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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] saltwaterlungs 2022-12-13 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly I'd like to say it was even... anything uniquely terrible? Like don't get me wrong, it was like, enslaving and murdering and shit. Terrible shit. But like... [ Shrugs, ] people suck. She gave me a sob story about not wanting to be vulnerable or whatever, but she got like... a fucktonne of money and power, from the way she told it. And that's just... [ Another shrug, and a broad gesture with both hands, ] I mean, cool, she's basically an oil executive but more honest.

[ Darcy shakes her head, ] don't worry about it. It's not like I've been the easiest to get along with or anything. I've never had friends. And the only adults I used to hang out with back home kind of had to, so. I hope I'm becoming a better person, too.
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[personal profile] decohere 2022-12-14 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
And there's no money here. [distasteful.] I've told Peter and Skulduggery how I feel. But I warned her, if she wants a real reason to be scared of me... [she may be shy, and she's been behaving herself long enough, but Ava has no problem getting her revenge.]

Think the important part is that you're making a genuine effort, yeah? It's hard to let go of all the ways we protect ourselves from the fucked up circumstances of our lives. It's hard for me to physically want to be here, right now... But I'm glad I've pushed through it. And through our various disagreements.
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[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-12-15 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
If she starts real shit with you, then I'm with you a hundred percent. She's... the first time I met her it was at fight club in a sparring match, she's a strong fighter and she fights dirty, as a warning. Which makes her being scared of you even weirder- she straight up nearly knocked me out when we fought. I thought the whole point of getting good at fighting was to not be scared of people.

[ Weird, but anyway. ]

Mm. It's a choice to try and be less of a bitch all the time. And it's an easy choice. Or at least, it's gotten easier to choose it. I am glad I know you, ehn?
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[personal profile] decohere 2022-12-18 10:58 am (UTC)(link)
A dirty fighter that uses acts of kindness as a way to disarm. [frowns. she thought her wariness was maybe more a personal thing, but now she's back to wondering if Erin isn't a larger threat.] ... Maybe she's more scared of the fact I saw through her. But Peter... luckily intervened on my behalf, he's better with that sort of thing. [so she has to trust for now that everything is settled.]

Hah, some days it's a difficult choice for me. You know how annoying some of these people are? But I'm glad we're on the same side of all this. Even if it's not really the... ah, popular one.
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[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-12-18 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
She offered me a hand up after she nearly knocked me out, [ Darcy muses, almost in confirmation of that line of thinking, ] said later it was something about people back home not learning right and needing it knocked into them, but.

[ A shrug at the mention of Peter's intervention. If it's settled, then it's settled, but Darcy gets the feeling it won't be the end of this. ]

Oh some of them are the worst. Literally the worst, [ She agrees right away. The sentiment gets a more considered nod, however. ]

Doesn't need to be popular to be the right way forward. Even if it was just you and me and Skulduggery, I'd still be behind it. Some things are too true not to believe in.