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[Guess what moron is chilling in her houseboat on the bed with a sylveon curled up in her lap. It's Jolyne, it's always Jolyne. At least she's wearing a long sleeved shirt and shorts for once.]

'Suuuuup, guys?

Just popping on a sec to announce a little something something 'cause I feel like I guess it's a fun thing to talk about? Fuck if I know.

[She's shifting around a little with a grin for a moment, ignoring the whine from Demon in her lap.]

So you remember that whole weird weekend shit we had a bit ago? Yeah. I'm surprised I kept shit quiet for as long as I have buuuuut I guess it's 'bout time to say something. During that whole fiasco I fiiiiiinally proposed. [Her voice is being restrained, very clearly trying to remain calm despite the fact she wants to act a hell of a lot more excited.]

So I guess that's cool? Honestly, I think it took this long for my eardrums to go back to normal after Carly broke 'em when I asked. [There it is, there's the break in the stoic exterior and she's actually smiling for once and letting her tone pitch a bit to properly show her excitement.]

Dunno when we're gonna do the whole thing, but we got time to figure all that out. But any suggestions would be pretty damn cool if anyone's got 'em. Thanks~

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Ohmygosh--

[Scorpia looks beside herself in sheer joy. Her hands are pressed to her cheeks, she's blushing, and if it were physically possible here, she'd probably have manifested sparkles.]

Two weddings?! Back to back too. Oh wow, this place is so great; I love it here! So many people finding love and getting married. It's so wonderful.

Congratulations! You're going to be so happy together, I just feel it in my heart!

[Oh, that's adorable, actually. Though she's squinting a little bit when she hears the two weddings bit. Oh good god, this better not be what she thinks it is.]

Two weddings? Who the hell else is getting married? [GIRL, YOU BETTER NOT BE DOING WHAT SHE THINKS YOU'RE DOING.]

Sure hope that's the case, I'll take a bit of happiness from the shitfest I had before getting here, y'know? It... feels a little weird even being able to say this kind of stuff or be dealing with it, but not in a bad way.

I don't know yet! She just came in and showed everybody her really pretty ring and I'm so happy for everybody! Weddings! Oh my gosh, I've never even seen a wedding. This is so great.

[Scorpia nods as if that's the most understandable thing in the world.]
Finally finding friends and a real home takes a lot to get used to, yeah. But you did it! Congratulations for that too.

[... Now she's just curious, sorry, Scorpia.]

If it was Carly, that's... that's my fiancée, dude. Wasn't aware she was goin' 'round showing it off, but I can't blame her. [She's pretty sure she knows exactly where she's showing it off, but she'll let that slide for... obvious reasons. Woops.]

You've never seen a wedding before? Well, shit, dude, guess you'll get to see one eventually. Dunno if it'll, like, be big and fancy or anything but given how many of my damn extended family's around, they'll probably insist on something nice at least. [More she's pretty sure Erina will kill her if she doesn't, this is fine, it's fine.]

Jolyne, by the way.

Ohhh-- gosh! I guess I got overexcited. Weddings just... there hasn't been one in the Fright Zone in um, not since before I was born, I think! Celebrations kind of clash with the whole evil army thing, you know?

[Oh no she almost blew it for her coworker! And there's only one wedding, which is kind of sad. Scorpia does go pale for a moment, and pretty obviously stumbles over the first sentence before picking up steam.]

She just introduced herself. I'm still meeting all the people that are here, 'cause I've only been here a month. You picked out such a pretty ring though! The butterflies just blew me away. So cute!

Evil army thing? Guess it takes all types 'round here, but I guess that makes sense enough.

[Oh my god, Scorpia. She's switching over to private for a moment, jeeze.]

Don't worry about it, dude, I already know the whole Rocket thing or whatever, which was why I was trying to give you an out there. Even if I ain't one myself.

[Might as well keep it private, she's far more relaxed like this anyway. And shifting a little to show off the tattoo on her left arm.]

Thanks, butterflies are obviously kinda my thing and it's a pretty subtle way to tell people to fuck right on off.

Um, yeah. The Horde kind of crash landed in my family's backyard, and my grandfather...

[There's a moment where her gaze goes almost vacant and then she shakes her head. Now's not the time to think about that.]

Well, the Horde always told me that my grandfather turned the whole kingdom over to them. So that's where I grew up.

