Dearly Beloved...

[starlightace]

The City didn't have weather as most people knew it, but it was nonetheless a beautiful day - warm weather with a nice breeze, Stacy's sun-equivalent shining in the sky... almost as if it was reflecting the emotions of at least one of the ship's crew. In the middle of the Park, someone had set up a little white lattice archway amongst the hedgerows, decorated with ivy and roses and lilies that looked remarkably real (if they were, in fact, synthetic). In front of the arch were several rows of white chairs, more than enough for anyone who cared to show up.

It was a beautiful day for a wedding.

And frankly, Nanoha needed it. After the chaos and confusion; the rage and terror on Galilee... she didn't think she could ever forget that horrible sense of loss and emptiness when she'd thought that Fate was gone, if only for a day or so. But this would go a long way toward exorcising those demons - a day that she'd dreamed of for years.

Of course, she couldn't go greet anyone yet. She was in her wedding dress, after all! These things needed to be proper.

(ooc: Tag the respective subthreads, please! Mingling is highly encouraged.)

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[thisclinchesit]

Shoutarou had seen the announcement, and while he didn't know the people involved, a wedding was still a happy event. If he was going to protect the happiness of the people on this ship, it'd be good to actually see said happiness up close.

So for now, he'll keep to the edges, wallflowering a bit and watching the event and others here.

[greennotgold]

Fletcher did know the people involved, but he was a natural wallflower himself, so he stayed out around the edges of the crowd, too.

Looking around, he inadvertently made eye contact with Shoutarou, and out of politeness he nodded. "Hi."

[thisclinchesit]

Shou waves a bit, smiling before he walks over.

"Guess the good thing about the way the ship is set up is that there's no chance of bad weather."

[greennotgold]

Fletcher smiles back and nods again. "Yeah. I don't think I've seen it rain here before. It's really great!"

[thisclinchesit]

The detective nods. "Just wish there was a little wind now and then, but otherwise, can't complain."

[greennotgold]

"That'd be nice... Ah, have you been to the sensoriums? You can make them however you want," Fletcher said. "They're, um, something called holograms, though, so they're not real."

[thisclinchesit]

"Yeah, been there a couple times. Not perfect, but it'll do."

He smiles, laughing a bit. "Odd thing to discuss at a wedding, though. Do you know the couple?"

[greennotgold]

That's a good point. Fletcher looks a little sheepish; conversation isn't his strong point. "I've talked to them both before and I'm friends with their daughter. I'm glad they can get married here."

He assumes their world is like his, where that sort of thing would be illegal. Truth be told, he still thinks it's kind of weird, but lots of things are weird here. It's not up to him to decide.

"Do you know them?"

[thisclinchesit]

So they have a daughter? All the more reason to be supportive, Shoutarou supposes.

"Not at all, actually. Just showed up here recently."

[greennotgold]

Ah, another new person. "Welcome to the ship, then! I'm Fletcher. Ms. Takamachi and Ms. Harlaown are really nice, if you want to meet them."

[thisclinchesit]

The detective nods. "Thanks - I'm Shoutarou. And..." He grins a bit, chuckling. "It'd probably be best to wait until the reception."

[greennotgold]

"Oh, right... They must be busy." Fletcher hasn't been to a wedding before, but it seems like they would be.

[thisclinchesit]

"Yeah, they got just a bit of important business to take care of." Shou's been to a few - hopefully, this one would go by without incident. It'd be nice to just enjoy the ceremony and not have to work.

[greennotgold]

"Right..."

There's still a little bit until the wedding starts, though, which means more time to get to know the new crewmember. "What do you think of the ship?"

[thisclinchesit]

"It's nice - lots of great people here from what I've seen, and a lot of the stuff is rather amazing compared to what I'm used to."

[greennotgold]

"Yeah... me too." Hurray for technologically-unadvanced people being thrust into this place all of a sudden. "I still don't get most of it and I've been awake for a few months."

[thisclinchesit]

Shoutarou nods, half-chuckling. "As long as it works, I'm not too keen on knowing how."

A pause.

"Philip will probably figure it out anyway and ramble it to me sometime." He grins a bit, then sighs. That's something he missed for sure.

[greennotgold]

"Philip?" Fletcher tilts his head in curiosity. "Ah! Do you know someone here already?"

[thisclinchesit]

The man nodded, smiling a bit. "Yeah, Philip and I were detective partners back home."