main plot The Metamorphosis: Rise of Villainry

[+Sorana she/her]

2 minutes ago, I think I am here. said:

“It’s okay,” he whispered, hugging her back. “Sorry for leaving, it’s just -” he choked up. “Master Sheonar died. He was the closest thing to a father for me and now... now he’s gone.”

Althea nodded, unsure what to say to him. She knew this was a pain she couldn't understand, not even partially.

"I'm sorry."

She offered instead, the words sounding empty. She continued to hold him, stroked his back again and again. He had been there for her, and this was something she could do for him.

"If you want to - I have a place to stay not too far from here."

She offered, blushing when she realized what this might indicate.

"I mean, you could change, sleep for a while, nothing else. Just to calm down, to take your time to grieve."

[I think I am here. he/him]

2 hours ago, Sorana said:

"I mean, you could change, sleep for a while, nothing else. Just to calm down, to take your time to grieve."

Max listened quietly to Althea, not saying anything. There was no one here but the two of them, in the wedding hall, in the middle of pouring rain. No one else to see him this in grief, this... vulnerable. She stroked his back, and Max accepted the gesture, the comfort. It made him feel just a little bit warmer.

"Thanks," he said, loosening the hug, but still not wanting to exit the moment. He paused, then stood up a little straighter. "But I'm already fine." He smiled. "Honestly. This all, it's helped, a lot."

[+Sorana she/her]

57 minutes ago, I think I am here. said:

"Thanks," he said, loosening the hug, but still not wanting to exit the moment. He paused, then stood up a little straighter. "But I'm already fine." He smiled. "Honestly. This all, it's helped, a lot."

Althea observed him for a moment, moved a bit backwards to be able to look in his eyes, but didn't let go of him completely.

"We don't need to marry today."

She told him quietly.

"I can understand if you'd prefer it to be somewhen else."

"Don't get me wrong. I want to marry you. And right now I wish for nothing more than a week, or at least a day without a catastrophy, simply a bit time to spend with you, to hold you close and do nothing else. I want to have a future with you, a family, children. I promise you I'll relax and don't panic as easily and I'll try to keep work out of it."

She took a deep breath, forced herself to go on.

"I didn't sleep a single hour the last few days and I'm exhausted, and I didn't just loose someone I cared for."

"I'd love to use this occasion, to invite a bunch of people and to formalize what we have, to show everybody that I love you, that I belong to you, that I want to spend my life with you."

She lifted a hand caressed the side of his face, brushed her thumb over his cheekbone, her fingers curling around his neck.

"I love you, Max. This is about you, about us. I don't want to marry you now, if you're not alright, if you need some time for yourself. It's important for me how you feel, how you are."

Feeling vulnerable from talking about her feelings, she smiled at him almost shyly.

"I hate to always say later, later, to push everything back, to always rush off, to run from one catastrophy to the next. For once I want it to be now, not later, not sometime soon. But I can understand if it's neccessary. If it helps you, then we can have all the laters of the world."

Intensly she looked into his eyes.

"I need you and I love you. And I need you to be as alright as we'll ever get."

Althea looked at his face, his dark, wet hair, his dark eyes. Without him, she would have given up somewhere after Oasis, would have Sephtis take her soul. She lifted her head, heart pounding in her chest and softly touched her lips to his.

 

Edited December 31, 2018 by Sorana

[Lord Meeker he/him]

A priest with an oval face, thick eyebrows and hazel eyes walked in to officiate the ceremony. 

"I will be officiating this ceremony. Any questions before we begin?"

[+Sorana she/her]

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You mean apart from the fact, that we still need to invite everybody?

 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Rekaerb appeared from nowhere in the audience section and waved cheerily at the couple.

[I think I am here. he/him]

4 hours ago, Sorana said:

She lifted her head, heart pounding in her chest and softly touched her lips to his.

As Max felt his breath catch and his heart pound, he felt her lips touch and he exploded with passion. The feeling, the softness. He closed his eyes for the moment and savoured it. Then, when it was over, he slowly pulled away, his hands moving up to her head. “I love you,” he said. Then, slowly, he nodded to himself. “And yes. I think I’m ready.” He kissed her again.

Edited December 31, 2018 by I think I am here.

