(retroactive)

[her_imperial_radiance]

It is after the very first Bellparty.

"Dad never comes to these," Elspeth tells her grandma. "Too many strange Bells. If there were strange Edwards, Mama might have trouble with them too, but there aren't so far. But I can reintroduce you now, if you'd like."

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[mind_game]

Yoink.

[queensidecastle]

Hug!

[prima_sequentem]

Hug.

"So, Edward grew up and married an immortal vampire empress," she summarizes.

[queensidecastle]

"Of course he did."

[luminous_regnant]

"I feel like I should clarify that at the time he married me I was only an immortal vampire, and it was his doing that I was even that."

[queensidecastle]

"And at what point did one of you get the power to raise the dead?"

[luminous_regnant]

"A few hours ago."

[queensidecastle]

"Keeping busy, I see. Somebody get the girl a cookie."

[prima_sequentem]

[luminous_regnant]

"I am a vampire. I do not eat cookies," says Bella patiently.

Edward laughs and kisses her forehead.

[queensidecastle]

"Somebody get me a cookie, then."

[luminous_regnant]

Obediently, Bella conjures up a large, soft chocolate chip cookie and offers it to Chris.

[queensidecastle]

"Thank you!" she says cheerfully.

Nom nom.

[prima_sequentem]

Helpless giggling over here.

[luminous_regnant]

Bella's pretty amused too. Edward is cracking a smile.

"I have very wispy memories even of you, Mother," he says. "How old was I when Chris died?"

[prima_sequentem]

"Twelve. Train derailment," says Mother.

She assumes that he already knows the wispiness of those memories could be alleviated, and can decide what he wants to do about that in his own time.

[luminous_regnant]

He nods very slightly in response to this thought.

"Are you a witch - do you have a magical power?" Bella inquires of Chris. "The Eos one has; I'm not sure how closely to expect templates other than my own to match."

[queensidecastle]

"Up until I was just resurrected, I did not know that magical powers were a thing," says Chris.

[luminous_regnant]

"That doesn't rule it out, but it does make it less likely," muses Bella. "I didn't know I had mine until I met Edward." Pause. "He reads minds, by the way."

[queensidecastle]

"Of course he does," she snorts.

[luminous_regnant]

"I didn't while I was a human," Edward puts in.

"Some people's powers appear from scratch on turning, some get stronger," Bella raises her hand, "some are basically unchanged but can be used more effectively by a vampire than they could by a human."

[queensidecastle]

"It does not surprise me even a little tiny bit that Lizzie's kid turned out to be a mind-reader."

[luminous_regnant]

Edward laughs.

Bella smiles. And says, "And we have a daughter. Would you like to meet her?"

[queensidecastle]

"I would!"

[her_imperial_radiance]

Presently Elspeth appears in response to brainphoned summons; Jacob is trailing her, as unobtrusive as he can be at his height. "Hi, Chris, welcome to one of many lands of the living. I'm Elspeth."