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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] teethoftherisk 2022-12-21 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
Shi Qingxuan bows, and Siffleur pauses for a moment to decide how to respond. After a moment, he nods to Shi, which seems like an appropriate greeting to return. "It is good to meet you, Wind Master Qingxuan."

He also looks pleased at the compliment and gives her another nod of agreement. "Yours too. I had looked at that dress when considering my options, but wasn't sure it would suit me. It's much better on you." It's more truth than flattery - Shi Qingxuan looks suited to the colours. Siffleur wears his dress like a hanger does, but he doesn't mind that - how tight or loose they fit means nothing, so long as it fits comfortably for whoever's wearing it.

"You're right, they're very comfortable. I hadn't wore dresses before a few weeks ago, when another passenger suggested I try. It's been good to double my options." He glances at Jack and gives him a bit of a smirk. "Not sure if they appeal to Jack. He likes his sweaters."
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[personal profile] skaikru 2022-12-21 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not speaking from the position of a grudge holder when I say: you see how that compromises him, right?

( this now borders on imploring. please see what she means, please understand it's coming from a place of personal experience. )

You get why this feels dangerous to the rest of us?
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[personal profile] skaikru 2022-12-21 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
( the faux confidence paradox: neither teen really feels all that great about their prospects, but one expresses that they need to do something and the other says they will, and the conviction settles in their hearts of hearts. of course they will, they've got no other choice. it emboldens, however unstable the ground beneath their feet might be.

steve lists off the people he thinks would side with them, and clarke silently echoes with thoughts of her own. it's the exact same group that she'd been partially held back by when steve caught her eye: natsuno, rita, palamedes. vance as well. god, could she count jade in this mix? she doesn't know his full feelings but would like to think he'd be with them in this. if bellamy and mizuki were still here —

no, stop that, no time for sad thoughts. which is kinda easy, because that, harrington, is the most ridiculous suggestion she's ever heard. and it's met with an incredulous scoff, both arms folded across her chest (it's half an attempt to self soothe, a self-hug of sorts). )


I don't see any way I can go back into that reception and not make some sort of scene. I want to give Pirate Jenny the green light on turning Skulduggery into bone flutes.
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[personal profile] skaikru 2022-12-21 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
( welcome to the distressed corner, vance — as if you haven't been here all along.

clarke's maybe lucky to be initially surrounded by her compatriots. there's natsuno, who's been on her same page since day one. there's rita, who lost her arm in a fiery mess when the captain constricted space around her magic, and obviously the captain's the blame for that. and there's pal, who's well on his way to shitfaced, but also has a nebulous bone to pick with gods and excessively high moral standards. but friends at her elbows (one literally holding her back, thanks natsuno) doesn't keep her eyes from searching the crowd for reactions. vance is one of the first people she looks for when the kneejerk anger is cowed, and leveler heads prevail.

and vance doesn't disappoint.

'what the actual fuck' is communicated back in gesture. the arm not being held back like a tether line gestures broadly, then fingers curl into a biting fist. 'i most certainly am seeing this shit' as a secondary response when clarke forces her fingers to relax and nods. everything about her face is furious and at odds with the general wedding aesthetic. too dark of an angry flush is creeping up her neck, eyes bright like the fire in her heart's just been stoked, jaw set so hard her teeth hurt. and... hopeless. just a hint of that, because what the actual hell is there to do in this exact moment? )
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[personal profile] decohere 2022-12-21 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
[she watches the way the fabric of Fio's skirt flares and spins outward with the movement, it's such a pretty dress. the smile breaking through Fio's expression once more is immediately mirrored with a small one of Ava's own in relief.]

Do you want to twirl in the air? [she's never practiced flying with anyone... but she doesn't intend to lift them up too far.]
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[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-12-21 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm pretty sure I do. I just disagree. Look- people only ever do shit because of other people, no? I only survived trying to kill myself via Captain because of Fio, you're only here and not swinging for his head because of your friends, and the Captain's probably only leaving the wedding party alive because of Skulduggery. It gets easier to do the right thing when people give you a reason to do it. And Skulduggery choosing to offer a hand out again and again is probably the first reason he's had to do better in... ever.

