Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (Kallura Wedding Log)

[heartofalioness]

Who: Keith, Allura, and all of their loved ones
Where: Four Island Beach and the Pony Attack on Voltron House
When: May 21
Summary: Keith and Allura celebrate their marriage with their loved ones. Reception with music, food, cake, and foam weapon duels to follow.
Rating: PG to PG-13, will warn as necessary
Log:

I. THE CEREMONY

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                     Very thankfully, none of this weekend's craziness has extended to the weather. There might be a few light sun-showers later in the day, but for the morning, the sky is calm and mostly clear, only dappled with a few clouds, the lingering cool from yesterday's rain tempering the tropical air. ... Hopefully the teleportation shenanigans will behave, or Allura will have WORDS with Arceus. (They've already had to deal with emergency fridge repairs this weekend...)

The stretch of beach just outside the house has been decked out to the nines, the seats for trainers, cushions for Pokemon, and the arch facing the sun-kissed ocean not just in Keith and Allura's usual colors of pink, blue, red, and purple, but deep green Monstera leaves and bright flame-colored bird-of-paradise flowers; all the Voltron colors, even if a few members are missing in this world. Guests are urged to sign the guestbook next to the gifts table before taking their seats; thankfully, the programs have been printed on sturdy paper and given little wooden handles so they can double as fans.

Soon enough, Keith arrives with his party, including Captain Shiro taking his place as today's officiant. And after a brief interlude, a long clear trumpet note rings out, and the bridal procession makes its way down the sandy aisle.

II. THE RECEPTION

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                     Rings and vows exchanged, bride kissed, now it's time to party! Everyone is ushered back to the house for a feast prepared by Hunk and Jane, food stations scattered in and around the property.

Chips and pink-tinged flatbread with queso dip, mango ceviche, and a variety of salsas and fruit chutneys; deviled eggs; skewers with coconut shrimp and pineapple, Southwestern chicken, or miso-glazed vegetables; and for the entrees: berry-glazed pork, beef with a red wine sauce, seafood, ears of corn, and sweet potatoes, all slow-roasted in an umu dug into the sand by the house. For drinks- the only station Shiro was allowed to touch- there's wine, champagne, sangria, beer, sake, as well as a few flavors of lemonade and fruit punch for the teetotalers. The dessert table is just as bountiful: miniature galettes in sweet and savory flavors, sopapillas with honey and chocolates for drizzling, and cupcakes filled with a bright green custard. (It's matcha, mint, and basil, don't worry). The centerpiece, of course, is a beautiful, rustic cake, topped with a Litten in a top hat and an Alolan Vulpix with a veil. The cake itself is a marble of chocolate and strawberry, filled with a rick dark chocolate ganache and strawberry compote.

In between bites, there's plenty of music and dancing to be had thanks to a collab band of Kazuki Hihara, Chicken Choice Judy, Misaki Yamazaki, and Super Sonico. Starting off from the bride and groom's first dance, the music for the evening is an excellent balance of classical, classic rock, and modern hits from across the regions and the multiverse, playing long into the evening.

Of course, if dancing isn't your thing, two other stations have been set up: two rings drawn into the sand, and one featuring a corner with a makeshift rack of protective padding and foam weapons. Yes, there's going to be sparring and Pokemon battles at this wedding. Suit up, battle to knock outs or duel to three points, and try not to get hurt, nobody needs a paramedic visit at the wedding.

So eat, drink, dance, duel until Allura tosses the bouquet and the couple head out for their honeymoon. And don't forget to grab a wedding favor before you head home, custom-made by the bride herself.

Comments

[questioneverything]

That was a good thing, then. Romelle looked a bit surprised for a moment, though.

"So that's where they ended up!" And then relieved... "I'm glad it wasn't like in the middle of some Team Rocket hideout or something."

But all the same...

"It is wonderful. I'm very happy for him," she said. Maybe even a little envious that he's getting a second chance at spending time with a lost parent.

[crystalmaster]

Radley smirked a bit. "Yeah, that would have been bad." Although it was funny to think of Team Rocket being flummoxed, the end result likely would have been bad for the good guys.

He smiled. "It's nice to know that sometimes the weirdness can be good. I found my sweet Ponyta on the last weird weekend, so that was positive too." And sometimes friends came to town who weren't nearby otherwise.

[questioneverything]

Romelle nodded to both, but wanted to focus on the better part of the conversation... not what could have gone badly had Shiro or Keith ended up in an unfriendly place.

"It is very good," she said. "I met Keith's mother back home. In fact, the two of them found me when they were together." She didn't know all the details of their relationship, but she knew that they had spent a lot of time apart and had only been recently reunited. "This is the first time I've met his father, though." And, yeah, that was kind of a sad topic, too, but it was nice that she was having the chance to meet him.

