*sighs*
"Only do it if you believe it, I'm not here to say who you should make up with, just saying aside from his highly femine appearance that I let alone till he started in on me tonight, he might be ready to let things lie. Oh there are no more swords, so all the all rulers will be at the wedding."
*smiles a bit*
"You have nothing to worry about from Rid, she is attractive on the outside, but on the inside she has a lot of work to do to be attractive to a mate. I'm just wondering how many tomorrow are going to object to the wedding, you know Chase will right? To get back at you for what you did at his? I'm wondering how many more."
J
She giggles, "Object on what grounds? I can't think of any, personally.
"There really are a lot of people coming to the wedding.. it's gonna be like a who's who of the world I guess."
She thinks.
"You don't think the Four are in attendance, do you?"
*Looks at her and smiles*
"He'll do it just to spite you before Mia gets embarrassed and pulls him back down. I can't blame you for him, he is just an arse. I highly doubt they will show up, they had the world forget about them and washed their hands of us. If they did show up, I would think it would be to start a fight, because of how their hand was forced the last time. Unfortunately for them, you have all those people there, the beatdown they would get would be memorable."
J
"I'll be suprised if they don't show, but I don't think they'll be crashing the wedding, either. I doubt if they have any reason to work together, now that they're not on the same team; but I also doubt that they've left the world completely."
*shrugs*
"We'll see tomorrow."
*heading to bed so I am in shape to be married tomorrow*
J
She cuddles with you, waiting for morning.
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Morning comes bright and early, women walking into your bedroom banging on pots and pans and screaming happily. They practically drag Tan and Val out of bed and announce that it's bad luck for the groom to see the brides on the wedding day.
*Cover up and put pillows over my ears*
"5 more minutes mother"
*waits for them to leave, and shower shaves, gets ready and puts on his sock knowing trouble can happen, then his tuxedo, putting his katana on his hip and his lightsabres in his inner breast pocket. Getting the kids up and ready, and taking care of Victoria, wearing a towel in case any accidents happen.*
J
The kids have apparently likewise been absconded withl probably to let you take care of everything you need to take care of.
Jef pokes his head in and asks how you're coming along and if you need anything.
*Shrugs*
"They took em all, so aside from getting dressed, is there anything for me to do? I think David knows he's the best man, he did the bachelor party. Maybe I should make sure he's alive, and get the rest of the guys ready. Is it too early to start drinking?"
J
Jef responds, "Probably, too early, yeah," but his grin shows he knows you're joking.
"I'm sure David's around somewhere; I don't know if he knows that or not. Did you want me to let him know for you?"
*Nods*
"I was thinking of stripping down naked, turning into a girl and be one of the women in David's bed, have him wake up thank him for the wonderful night, and turn back into a man and put the tux on, but I don't want to risk any possible incidents before then."
*ready to go with Jef*
"I think he knows, he did through the bachalor party, also can you walk Val down the isle. Other than David, you spent the most amount of time around us.?"
*checking to make sure he has everything before heading out and doing the not much he sees men do before their wedding*
J
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Jef responds to you, "It would be my pleasure to walk your bride down the aisle. Anything else you need, let me know, alright?"
You finish your routine getting ready, and take a walk to the ceremony site. Weddings are always supposed nervewracking as you consider everything that could go wrong, yet you are calm in your sense that any serious problems which arise will be easily dealt with.
The ceremony is being held in a garden within the spire; natural sunlight filters in here through the roof, and the temperature is a modest seventy two. There are many butterflies and hummingbirds in here, as well as several other pretty creatures you don't recognize. A tiny, winged person flits in front of you, smiles, waves, and is gone again in a whirl.
The people here are all speaking quietly with one another, though many glance as you walk in; they're fairly orderly, and there's an aisle of various growing red flowers leading to an altar which has been decorated with living flowers in hues of green, brown, and purple.
Janus stands behind the altar, on a stool by the look of it.
David is waiting for you by the altar as well.
You can see other familiar faces here, as well, but you would have to be specifically looking for them in the legion of people in attendance.
*To Jef*
"I will don't worry, thanks for everything."
*I make myself look purdy*
*I walk around the garden and looking at the all the wildlife in here, I wave at the winged person as it speeds away.*
*I scan the crowd, as I am walking up to David*
"How you feeling after last night? I knew you had a few too many when Rid changed herself to look like another girl and went with you to your room with the others."
J
David responds, "I wasn't that drunk. Rid and I hooked up around four in the morning. You have no idea what you missed out on with that little firecracker, brother."
The people hush as Jewel and Eria walk in. Jewel has a pillow with three rings upon it, and Eria has little white flowers in her hair and is dispersing more upon the ground from a basket she is carrying.
Jef walks in, his left arm entwined with Valera's right. She looks ravishing in the dress she picked out, and her face has been made up to hide her pores and add a bit of color to her cheeks. Jef releases Val's arm and allows her to walk up the steps. She is beaming radiantly.
Henry walks in, arm in arm with Tan. Apparently, the dress she selected was not approved of, and she is in a traditional white gown, being practically dragged down the aisle by her grandfather. She looks absolutely stunning, as well, in spite of the puffy eyes that her family have tried to disguise. She has a bit of the look of a scolded child, yet looks quite beautiful in spite of herself.
