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strangetrip2018-04-13 08:39 am
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Entry tags:
- alec mcdowell,
- bo dennis,
- caroline forbes,
- coby ward,
- curnen overbay,
- gartrett corbie,
- hugo "hurley" reyes,
- ignis scientia,
- james hathaway,
- kashaw vesh,
- kitty pryde,
- lillith daturai,
- liz parker,
- marie-ange colbert,
- mary winchester,
- maya lopez,
- mildmay foxe,
- moana,
- odo,
- percival de rolo,
- peter parker,
- pike trickfoot,
- regina mills,
- sam winchester,
- scanlan shorthalt,
- snow white,
- stephanie brown,
- sunny nwazue,
- vax'ildan,
- vex'ahlia,
- xavin,
- zahra hydris
[GP] The De Rolo Wedding Reception
The calendar of "Kahl-ee-Fornea" was very different to that of Tal'Dorei. But the spring dance had been a good reminder for the Exandrians (one of them, anyway) that the Renewal Festival would take place more or less this time of year, landing always on the thirteenth day of Dulahei. It seemed a fitting time to set the 'small family dinner' in celebration of the marriage of Vex and Percy.
...Yeah, but no. Because Vax'ildan didn't mind a bit of revenge for their having done the thing without so much as telling him for several weeks, and because his sister always deserved the best of everything anyway, the garden had a whopping lot more than that for the happy couple as they opened the doors onto what first looked like pitch blackness. Until the big, white-hot spotlight snapped abruptly on to glare down on top of the pair with blinding scrutiny.
A familiar voice sang out from beyond, his ever-charming booming and crooning amplified to fill the whole of the outdoors by something called a 'microphone,' Scanlan using all his singular panache to belt out a melodic tune:
"There she is, Mrs. De Rolo
There she is, your ideal
The dreams of a million boys and girls who want to find love in Emon City
For Vex may turn out to more than Baroness of the first house of Whitestone and Grand Mistress of the Hunt
There he is, Mr. De Rolo
There he is, your ideal
With so much brooding and tinkering he took the town by storm
With his all-Whitestone face and form
And there they are
Walking on air, he is
Fairest of the fair, she is
There they are - Mr. and Mrs. De Rolooooooooooo~"
A resounding wave of applause, murmuring, cheers, and laughter broke out all around the newlyweds - one such unbridled merry cackle absolutely coming from the bride's brother - and Scanlan's tone changed immediately to a much more vibrant, excited, sporting-event-enthusiasm style of announcement: "Ladies and Gentlemen - it's the DE ROLO FAMILY!"
The strands of bulb lighting popped into yellow-soft brightness all at once, revealing the guests gathered around dozens of tables artfully set with dinner places enough for everyone at the Inn. Each table included flowers, linens, and garlands all matched in smart Whitestone-Blue, darker Owlbear-Blue, black and white with touches of gold accents, all thanks to Caroline's management. The outdoor area so far as one could see had been dressed in one of Lillith's illusions to mimic a beautiful forest clearing at purple-dusk with fireflies dancing, the shapes of buildings and foothills in the distance distinctly cast to look like the city and castle of Whitestone. Ignis and Emma stood by putting a few final touches on what they'd all started calling 'fancy barbecue,' an enormous buffet of haute cuisine smoked and grilled meats with artful sides, a table beside them holding up the massive layer cake Pike had tirelessly fussed into perfection. So many others had come together to help or to wish the de Rolos well - but there would be plenty of time over the evening for them to be thanked and recognized with food, drink, song - there was even an area marked out as a dance floor.
A freshly bathed Trinket in his very own bowtie lumbered up to Vex'ahlia to rumble and lick her face as the pair finally had a moment to react to the spectacle. At ground-level, a small disc-like device with a large serving spoon taped to it had been labeled with marker as Ensign Stubby, rolling its way between tables and chairs while balancing a large, many-times-stabbed basket of flower petals (with a handful left nestled in its giant spoon) on top of its flat surface like a drunken flower girl to finally bump into Vex and Percy's shoes. ...And possibly the best thing about their stunning surprise? That Peter boy had got the whole thing on VHS.
...Yeah, but no. Because Vax'ildan didn't mind a bit of revenge for their having done the thing without so much as telling him for several weeks, and because his sister always deserved the best of everything anyway, the garden had a whopping lot more than that for the happy couple as they opened the doors onto what first looked like pitch blackness. Until the big, white-hot spotlight snapped abruptly on to glare down on top of the pair with blinding scrutiny.