[crystalmaster]

Radley wanted to focus on the good too. "They found you?"

"What do they think of suddenly ending up in another world?"

[questioneverything]

"Mm-hm!" Romelle smiled a bit. Honestly, it was the best thing that had happened to her, them finding the colony. She'd gotten the truth she'd been searching for, even if it was a hard one to deal with, but then she'd been able to be a part of helping her people get out of what was essentially a prison. "I was raised on a hidden colony of Alteans. Our people were being hunted down by the Galra, and originally, we'd been taken to that colony to save us. But, it slowly became a prison for us, and we were being used by the person who claimed to be keeping us safe." Yes, this part was hard to talk about. "But, once Keith and his mother found the colony, they brought me with them back to people who could help. It took some time to get back, but we were able to get the Alteans free again. I'm grateful to them for that."

She considered his next question, though.

"I'm not certain. Krolia seems to be okay with it. And Keith's father appears to be taking it in stride, for all the strangeness it must be for him. Alternate realities are something we were able to confirm through our own work and travels in the universe, but it's not something his father's seen before." She shrugged. "You'd have to ask him. I don't really know him well enough myself to say for sure one way or the other." After all, she'd only met Keith's father this weekend.

[crystalmaster]

"That's great they were able to help you and the others," Radley said sincerely.

He chuckled. "I don't know him at all, so I probably won't. But that's good they seem to be okay with things."

[questioneverything]

Romelle nodded. It really was, and she was glad Radley could see that, too. Not all the Alteans had considered it "helpful", after all, but she didn't want to dwell on that right now.

"That's true. I think, out of everyone here, Keith and Krolia might be the only two who do know him." She shrugged a little. She didn't know all the details, just that Keith had been young when he'd lost his dad, and, what she knew of Team Voltron and how they all met each other, she was fairly certain Keith hadn't met anyone on the team until after that point. "So, I wouldn't be surprised if you wouldn't know, either." She chuckled a bit.

[crystalmaster]

"Yeah, probably," Radley mused. "His friends never met him?"

[questioneverything]

Romelle shook her head sadly.

"He um... he's no longer with us back home."

[crystalmaster]

"Oh." Radley sobers. "That must make it even more incredible for Keith that he's here."

[questioneverything]

"I'm certain it does," Romelle said. "I don't know what his relationship with his father was like back home, but, the few times I did overhear him and his mother talking, there was a lot of love between them." She sighed softly. "I envy him a little."

[crystalmaster]

"... You didn't have that?" Radley asked carefully, a little surprised she was comfortable telling this to him.

[questioneverything]

"Well, I... I did... for most of my life. But..." She sighed. "My parents were taken from me several decaphoebs ago. I've not seen them since, but... what we found in the other colony they were taken to? And what I saw of what happened to my brother... well..." She shook her head.

[crystalmaster]

Radley frowned. "I'm sorry. That's horrible."

[questioneverything]

Romelle smiled wanly.

"I appreciate the sentiment," she said. "It was hard, but... the person responsible for it has been... taken care of. I suppose that's all I can hope for."

[crystalmaster]

"It's good they can't harm anyone else," Radley said, sounding far away. It still didn't make up for those who had suffered.

[questioneverything]

And Radley didn't even know the half of it.

"It is." She took a deep breath, trying to shake off the pall. "We're here to celebrate a wedding, though, so... let's focus on that, yes?"

[crystalmaster]

He smiled. "Yeah, that's a good idea.

"It's really beautiful here. All of you must have worked really hard to get it ready."

[questioneverything]

"Oh, definitely!" Romelle laughed a little. "It helps that it's a beautiful place to begin with. This was my first time experiencing an ocean beach like this, and it's really quite lovely."

[crystalmaster]

"Oh? You don't live here with the others?" Radley curiously asked.

[questioneverything]

"When I'm not traveling, I do," she said. "I have a room. But I also spend a lot of time at the Silver Horn helping Kazuki with the Pokémon sanctuary he has there."

[crystalmaster]

"Oh cool. He has a really neat place," Radley said. "We finally got to see it in the spring."

[questioneverything]

"Oh! Did you stay there during the contest? A lot of people did because of how close it was to the location in Ilex Forest." Romelle smiled. "It's a wonderful thing. I know that Armen has something similar for Lapras, as well."

[crystalmaster]

"Yeah, we did! It was pretty busy, but it was nice being there."

He nodded thoughtfully. "Lapras are pretty cool. It's sad Pokemon are hurt, but it's good there's people out there to help them."

[questioneverything]

"They seem to be one of Shiro's favorites." Romelle chuckled a bit. "But, yes... they're quite lovely. They like to sing, apparently." But she looked proud of the comment about the Silver Horn.

"I'm glad you thought so! We worked hard to make sure everyone was comfortable and had a comfortable stay there."