Henry leads her up to you, and takes her arm and holds it out to you. You can see that he's near the end of his rope through his stately facade. "She's all yours," he says, holding her hand out to you. "Keep her."
*grins at Dave*
"I missed out on a tag team beating from Val and Tani, no thanks. Rid has her own demons to work through, I'm not going to encourage her by being a bad example."
*watches Jewel and Eria walk in proud of the girls being good, and participating in the wedding.*
*smiles at Jef and Valera, his eyes not able to hide him looking at her up and down and approving*
*grins at seeing Tan, having cried and probably put up a fit with her family about her dress choice*
*smiles to Hen Ri*
"I think I will."
*takes her hand*
J
She smiles weakly to you, and steps up to the altar.
A murmur of noise picks up in the crowd, and Janus snaps his head and glares at all of them, demanding silence.
He speaks. "At some points in many of our lives, there come times when we may join our single soul with that of others. This responsibility is not to be taken lightly; yet, we have three souls here eager to become one: Jhaixus the verser, Valera the verser, and Tan the half-draconian.
"Jhiaxus. In this union, you will be responsible for your wives, and care for them as if they were a extension of your own body. You will love them and support them, help them to grow and protect them from harm.
"Do you accept this responsibility?"
*I accept this responsibility*
*Looks at and smiles at both of them, not familiar with this worlds vows, so paying attention and being very careful to hear the words being said and understanding them.
J
Janus nods, and says the same thing to the women, with the exception that they are each responsible for their husband and their sister-wife.
Val says, "Of course I do!"
Tan says, "I will. Always."
"In that case... if any person here has any reason why these three should not be wed, speak, or take it with you until your soul is destroyed."
Chase stands up.
"I don't object, per se. However, my... Tan was born under the old ways, and Jhiaxus is not a draconian. I demand that the old ways be acknowledged, and Jhiaxus face the trial of the Lady and the Dragon."
*Nods, knowing something like this was going to happen, keeping his shapechanging into a dragon a secret for now.*
"I am sorry to interrupt, what is the trial of the Lady and the Dragon? I will face any trial put before me."
*To Chase*
"Once this is said and done, you and I will continue our previous discussions on your attitude, pack a lunch and bring some friends. You are going to need them."
J
"The ritual of the Lady and the Dragon," Henry begins, "is an old marriage ritual for men of non-draconian bloodlines to marry into our family. It has not been used in quite some time; essentially, we face you with three doors. We put your bride behind one door, and behind each of the other two are battle-hardened draconian warriors. Without using any techniques to know for certain where she is, you choose one door; after you choose this door, I expose to you one of the doors hiding warriors, then allow you to choose again. Choose correctly, and you win her hand; mistakenly, and you battle the warrior; win or lose, you do not make further advances for the hand of the daughter of Draconia.
"It is a foolish and archaic custom which has not been held in many rotations. No one will fault you if you deny it."
Janus is watching you to see what you say about this.
*nods*
"So let me get this straight, just for my understanding. The man, basically gets a 50/50 chance at marrying the woman and whether he wins or loses the fight he backs off. I'm sorry that is just asinine. I can see if he LOSES he makes no further advances, but to make it based on chance, and not skill is cowardly, and only a coward would even suggest that as a course of action. Now if someone were to revise the tradition to allow the man if he wins another chance, that makes it a test of his skills and worthiness to marry into the family."
*smiles*
"At any rate who says I'm not Draconian? What would I need to do in front of anyone, turn into a dragon? Be proficient at flying, use my breath weapon? I may not be from here, but if we are going to boil down what being a draconian really is, it's the ability to shapechange into a dragon and be a dragon is it not?"
J
To the first, Henry responds, "In the olden days, killing a member of our race was grounds for everyone of the race, including the wife-to-be, to kill you by whatever means they could. Therefore, killing the enemy in combat in the heart of enemy territory was essentially a death sentence."
To the second, "At this time, the only way to prove you are a true draconian is to trace your lineage back to me; all other lines are completely extinct. There are other ways for a person to change themself into a dragon than being Draconian; I have personally borne witness to this fact.
"We all Draconians are descended from the great dragon kings of old from our home world of Draconia. Many of us found ourselves transported here to Syatan Fanilf and stranded, including myself. If one could trace their bloodline to one of the other now-extinct Draconian families, I would be inclined to accept that they, too, were Draconian."
*smiles*
"So, chance, 50/50, anyway it's not my choice I believe if it is tradition the eldest chooses it. I will go along with whatever decision you go with."
*grins*
"If we are going with traditions, it is a old human tradition that the father of the bride pay a dowry to the husband to be as a payoff for safe keeping. There is a reason why stupid traditions aren't followed anymore."
J
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Henry says to the room, "Let it be known. The Lady and the Dragon was a foolish tradition which kept our people seperated from the rest. In the progressive future, we will be looking forward to harmony and peace among all peoples.
"Unfortunately, Tan's father is no longer among us."
Janus pronounces you man and wives, and holds his cube aloft. It glows very brightly, and you feel closer with your new wives than ever before.
