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Private Reception Lounge
Dock 2, Stellvia
13:00 GMT 13 March 2014
"Glad you could make it, dad." Noah shook his father's hand, then turned to his brother. "And Gerald - you're looking better than you did when I left."
"Getting out of the rat-race helped a lot there, Noah. You should try it sometime."
Noah grinned. "Wish I had the time. This is my wife-to-be, Leda."
"Charmed to make the acquaintance of such a beautiful young lady," the elder Anderson said while reaching to take her hand.
Leda quickly moved her hands behind her back. "I appreciate the gesture, Mr. Anderson, but my biomod makes holding hands dangerous."
Gerald raised an eyebrow. "Biomod?"
"A long story... and it's not illegal up here."
"Ah." The eyebrow came back down after Noah nodded in confirmation.
Leda didn't notice. "Gerald, does anybody call you -"
He cut her off quickly. "No, Ms. Swansen. *Nobody* gets to call me 'Gerry Anderson'. Not even Noah. And don't use my initials, either."
"Oh. Why shouldn't I use your initials?"
Noah pulled her aside and whispered in her ear. "Gerald's middle name is Thaddeus. And he's about as 'dane as they come."
Leda grimaced, then composed herself and went back to the Anderson family. "So, how was the trip?"
"Long," replied Gerald. "And I'd like to check in and relax. You did find us a room, didn't you, Noah?"
"Considering I own a hotel, it wasn't difficult. You, Stacey, and the kids are in a suite; Ms. Fujisawa will help you find the front desk." At this, Yayoi stepped forward and guided most of Noah's relatives toward the hotel. "And you've got your own room, dad."
"Thanks, son. Sorry about Gerald, Ms. Swansen. He's not usually like this."
"Please, call me Leda. And I understand completely."
He smiled at that. "Now, if you'll excuse us, I need to talk with my son about something he's been avoiding for the last five years."
"I knew this was coming... Leda, please apologize to your family and tell them I'll meet them at dinner this evening. I'm going to take dad to the hotel." She nodded, and the two men left the reception lounge.
"Yes, you should know this was coming. Every time I've asked, you've had to take another call or deal with an emergency."
"We were practically at war last year, dad. I couldn't ignore that."
"How many lives did you save by being too busy to talk to me?"
"Dozens. Maybe hundreds."
"That's all right, then. But now you can't hang up on me. Did you ever find the Harrison's daughter, the one who disappeared on Luna back in 2009?"
Noah sighed. "Yeah, dad, I found Kelly. She doesn't want to go back home or call her family, and I agree with her reasons why."
"She's still alive?"
"Alive and enjoying her work, the last time I saw her. And here we are at the Hotel Stellvia. Let's get you checked in..." Noah glanced at the crowd at the reception desk, then continued. "Better yet, I'll check you in myself."
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea. I don't want to wait in line for too long."
"Your leg's bothering you again?"
"Hey, I'm alive. But I would've liked to meet that cute bunny-girl behind the counter. Or at least read her name tag."
"The bunny-girl?" asked Noah, secretly happy his father couldn't read her nametag from where they were. "You don't mind she's got a biomod?"
"Your bride has a biomod, Noah. I'm going to have to get used to it. Besides..."
After a moment of typing on his PDA, Noah asked, "'Besides'?"
"Well, it might just be a vacation romance, but my grandson seems quite taken by Leda's sister Minerva. And vice-versa. Gerald might have to learn to like Fen, not just tolerate you."
"Charles and Minerva? One of them would have to move, considering the families live on opposite sides of the States."
"Charles withdrew his application to Yale and applied to UCSD while we were in Kandor City."
"Wow. I really hope this works out for both of them." Noah walked over to the front desk, grabbed a plastic card, and walked back to his father. "Here's your room key, dad. See you at six for dinner?"
"I wouldn't miss it, son."
OOC: Putting everybody's suggestions together into one handy list, and adding a few more ideas...
The wedding's going to be held at Grover's Corners on Saturday 15 March 2014.
Maico Tange gets exclusive rights to cover the ceremony live, in order to keep paparazzi out; this will be enforced by Tachikomas.
