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maskormenacelogs2017-03-28 02:52 am
driftsintobuffetline) wrote in maskormenacelogs2017-03-28 02:52 am
the marriage of true minds
WHO: Newton Geiszler, Hermann Gottlieb, AND YOU
WHERE: Alaska, courtesy of teleportation via Midnighter's apartment
WHEN: March 27th, evening
WHAT: A wedding. After all that's been happening this month, let's enjoy a nice evening of two constantly bickering nerds finally making good on the day they first met. It's not red, white, or purple... Safe for the whole family.
WARNINGS: Um. Nerds being Nerds.
NOTES: There are subthreads for the major events, but feel free to make your own or ping either youko/Hermann or me/Newt if you want something not listed.
Ceremony:
No matter what effort anyone--Kang, Newt himself, or a well-meaning guest--might have put into straightening up his suit and tie, by the time Newt walks down the aisle, his necktie is glaringly mis-tied. Hermann and Newt bicker over the tie, oblivious to the guests waiting on them until, finally, Hermann fixes it to satisfaction, and the ceremony resumes.
They exchange vows and rings with some nervousness and a fair amount of emotion. Hermann removes Newt's glasses, and they kiss...
And then, in an act of symbolism, they tear up the dividing line.
Two halves, one now connected whole.
Reception:
Please partake of the open bar during dinner, but try not to get too carried away. Before cake is served, there is champagne and the opportunity to give a toast. Feel free to embarrass yourself or the newlyweds with a toast. Gifts may be left on the table or presented to the newlyweds.
Newt does NOT shove the cake in Hermann's face when they cut the first slice...however much he is tempted and/or egged on.
After dinner, the dance floor opens up. The newlyweds dance their "first" dance as husbands. Hopefully no one is too terribly drunk. Newt and Hermann take some of this time to greet everyone and socialize.
At the end of the night, Newt--more than a wee bit drunk--commandeers a piano and attempts to play John Legend's All of Me. It's going great....UNTIL he starts to sing.
Hermann all but hauls him away by his ear and excuses them both.
Please enjoy the evening.
WHERE: Alaska, courtesy of teleportation via Midnighter's apartment
WHEN: March 27th, evening
WHAT: A wedding. After all that's been happening this month, let's enjoy a nice evening of two constantly bickering nerds finally making good on the day they first met. It's not red, white, or purple... Safe for the whole family.
WARNINGS: Um. Nerds being Nerds.
NOTES: There are subthreads for the major events, but feel free to make your own or ping either youko/Hermann or me/Newt if you want something not listed.
Ceremony:
No matter what effort anyone--Kang, Newt himself, or a well-meaning guest--might have put into straightening up his suit and tie, by the time Newt walks down the aisle, his necktie is glaringly mis-tied. Hermann and Newt bicker over the tie, oblivious to the guests waiting on them until, finally, Hermann fixes it to satisfaction, and the ceremony resumes.
They exchange vows and rings with some nervousness and a fair amount of emotion. Hermann removes Newt's glasses, and they kiss...
And then, in an act of symbolism, they tear up the dividing line.
Two halves, one now connected whole.
Reception:
Please partake of the open bar during dinner, but try not to get too carried away. Before cake is served, there is champagne and the opportunity to give a toast. Feel free to embarrass yourself or the newlyweds with a toast. Gifts may be left on the table or presented to the newlyweds.
Newt does NOT shove the cake in Hermann's face when they cut the first slice...however much he is tempted and/or egged on.
After dinner, the dance floor opens up. The newlyweds dance their "first" dance as husbands. Hopefully no one is too terribly drunk. Newt and Hermann take some of this time to greet everyone and socialize.
At the end of the night, Newt--more than a wee bit drunk--commandeers a piano and attempts to play John Legend's All of Me. It's going great....UNTIL he starts to sing.
Hermann all but hauls him away by his ear and excuses them both.
Please enjoy the evening.
Ceremony
For all their contrast, however, there's an element of compliment--two opposites sides of a whole.
The first row of seats are reserved, but guests are otherwise free to choose whichever side or row to sit themselves. The wedding party arrives first of course - Miles and Kang as best men- and Hermann follows to stand with them in a dashing suit with coattails. He looks incredibly nervous standing there, checking his wrist for the time while they all wait for Newton to make his way down the aisle.