[old man moomba he/him]

Rick grinned from the back of the room.

[+Sorana she/her]

19 minutes ago, I think I am here. said:

“I love you,” he said. Then, slowly, he nodded to himself. “And yes. I think I’m ready.” He kisses her again.

Althea returned his kiss, lost herself to it, only slowly realizing that it was real. They would marry, now. After everything that happened they would marry. She stepped back from Max not breaking their contact completely.

"We need to invite everybody. Do you know a quick way?"

She asked him and then turned to the priest.

"Whom do you serve?"

@Lord Meeker

[I think I am here. he/him]

12 minutes ago, Sorana said:

"We need to invite everybody. Do you know a quick way?"

“I can Riot everyone in a large enough radius,” Max suggested, then began Rioting.

He Rioted happiness, and curiosity. Hopefully, if he Rioted in a far enough circle, he could attract enough people.

[kenod]

KanMien arrived through the door, wondering what the rioting was about. Seeing Max and Althea they walked towards them. "Hey, what's going on here," they asked them,  "why the rioting?"

[little wheel he/him]

"Will there be food later?" a random NPC asked.

[MacThorstenson he/him]

Mac carefully picked his way through the streets of the alleycity. He was invited to a wedding! And he had an excuse to avoid releasing voidus. That was always a plus. 

It’s not that he didn’t like voidus, it’s just that Mac hadn’t released him as soon as he found out that the big man was trapped. He was definitely going to face some repercussions for that, and considering that voidus was the only person who could actually kill him, Mac had a few ideas about what those consequences would entail. 

He arrived in the back of the building, and sat down carefully in the back of the room.

Hopefully the wedding wouldn’t end in disaster. 

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

Tena walked in the door of the place with Ani in tow, her grandfather trailing behind. 

[+Ark1002]

Ani smiled. "'Ello. I've been told there is gonna be a wedding here." He grinned, sitting down near the front. "Congratulations. I don't know who you are. But still, congratulations." He smiled, putting his feet up. He scratched his neck, gesturing for Tena and the old man to sit down. "So, who's the old guy?" He smiled, looking around. The location reminded him of his wedding. That had gone okay, but duringnthe afterparty he had gotten drunk, and gotten in a fight. Oh, another memory! Good! He grinned.

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

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Keep in mind, Ark, Lenare looks like he’s twenty. 

Tena sat down next to Ani, leaning against his shoulder. Lenare sat down on her other side, grinning like an idiot. I wonder what he’s thinking about. Maybe he’s happy that I’m happy or something like that. He cares about my well-being way too much. “Remember, I told you about my grandfather? This is him.” 

Lenare smiled at Ani. “My name is Lenare.”

@Ark1002

Edited December 31, 2018 by AxeliustheGreat

[+Ark1002]

Ani turned, smiling, to Lenare. "Well, nice to meet you. I take it you were good to Tena, by the fact she likes you, so you must be a good person." he looked at the man. "You look young for your age." He smiled, looking at the Tena, who was leaning against him. he felt happy. For some reason, that felt strange, abnormal, though he had been happy most of the time since he had awoke. Well, I did try to kill myself. I was probably depressed. He shook it off, extending his hand towards Lenare. 

@AxeliustheGreat

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

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“The Tena”? Is she a celebrity now?

Lenare shook Anthony’s hand, glancing at Tena. She looked so... at peace. Finally. He hated when she worked herself like she did every day, but she didn’t look at all inclined to do that anymore. She just looked happy, and that warmed his heart. She never wanted help from Lenare, always had to do everything herself. And she’d definitely gotten over Mace. 

That’s good, Cici thought to Lenare. And I like him. Anthony, I mean.

That’s hard to believe.

Shut it. 

“I don’t know if she likes me,” Lenare said to Anthony. Tena gave him a I’ve only forgiven you a thousand times look, and Lenare winced. He still couldn’t forgive himself for putting her in that military camp. He’d thought it would get her mind off her miscarriage, but apparently nothing but the Nightwatcher could help her with that. And he still didn’t know how Tena had gotten pregnant at such a young age. The second time had almost been worse, since Tena had been so angry. Lenare had helped her boyfriend deliver that baby, and still had barely agreed to the boyfriend’s plan. He despised himself for that, but knew it was the only option. Tena would have been an awful mother at that age.

