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I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways (WIDE OPEN)

Who: Vira-Lorr (

onerthes), Minako Aino (

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What: Minako and Vira-Lorr's Wedding
When: September 9th
Where: Vira-Lorr's House and backyard.

Content Warnings: Blood (During the Bonding Ritual), but otherwise nope!

Vira-Lorr and Minako Aino are getting married! Besides their public Network Post announcing it, invitations are put out as an open invite to anyone who wishes to come. Gifts aren't needed, but they're certainly welcome.

There is included only one request. The invitation is open, meaning that anyone could stop in. Because there are so many good reasons that some might have to dislike or wish harm on each other, Vira-Lorr includes with it a request that people place their pasts aside while they celebrate their wedding.

1) Getting Ready/Cleaning Up

Thanks to the difficulties that all Palebloods faced during this month, Vira-Lorr had put out a bit of a call for help, and many of their friends offered to be there to help with the setup. There were some refreshments set out for them in the days running up to the event. Tables had to be set up, lighting needed to be strung. Flowers had to be delivered from Makoto's florists and arranged as well. So much to do, so little time. A lunar orb had to be set up to power everything. Decorations were going to need to be festooned.

Vira-Lorr and Minako were around throughout. Once her eyesight was back, Minako would be able to fully help with the arrangements. They were certainly available to mingle among the guests and happiness was to be shared all around. The whole of the party was to be held mostly in the back yard of Vira-lorr's home, the woods serving as a backdrop on all sides. Sticks of incense were burning on the regular to ensure there was no trouble with local monsters. Seating was comfortable, with a wide set of table for most of the guests at the reception, along with seats facing the archway where the ritual would be performed.

Specifically, one of the arrangements that Vira-Lorr made sure happened were small tables, set back from the others. They were surrounded by screens of ivy and bamboo, allowing for privacy while dining and viewing the wedding itself. Knowing that a few guests might not want to mingle too widely, it felt a nice option to have.

2) The Refreshments

Food was set out and drinks were provided for all. Where possible, Vira-Lorr tried to use her friends' bakeries. It was sad to think that Lysithea wouldn't be here to cater for this, as she'd once hoped. Still, she liked to think she was there in spirit. Breads and fish were the dominant fare and there was but one rule with the food that was followed throughout. There were absolutely, positively, without question, NO MUSHROOMS to be found. Considering how many were around Vira-Lorr's house, it might have been surprising, but one of the two of them really didn't like Shitakes, so best to include only the food that they most loved, right? Most of the dishes were pastries of one sort or another, along with a fish entree for everyone to enjoy. And of course...

Drinks were available, though the sampling of wines were a little thin. There were only so many on offer in town, after all. Most of them were fruit wines of one variety or another. One of the local Trenchies, hired for the day, was serving behind the counter with the open bar. Non-alcoholic drinks were also provided, for those who preferred them.

3) The Ceremony (Warning for Blood Rite)

When it was time for the vows to be said, Vira-Lorr was positively beaming. Within the archway, at some point during the festivities, there was a strange but familiar Statue that appeared. Set up at the altar and the archway was a bowl with what looked like ... well, it was blood. There was no way around that. This part of the ceremony was the one devoted to the way things were done here in Trench. The ladies exchanged their vows to each other first, where all could see them and hear them, but afterwards was included a bonding ceremony.

For those who still remembered the bonding ceremonies that had been taught back in February, they would recognize it when the two pressed their hands to each other's shoulders. Vira-Lorr was just glad that paleblood neutralized the acids in her own. No wincing. No pain. It had worked safely. The shoulders, a physical bond, weren't what the Trenchies in attendance expected clearly, but Vira-Lorr smiled and looked at everyone.

"We value each other's privacy, and I trust Minako with my whole heart. We decided when we wanted to get married that we... we wanted a bond that would let us still feel our minds separate, but always be joined together. To us, this is that kind of bond." She'd let Minako add anything she needed. But it was clear that she was positively beaming.

4) Dancing and Mingling!

Once the food's been had and the vows have been said, it's time to celebrate! There's the cutting of the cake, and dances to be had. There was even a very real possibility that Minako had every intention to sing for their guests. Vira-Lorr wasn't about to stop her from doing that if she wished. When they weren't right out in the front, there was music being provided for people to dance to, as they pleased and folks were welcome to mingle long into the night. It was a rare moment where nothing seemed to be going wrong.

True, Never Mind had whatever it had in store for them, and just as true there'd just now been rumored occasional disappearances in town. But this was hopefully a moment for people to gather and to try and just relax, to have fun and remember that this was a place that they were now living, not simply surviving.

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Getting Ready
Though she was a part of the wedding party, Makoto was one of the first to arrive and begin helping with the floral arrangements. Many of the floral arrangements coming from her shop or the house, as did a bit of the food as well. Whether the effect of the moon or just the occasion was the cause one couldn't be sure, but she seemed to be a bit more chipper and social than usual. She's running around in a pair of jeans and tank top in the early preparations, not having gotten into her dress or having done make-up or hair yet.

Refreshments
Being a bridesmaid Makoto had given Minako her undivided attention for the day, having only separated long enough to help a little with the set-up and deliveries when they first arrived. And now that the ceremony was over she was taking a moment to just sit down and relax, still wearing the dress and doing her best to ensure that she wasn't getting anything on it. She stretched a moment smiling, happy to see both Minako and Vira-lorr so happy and able to celebrate their love like this.

And still, at the moment despite the fact that most everyone was eating Makoto was sitting at a table off to the side on her own just sipping on a glass that looked like it had some kind of sparkling fruit juice.

Dancing & Mingling
The ceremony was over, and the food and the drinks were gradually disappearing, but the music still played. Makoto had made it a point to get a dance in with Minako, Usagi, and Hotaru. As well as a separate one for Vira-lorr, but after that, she seemed to almost avoid the dance floor. Makoto stuck to the edge of the festivities, seeming happy to watch the others that were enjoying themselves dancing, sitting at the same table off to the side she had earlier just admiring the flowers that were on the table, trying to seem fine with just remaining there like one of the flowers in a vase. Lost enough in her own that she didn't notice when someone approached.

Cleaning Up
It was getting late, the music had stopped long ago and the married couple had retreated for the night. Makoto had long since shed the shoes she'd been wearing and was now walking around barefoot, not that she felt anything since her feet were entirely numb. But she started with the trash, not that there was much, but the small remnants here and there. As well as packing away what food hadn't been carried off by others.

She was pretty exhausted but still felt really happy, pleased that the special day went just as they had hoped without a life-shattering interruption or interference. Her hair was down from its usual ponytail by this point, the hair tie around her wrist as she began stacking chairs. It seemed like a perfect night just then.

Usagi was so glad she had her vision for the wedding. She'd absolutely take not being able to feel anything when she touched it over not being able to see or hear it all. She had cut herself, burned, and bruised herself from lack of feeling... anything, but she was more than happy to have been here.

She saw Makoto and immediately slumped on the taller girl from behind.

"Mako-chaaaaaaaaaan it's so late, can't we save the cleaning for tomorrow?" she whined, not allowed to help when she ended up dropping about ten plates because not being able to TELL when you were touching something meant you didn't realize when it was slippery and so very very capable of falling out of her hands. "You've done so much already," she insisted, wanting the other to rest.

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