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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] crushed_pearls 2022-12-13 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"...Fuck it, now's a good time to ask. Y'all got Christmas in the Corporate Rim?"
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[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-12-14 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes, biggest shopping festival of the year." They have literally removed the 'holy' from the 'holidays'.
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-14 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
In the pained voice of one who knows she's about to regret asking: "Only shopping?"
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[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-12-14 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Shopping and gift-giving. Two months where people buy presents for co-workers, employers, friends and family. Humans consider it 'scroogy' to not participate, it's something of an established social norm. The most extravagant presents are for one's employer, as an expression of gratitude for work."
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-14 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
There is a long groan of agony.
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[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-12-14 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
It is met with a confused silence.
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-14 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Don't worry about it buddy, bullshit from my time that I neither caused nor can solve but am bitter about like a dude online mad about changes to an ongoing show." Erin sighs. "Just. God. Christmas won the fictional war on Christmas and then lost the peace, god damn."
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[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-12-14 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't understand."

Which, like, no it's not supposed to, but it can tell she's upset, and like. It would rather she not be upset.
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-14 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're fine. It'll only turn into a giant nerd rant if I explain and I'm not sure it'll be the fun kind." Erin lightly smacks her own cheeks to focus up. "And I gotta get back on stage too. You have fun if ya can, yeah?"
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[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-12-14 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
It reaches out, touches her sleeve lightly. "I am. And that scares me a little."
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-14 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"...Because you're not 'supposed' to have fun or...? Honest question, I can think of a few ways this might be a weird experience and they're on a sliding scale."
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[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-12-14 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It shakes its head slightly. "Further to fall when things inevitably go tits up."
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-14 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"...You'd like Tayrey. She's into similar ideas." Erin smiles, a little fondly. "I tend to figure you can't win if you don't play, but, y'know. You're right, the loss of joy can be like pain. And that can suck. But...if you're stuck here anyway, you might as well take the win where it's sitting, yeah?"
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[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-12-14 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Lieutenant Tayrey? I do like her. I also think her world is far too similar to the Corporate Rim."

But that's thoughts for another day.

"I just don't think hope was ever programmed into me."
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-12-15 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Hope is a gift we give ourselves." Erin's smile is oddly sunny. "Remind me sometime to tell you the legend of Pandora. It's a very old story, not one for a wedding...but a good one."