A Very Nexus Reception
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smartass_captainTo all the friends of the happy grooms, PINpoint messages have already been sent weeks ago inviting them to expect quite the street party arranged in the commons of the Nexus. Guests have been invited to bring an appetite--both for food and for a social adventure. Nirnish weddings are public affairs, after all. While the ceremony has had to be somewhat sequestered for the sake of keeping the existence of Other Worlds a secret, neither Felix nor Jim would want to leave out their interdimensional friends entirely. Having a reception party arranged in the Nexus became the natural plan of action.
Overnight large sections of the Commons are transformed via diligent craftsmanship and quite a lot of magic from those who’ve volunteered. Lanterns representing the Divines are hung along every lamp post, bringing at least the idea of warmth even if the flames are too small to heat their surroundings alone. Bardic tunes carry in the air as readily as the scent of food and drink. Past banners of red and black, blue and white the people gather.
For both grooms this is nearly a continuation of the day before. They’ve had the chance to sleep off the nerves of their ceremony. Today is entirely for celebration--uninhibited celebration at that. No more minding what is said and isn’t. No more pretending to be anything other than who they are. Jim’s traded out his Nirnish finery for a suit and tie, garments he’s much more familiar with. Felix is staying with his native clothing; though he may have dressed down a little from his wedding clothes, the conjurer’s dressed in fitted breeches and his best fur-trimmed coat and boots, the soft hide dyed blue to match his tunic. By their side sits the conjurer’s spectral wolf familiar, ears pricked at the gathering.
As the guests find their ways over it will be easy to spot their friends amidst all the decor along with many other avenues with which to enjoy themselves….
Greetings
Food and Drink
Music and Dancing
Bonfire Entertainment
Party Games
((Links to all relevent wedding Prose can be found Here!))
Overnight large sections of the Commons are transformed via diligent craftsmanship and quite a lot of magic from those who’ve volunteered. Lanterns representing the Divines are hung along every lamp post, bringing at least the idea of warmth even if the flames are too small to heat their surroundings alone. Bardic tunes carry in the air as readily as the scent of food and drink. Past banners of red and black, blue and white the people gather.
For both grooms this is nearly a continuation of the day before. They’ve had the chance to sleep off the nerves of their ceremony. Today is entirely for celebration--uninhibited celebration at that. No more minding what is said and isn’t. No more pretending to be anything other than who they are. Jim’s traded out his Nirnish finery for a suit and tie, garments he’s much more familiar with. Felix is staying with his native clothing; though he may have dressed down a little from his wedding clothes, the conjurer’s dressed in fitted breeches and his best fur-trimmed coat and boots, the soft hide dyed blue to match his tunic. By their side sits the conjurer’s spectral wolf familiar, ears pricked at the gathering.
As the guests find their ways over it will be easy to spot their friends amidst all the decor along with many other avenues with which to enjoy themselves….
((Links to all relevent wedding Prose can be found Here!))
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Date: 2019-12-08 01:26 am (UTC)Harley is wearing a steampunk-style tailor coat today, and has her hair styled from the 1920s. The outfit was chosen so she could keep a few of her weapons on her person... just in case she had need of them.
She makes a nice little pyramid of honey cakes on a plate first. And grins at the Crossroad staff that she recognizes, with a playful wink for them all. And she waves at Katsuya… but knows best not to linger, otherwise she would be put to work.
Then she stands at the open bar, deciding on a drink to start her night.
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Date: 2019-12-08 04:44 pm (UTC)It's the plate stacked high with honey cakes that draws Jim's attention first. He's honestly wondering if someone was making a plate to keep over here by the bar for people to snack from but when Harley turns he stops himself from reaching for one. Think fast, captain.
"If you're looking for sweeter drinks, I can mix you up something quick that's popular from my world." Nailed it.
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Date: 2019-12-08 05:24 pm (UTC)"You look ravishingly handsome by the way. So nice to see two breathtakingly handsome boys hitched."
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Date: 2019-12-08 11:26 pm (UTC)Jim excuses himself behind the bar and starts rooting around for labels he can put a finger to.
"Thanks, for that. Suppose I'd better look my best for this kind of thing huh? Not what I wore yesterday but definitely something I'm more familiar in." Let him just grab a few bottles. "It's about time."
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Date: 2019-12-09 12:48 am (UTC)"How is it? Being married so far?"
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Date: 2019-12-09 06:50 pm (UTC)Not quite as frequent as he used to be, but then, Jim's had quite a lot on his plate over the last year that's cut into his free time. No one ever told him arranging a wedding would be so much work. Never again. When he leans back against the bar he's got a couple bottles clutched between his fingers. To his credit he doesn't startle to see Harley leaning toward him as if she's putting herself on display.
His gaze dips downward ever so slightly--before snapping back to her face with a smile.
