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[Closed] Just Say You Do | April 10

Who: Team Femblemtroika + Jane, Kayo, & Zuke; and Carly as photographer (if you want! per this thread)
When: April 10
Where: On the beach in Olivine
What: #sylvixwedding

Today, 10 Great Tree Moon - or April 10, if that's more your style - a small section of beach along Olivine's coast has been rendered 'for private use only' for a time.

In Fodlan, Great Tree Moon is the beginning of the new year, coinciding with the onset of true spring. This wedding wasn't deliberately planned as a symbolic expression of this fact, but it's a happy coincidence that it is one.

Those gathered for the event today are a tiny group, by the standards of Kingdom nobility. If this were taking place in Faerghus, every lord and lady would have been expected to show up, bearing lavish gifts and false flattery on their tongues. Here, it's just a bunch of friends and partners, nothing more. And everyone present is likely to agree that this is much, much better.

[The subject line of this post is brought to you by the convention video of Sylvain's voice actor proposing in character to Felix's voice actor. It's amazing.]

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For Sylvain, Claude, and Dimitri:

Sylvain suggested that the night before the wedding, he and Felix should take their other boyfriends out to dinner and spoil them, to remind them that they too are loved. Felix agreed. So tonight, they've made reservations at a fancy seafood restaurant on the waterfront, and Felix has finally found an excuse to wear the outfit Claude helped him pick out all those weeks ago.

For Sylvain and Jane:

(Placeholder for baking shenanigans!)

Claude/OTA:

After dinner, Felix really isn't sure what to do with himself. He feels like he should be doing something relevant, preparing something maybe, but he's at a loss. He's not even in their room, because Sylvain insisted on spending the night apart so they could keep from seeing each other the next day until the ceremony, which Felix thinks is completely absurd but agreed to anyway. So he plans to ask Claude if he can spend the night in his room instead, and in the process ask for advice on what to do with his hair for the wedding - maybe they can try some things in the mirror and see what looks best? - but otherwise he's just sort of...around, for whatever.

Want to help one or both of the grooms prepare? Give them a pep talk? Harass them gently? Have breakfast? Do something else with other people and/or Pokemon? The ceremony doesn't begin until just before sundown, so you have some time to kill.

The main event!

For Sylvain, Felix, Dimitri, and Claude:

The sun dips low toward the horizon at the far edge of the ocean, beginning to paint the sky in brilliant gold and vivid pink, when the music begins: a chorus of Pokemon, led by Fantine the Delcatty and Karimala the Lapras, singing a wordless harmony. It's Inda the Steenee's cue to start walking down the "aisle" between the rows of chairs (or blankets spread across the ground, for those who didn't feel like sitting in chairs), showering everything and everyone with flower petals.

Soon, everyone is ready to begin.

For everyone:

(This is for everyone to thread any thoughts, reactions, whispered conversations, etc. they feel like posting as the ceremony goes on.)

After the ceremony, everyone is invited to reconvene at the hotel where the travel group is staying, where one of the so-called ballrooms (Felix doesn't think it looks much like a ballroom, but he guesses this is the modern version) hosts the party! There's dancing, food and drink (catering overseen by Claude!), and of course the cake--courtesy of Sylvain and Jane!

Anyone who wants to make a speech can, although Felix refuses no matter how many people want him to make one, and he spends the whole time anyone else is making one looking very intently at his plate.

Also, Sylvain encouraged all guests to choose some songs for the dance party playlist ahead of time, so feel free to bring in some tunes if you like! Felix grudgingly agreed to this, but claimed he retained the right to veto anything objectionable. Whether anyone will let him exercise that veto remains to be seen.

Sylvain loves a good party, but the fact of the matter is -- he's deeply distracted most of the evening. Though he leaves Felix be when his partner, his husband sneaks away for breaks, he's otherwise glued to the man's side. When Felix does step away, Sylvain remains at the wedding table for the two of them, a red-headed beacon that's never too hard to find.

Every now and again, he does make his way out to the dance floor. And though his eyes do flick to Felix every now and again, he's still attentive to whatever partner he has.

Eventually, though, even he has to take a break. He's overwhelmed, but not in any sort of negative way. He can't recall having been so happy in a long time. It's especially hard to grasp considering how he'd succumbed to grief only recently.

At times like these, he'll be found sitting on the edge of the beach. His shoes are off, leaving his bare feet to bury in the sand. Maybe there are a few stray tears on his cheeks, but there's also a smile -- wide and bright as the stars in the sky.

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1. The Night Before | April 9

2. The Morning Of | OTA

3. The Ceremony

4. Party time!! | OTA