At the docks, then out to sea, Sunday
Jun. 30th, 2019 09:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The colors from the previous days were still holding, if maybe slightly more muted, Fandom's magic slowly fading but still managing to hang on for another day.
Seemed like a good omen as any for a wedding that Eliot still couldn't quite believe was happening.
Eliot's boat wasn't big enough for all their guests so they had "rented" (long story) a well-appointed yacht for the day. It was docked in the Port of Fandom, waiting for all the guests to board. Once the last person had crossed the gangplank, it sailed almost to the edge of the island, where blue water lapped with gray. Eliot's boat was already there, anchor down, Hardison in a tux, playing around with a sound system.
A few minutes to futz with mics and the speakers set up discreetly around the yacht came to life. "Testin'...Testin'..." Hardison murmured. Good. Everybody would be able to hear the ceremony on the second ship.
Looks like it was time to begin.
[TIME FOR A WEDDING! If you think you were invited, you were. Some OCD coming]
Seemed like a good omen as any for a wedding that Eliot still couldn't quite believe was happening.
Eliot's boat wasn't big enough for all their guests so they had "rented" (long story) a well-appointed yacht for the day. It was docked in the Port of Fandom, waiting for all the guests to board. Once the last person had crossed the gangplank, it sailed almost to the edge of the island, where blue water lapped with gray. Eliot's boat was already there, anchor down, Hardison in a tux, playing around with a sound system.
A few minutes to futz with mics and the speakers set up discreetly around the yacht came to life. "Testin'...Testin'..." Hardison murmured. Good. Everybody would be able to hear the ceremony on the second ship.
Looks like it was time to begin.
[TIME FOR A WEDDING! If you think you were invited, you were. Some OCD coming]
Re: The Reception
Date: 2019-06-30 09:39 pm (UTC)Because awww. Aww, you guys.
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Date: 2019-06-30 11:22 pm (UTC)Look, you knew there was only one guy who'd wear this much red to a wedding. Dante didn't need to already be in front of you to identify himself, but he was on the move.
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Date: 2019-06-30 11:23 pm (UTC)Also, there had been an adequate amount of Pride-incidental eye-candy, so that also contributed to the win-factor, there.
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Date: 2019-06-30 11:55 pm (UTC)So big. So rainbow.
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Date: 2019-07-01 02:40 am (UTC)Re: The Reception
Date: 2019-07-01 02:48 am (UTC)A beat.
"He's easy to look at, at least."
Sparkle did not really trust the clergy.
Re: The Reception
Date: 2019-07-01 04:02 am (UTC)"Really? I practiced it, I was thinking no wires, but then I thought, what if we hit a wave and the boat bobbed and flipped me off the edge, so. And yeah, he did a good job, didn't he? Even if we aren't part of his religion or whatever, he was really nice about it. You have to call or text me if he adjusts okay to the Island," Parker added with a small pang. She was gonna miss Sparkle. "And come visit!"
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Date: 2019-07-01 09:39 am (UTC)"The wires were a good call," he replied, nodding sagely. "And yeah, I'll definitely keep you up to date about cute priesty guy, if I see him again. He's at the Wednesday stuff sometimes, so that might help."
He paused a moment, smiled faintly, and then held open his arms. Hug?
"Promise I'll visit. We can get into and right back out of shit together wherever you go, it'll be great."
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Date: 2019-07-01 04:38 pm (UTC)Parker's hugs were all elbows and wrists, but still tight. "That sounds like a really great plan." She grinned. "And we should check up on the kids in Toronto on some trip soon."
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Date: 2019-07-01 04:41 pm (UTC)He paused a moment, and added, "If I earn my freedom in court, maybe I'll get my sister back. Among other things."
Parker had been there. He thought maybe she'd get it.
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Date: 2019-07-01 05:10 pm (UTC)Re: The Reception
Date: 2019-07-01 05:24 pm (UTC)"Hernando told me to hire someone to look up precedent, because doing that myself was mostly just ending in hyperventilating, it was a great time," he admitted. "But... I mean, things are looking... maybe okay? There's still a chance I might get sentenced to jail time, but a lot of cases similar to mine are coming up community service."
Years of it, sure. But community service.
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Date: 2019-07-01 02:51 am (UTC)Re: The Reception
Date: 2019-07-01 02:53 am (UTC)He'd had nothing to do with that rainbow, but you know what? He didn't care. It was kind of perfect. And it had decided to stick around for the whole weekend, at that!
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Date: 2019-07-01 02:56 am (UTC)Re: The Reception
Date: 2019-07-01 02:59 am (UTC)Thank god.
"I'm not sure which of those points I'm more excited about, at this point."
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Date: 2019-07-01 03:02 am (UTC)Re: The Reception
Date: 2019-07-01 03:08 am (UTC)"Yeah, I have your numbers," he replied, and then smiled crookedly. "But the stuff I might need your kind of help with, I'm probably not going to be leaping into while the island is doing the whole 'and this week you're gonna be living in radioactive wasteland hell' dance, you know? How long are you planning on being gone?"
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Date: 2019-07-01 03:11 am (UTC)Re: The Reception
Date: 2019-07-01 03:19 am (UTC)"Good," he decided. "I mean. Good. Those kids deserve you guys, and I don't need you to be right there on the island in order to ask for advice or anything anyway. Besides," he nodded over his shoulder, back toward the island at large, "this place isn't really good for anybody. Maybe short-term, but it's no place to start a family. Especially right now."
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