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[her_imperial_radiance]

Harley is seven, and he and Elspeth are hanging out in the Québec capital (because the rest of the Golden Coven is doing so), and as is usual in capitals with major wolf villages, she, he, and Jacob stay in village quarters during this time.

The capital as a whole moves less often than it once did, now that people can readily teleport to other sites to handle things there; this is the first time in Harley's life that they've been to Québec for anything other than a brief visit, so it's the first time he's seen the Imperial Alpha house in which Jacob, his imprint, and her fosterling are entitled to live.

They have neighbors. One of these is a seven-year-old puppy boy, who is currently making a snowfort.

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[alicornucopia]

"Green beans, baked chicken, and baked potatoes," says Bartholomew.

[pythbox]

"Yum," says Harley.

[alicornucopia]

"You like green beans?" asks Zeus skeptically.

[pythbox]

He shrugs. "Yeah?"

[alicornucopia]

"Ew," says Zeus.

"Well, they're for dinner regardless," says Bartholomew.

Zeus sighs a long-suffering sigh.

[pythbox]

Harley giggles.

[alicornucopia]

Eventually Bartholomew serves dinner, Demeter appears from elsewhere in the house with sawdust in her hair and paint on her apron, and they all eat dinner. Zeus even eats three green beans when sternly obliged to do so.

[pythbox]

"You've got stuff on you," Harley observes to Demeter around a mouthful of green beans. "What were you doing?"

[alicornucopia]

"Making a go-cart," says Demeter. "Can't go anywhere in it till summertime, but I have a jump on the competition this way."

[pythbox]

"What's a go-cart? Is it a cart that goes?"

[alicornucopia]

"It is a cart that goes!" agrees Demeter.

"It's a kinda car only it's homemade," says Zeus. "The village does a race with them in the spring once the snow melts."

[pythbox]

"Fun!" says Harley.

[alicornucopia]

"Yeah! I help Mom sometimes."

[pythbox]

"Cool," he says. "Is it fun? Sometimes I go to Aedyt's asteroid and she lets me help her make stuff and it's really fun."

[alicornucopia]

"Who's Aedyt and why does she have an asteroid?" Demeter asks.

[pythbox]

"Aedyt is the Joker's daughter and she has an asteroid because he gave her one!" he says reasonably.

[alicornucopia]

"Why do you go there?" asks Zeus.

[pythbox]

"Because it's fun!"

[alicornucopia]

"But I mean how do you know her, isn't the Joker, like, the - I dunno, the something," says Zeus.

"Imperial something-or-other," agrees Bartholomew. "But the Princess presumably knows everyone."

[pythbox]

"The Joker's my alt," Harley explains serenely.

[alicornucopia]

"Oh!" says Demeter. "I see."

"What imperial thing is he?" asks Zeus. "I can't keep all the funny titles straight."

[pythbox]

"I forget," says Harley.

[alicornucopia]

"How do alts even work?" Zeus asks.

[pythbox]

[Elsie, Zeus wants to know how alts work and I dunno how to explain!]

[her_imperial_radiance]

[No one understands why alts happen, at least not yet, but your alts are versions of your personality and basic traits - and, in most cases, appearance - from other worlds and circumstances.]