[open] Wuko Wedding

[arclightning]

Who: Mako, Wu, and you!
What: GETTING MARRIED
When: February 20th
Where: The beach, through the city, at the Raccoon Room in Cellar Door.

Content Warnings: An inordinate amount of fluff, potentially event happenings.

The Wedding

It's not a normal wedding. There's no officiant, they're not standing up in front of a bunch of people to declare their love: this is a Trench wedding, based on Mako and Wu's shared traditions, inventing some new ones.

The ceremony itself is a procession, from the beach to the Raccoon Room. It starts with just the two of them, at a flower arch on the beach, their hands clasped together, each in a gold suit with red and green accents on the collar and as piping down the front. They walk together along a flower strewn path, talking quietly with one another, sharing small, nervous smiles.

If you are close to the couple, you recieved a red envelope, delivered either by raccoon or small dragon, a few days before the wedding, inviting you to the ceremony. The small crowd gathers outside the Raccoon Room, where the threshold is decked out in red roses. The couple stands in the doorway, saying their vows, and pressing a blood-and-ash covered hand to the other's cheek.

While the ceremony is private, the reception isn't. Invites have gone out to basically the entire city, via Wu's post, so it's a pretty public event. Maybe you're coming because you saw that post. Maybe you're coming because you're involved somehow, maybe you just see a flower-and-light-filled party and decide to drop in. Everyone is welcome. After all, this is Trench, and everyone could be dead tomorrow, so why not celebrate something good while you have the chance? Come in, dance to music from different worlds, eat cake and noodles and dumplings, celebrate a little moment of happiness while you can. The party's going all night, and the couple making their solemn, slightly-bloody vows to each other are only the excuse for it.

The Party

Naturally, since this is Mako and Wu's wedding, it's at the Raccoon Room, decked out even more grandly than it was for its opening. Roses adorn every surface and drop from the ceiling in strings, perfuming the air. Scattered between them are red-and-gold lanterns, casting a dim, inviting light onto velvet hangings. Lining the walls are tables full of food and drinks. Everyone can't fit into this little venue, so Wu has also set up a draping tent outside, full of burning braziers of coal to keep the chill away. The doors are wide open to let the music from inside out: it's just the party, continued! Renfri can be found behind the bar, dishing up custom drinks.

The Music

Chicken Choice Judy, or Ryan Akagi and Min-Gi Park, make their Trench debut on the stage of the Raccoon Room, playing an eclectic mix of original music, 80s hits, current pop, and classical piano music. They begin with a slowed-down version of Lil Nas X's Montero, ease into an upbeat version of That's What I Want, and things take off from there. Maybe give them requests? They might play some of your favorite dance songs! This is a party for everyone, after all. A big space in front of the stage has been cleared for dancing, and the music will be going all night.

The Couple

After the more private ceremony (with only close friends and loved ones, for Mako's peace of mind) Mako and Wu are as available as any couple at their wedding, which is to say, not terribly. With new dark handprints from the ceremony on their faces—really, more on their necks, because Wu wouldn't stand for a giant handprint ruining his look—they can be found chatting with friends, huddled together whispering, or dancing together. They'll try to mingle as much as they can, but they're in pretty high demand tonight!

((ooc: Make top-levels to your hearts' content, mingle, have a good time! This is a Trench party and it's open to everyone! Wuko image credit)) © tessisamess

Comments

[laniidae]

[Her kneejerk, of course, when people talk about media in general, is to go directly to the idea of court jesters and wandering bards carrying lively stories about from place to place. But it's not as though she hasn't seen people using video with their Omnis — quite the contrary, she'd outright ogled a man on it fairly recently. So it's just a matter of getting her expectations in line with the things Wu describes, and trying to make them fit.

So people use the visions on the Omnis to tell stories that can be watched again and again, and there are people who are celebrities in them, and this thing that Wu is showing her is one of them.

...It appears to be a "mover" about bandits. She approves already, and points in indication at the screen.]

He's easy on the eyes. Why don't you set me up with him?

[GOOD FUCKING LUCK WITH THAT ONE, WU]

[royalfling]

Oh-- oh! With Lil Nas X? Oh, boy! I wish he was here. He's a read stud, isn't he? No, no, he's a celebrity on Earth, in the... two-thousand twenties I think? If that means anything to you.

[ If only he was here... but at least she seems into it, which is really something he finds validating. More people should love Lil Nas X! ]

So, that's your type. Let's see, let's see... the problem is most of my friends are together already! But, there's got to be someone out there for you. You're a catch, Renfri!

[laniidae]

It doesn't mean anything to me, but that doesn't surprise me. I'm used to my interests being ever out of reach.

[She winks at him, though, to soften up what otherwise sounds like self-deprecation, because it's Wu's wedding day and he's tipsy and she wants to be funny without making him feel bad for her in the process.]

Don't worry your pretty little head over it. It'd be nice, but I'll be fine either way.

[royalfling]

Tell me about it! I used to feel that way, too.

[ He shakes his head with a wistful sigh, and his eyes stray across the party to find Mako again. He's been doing that a lot all night, just looking for Mako and getting the sappiest look on his face when he find him in the crowd ]

You'll find someone, buddy. You'll find someone. But-- Oh! [ He remembers his drink, and downs it the rest of the way before dipping his hand into his pocket to pull out some very shiny gemstones, dropping them to the bar ]

Your tip! From me. Thank you, really. You're so wonderful, Renfri. I'm so glad you rescued me from that awful snake!