Announcement

[mrs_dibny]

She sees Ralph enter the room with her laptop and several bags of Spanish peanuts, which is something she's been craving like a mad fiend lately. she watches him move and mingle across a room of people greeting him. She can hear his laugh...see his smile...watch as his red hair falls in his face while her fingers itch to move it out of habit.

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[mrs_dibny]

She quiets the crowd agian.

"Okay, that was great." she leans into Ralph's shoulder. "But, I know a lot of you have good things going too. Your old friend-slash-Aunt Sue is extending a bit of an invite to everyone - not just to come, but to participate."

$10 this is where Guy is a wiseass...

[guy_lantern]

"Hoo boy. That's gonna get complicated. "

[mrs_dibny]

On cue.

"Nope. Only if you serve the drinks there Guy." Back to the crowd, deliberately not making eye contact with some of them. "Some of you...and you know who you are better than I ever will, are finding some truly brilliant excuses to talk yourselves out of getting married. Allow Ralph and I to remove some of those excuses. After Alanna is in the world - that's around the start of December if the doctors are right - I have the wedding booked. Justice of the Peace, food, tuxedos, whatever..."

She sucks in a breath. This is going to be interesting. "No pressure here, but if anyone wants to get married or renew their vows when Ralph and I do, I'd be honored if you'd join us."

[etai_yazi]

Thanks to Donna she can see everything. She doesn't really get it and she doesn't know what's up until the lady asks the older guy with her to get married and everyone starts cheering. She looks to her own family and starts wondering a bit about them.

Then the lady said she was getting married - and that other people could get married at the same time she and the stretchy guy did. She asked if anyone wanted to tell her so now. Of course they did! Duh!

"THEM TWO!" She points to Daddy and Donna.

She thinks a second and points to Uncle Ollie and Aunt Dinah. "And those two, too!"

You can hear a pin drop...

[deadmanbrand]

*Boston Brand sniffs and wipes an incorporeal tear ffrom his invisible, incorporeal face. He's a romantic.*

[middle_amazon]

"LIAN!"

::mortified::

[booster_mike]

Booster starts laughing. Hard.

He almost gets his breath back, then looks up at Ollie and Dinah again... and burst out laughing again.

[lanternslight]

Hal looks from Lian, to Arisia, to Ollie, to Dinah, to Arisia again, to Sue, to Lian...

[reducing_ray]

Dryly.

Why, Hal. I didn't know you did yoga.

[midnite_md]

Pieter just swallows from his corner booth.

Swallows more beer.

It may have just gotten a bit too awkward to breathe in here...

[green_shield]

Tara would catcall or laugh or something, but one look at the boss...

Man, something tells her that dance eariler wasn't a just dance. If she were legal, she get him another of what he's having.

"Hey," she comes over. "Wanna take a walk? Discuss the job?"

[midnite_md]

He glances up, and smiles softly.

"Yes. Yes, I do."

He's on his feet immediately, finishing off his beverage before slipping his coat back on. "Let's be off."

[green_shield]

She off like a shot after telling another guest where she's going so travis doesn't flip.

[hawk_shay]

Shayera arrives very quickly at the conclusion that she has not consumed enough alchohol this evening.

Time to start planning an escape route. The atmosphere has taken on a distinctly romantic quality, which means she has to go. Fast. Give her her best to the happy couple(s) and get the hell out.

[guy_lantern]

"Hey Shay.
Shot of Jeagermister?"

[hawk_shay]

"Please."