trans_9 | Dearly Beloved...

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.

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Rein would probably not have called herself a wallflower, but she nonetheless fit the image well enough, standing back from the party and only occasionally exchanging words with those she'd met before. She seldom approached others without a purpose... and she didn't exactly give the impression of being approachable herself, either.

"Hey there!" he greeted with a wave and a smile. And he figured he'd ask, since there people here who both knew the brides and who simply came to enjoy a moment like this for a change of pace. "Friend or passer-by?"

She blinked and looked down at him. Honestly, for as long as she'd been here, she still was not very used to people just walking up and starting conversations with her.

"...I know them." She knew they probably still thought of her as such, but it was hard to say 'friend' after what had happened...

"Same here, sort of. You know, circumstance and chance, but in the end I'd call it a good kind."

"In my case, it was something closer to the best chance in the worst circumstances. I was very lucky to have met them. And am, to be here..."

She shook her head. No need to get carried away reminiscing. "Did you need something?"

When she spoke, he tilted his head a little. The way she said that sounded almost more like 'here' didn't just mean awake on Stacy. But instead of pressing on that, he focused more on her question to him.

"Not specifically. You just seemed to be more back here by yourself, that's never fun when there's a dancefloor and a party to be had."

"Is that an invitation?" She smiled softly. She would not have expected herself to accept it only a few hours ago, but watching the ceremony had put her in a better mood than she had been in... quite a while.

"Only if you say yes," he responded with a smile.

"And uh, if you know how to dance, I guess. But I'm a good teacher, too!"

"Then I accept." At the very least, she shouldn't hover over the party like a shadow. Better to join, even if she had her doubts...

"I know something of it." There was little she didn't know 'something of' but the trick was in applying that knowledge, of course.

"All right, awesome!"

He held out a hand. "'Course, before we start we should get something out of the way. I'm Jr., Gaignun Kukai Jr."

"I am Reinforce. Eins, if you know my sister." She nodded and took the hand.

"Shall we?"

"That's a cool name," he noted as he led her onto the dance floor.

And then he thought about his next words. The way Eins said she knew them, and then how it sounded as if she knew them more than it sounded like. Jr. decided to opt for the question that would get the short and simple answer.

"Are you from the same place the newlyweds are? It almost sounded like you were."

"It was given to me by someone very precious to me," She said by way of agreement. She did not doubt that Hayate had liked the sound of it as well, but the wish behind it was what made it important...

"I am. There are some things we recall differently-" Well, just one thing, mostly, but she had no desire to address that topic. She had dwelt too much on it lately. "And they are much older than I remember. But it makes no difference."

To always think of them as 'not her Nanoha and Fate' would be too depressing.

"Ah, I've heard about that happening here." How did they describe it, different points in time, was it? He wondered if that'd be the case for him, if someone else he knew ever woke up - knowing things that happened that had yet to happen for him. It was a strange feeling.

"Still, it's probably nice to have so many familiar faces on board with you. Aside from the ones you got to know since."

Dearly Beloved...

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