Wedding party:
Best Person: Yayoi Fujisawa
Ushers: A.C. Peters, Jake Hansen, Mal Fnord
Maid of Honour: Kohran Li
Bridesmaids: Patty O'Neill, Mikuru Asahina, Sora Hasegawa
Ring Bearer: Safety
Flower Girls: Luna Schroeck, Nina Avins (all five Heart Roses)
Officiating: some preacher from the Fenchurch.
(Mal and Sora by telepresence if necessary; they'll either be back in-system or close enough that there'll be no noticeable FTL lag, unless RL-Mal's planning something that'll keep the VVS at Delta Pavonis.)
Reception:
Dinner: Aussie-style barbecue steak and shrimps, cob corn (from Wonderland), and Australian table wines from Penfolds Grange (the youngsters and the known Monty Python fen get sparkling grape juice instead). Plain white cake with white icing, to avoid allergic/biomod reactions.
Table centerpieces are colourful and edible: nasturtiums, candied violets, apple blossoms, plum blossoms, rose petals
After-dinner live music by the Hong Kong Cavaliers
First set: The stuff that it would be impolite to play while Noah and Leda are in the room (including "Since I Don't Have You"), while they're off getting changed from their formal outfits to more-casual clothes.
Middle sets: Music that the happy couple can dance to (including "And I Love Her", the first dance).
Final set: The hokey all-request party after the newlyweds have left for their honeymoon (including "Hava Nagila", "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights", and "Fly Me to the Moon")
DJ between sets by Benjamin's Handwaved Ipod Touch. (Playlist includes "Waiting For A Hero")
Open bar with the usual drinks, monitored and tended so nobody gets too drunk to fly. Vegan sushi, and ANZAC Biscuits available at the bar.
Afterwards:
The happy couple claim they're honeymooning at the Old Ring of Stellvia - home. As to where they're really honeymooning... that's a secret. But smart money says Noah's too well-known on Earth, Leda's too well-known on Venus, and Saturn's too far from Stellvia for workaholic Noah to be comfortable vacationing there.
And who knows what else might happen...?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Private Reception Lounge
Dock 2, Stellvia
13:00 GMT 13 March 2014
"Glad you could make it, dad." Noah shook his father's hand, then turned to his brother. "And Gerald - you're looking better than you did when I left."
"Getting out of the rat-race helped a lot there, Noah. You should try it sometime."
Noah grinned. "Wish I had the time. This is my wife-to-be, Leda."
"Charmed to make the acquaintance of such a beautiful young lady," the elder Anderson said while reaching to take her hand.
Leda quickly moved her hands behind her back. "I appreciate the gesture, Mr. Anderson, but my biomod makes holding hands dangerous."
Gerald raised an eyebrow. "Biomod?"
"A long story... and it's not illegal up here."
"Ah." The eyebrow came back down after Noah nodded in confirmation.
Leda didn't notice. "Gerald, does anybody call you -"
He cut her off quickly. "No, Ms. Swansen. *Nobody* gets to call me 'Gerry Anderson'. Not even Noah. And don't use my initials, either."
"Oh. Why shouldn't I use your initials?"
Noah pulled her aside and whispered in her ear. "Gerald's middle name is Thaddeus. And he's about as 'dane as they come."
Leda grimaced, then composed herself and went back to the Anderson family. "So, how was the trip?"
"Long," replied Gerald. "And I'd like to check in and relax. You did find us a room, didn't you, Noah?"
"Considering I own a hotel, it wasn't difficult. You, Stacey, and the kids are in a suite; Ms. Fujisawa will help you find the front desk." At this, Yayoi stepped forward and guided most of Noah's relatives toward the hotel. "And you've got your own room, dad."
"Thanks, son. Sorry about Gerald, Ms. Swansen. He's not usually like this."
"Please, call me Leda. And I understand completely."
He smiled at that. "Now, if you'll excuse us, I need to talk with my son about something he's been avoiding for the last five years."
"I knew this was coming... Leda, please apologize to your family and tell them I'll meet them at dinner this evening. I'm going to take dad to the hotel." She nodded, and the two men left the reception lounge.