"It's been less than a day, you realize. Since the ceremony. So far? It's a hell of a lot less stressful than everything leading up to it has been." He grabs for a shaker and hurries to shake her up a drink. It probably shouldn't get poured into a highball glass but it's the first one Jim could get his hands on. A couple thin slices of orange get added on as the garnish. The drink is colorful as it is sweet--a stark golden yellow that bleeds into a deep red toward the bottom of the glass due to the way the drink settles.
"Here we are. One Cardassian Sunrise. Just don't say where you got it or I'll be stuck back here all night."
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Date: 2019-12-09 11:18 pm (UTC)To Harley's credit... she is not actively trying to hit on the newly married Jim. This is just her nature. To be seductive. To be flirtatious.
"You should'have gotten married Vegas style. Ten minutes or less. Elvis impersonator if you want one." Harley grins slightly. A fond memory obviously.
"Your secret is safe with me." She winks at him. And tries it out. It is colorful and sweet. Two of her favorite things in a drink.
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Date: 2019-12-11 11:46 pm (UTC)Never been though.
He's quick to dart back out from behind the bar though. Serious about not wanting to end up making everyone's drinks. This is supposed to be his party after all.
"Glad to hear it. Felix wouldn't forgive me if I ended up volunteering to work Today of all days."
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Date: 2019-12-12 04:32 am (UTC)"And in Vegas... there are wedding chapels where a couple can get married by an Elvis impersonator."
"Nah. Both you and Felix are safe from any work today."
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Date: 2019-12-14 11:01 pm (UTC)"I don't think there are anymore. But maybe. I wouldn't be surprised with that place. I haven't had the pleasure of visiting ever." But it's the kind of place Felix would probably get a kick out of. Maybe he'll have to make a trip one of these shore leaves.
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Date: 2019-12-15 02:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-12-16 07:55 pm (UTC)He gestures around them.
"Worlds without end. Just means a guy will never get bored."
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Date: 2019-12-16 11:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-12-27 02:58 pm (UTC)"Harley! Hey!" As soon as she gets the woman's attention, she beams. "Long time no see! I was talking to my friend..." She turns around but can't quite see Felix from here. Oh, nevermind! She turns her smile back to her new acquaintance. "And he mentioned you! He said you were a Valkyrie?"
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Date: 2019-12-27 09:51 pm (UTC)"A friend?" Harley arches an eyebrow, wondering who Runa could be speaking about. There are not a lot of people who she has spoken about the Valkyrie title with. There is Loki, who she doesn't believe is at the wedding today. And Thor... but he has enough on his mind these days that Harley doesn't think that Thor would be talking about her to anyone.
So that leaves Felix. The other honored groom.
"Was it Felix? He and I spoke about at length about it a couple months ago." Harley remembers exactly how Felix spoke when he told her that she was not an 'actual Valkyrie'. And bites her lip slightly at the memory.
"He was awfully worried about my understanding of being a Valkyrie. Is he still worried? Gosh... I have been researching and everything."
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Date: 2019-12-27 11:08 pm (UTC)"So... It's true? How did that happen?"
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Date: 2019-12-27 11:28 pm (UTC)"It was a very private moment between Loki and myself."
"He told me... that Valykrie are 'The Choosers of the Slain. An elite force of warriors loyal to the throne of Asgard, appointed by Odin.' Of course for Loki and Thor... their Odin has died. Asgard was destroyed. And not many Asgardians survived... if it wasn't for Thor's connection to the Nexus..."
Harley can't imagine what would have happened to the children that she now helps protect. She bites her lip again.
"They have lost so much. It breaks my heart to see them struggle so."
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Date: 2019-12-28 12:16 am (UTC)"He made you a Valkyrie? Just like that? Because you were friends?"
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Date: 2019-12-28 12:39 am (UTC)"It is not a box of chocolate. That one can give to their friends."
"He respects me. He values me. He is there for me. And I am there for him."
"He has been designing me my Valkyrie tattoo. I hope I can find a way to make it permanent on my skin. Regular ink won't work. So I considered henna."
Harley tilt her head. And looks at Runa, quite serious. Her tone changes, so there is no sign of the broken Brookyln accent. "He has been waiting for my permission to tie me to his fate. And I have been researching like crazy... so I know what I want, before I say yes."
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Date: 2019-12-28 12:55 am (UTC)There is the slightest tremble to Runa's hands as she stands there and stares. She tries, hard, to hear this as anything respectful or honourable or humble. She tries, so hard, not to hear this as a slap across her face. Across her sisters' faces. Across her mother's.
"Get married if you want to tie your fate together." It slips out before she even thinks, and she finds she's breathless. "Being a Valkyrie isn't about you. It's not meant to be about you at all." Her pulse starts to race and she notices her hands. Clasping them together, she turns around and leaves with an, "I've got to go."
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Date: 2019-12-28 01:00 am (UTC)"I never said it was about me. But I feel like you think I have..."
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Date: 2019-12-28 01:11 am (UTC)no subject
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