@Ark1002

Edited December 31, 2018 by AxeliustheGreat

[old man moomba he/him]

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Time to break continuity again.

A gateway opened in the back of the room and Dwig and Ciera stepped out. Dwig had taken the time to dress up. He was wearing a crisp white shirt, a charcoal gray vest, black slacks, and shiny black boots. His shoulder-legnth hair, which he usually wore down in a curly mess, had been combed into a neat tail. Ciera was wearing her normal clothes. 

"Did somebody say wedding?" Dwig asked "I love weddings."

 

[+Ark1002]

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Lol. Didn't mean to type that. : /

Ani looked at the man. "Okay then.' He shook his head, sitting back. He grinned at her. Such beautiful eyes. "Well, what did you do before I woke this morning?" It had been a strange experience, waking up in a warm and unfamiliar bed. He had been able to figure out what had happened, but it was strange. he put his arm around her, looking at the two who had just entered. They had... "Magic? The cards were... were... people have magic?" He shook his head. "And that guy is the person who was in the woods!" He sat back, stunned, his arm limp around Tena. "Magic..."

@AxeliustheGreat

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

“Yeah,” Tena said. “I have magic too.” She quietly Awakened Ani’s shirt, making it tug away from him, then recalled the Breath. “There’s a lot of different types. What I just did is called Awakening. You got wrapped up in my mistcloak, which was also Awakened. The cards we used to teleport around are powered by Elantrian magic, which is powered by the Dor, something only found on Sel and this planet, the Alleyplanet.” She answered his earlier questions. “I left to get you some clothes... oh, right! I have clothes your size at my house. You should probably go change into them. I’ll go with you.” She exchanged a look with Lenare, telling him to stay here. She stood up and pulled Ani to his feet, then tapped a Tia card and teleported Ani and her to her house. 

Several minutes later, they walked back into the wedding hall and sat back down in their seats. Tena was now wearing a pantsuit. “I hate dresses with a fiery passion,” she muttered to Ani.

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Sorry for the godmodding, but it saved time.

@Ark1002

Edited January 2, 2019 by AxeliustheGreat

[xinoehp512 he/him]

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Hey! What do you think of temporarily resurrecting Mara for the ceremony?

@I think I am here. @Sorana

Edited January 1, 2019 by xinoehp512

[+Ark1002]

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That's fine with me.

No, have Ani do it! He's trained!

He grinned, though the suit was tight. "I think you look good whatever you wear, and it's your choice. I respect that." He looked down. Black pants, shoes, and tie, a blood red vest. A white shirt. He looked at Tena. "I hate suits, but I'll wear it for the special occasion." He looked around at the couple. He seemed to remember something about the male. He wasn't sure what. So he ignored it. They both looked happy. Ani smiled. As long as I don't ruin that. Storms, that thought again.

@AxeliustheGreat

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

“Yeah, I can see why,” Tena quipped dryly. “You look like a vampire, dear.” Lenare made a face at his shirt, which was a Calvin & Hobbes/Firefly crossover. His pants were the usual; loose khakis. Tena thought he looked fine, if slightly like a teenager going to a concert, but Lenare would no doubt think he was being disrespectful. 

Tena straightened her cuff, then her bow tie (she loved bow ties). She kissed Ani on the cheek and smiled at him, feeling a now-familiar sense of love for him. His eyes... his eyes were so beautiful, and his face was lovely, and she loved him for all of those reasons, and more. She closed her eyes as she rested her head on his arm, that feeling of calm in her chest expanding.

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Anyway, when is the wedding actually happening?

@Ark1002 @Sorana @I think I am here.

Edited December 31, 2018 by AxeliustheGreat

[+Sorana she/her]

3 hours ago, kenod said:

KanMien arrived through the door, wondering what the rioting was about. Seeing Max and Althea they walked towards them. "Hey, what's going on here," they asked them,  "why the rioting?"

"It's an improvised invitation to our wedding."

Althea smiled at them.

"And yes there will be food."

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Well Itiah's asleep right now, I will be in a few hours. The wedding will be within our next posts, but we have three timezones to juggle...