[ Whatever small hope she held of convincing Clarke had fizzled out long before this argument. Darcy fights battles, Clarke wages war, that's just the difference between them. But she always feels sharpest when honed against an opposing edge. Darcy isn't convincing Clarke; she's convincing herself. ]

You can keep thinking the Captain is like, inherently evil like a tiger eats meat or whatever. I'm sure that's really working for you. But I disagree. He's a person. He can choose differently. We just need to give him reason to.
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[personal profile] maximumcake 2022-12-21 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Max has to force-close the tab in his brain that is still trying to figure out how a guy has a talking chimpanzee as a butler. He just... can't even.

Asses. Asses are safer conversations topics. "Sure. I mean, I've been told it's my second best feature." Eyebrow waggle. Go on. Ask him what the first best is.

"Right? What a burden being so beautiful. You handle it well." The flirting will continue forever until someone tells him to stop. This is how he copes with all this existential information he's getting.

"Holy shit. You're from my future? That's... damn. I want to ask what it's like but is that like asking for spoilers?"
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[personal profile] maximumcake 2022-12-21 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll avoid late-night calls, no problem." But she better believe he'll start looking for her when he goes to take meals, or just around, so he can chat her up as often as is polite. Having people to talk to is a novelty he doesn't want to miss out on.

"Yeah? I was a little bit afraid I might annoy it if I got too chatty. I really like SecUnit, I don't want to make things harder for it."
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[personal profile] firewalled 2022-12-21 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Good. Rich would much rather pretend he can be normal about being friends with a cute girl. It's fine. It's just him being a little overactive...

"Hey, well, you could always learn now if you wanted! I'm partly self-taught, so if a dummy like me can get it, I'm sure you'd have no problem."
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[personal profile] firewalled 2022-12-21 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Good plan, Crabb. You certainly would never live that one down if Rich heard about it.

"Aw, am I too crude for you? It's always something about the lesbians that I end up pissing them off with my dirty jokes." Here he just thought Darcy was naturally prickly, but maybe he's just bad with ladies in general. "Yeah, hey? I certainly didn't think I'd... you know, kind of trip into having a family. Universe saw I had one shit dad and replaced him with more than I can handle, I guess."
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[personal profile] be_seeing_you 2022-12-21 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Likewise, it's a pleasure Miss Adams."

He pauses a moment to consider the question. Let's see, it was July and now it's December. Goodness, has it been six months already? He's astonished and horrified.

"Six months. Since July. I can hardly believe it myself."
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[personal profile] millay 2022-12-21 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"It is, yes. Sharky is always complaining that there's not enough people to go in with. Perhaps we will need to do another music night sometime." She's not sure what sort of music they could manage, but she could at least go in and flip through and see what music it offered. "At least with the ghosts being back, I wouldn't have to run everything myself."

But she can understand not being sure how to explain the music. She's not certain she could do a good job of it herself. "Would help to have some non-fiction on the boat, I suppose. But perhaps a fictional book might have the workings of an instrument inside of it."

She is carefully minding others as she turns them on the floor. "There are a few musicians on board it seems. Perhaps we can ask if they know any of the answers to your questions. I do not fully understand Erin's instrument as it is. The name is enough to garner questions."
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[personal profile] thefreak 2022-12-21 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ With a 12 on his performance check, Eddie actually does pretty well. He won't pass for fluent by any means, but he's clearly enjoying himself, playing that famous riff on the guitar and singing the words with an energy that many on the ship might not have actually seen from him.

Mostly because he's tended to keep to himself most of the time.

When the song comes to a close, he looks animated, already looking forward to playing another song with Rich.
]

Got any other songs you wanna play while I'm still up here, big guy?
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[personal profile] astrogator 2022-12-21 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[She takes a sip from her own glass before she speaks again. If she'd suspected paranoia, Ari might have brought a pitcher and poured it out between them - she's done that before, here, for the comfort of others. It just hadn't occurred to her today.]


Of course! The older gentleman there, he's Doctor Watson. He used to be in the military, as you might be able to tell from the uniform. He's a kind, considerate sort, and he's written some interesting books. And there is Johnny Summer - he mixes excellent drinks, and he's good company too. The man in black with them is Cesar Salazar - and you mustn't read too much into my lack of commentary on him - I'm afraid we aren't yet acquainted.

