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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.
light_mischief: (16. nice sunset!)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-12-20 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, did she now? [He's going to guess that to be Tear... hmmm. Boy, he sure hopes he hasn't completely ruined Jade's night, because somewhere out there there's a colonel who's about to get punched by a half-dozen teenagers.] I'm glad I could surprise her.

[He gives her arm another squeeze, then takes both of her hands in both of his.]

Would you like to dance with me?
light_mischief: (12. straight up bogart)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-12-20 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, right. She told Darcy to murder her if she didn't deserve to live here. [EYEROLL HEADTILT. now Ava knows full well why Skulduggery might scoff at a concept like "not being welcome on the Eterna" over something that happened in the past. look at him! he murdered millions of people while under the sway of a subconscious evil alter ego, and now he's dating the guy who runs reality!]

If forcing social situations is Erin's modus operandi, then at least it makes it easier to work around. You may have to accept that she's just going to be weird, though. She is... well, weird.

[help he doesn't know if he's allowed to call her a fairy. he's scrambling to remember what Ossie and Giles called themselves but they never said it, he just assumed fairies were involved, and now he isn't sure!!!]
decrypter: (early.)

[personal profile] decrypter 2022-12-20 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
Clearly there's a reason for that particular nickname, and the corner of her mouth twitches up to restrain a giggle. But to pursue that thread would abandon the heart of what she's being told, about its friend - someone that it holds dear, no matter the time apart.

"One of those massive ships you mentioned? I can imagine that such a ship would need a very capable mind at the helm."

It's an invitation to talk about ART, if it wants.
serialskiller: (having an emotion)

[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-12-20 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
"It belong to a research university, and has more than enough of a mind to keep up with its crew. All of its crew, all at once. I remember, I thought I was hijacking a simple vessel, and then I was faced with the vastness of it. I felt like a child being chastised for peeking into the cookie jar, when it told me not to try hacking its systems. But it took me where I needed to be, and watched serials with me throughout the journey. And it helped me in other ways, too. Helped me hide what I am so I could pass as an augmented human security consultant."

It rubs at its elbow, where ART surgically altered it so it didn't meet the standard SecUnit template anymore.
decrypter: (honor.)

[personal profile] decrypter 2022-12-20 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
If she chuckles at the imagining of SecUnit being scolded for prying where it shouldn't, she'll not harp on that point. A mind capable of keeping up with everyone at the same time is a humbling thing merely in concept - to meet it in person? Probably terrifying. And yet, such fondness means much. It having to hide itself was another story all on its own, since at least here, it doesn't seem inclined to do so.

"Sounds as though you hijacked the exact right vessel - any other one might not have been as helpful, or become as dear of a friend. Some would say such a thing was meant to be. Or simply the perfect twist of fortune."
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[personal profile] astrogator 2022-12-20 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are all your relatives. It's not normal, and it's not loving.

[And Ari doesn't know how many ways she has to say she doesn't agree to this before he'll respect it, and now she's getting to thinking that it's because she allowed informalities and closeness that she probably shouldn't have, so now he thinks it'd be fine to mistreat her.

Yes, throwing food at someone, once you've reached the age of reason, isn't anything but wasteful and insulting where she's from. She can't see the funny side at all.]


You think Tradeliners can't see obvious loopholes? Any food gets anywhere on my person, after what you've just threatened, and I'm holding you accountable. Even if I dropped my soup spoon.

[Then she stands to leave, because she has too many conflicted feelings and it's not right to get into a proper argument at someone else's celebration.]
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[personal profile] firewalled 2022-12-20 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, god no. It was kindergarten, Dad. I was an entirely different kid. Built way differently. I only got to learn like, the foot positions anyways. And some sort of bouncy dance to the Sugar Plum Fairy."

Maybe if he picked it up again, he'd be better now, but back then, he was like most kids... hopelessly clumsy.
myagic: (111)

[personal profile] myagic 2022-12-20 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's not dating their captor which means it's not automatically everyone's business!!]

