#earthrunes

"In point of fact, I might have ordered Jonas to be aggressively amorous" A cough "But she won't be late"

"Well, she'll have been well warmed-up."

Amusement "Oh, Vashti made sure she got a dress too. It might be her only clue, but she tends to dress like that anyway"

"Something of the dashing-sea-adventurer variety?"

"Wiith an added touch even she doesn't know of"

(PIPER) The greek style outfit she's been provided is... actually comfortable as hell.. like walking around nude. But of course it covers enough

(Barely)

Sylvi preens, touching up her makeup, and insisting that her mother put on just a bit more eyeliner. Kerri complies.

"Dude, I got ARMOR!" Dagmar approves of the pauldrons.

Piper gives a spin, and the filmy fabric whisks along her leg fetchingly, as a a cut up the leg let’s her prance freely. “This is amazing!”

(Near Dags) Her father hurmphs. He didn't get armor

"Guess I just win, Dad." GRIN.

Tove fusses at both of them

And then turns in her own dress

Brekke...has to admit the dress is becoming. She may admit it reluctantly, and only with gentle badgering from her trueheart...but she is, at least, not mortified by it.

Piper gets compliments if she shows out

And in the hallways, having showered and dressed, Siv comes out to see who is in view

"Anyone alive? It's okay to come out, I'm sure you all look grand"

Piper peeks out and checks what Siv is wearing. “It’s the Guest of honor!”

A laugh from one of the guest rooms, and then Sylvi comes out, dressed in a lovely gown. "Mom and Dad are still getting themselves together. Dad's fussing. Mom's coaxing. The usual. " She smiles and gives Siv a quick hug. "You look great! You ready?"

"Thanks. Mom and dad will NOT approve but tis my style"

Piper gets a hug too "You look amazing," then another for Sylvi "Both of you. So elegant. Vashti really out did herself."

"Oh ready, but it's another half hour at least to get folks time to gather and .. well, whatever they're doing in the garden. I'm not allowed to see yet" A sulk

"It's...making a statement, that's for sure!" Sylvi says, amazed by Siv's outfit.

"I didn't expect it to be in white" Wryly "This isn't a wedding"

Piper is stunned silent for a moment before she returns the hug! And a toe-tip stretch to kiss her cheek! “You look amazing.”

“You’re getting married into the Fiona clan!”

"Do Fiona even believe in white for weddings?"

"Yeah, exactly!"

“I would have expected red though.” A grin to Sylvi.

"Ha! Fiona love all sorts of customs, and enjoy irony I think" Siv grins then nods "me too"

"Thank you both for coming. I'm told this will be actually brief in ceremony, but long in party if you want to stick around after? "

"EarthRunes parties are worth sticking around for," Sylvi says enthusiastically.

“More of a Fiona party, or a fancy Sidhe shindig? Like, courtly?”

"Something for everybody, depending on where you look."

It doesn’t look like Piper is looking anywhere but at Siv at the moment.

Sylvi notices this...but then again she's noticed it before. But she doesn't mention it.

"I suspect a split.. a big area where the party goes wild and very informal, and another area for quiet drinking in small groups and polite talk" Siv says "Neither that formal"

"But I promise, it won't be too stuffy" Siv assures PIper "Nor is it a sidhe centric thing per se"

“I’ll stick around to check it out.” A smile. “Do you have to run to take, um, your position or whatever? Is this a super formal thing?”

Sylvi looks curious too. She's more familiar with sidhe courts than Piper is, but still, each tradition is different.

With great somberness, "It is most solemn. As I pass by the living tunnel of soldiers, both to my right and left, I must keep my head down humbly, mostly so I do not bump into their crossed erections, and I must not laugh or coo... lifting my head, I find I will be granted my choice of monster to duel to the death, Kracken, Dragon, or Mother's frown. Obviously only a fool fights #3. Having slain the Kraken, but being in a mess, I must go to the tower of Fab and free my make up pit crew. There, they strip me, whip me, and beat me ...with bronzers, toners and make up, then I am redressed, and zip line down to before the Baroness, say 'Yes, may I please have another' and she declares me a Fiona, and sticks a Lion tail up my ass. Twas always thus, and twas always will be- since the before time. Then I shall be a Fiona " Said with dignity, somber somber dignity

Sylvi holds it together as long as she can...but a snort escapes after a moment, and then she's doubled over in giggles.

Piper cracks up about half-way through, and has to wipe away a tear. "Okay, I won't ask any more of your House Secrets."

Siv finally grins herself "not so much a secret as I don't know all the details. I don't think it's all formal, but there might be a surprise or two for me. Not sure how many others are expected to speak or not. " She looks around then looks relieved "Okay. No one ever tell mom or dad I said that. They'd t hink this wasn't a swearing in but a jailbreak"

"I will be taking an Oath to House Fiona, one of my own choosing more or less... not like 'oh I don't really have to serve' but..well, just as solid as any other. " She adds. "It's kind of neat, kind of scary, really exciting. I Hope folks like it"

(Unpaused)

Soon, folks are dressed and slowly filtering out. Frank's outfit looks good on him. And Brekke might be in denial about her own, but Vashti knows how to set colors for a woman who's a summer, a winter, an autumn, a spring, or even a Midnight Sun Summer

Giggling in the hallways indicates the wilder crowd is in force