[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

[azurestar]

Lance only starts to relax in Savage's grasp when they get outside and further away from the people out there having their own gatherings and celebrations. And when Savage keeps walking, it has him a little curious. He'd half expected to be tossed down in the nearest gutter.

"Um… where's the closest lamp?" Aside from the raccoon room one, since that's… surrounded by people right now, he thinks.

[opress]

At the mention of a close lamp, Savage came to a stop to look around and gather his bearings. The Raccoon one was definitely closest, and yes, it had people all around it. However, Savage was a rather literal being at times, and he was big enough, intimidating enough and happened to be brothers with Darth Maul.

"Over there," he said as he changed directions and headed for the Raccoon Lamp. His long strides ate up the distance, and he growled at anyone that saw him but failed to move out of his way. He would side-step but mostly he just shoved his way through because he had little care for human courtesies much of the time.

If anyone made a comment, he would mutter, "drunk person," and keep going. No one made real issue with him as he had Lance over his shoulder still for the journey to the lamp. Then he stopped in front of it. "We're here. Want me to toss you through?" That's not how lamps worked, Savage.

[azurestar]

He makes a strangled sound and is about to protest but Savage has already strode his huge ass into the thick of things. And somehow, it's working pretty well, though that doesn't make him relax at all. Then he huffs from his position on the big man's back and starts to squirm.

"What is with you and tossing things? Just put me down."

[opress]

"I'm good at it," he pointed out even as he shifted Lance on his shoulder until he could swing the humanling down to be on feet in front of him. That way his body blocked any onlookers who might be curious enough to check if Lance.

"Is that better?"

[azurestar]

When he's placed on his feet, he takes a detached moment to try and think. Something about what Savage just said…

"Yeah… you're also good at being a true bro… thanks."

And with that, he grabs hold of the lantern and is gone a second later.