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César Salazar ([personal profile] pineapplesalmon) wrote in [community profile] come_sailaway2022-12-11 07:21 pm

10th Contraption: Mawwiage

Who: John Watson, Johnny Summer, and César Salazar with Rich Goranski, Fio, and Honoria Crabb AND YOU Oh god why are weddings like this
What: The throuple getting married by... the Captain?!
When: December 11th at 7pm
Where: John's
Warnings: I believe in us! But for now, nothing.


SEATING

John's has been transformed, the seating up front rearranged in rows towards the center dias with an aisle down the middle, the piano moved off to one side. The buffet for later can be seen off to the other. Decorations taken from Spirit Halloween appear here and there–flowers taken from cavalera flower crowns, sun and moon candlestick holders from the tarot collection, festively colored tablecloths draped down the walls like curtains or banners. A sign near the entrance says "seat yourself", although the front row on one side is reserved with a ribbon across the backs.

What can't be seen is who is officiating. Or the husbands, but at least that part makes sense. The dais is empty.


THE CEREMONY

As one of the few traditions in this wedding, music announces the start of the ceremony. Rich strolls in first, trying to look professional even if he’s clearly shaking a bit as he holds the small pillow with the rings laid on it. At least he’s dressed quite smartly, Johnny ensuring his red suit is wrinkle free and his cuff links are set in place. Fio, in a winged black dress and flowery headdress, follows after the ring bearer, adorning the path with paper petals as she moves along.

The first husband to be down the aisle is none other than Johnny, in a smart charcoal grey suit with a goldenrod pocketsquare, gold jewelry, and a wreath of orange blossoms on his head; and accompanied by Honoria Crabb in her perfectly tailored black tuxedo, worn with black gloves and a white bow tie. Watson and César take up the rear, arms linked together. César is wearing an equally fancy suitcoat with his tie held in place with a ruby and silver tie pin, and Watson is wearing an officer’s dress uniform, with the sword and without the helmet, and also his good cane. All three husbands-to-be are wearing green carnation boutonnières.


AFTER PARTY

It's time to eat, dance, and party!

The seating has been rearranged for sitting at tables around the "dance" floor. Food from Windjammer has been placed on some tables for a buffet. There’s a selection of fancy cheeses and crackers, sushi, premade sandwiches, and salad with dressings on the side. For dessert, to one side there’s a table with cupcakes, cookies, and chocolates arranged in a heart. On the bar are a couple bowls of punch (including one explicitly labeled as non-alcoholic) made by Johnny ahead of time, because he's been forbidden to bartend his own wedding, much to his deep chagrin.

There’s a space set just off the dancefloor for musicians who wish to perform, the usual John’s piano (bribed into behaving with a whole pan of beef brisket from the buffet) off to one side.
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2022-12-16 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
[He's startled into laughter, and immediately claps a hand over his own mouth.]

Ah. Sorry. I am a great enjoyer of fiction myself, but... you know that you can't learn everything that way, yes?
konpeito_aji: (Say that after you win a round)

[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-12-16 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
He gets even whinier and sulkier... "That's my line... I always win..." Except on the ship, he's lost A LOT, but still. "Rules are for breaking." Pout. Sulk.

"Proper place...." He's going to need a rescue from Klaus at this rate, because the idea of having to play nice, to be PROPER, and correct courtroom etiquette is just disgusting to him! Still, he's not about to touch, and there's no amount of wordplay he can duel with her without her twisting him up far more than physically.

Very carefully he leans on her for support, as he needs it now, but sings oh so gently for her ears alone. "Life is but a dream
From which all men must wake
A dream, a dream,
A gamble of high stakes.

You drink deeply from the soul's well
But how bittersweet is the taste?
A gentle dance, a dream, a dare
Don't let the moment go to waste."

And oh so sweetly at the end he smiles, "Don't think of me on your date tonight."
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[personal profile] redlightgreenlight 2022-12-16 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
She's leading him through the steps now, because she overdid it a little bit.

"Of course not, Oda, I have more important things to think about tonight than the sound of your voice in my ear."

Like how she is going to address the Captain and Skulduggery, or what her game plan should be now that it has come to light. Or how she should address the information in the binder.

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[personal profile] actuallyawolf 2022-12-16 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Mm?" She looks over at him. "You got a plan for that?"
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-16 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Who says I'm sure?" Erin smiles when she says it though, loving the energy, the warmth of those hands. "I had no idea if you'd say yes to a dance or a flirt, but I'd rather hear no than hear nothing. You're interesting and kind and so very yourself."

The smile gets an edge of mischief. "But I've been pretty sure for a bit, about being interested myself. Since we went flying."
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[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-12-16 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
He has no capacity to control who comes here, when, how, and why. He is able to know things, sure. And not via mind-reading, but he isn't actively picking and choosing who comes or goes. What if none of this is actively his doing? People coming here, people getting stuck. What if he's just as stuck as everyone else? What if his attempts at the excursions are literally his attempt to find freedom too? What even makes you think killing him would do anything? Thousands of years of people trying, trying things you haven't thought of, and you're going to succeed, because what?

Skulduggery isn't saying there's no escape. He said trying to kill the captain won't resolve things.

If you want to call magic on this, I will again, cease or wait until a better time, but I expect you to think on it a lot harder. And not in the angle of hopelessness that makes you give up. I want you to think like the genius I know you are.

Why do you think the Serena Eterna is a ship?
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[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-12-16 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
He laughs. "Ah excellent! Such a good soldier you are, obeying my orders."