[It takes Scorpia a bit of fumbling to get to private in return.]

Oh whew. I was so worried. I didn't mean it, just both of you came on so close that I hadn't gotten Carly's name and, well, two weddings is even more exciting than just one.

Oh that tattoo is so pretty! And now she'll always have a little bit of you on her finger forever.

[O o f. She can't help but cringe a little at that, she can take a hint by just that subtle expression alone. Or not so subtle in this case.]

Well, at... least we ain't got that shit here? [She's not good at this, send help.]

You're good, you're good. Dunno why she posted it over there and not here, but I'm not gonna question her choices on this. Not that I can't just grab her 'gear and check out what's going on or some shit, y'know?

Pretty usually isn't the word I get, but thanks. Means... a good bit, I guess. And she sure does, if... something happens and I end up disappearing from here or something, there's that reminder. [SHE'D RATHER THAT NOT HAPPEN, given going home is more or less a death sentence for her at this point.]

Oh yeah, everyone is so nice and friendly here. It's amazing! Even Rocket is trying really hard to be evil but...isn't.

[Scorpia frowns at that.] I hope that if you leave, you'll get to leave together! Nobody should separate love.

[Scorpia seems very firm about that.]

Whatever you do, make sure it has an open bar. I'll need to to deal with your marital bliss, I'm sure. [[ such a good psuedo-cousin. ]]

[DISAPPROVING MATRIARCH LOOK.]

Be nice.

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[[ there's a tight noise in his throat and a clear look of shock on his face before he steels himself and responds with a somewhat shaky: ]]

Didn't know this was an open feed. Hello, Erina.

[That's her granddaughter you're talking about; for all her faults, at least Jolyne was a good sport inviting her married grandparents to look for rings and things.]

Hello, Johnny. I take it you're well, if you must be nipping at Jolyne.

Nipping? You sure dote on her, you know she's gonna reply about ten times nastier than I ever thought to. [[ what is this childish excuse........ ]]

I am well, though. I hope you and Jonathan are doin' the same.

Eaaaaat shit and die, dude~

[She doesn't mean that, of course not.]

Ain't my fault that I'm finding some happiness here while you're being a crotchety bastard that can't find someone. [WOW, BELOW THE BELT.]

Consider it a side-effect of my lifelong trauma. Sue me. [[ shrug shrug no big deal he ain't gonna cry about it ~~not on camera at least~~. ]]

I am happy for you, though. As happy as I can be, at least. Congrats.

Cry more, we all have trauma and you know that. [Bitch, don't even try it with her. She will end your entire non-existent career.]

Thanks. I guess you'll get to be invited since I guess you're family or whatever.

Your sense of familial ties knows no bounds, Jolyne. The invitation is highly appreciated.

But, seriously: consider the open bar. I figured I'd be back home by now, and I need a decent drink. Do they even make bourbon here? [[ a question truly worth asking. ]]

Oh how wonderful! Congratulations to you both!

[Oh! Oh lord, she hasn't talked to her in a while but now it's just a little awkward. O o p s.]

Ah, thanks! Been a long time coming it feels like, but it's a huge weight lifted off my shoulders and now I guess it's a weight now shared or something.

Love is always worth sharing with the world.

Are you going to have cake? Someone told me when humans get married, they should have cake!

What kinda weird shit happened? I can't believe I missed it. Was it cool? Also congrats, or something.

[Oh, that's a new face. She tilts her head a bit as she tries to commit her to memory before clicking her tongue.]

Mostly weird shit like people getting their powers and shit back, some even getting stuff they didn't have before they even got here. Like, for some fuckin' reason, my fiancee had an allergic issue with the sun for a bit. Shit was fuckin' wild.

It was nice havin' my Stand back, though, I missed being able to scare the hell out of people by unraveling my body and shit.

[IT'S ONLY YOU THAT FINDS THAT AMUSING, JOLYNE.]

And thanks. You new 'round here or some shit?

[That's Chloe! And old-but-new face. She definitely doesn't remember seeing Jolyne around last time she was here, but it was. A while ago. She's still getting used to that 2 year gap.]

Awww, man. I missed it? I'm still waiting for the moment I get cool powers and can do awesome shit.

[Seriously!! Max got cool time travel powers and what did she get? The ability to die easily. Bah.]