Don't play dumb! Someone like you--you lied before, too, when you threw yourself off that cliff with him. Don't tell me you were already playing his game back then!

[Trying to keep her voice down is starting to fail; her volume is just about growing to a shout at this point.]
firewalled: (Though I'm sure no is what)

[personal profile] firewalled 2022-12-20 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh god... he's been caught. Rich flushes a deep pink, but he's hoping Chrissy doesn't notice that in the lighting.

"Oh, that? Heh, it's nothing. My older brother taught me a bit of drumming before he left for college. I've been playing guitar longer, but I was out of practice since I came here. Was it... really that good?"
busball: (73)

[personal profile] busball 2022-12-20 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Klaus frowns. “Not normal, I’ll accept, but you don’t even know them enough to understand. We love each other. It doesn’t have to sound right to you.”

He’s not even going to stop her from leaving. It had all been teasing. They’re just going to go off on their own because Johnny deserves a good vibe even if they’re currently a bad vibe.
firewalled: (Gonna disconnect from the hardwire)

[personal profile] firewalled 2022-12-20 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
This is probably part of the reason why Johnny called him that, yes. He knows he's a little dirty. Most people find it endearing after a while! ...Sort of.

"Ha! That's just code for 'yes, I'm planning on making sure she can't walk straight tomorrow,' you know. But okay, okay, I'll cool it." His expression gets a little softer. "Just nice to see that people are still finding each other in this mess."
millay: (47)

[personal profile] millay 2022-12-20 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
She frowns just slightly. "I don't know the words, but I could hum them perhaps? They were only played on the piano ever." She is still hoping that eventually Phil will want to see her again and she might be able to get his help more so with that. Maybe if she can think of the tune enough, she could play it and then he could help her identify things.

"Have you been to Rischie yet? It's a club. We threw Sharky's birthday there."
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[personal profile] millay 2022-12-20 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Maeve laughs, she has programmed memories of what the phrase means, but none of her real memories ever included it. "Well, I'm sure someone could try, but I'm very hard to shame about these things." She shrugs. "They're both a it dense about things. Mostly talking to each other. Even though they..." Were two people in one body...but that's not hers to tell. "Have known each other for a long time." Oh well.
pointofhonoria: (season 3; come on)

[personal profile] pointofhonoria 2022-12-20 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)

"Less impressive than you think, I got shot in the first hour or so and got lucky that no one found me after that until the end."

Less luck, more she knew how to hide and stay out of danger when she really needs to. Not a skill she actually exercises often, as someone prone to throwing herself into danger, but...

"But, yeah. It ain't fun. First death here, one of the two I remember. Ain't looking to repeat the performance any time soon and luckily the one who did it ain't either."

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[personal profile] thefreak 2022-12-20 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This isn't exactly how Eddie expected his musical career to go. Sitting pretty in apparent weird cruise ship limbo, wandering aimlessly and playing a wedding for people he barely knew simply because he had been dying to get a chance to play for an actual crowd.

It had been a lot more fun than he thought it would be. Before everything had happened, Eddie probably would have never tried to open up to these people, would be feeling endlessly homesick. But now?

Now he's just filled with a never-ending sense of conflicted confusion. He wishes he had a home to go to, a goal to get out of this place, but leaving the cruise ship feels like a death sentence. So for now? For now he's happy to get drunk and forget, get drunk and play music, get drunk and hope he doesn't dream.

Chrissy's voice breaks him out of the thoughts that might have otherwise swallowed him whole. His eyes light up as he processes her compliment, and he flashes her a grin.
]

Thanks! This isn't exactly the Hideout, but...she'll do.
emotionlesswreck: (All are theatrically made to dance)

[personal profile] emotionlesswreck 2022-12-20 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratuations, Omori, you absolute weirdo. He notes their confusion, but doesn't offer any other context, just glancing around the room to take in the various people there.