"Yes, you should know this was coming. Every time I've asked, you've had to take another call or deal with an emergency."
"We were practically at war last year, dad. I couldn't ignore that."
"How many lives did you save by being too busy to talk to me?"
"Dozens. Maybe hundreds."
"That's all right, then. But now you can't hang up on me. Did you ever find the Harrison's daughter, the one who disappeared on Luna back in 2009?"
Noah sighed. "Yeah, dad, I found Kelly. She doesn't want to go back home or call her family, and I agree with her reasons why."
"She's still alive?"
"Alive and enjoying her work, the last time I saw her. And here we are at the Hotel Stellvia. Let's get you checked in..." Noah glanced at the crowd at the reception desk, then continued. "Better yet, I'll check you in myself."
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea. I don't want to wait in line for too long."
"Your leg's bothering you again?"
"Hey, I'm alive. But I would've liked to meet that cute bunny-girl behind the counter. Or at least read her name tag."
"The bunny-girl?" asked Noah, secretly happy his father couldn't read her nametag from where they were. "You don't mind she's got a biomod?"
"Your bride has a biomod, Noah. I'm going to have to get used to it. Besides..."
After a moment of typing on his PDA, Noah asked, "'Besides'?"
"Well, it might just be a vacation romance, but my grandson seems quite taken by Leda's sister Minerva. And vice-versa. Gerald might have to learn to like Fen, not just tolerate you."
"Charles and Minerva? One of them would have to move, considering the families live on opposite sides of the States."
"Charles withdrew his application to Yale and applied to UCSD while we were in Kandor City."
"Wow. I really hope this works out for both of them." Noah walked over to the front desk, grabbed a plastic card, and walked back to his father. "Here's your room key, dad. See you at six for dinner?"
"I wouldn't miss it, son."
OOC: Putting everybody's suggestions together into one handy list, and adding a few more ideas...
The wedding's going to be held at Grover's Corners on Saturday 15 March 2014.
Maico Tange gets exclusive rights to cover the ceremony live, in order to keep paparazzi out; this will be enforced by Tachikomas.
Wedding party:
Best Person: Yayoi Fujisawa
Ushers: A.C. Peters, Jake Hansen, Mal Fnord
Maid of Honour: Kohran Li
Bridesmaids: Patty O'Neill, Mikuru Asahina, Sora Hasegawa
Ring Bearer: Safety
Flower Girls: Luna Schroeck, Nina Avins (all five Heart Roses)
Officiating: some preacher from the Fenchurch.
(Mal and Sora by telepresence if necessary; they'll either be back in-system or close enough that there'll be no noticeable FTL lag, unless RL-Mal's planning something that'll keep the VVS at Delta Pavonis.)
Reception:
Dinner: Aussie-style barbecue steak and shrimps, cob corn (from Wonderland), and Australian table wines from Penfolds Grange (the youngsters and the known Monty Python fen get sparkling grape juice instead). Plain white cake with white icing, to avoid allergic/biomod reactions.
Table centerpieces are colourful and edible: nasturtiums, candied violets, apple blossoms, plum blossoms, rose petals
After-dinner live music by the Hong Kong Cavaliers
First set: The stuff that it would be impolite to play while Noah and Leda are in the room (including "Since I Don't Have You"), while they're off getting changed from their formal outfits to more-casual clothes.
Middle sets: Music that the happy couple can dance to (including "And I Love Her", the first dance).
Final set: The hokey all-request party after the newlyweds have left for their honeymoon (including "Hava Nagila", "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights", and "Fly Me to the Moon")
DJ between sets by Benjamin's Handwaved Ipod Touch. (Playlist includes "Waiting For A Hero")
Open bar with the usual drinks, monitored and tended so nobody gets too drunk to fly. Vegan sushi, and ANZAC Biscuits available at the bar.
Afterwards:
The happy couple claim they're honeymooning at the Old Ring of Stellvia - home. As to where they're really honeymooning... that's a secret. But smart money says Noah's too well-known on Earth, Leda's too well-known on Venus, and Saturn's too far from Stellvia for workaholic Noah to be comfortable vacationing there.
And who knows what else might happen...?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012