But anyway, yeah, sorta. I was here two years ago, but now I'm back. The universe just loves shoving me out of existence and then farting me back out again.

Not everyone got different powers or whatever, I only got my Stand and it's starting to become a huge bummer only getting to see her for a weekend or so every few months. I missed being able to be a damned contortionist and all that. [For reasons. That are both public and private, but we aren't going to go there necessarily.]

Two years ago? Damn, dude, I can't imagine getting thrown from one place to the next and back again like that, fuck that noise. Even though, uh, my going back home would be, like, learning what there is after death I guess. [If only she knew, oh well, details.]

The universe needs to calm its tits for, like, two seconds between the actual universe and whatever the fuck that space llama thing is pretending to be. Or just shut the hell up and let everyone have easier access to weed or something similar. Sick of it being a pain in the ass if you want to chill.

[Chloe can think of a few things one could do with the power of contortionism, and it's enough to make her eyes widen a little, before she sort of shakes that line of thought away. Don't be dirty.]

God, you have no idea. I'm convinced the universe just has some hella gigantic bazoongas and they're giving her back pain, so she's taking it out on all of us.

[No. Really. The universe personally seems to have it out for her. There's that whole Time Tornado bullshit, getting yoinked from that oncoming apocalypse, thrown back into it, pulled back here- it's a lot.]

Did I introduce myself yet? I'm Chloe and I agree with you. I vote for unrestricted access to weed 24/7, it's the least we deserve.

[Given she's grinning far, far too wickedly at her eyes widening? Nah, she absolutely meant it in a dirty way, too. But it's probably fine.]

That or the universe gets some wicked PMS or it's an asshole dude, either of the three I guess. Either way, fuck the universe.

[It could be worse, you could... be dead... trying to save the universe or something? Probably? Maybe???]

Nah, you hadn't. Jolyne and I need to resupply my stock at some point. Among... other shit, but I'm not supposed to talk about that in public, yadda yadda some people are the morality police or whatever.

[Chloe gives a sage nod.]

Hell yeah, fuck the universe. Don't, like... fuck the universe, though. We don't need universe babies.

[Well, there was that one time she was shot to death in the bathroom. Twice. Because saving her from it the first time caused said Time Tornado.

Basically, she gets u Jolyne. She's very over the universe.]

Yeah, yeah, I'm smelling what you're cooking. My stepdad is basically morality police: the living meatsack.

You never know, if the universe is a woman, then it might help instead of... like, universe babies or whatever. Wouldn't be the weirdest thought I've had. [We just won't talk about her being envious of snails that one time.

It doesn't help that her death also ended up in Ocean Trauma (tm) or whatever. But we won't talk about that and she's huffing softly before flopping back on her bed much to the annoyed noise of the formerly napping sylveon.]

At least your dad gave a shit 'bout what you were doing, better than what I got. But hey, if you're heading to Goldenrod or whatever, just lemme know when you get there, wouldn't mind sharing since I need to stock up soon anyway.

Ugh. True... I guess it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make, who am I to blue ball the universe?

[Chloe's eyebrow shoots into the air skeptically when Jolyne implies David might have cared- pff. Ehh. Ehhh.

That's debatable, but she isn't sure if she wants to get into that, so she just brings her hand up and does the universal shaky "ehhhh?" wriggle.]

Yeah, I'll be heading to Goldenrod pretty soon. Turns out I got a job there! Fun times... fun times... [She's still really not sure how she managed to pull that off.] I'll definitely keep an eye out for you though, I'd love to chill.

Oh, so you're Carly's fiancée! I, um... She invited me.

[By which he means "We're coworkers but I'm being sneaky about it." Of course, he still thinks it's pretty weird that he's just being invited to a wedding like that, but he's not complaining.]

[Ohhh, this dude. She remembers Carly mentioning something about him before, huh.]

Guessin' you work with her, then? [She's going to leave that open before moving on, because something is bothering her.] How old are you, outta curiosity? Trying to figure out if you're, like, a teenager or really lucked out on the genetics lottery of looking like a twink.

...

[One of those questions is expected, and reasonable, and it's nice to know they're on the same page when it comes to that particular subject. The other one is kind of...

He knows he looks young, but he's not used to people questioning it so bluntly??]

I'm... old enough to drink, if that's what you're asking?

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