Bickering over a poorly tied tie
The particularly observant can pinpoint the precise moment Hermann notices. He fidgets, twisting his cane into the floor, jaw flexing like he might just yell across the room. It's a fight to keep from rolling his eyes or sighing, because of course it is. Newt is appallingly unapologetic. If anything, he looks positively smug behind his innocent, serious facade.
By the time Newton gets to him, Hermann is practically grinding his teeth. His hand flashes between them to fix it. "That was deliberate and unnecessary."
"Deliberate, not unnecessary. Besides, Hermann, would you have me any other way?"
"Quite unnecessary, I assure you. I'm sure Kang had it fixed perfectly, and it's not as if you don't already have my attention. We're getting married for heaven's sake."
Newt sways a little, smiling down at the fingers fixing his tie, looking like a cheeky yet lovesick puppy. "Like I can't want more of your attention? Besides, Doctor, no one has hands quite as good as yours."
Hermann clears his throat at that, fighting a flush as he finishes up fixing Newton's tie with determination. He smooths a hand down his husband's chest to make sure it stays straight.
"Well it's all sorted now. Let's get on with this, shall we?"
Vows
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But today, he can't and won't go off script. So, out from the inner pocket of his coat comes a tri-folded paper. It looks like a letter and is, if you're sitting close enough to see, actually addressed as if it were the exterior of a letter: the addressee is listed as Doctor Hermann Gottlieb, PhD. and what follows is an address at Cambridge University in England. Newt unfolds it.
"Hermann," he says, meeting his longtime lab partner's eyes and then nervously looking back at the paper, "over a decade ago, I made the brilliant decision to write to you--and even in the harshest times, even when we were both at our most unpleasant to each other--I didn't really regret it."
He grins. No matter what he may have said over the years, he didn't regret it.
"You're better than anything I could have ever expected, or hoped, or dreamed of, and I am honored and in awe every time I have the privilege of introducing you as my friend, my colleague, and now...my husband. There is no one, Hermann, in this world or any other, that I have greater respect, admiration or affection for than you. You inspire me and challenge me as no one else can. I adore you," he says directly to the man himself, the paper lowered between them. "I love you."
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If not for the Drift, he may have thought Newton was finished, but instead of interrupting, Hermann reaches out to take one of his hands and tries to smile to convey silent encouragement.
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Reception
Dinner & Toasts
Excepting the head table, guests choose their own seats from a collection of round tables. Every table has a different variety of bouquet cradled inside a clear beaker, and tethered by each bundle of silverware is also a small card with random bits of biology or physics facts and trivia written into it. Steal the other cards on the table for more or use your newfound knowledge (and/or differing opinions) to break the ice with science!
In addition, a standing chalkboard on each table lists the menu items- salmon, filet mignon, or mushroom ravioli- and comes equipped with an attached piece of chalk and instructions for each guest to place a tally under their entree of choice. The first course (and available all evening) is a small bowl of mildly spicy corn chowder to chase away the chill, and comes paired with a sourdough roll.
For dessert, the three-tiered wedding cake looks rather plain and exceedingly ordinary, but once the newlyweds cut into it together (and surprisingly don't mash it into each other's faces), the insides are an entirely different, multi-colored story. If ever a nebula existed inside of a cake, it's a swirled mesh of blues and purples. Still unimpressively vanilla flavored, but it looks awesome, and it's all edible.
Gold's Table - OTA
He hasn't turned his nose up at the food either, and perhaps it's because teaching Doc to cook has been such a key activity for the two of them that he's rather intent to enjoy it with him and ignore all else. He can, however, be approached.
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Miles - OTA
The bar, though, is the best part. As it is at all weddings. He grins from his spot up at the wedding party's table, having arranged an array of small glasses with interesting concoctions in front of him in addition to the delightful food spread. He can't drink too much or he'll be asleep, but ... he's going to enjoy himself.
After he seeks out the newlyweds, anyway. ]
So how does it feel to finally be married, eh?
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Best Man's Speech and OTA
Newt has given him the incredible honor of being his Best Man, though. This is a ridiculous human thing, but it's his friend's ridiculous human thing and he is going to respect that and try not to fail at his duties. He feels bad enough that the bachelor's party was a bust.