She can say it's because he's unimportant, but that just means he has to double down that he's making it an order. Even more since she knows he doesn't really give orders. Especially not to her. But her rebellious nature is no less than his, and that's why he's doing it this way to remind her exactly of that.
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-16 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
"You're familiar with Crichton, yes? You do seem to know each other. It's been a dog's age since I've witnessed a proper dance-off. Challenge him to one."
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[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2022-12-16 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure we can arrange some form of joint custody agreement.
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[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2022-12-16 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
[shoots a glare at him]

Who says you can't?
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[personal profile] broshaw 2022-12-16 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, this whole place is uh. Pretty much the dead-ass opposite of life back home, before or after the Collapse. Some of 'em, y'know, Xander, Hurk, Nick probably, they'd be cool about it, but the rest...

[Eugh. He can't imagine how Jerome would handle shit here. ...Man, he misses that dude.]

Uh -- sooo, like, if I ask you to dance, is that cool? Not cuttin' in before Peter or anything? [He sure HOPES not!!!]
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[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-12-16 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
"That is serendipitous, isn't it?" And certainly not anything the Captain could have planned for. "I have to admit, it's been nice to see the three of you doing so well this whole time. It's obvious that you each improve the other in turn, which is what good relationships should do."
light_mischief: (35. is that so?)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-12-16 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, she came up to me just a little bit ago. We had a talk. I... hope things will work out, but it is a bit of a left turn from what she was familiar with.

[There hadn't been a good way to bring it up before, but springing it on her like this had been a rude, nasty shock.]

For now... [He glances over his shoulder to where the Captain is currently turning a cupcake into a war crime.] I think you're the only person here who can get away with stealing a dance or two without ironic reasoning.

[He sure hopes, anyway, as he sticks out a hand for her to take.]
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[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-12-16 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
"...He is protective, yes." Which had been flattering in private, but may well become a problem now that things have become more public. "All of this is completely alien to him. You saw him during the ceremony. That was the reason I didn't... realize what was happening at first. Neither of us knew it could happen."

He angles his permanent grin in Watson's direction, because at the end of the day, tonight isn't about him and the Captain, is it? "Then again, I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest the same thing could be said about you, Johnny and César."
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[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-12-16 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Skulduggery folds his other hand over hers, squeezing tight. He can see her struggling to maintain even the slightest hint of her usual cheer, and it breaks his heart to know she thinks she has to try for his sake.]

It's alright to be scared. This wasn't how I wanted you to find out, but sometimes things happen... out of order.

[It would be easy to bring her over to the Captain and introduce them. He'll probably be on his best behavior for the time he's here, so long as nobody tries to start a fight. But that wouldn't help anything. It would only make things tense and awkward, and... well. He really should talk to the Captain about it before it happens.]

I will tell you everything that I can to help you feel more comfortable. But I will never force you to interact with him, so long as you don't want to. And I'll make sure he knows that, too.
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[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-12-16 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Nobunaga just groans, and a hand goes to his eyes!

"Crichton is my very first and best friend," since Klaus was his friend but also a million other things obviously. "I will die and live for him. But you have not seen him Disco."

A dramatic sigh! "A dance off duel would not be a fair fight at all. And the last time I disco'd with him he cried, hugged me, and told me he loves me. It was disgusting." Nobunaga, damn it! "I don't wish to upset Arthur again either. I'll still do it if you insist, but I don't hold back, not even for my best friend." Yes, he did just say he was basically bringing a torpedo to a fist fight... With a one armed semi-paraplegic. He really doesn't hold back!
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-16 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Consider your opponent," Erin says philosophically. "If he accepts your challenge knowing your skill, would victory in itself be his objective?"
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[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-12-16 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Several hundred. It's no different than my life's work, really. Making Hell no longer hell. Easier said than done, of course, and impossible to do alone." Carnelian red eyes soften all the same. "Freedom is the long term goal, but in the interim what would help? One day at a time."
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2022-12-16 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I'll show you 'old timer,'" Watson laughs, following. There's something so careless in this moment, something so innocent. "This isn't your dance revolution game, you know. No steps for you to follow this time."
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[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-12-16 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
"You're just counting on me getting embarrassed by his dancing, and him being oblivious to it. And you're completely correct on that account."

Argh. "Fine. But Jeff picks the song. No Disco."
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-16 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
"I have many methods of embarrassing you," Erin teases, sagely. "But I choose a friend we both share. Consider my objectives as well."

"That said, those terms are acceptable. I eagerly await the results of your challenge, Demon King."
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[personal profile] actuallyawolf 2022-12-16 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
"We can always do that again," Ylva says, "but I like you this way, too."

Her face is hot and red. She's not sure if she wants to run away and hide or throw herself into Erin's arms. "I'm terrified," she admits suddenly. "I don't know how to do this right."
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[personal profile] redlightgreenlight 2022-12-16 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
She steps on his foot and twists, hard. Probably not hard enough to break toes, but definitely hard enough to cause pain.

"Oh, my dear Demon King," She replies, "Please forgive my klutziness. Perhaps someone else would be a better dance partner for you."
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2022-12-16 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
In real life, romance doesn't end when the couple finally reveal their feelings to each other, or even at the wedding.
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[personal profile] astrogator 2022-12-16 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
You don't know this. You don't know any of this. You're repeating to me things that have been told to you as fact, when you have no evidence. I expect you to at least listen to me when I explain the lack of evidence, instead of just reasserting things as that you have no proof of as absolute truths.

If you don't think Skulduggery is trying to say I can't go home, go and read that wretched thing again.

If you want me to keep fighting off despair for your sake, to keep trusting you, then be worthy of the effort.

[Ari doesn't raise her voice. She's intense about it, but perfectly calm. The only indication of the depth of her emotion right now is that she'd never normally be so direct, so critical.]