Did they have ceremonies like this, in your homeland?
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[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2022-12-21 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't call me out like that, dude." Got him. Absolutely nailed it. Softies need to stick together.

"You know, you have a point. But I want to see you put your skills to the test first. Then we can shoot it and loot it." Look at that, he rhymed. He's a poet and didn't know it.

"You know what else I've always wanted to try down there? That dancing game. It looks like fun but I didn't want to be the loser dancing alone on it." He means the DDR machine.
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[personal profile] ss_buttcrack 2022-12-21 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
He's already acquainted with Ari, so it's only a matter of time.

"Cesar is who I've spoken with most. He's a scientist in the field of artificial technology. Definite nerd." Said affectionately. "But he's also got a lot more metal to him than you'd think just by looking at him." Takes one to know one, sometimes.

"And he's got his heart in the right place. You should talk to him."
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[personal profile] firewalled 2022-12-21 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Well, at least I think so. You look really cozy. And the colour is really pretty.

[He didn't think he'd have to justify his compliment to her, but... well, he can understand if she's a little nervous.]

Oh! You play the harp? That's really cool. I don't know if our styles would mix at all, but I'd like to hear you play!
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2022-12-21 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hm."

He frowns, thoughtful, disapproving. "You sound as though you've changed your mind on that, that you no longer believe it. Look, I am a man who has often been the one to hold someone up, out of duty but also friendship, and I am trying to be certain I am not... assuming things that are not true for the two of you."
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[personal profile] winepouring 2022-12-21 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hahaha!" She giggles and her cheeks flush pink, enjoying the praise and this happy turn of events. Giving Jack a friendly pat on the back, she has to at least praise her old friend a little more, though. "But the sweaters look good on him, too, don't you think? Heavy fabrics like this have their own appeal. It adds an air of refinement."

Shi Qingxuan offers him a little wink. Truthfully, she hadn't really pinned Jack as the sweater-wearing type. She still remembers seeing his scars before when he was sunning on one of the decks, and Siffleur is similarly scarred. The thought that his current attire may be because of her failure in being possessed two months ago crosses her mind like a knife, and she chuckles nervously.

Never one to let the opportunity to encourage a friend to crossdress slip by, though, she quickly recovers to focus on other things. She looks between Siffleur and Jack, then, settling on Jack again, gives him a once-over as she hums, "However, until you try something, it's impossible to know if it'll appeal to you or not. Maybe the three of us can go together, browse the selection, and pick out something nice later? These things are much more fun with friends. Besides, this ship is always so warm, you need lighter options sometimes."

Double the options, as Siffleur had said! As if to punctuate her words, she pulls out her fan out from the interior of her jacket and flicks it open, stirring up a light breeze as she fans herself.
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2022-12-21 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"A shame," he chuckles. "I could envision you surrounded by ballerinas on the stage. Catching them when they leap, you know."

Okay, it's a little teasing, but only good-naturedly.
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2022-12-21 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"It sounds to be a very complex situation," he says, honestly, "and I hope you manage to work it out between the three of you. Goodness, and here I thought I was going to be an oddity for being involved with two men at once. Apparently I am not as wild and eccentric as I think I am. Still," Watson continues, still smiling, "I'm glad for you, genuinely."
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2022-12-21 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Docile. That is a peculiar word to use, and Watson's eyebrows raise. It speaks of power, to him, a poor master who abuses his servants because he can, and it gives Watson a sick sort of feeling when he thinks about the way Max bends to his guidance so easily on the dance floor.

"A cook, are you? I wish I could see your work. Here, did you want to switch and try leading for a little bit?"
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[personal profile] lightconductor 2022-12-21 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, you certainly are a careerist. I've seen your type before, and I know better than to argue.

[He sips his drink, casually.]

Of course, that particular plan is a little difficult now. We are rather short on spaceships here.
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[personal profile] actuallyawolf 2022-12-21 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course anyone Ylva would like would be sharp-toothed. That's just something she likes in other people.

"Well, you can help me figure it out, then."
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[personal profile] redlightgreenlight 2022-12-21 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Artificial technology? That sounds fancy. Does he also have a PHD?"

Crichton is also a really nice person. There are so many on this ship...At least they have the wedding, hopefully the peace will continue past tonight, but one can never know.