"I'm 12. I ran into the three of them a while ago. Things didn't go too well..." That's an understatement, but can he even admit how far he actually went?
redlightgreenlight: (cocky)

[personal profile] redlightgreenlight 2022-12-20 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Valdis shakes her head, wondering how the Captain has been able to force people to kill each other for so long. She raises a glass to Crabb.

"Well, toast to tonight and to happiness for the grooms. May there be no murder until after the celebrations have ceased."
redlightgreenlight: (Happy 2)

[personal profile] redlightgreenlight 2022-12-20 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"It does indeed."

She gets that reference, but she's not going to take the bait yet. Though, she dreads him ever meeting Ari and the two of them finding out what she's been doing. She's not what anyone would expect as a nerd, she's just dated several, and learned through osmosis. And also, immortals have to entertain themselves somehow.

"And yes, he's quite good. Johnny is a fabulous bartender and I don't know Cesar well, but he seems nice."
littlefairytale: (atlas; rub back of head)

[personal profile] littlefairytale 2022-12-20 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)

Ruby is absolutely not bold enough to say a word that would imply Darcy does count, even though she absolutely does in Ruby's newly awakened gay little head. This is 95% her social awkwardness combining with how fresh this whole thing is for her, and 5% 'is it weird to call one of your best friends' exes cute' (she doesn't know! What are the social rules here!).

"That'd require me to actually be brave enough to go and ask someone to dance even as a friend after this, gah." Or, you know, someone to come and ask her, but that's an option she doesn't seem to take into account in the moment. "I— uh, also, thanks, for like, checking on me?"

pointofhonoria: (season 3; lopsided smile)

[personal profile] pointofhonoria 2022-12-20 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)

Actually it's Crabb who won't be walking straight tomorrow if anyone but she sure isn't going to correct that to the teenager's face—

"Appreciated. Outta Johnny and me I'm the one with the real old timey sensibilities, here, you're gonna offend my delicate ears." The sarcasm is thick, though it's half-true; she's kept more of the old hang-ups than Johnny has for longer than he has, but she's working on it. A lot. Her own expression softens a bit after that, though. "...yeah, it is. Nice, I mean. Count myself very lucky, sure didn't think I'd be one of those finding someone."

redlightgreenlight: (small smile)

[personal profile] redlightgreenlight 2022-12-20 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's difficult to think that the Captain can change his stripes after so long, but it could be possible. Most immortals eventually become bitter as the years of memories and losses weigh on them. Perhaps the only reason she isn't more bitter is that she doesn't remember all of it.]

We can certainly hope for that.
maximumcake: (playing innocent)

[personal profile] maximumcake 2022-12-20 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Here? At a wedding?" The fact that Max is entertaining that possibility even as he questions it is telling.

"Um. They are fighting styles. It's a little hard to explain, but Judo is about using body positioning and takedowns and Krav is a lot of the same but with more hand to hand and sometimes knife fighting involved."
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[personal profile] maximumcake 2022-12-20 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know about better, but it kind'a tracks with how my life tends to go." Said with such matter-of-fact resignation.

"Sorry, I don't mean to bring the mood down. This is supposed to be a happy occasion."
maximumcake: (wistful)

[personal profile] maximumcake 2022-12-20 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know. You've been really careful not to make any demands." He has noticed. He notices more than he lets on sometimes.

"But if you ever need some energy, if you're in trouble or if you need to get stronger, you can take some from me. I won't mind."
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[personal profile] redlightgreenlight 2022-12-20 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
She's been as careful as possible, knowing from the moment she told him to sit that he would probably do anything she demanded. In a past life, she might have taken advantage of that, it's a disgusting thought, using other people like that. Bold, powerful people she has no qualms about manipulating, to a lesser extent, if she needs something she might manipulate people who don't deserve it. But people who have no sense of self? No. Never. It feels too much like the lack of choice.

His offer isn't unexpected, but it's genuine. Skulduggery would think it strange that she's managed to collect yet another person willing to offer her their soul. How many of her friends back home would have done the same? She'd been under the impression that they would be afraid and shun her.

"I appreciate that Max. I'm glad you aren't afraid of me."