A familiar voice sang out from beyond, his ever-charming booming and crooning amplified to fill the whole of the outdoors by something called a 'microphone,' Scanlan using all his singular panache to belt out a melodic tune:
"There she is, Mrs. De Rolo
There she is, your ideal
The dreams of a million boys and girls who want to find love in Emon City
For Vex may turn out to more than Baroness of the first house of Whitestone and Grand Mistress of the Hunt
There he is, Mr. De Rolo
There he is, your ideal
With so much brooding and tinkering he took the town by storm
With his all-Whitestone face and form
And there they are
Walking on air, he is
Fairest of the fair, she is
There they are - Mr. and Mrs. De Rolooooooooooo~"
A resounding wave of applause, murmuring, cheers, and laughter broke out all around the newlyweds - one such unbridled merry cackle absolutely coming from the bride's brother - and Scanlan's tone changed immediately to a much more vibrant, excited, sporting-event-enthusiasm style of announcement: "Ladies and Gentlemen - it's the DE ROLO FAMILY!"
The strands of bulb lighting popped into yellow-soft brightness all at once, revealing the guests gathered around dozens of tables artfully set with dinner places enough for everyone at the Inn. Each table included flowers, linens, and garlands all matched in smart Whitestone-Blue, darker Owlbear-Blue, black and white with touches of gold accents, all thanks to Caroline's management. The outdoor area so far as one could see had been dressed in one of Lillith's illusions to mimic a beautiful forest clearing at purple-dusk with fireflies dancing, the shapes of buildings and foothills in the distance distinctly cast to look like the city and castle of Whitestone. Ignis and Emma stood by putting a few final touches on what they'd all started calling 'fancy barbecue,' an enormous buffet of haute cuisine smoked and grilled meats with artful sides, a table beside them holding up the massive layer cake Pike had tirelessly fussed into perfection. So many others had come together to help or to wish the de Rolos well - but there would be plenty of time over the evening for them to be thanked and recognized with food, drink, song - there was even an area marked out as a dance floor.
A freshly bathed Trinket in his very own bowtie lumbered up to Vex'ahlia to rumble and lick her face as the pair finally had a moment to react to the spectacle. At ground-level, a small disc-like device with a large serving spoon taped to it had been labeled with marker as Ensign Stubby, rolling its way between tables and chairs while balancing a large, many-times-stabbed basket of flower petals (with a handful left nestled in its giant spoon) on top of its flat surface like a drunken flower girl to finally bump into Vex and Percy's shoes. ...And possibly the best thing about their stunning surprise? That Peter boy had got the whole thing on VHS.
Kitty & Hurley
He finished the song and came down and Kitty caught his eye and tipped her chin back up to the stage. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart?" She didn't know him but she didn't care. She'd had just enough to drink that karaoke was the best idea.
Re: Kitty & Hurley
"Hurley," he says. "Just got here on April Fool's Day. Feels like a big prank. Which really is par for the course lately."
There's resignation in his voice, but not the sad sort of resignation. The sort of resignation where you knew that this was just how things were and weren't really going to get too busted up over it.
Hurley crouches down next to the machine to flip through the pages of the notebook again. The song's gotta be in here somewhere.
Re: Kitty & Hurley
She crouched beside him, looking at the notebook as he flipped. "Sorry I haven't run into you before now. It was Passover and then--" Her fingers stray to the jade pendant hanging below her Star of David. "--my Easter egg threw me for a bit of a loop."
Her eyes light up with a soft, friendly warmth. "I hope you'll give me a chance to make up for it."
Re: Kitty & Hurley
Hurley wasn't particularly religious, but his mom was and he once bought her this real gold Jesus statue that seemed kinda sacrilegious, but still made her happy anyway.
"Were you supposed to meet me that day?" he asks. "I kinda met a few different people. Jackson and Buffy."
He turns one final page, eyes still skimming the songs on the page.
Hurley looks up and over at Kitty. "You into karaoke, too?"
Re: Kitty & Hurley
Instead she focused on his other questions. "Not supposed to like there's a schedule. We just have an unofficial welcoming committee of people who try to be around the lobby on check-in days. Buffy and I are both on it. Caroline, too. The karaoke machine was her Easter gift. Which is awesome. We always need more ways to have fun around here."
Re: Kitty & Hurley
If it didn't mean having to go to one of the creepy hatches, anyway. Desmond's hatch may have been the least-creepy of the ones Hurley had been to, but it was still creepy because it had the numbers and the computer and --
yeah.
"Are you guys ever looking for more volunteers?"
Re: Kitty & Hurley
"It's not formal or anything, but I'll make sure to put you on the list. Basically, just try to be around the lobby on the first and the fifteenth of the month for a good part of the day. If someone looks new or lost, say hi, try to give them as much information as they're comfortable taking in...and a drink."
Re: Kitty & Hurley
"Yeah," Hurley says. "I imagine people freak out a lot when they show up here."
Hurley probably had an easier time than most. But that was because the weird stuff on the island.
"I think I can handle it. I actually gotta go, though. I kinda had a lot to drink tonight."
Re: Kitty & Hurley
Also she probably should find Caroline and tell her about Hurley before she drank too much and forgot. "Yeah, I think you'll do great." She patted him on the arm. "Go on. I'm just gonna look and see if there's anything I feel like singing. Have a good night!"