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Psionic familiarity with both is now +25.
*smiles*
"In return I promise not to turn Chase inside out and scatter his carcass to the four ends of the universe in sake of harmony and peace among all peoples."
*Nods*
"I sense there is a story behind that, that I haven't been told."
*I kiss them both and place their rings on their ring fingers*
J
Henry responds, "Tan tells the story best of all of us, since she was there; but now is the time for rejoicing. In gaining back my granddaughter, I have gained a grandson."
They both kiss you back.
Val remarks on how beautiful the ring is, and Tan is looking around shiftily, apparently eager for the ordeal to end.
Henry announces loudly, "Now we shall all eat and drink, and dance!"
As if on cue, many faeries flit out from their hiding places and begin flying about in complex patterns. More draconians enter with rolling tables with food on them, and a few come in with unfamiliar looking circular stringed instruments, and begin to play them. The sound and method are similar to that of a violin. The chaotic merriment ensues in earnest.
*Nods*
"That she shall, and you have."
*smiles at his wives and looks at his own ring and grins a bit*
*Partaking of the festivities, making sure to mingle, saying hello to everyone that has shown up, knowing both friends and not friends have showed up.*
*Interested in the music and food as well, and making sure everyone has a good time including Tani*
J
The people here are more a blur than anything else; there are so many. The Four are here, as are the previous All Rulers; Reim isn't here, but there are a lot of people you don't know and some you do. Everyone seems to be in high spirits, regardless of whether they are friend or not-so-friend.
You have a huge stack of wedding gifts, and dig through the mostly weapons bulk of it to find your gift from Mark (you know you do =p); it looks like a small pouch, but inside, it has nothing.
You probably shouldn't turn it inside-out without knowing what it does.
*grins and tracks down Mark*
"So what does this one do? Thanks but I have to ask before Janus tries to turn it inside out." *grins*
*I will be polite and greet them all, thank them for coming unlike some I know how to be civil*
*If they do the throw the bouquet, I will TK them to land in Rid and Katrina's hand*
*Will check in on Vicky, make sure she's ok, having fun for a just over one year old, make sure the girls are happy, and Nic, basically be a good host*
*When I come back to Tani*
"I assume the other dress wasn't approved and you put up a fight?" *hugs and kisses her deeply*
*To Val*
"You look ravishing as well." *hugs and kisses her deeply*
*gets a drink and some food and starts to relax*
J
Mark responds to you, "Yes, no, don't turn it inside out. It's an infinite room pouch; it can hold a limitless amount of items in any size and quantity, and remains as weightless as an empty pouch. In order to pull an item from it, you need think of the item you want when you reach inside. I've included a collection of Tantric meditations inside of it, to assist you on your special night."
They don't throw bouquets.
When you come back to Tani, she has Rid's back up against a tree; she isn't touching her, but she seems to be whispering something to her in a threatening yet sensual manner. Rid looks highly uncomfortable but rooted to the spot.
*To Mark*
"Wow thanks, very handy, and yes I will have to read them and have the girls read them as well."
*getting close enough to hear what she is saying, interested in the interaction, as long as there is no violence, will lean against a tree watching and listening*
J
She's speaking too quietly for you to make out what she's hearing. You read her mind; she's thinking that it's a lot of fun scaring her older half-sister and quickly thinking about various things to say to her on the non-forum-friendly subject she's discussing with her. She doesn't intend to do more than talk about it, but she doesn't want Rid to know that.
*stands there quietly, letting Tan have the heart-to-heart with her sister*
*when she is done and comes over*
"Good talk?"
*grins evilly*
"Oh while I am thinking on it, David hit that last night if you ever want the ammo to use against him."
J
She responds, "As good as it could've been. I think she liked it more than I did."
Rid has left the room.
In response to the latter statement, "She did that with him? I'll have to have a talk with her."
The party is showing no signs of stopping.
*smiles and puts his arm around her and has them join the party*
"Well, your conversation with her was private, I didn't get the details, just the jist. Eventually you two will come to understanding. David told me this morning, after he told me what I was missing. I told him I missed a beatdown from Val and Tan, so wasn't even tempted my beloved. I think that warrants a reprieve for Rid, at least for today. I promised not to hurt Chase to Grandfather, I think we can all do the same. All things considered, I do think she wants to make up to you in her own, weird twisted way, and is jealous you have something she can't have. Not that I think I am much of a prize."
*smiles and kisses her*
"Besides, why would I settle for someone who threw themselves at me, when I had to suffer years not to touch you. Good things are worth waiting for."
*finds Val, and makes sure to party up*
J
She assures you, "You are more than a prize in my eyes, Jh. You're my husband."
Val is mostly watching the kids, in spite of the fact that she's a little tipsy. However, Jewel seems to have disappeared, and Val is searching for her through the haze.
*grins and kisses her*
"And you are my wife Tani, speaking of wives, Val looks like she needs a break."
*To Val*
"You my wife, take the night off, relax, I will find Ms. Jewel. Tani help Val get in the spirit, while I find Jewel."
*I will start at the bar, and any place with drinks unguarded and start my search there.*
J