on the first day of christmas, my true love gave to me

[self_composed]

[It is now Christmas in the latest time zone on Earth,] Bella announces, when this becomes the case. [C'mere.]

She has conjured a syringe of venom. There are no known effects relating to any particular person doing the turning, but she's gone ahead and duplicated her alt's venom - what would be hers, if she turned - regardless.

She hides it behind her back and smiles.

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[edgeofyourseat]

"That would be bad. I'd hate to have you not read me anymore," he says, wrapping his arms around her shoulders and kissing her forehead. "Will the brain upgrade help?"

[self_composed]

"Should. Have to think about it. I don't think I want to just straight up wish for a vampire brain; from what Bella said it has some drawbacks, which she can handle and I could too but that doesn't make it something I want to move into unedited. Hm." Bella leans her head on Alice's shoulder as she considers, and finally settles on a wish design she likes.

Hex goes.

"Trying this again," she murmurs in his ear, and she opens the package of emotions and does-not-quite-drown.

But only not-quite.

[edgeofyourseat]

"Better?" he asks.

[self_composed]

"Yeahhhh," she sighs.

And then it becomes a good thing that Lazarus has gone.

[edgeofyourseat]

Also a good thing that Bella is unsquishable.