With the ceremony out of the way, there's only one thing left to do. Once a good moment presents itself, he stands up from his seat and lightly clinks his beer bottle with a fork to get everyone's attention.
"I've never paid much attention to weddings. It isn't a tradition among my kind when we choose a mate. We prefer to keep things simple - if we had social media, we would just change our relationship status to "Mated" and leave it at that. So, I never thought I'd attend a wedding, let alone be chosen as someone's Best Man.
"I have to say, it's... an interesting experience. More importantly, it's a genuine honor to be allowed to witness this momentous occasion. Newt can be a handful, as most of us and especially Hermann already know. He is also one of the most helpful and considerate people I have met during my time here, and I am proud to call him my friend. I couldn't be happier that he found a mate who chose him just as fiercely to share his life with.
"Congratulations, Newt and Hermann. May you stay together and happy until you're old and grey."
After the speech, he relaxes and chats with anyone willing, enjoying the party's cheerful atmosphere and open bar.
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As he sits down, he grasps a nearby card and peers into it. "If you keep a goldfish. in a dark room, it will become pale," he says out loud. He turns to the person sitting next to him, a stranger or a friend.
"How is that possible?"
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late poopy tag )':
Despite that, they had decided the best thing to do would be maintaining their own bodies for the event regardless of the strain, since they're still going with the 'we are twins' cover because once a paranoid teenager always a paranoid teenager. And also because it meant that Akito had the opportunity to pick out two outfits. A nice black vest and paisley shirt for Agito, and a blazer, blue shirt, and bow tie for Akito. Both are wearing identical pairs of the warmest black slacks they could find, because going from Florida to Alaska this time of year would suck otherwise.
Unfortunately, all the effort it took to get ready and arrive tuckered them out, so by the end of the meal they're both nodding off on each other. Feel free to shove them awake or nudge them into their plates.
Dancing
Now's the time to impress your plus one, have fun learning steps together, or meet someone new.
Dancing Nerds - OTA
They're open to conversation and introductions, general well-wishes or any concerns, so do feel free to stop by.
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From the Sidelines - OTA
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Open Bar
There's likely to be a bit of a crowd though, so chat with your fellow guests and enjoy your drinks!
There's also a balcony off the hall for anyone in need of a crisp breath of fresh air. ...And it is crisp. A balmy 36°F (or 2°C), extended periods of time outside are not recommended without some bundling up. On the upside, the trees and tall, snowy mountains surrounding the resort are breathtaking.
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That, or Constantine just wanted an excuse to be a lush as per usual and he waltzed through M's portals when no one was looking.
He's not the biggest fan of traditional institutions, particularly of the sort involving legally and religiously binding contracts to another person -- not that he hasn't ever made such contracts himself - they're just usually to demons he is employing. Still, it's not the first time he's crashed a reception since free booze is free booze.
Although he's not particularly drawing attention to himself, some of the others in the queue for drinks find him interesting all the same. And so John finds himself slowly creeping into the bag while regaling other party guests with tales of his misadventures;
"So there I was, at the mercy of the King a' the vampires himself. He's doing what every bad guy must, - he starts friggin' monologging, thinkin' he's got me beat. He finally shuts it and tries takin' a bite outta yours truly -" John pauses for dramatic effect, downing his third shot of scotch - "But the bugger didn't realize I still had Nergal's blood in me veins. Let's just say he had a hell o' an allergic reaction."
At least he made sure his suit was clean before showing up.
Gifts & Cards
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once it turns on, it has a very inquisitive personality and will 'talk' in beeps and squeeks until it picks up English or whatever language they want to teach it. Whatever kind of personality it eventually develops will depend on the two taking care of it.
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Addressed to both Newt and Hermann is a box of edible, gold leaf infused chocolates and a bottle of very expensive champagne as well as two gift cards for $1000 each to some reputable science equipment store in De Chima.
In the card itself is a message written fancy cursive: ]
To Hermann and Newton -
My deepest congratulations to you both on your nuptials. I regret that I had to miss such a monumental event, but do hope you both will accept these small tokens in my absence. They aren't much, but hopefully you will enjoy them.
May you have a long and prosperous marriage. Wishing you all the happiness on this special day.
Sincerely,
Petyr Baelish
[ There's a little stamped mockingbird sigil beside his name. ]
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