Eventually, he understands.

"... There are multiple versions of your mother? And your father?"

[campanas]

"And lots people! Yes."

[aestrix]

"Huh. I wonder if I have another version, somewhere else?"

It doesn't even cross his mind that another version of him could be human. The thought is beneath him. He would never actually be a human, he just pretends to be one out of occasional boredom.

[campanas]

"Dunno. One of Mommy can see thing, not me though."

[aestrix]

"What thing would she be seeing? Other versions of me and where they live?"

Now that he thinks of it, he'd rather like to meet other versions of himself.

[campanas]

"No, just if you having them. Can't find them purposely, have to waited."

[aestrix]

"Well that's annoying. Is there a way that I could look for them?"

[campanas]

"Wait here?" suggests Pen. "Here is finding place."

[aestrix]

"My wife would worry if I were here for too long," he points out. He's learned to call her his 'wife' and not his mate when he's among humans - for strange cultural reasons he doesn't understand. He doesn't pretend to understand humans, he just thinks they're interesting.

[campanas]

"Oh. I dunno then."

[aestrix]

"Ah, well. So is this a common place to show up, for you? I've never seen it before, and I'm quite a bit older than you."

[campanas]

"I never be here before but Mommies and Daddies know it."

[aestrix]

"That's alright. Do you know if I'll see one of your Mommies or Daddies? I'm quite curious about this place."

[campanas]

"Not here now. Sometimes come though, not waiting doors, just Jane."

[aestrix]

"Jane? Who's Jane?"

[campanas]

"She a person who go in Belltower and be all computers, and she moves people worlds when asking."

[aestrix]

Some of those words didn't make sense, but that's alright. Obviously he's got quite a bit more to learn about this place.

"If I asked her to move me to another world - with the caveat that I can be able to get back - would she?"

Because he wants to go, so badly. New places to explore that he hasn't seen before - oh, he could just fly and see new things and never have to land and put on this little charade.

[campanas]

"She ask Mommies probably. Also depending where."

[aestrix]

"I wouldn't know where to start! But I think I'd like to see any place I could go."

[campanas]

"Lot of places. And Mommies not liking very much if going places and being trouble. Trouble supposing to stay home."

[aestrix]

"I'm not sure what kind of trouble I could even cause. I mean, just look at me," he says, motioning to himself. He looks very innocuous, indeed. "I just want to see things."

Another lie. There is actually quite a bit of trouble he could cause, and he might do it on purpose, too. If it suited him.

[campanas]

"I not know if you troubling. Mommies check."

[aestrix]

"How would they do that? I'm not even sure how I'd get to being troubling."

It should be obvious that this is another lie. He could probably be 'troubling' by stealing the opal in her arm, now that he thinks of it. He'll avoid it, if it means he can go explore. Once he's done, though... He does like shiny things.