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Elliot Glover (Passenger) ([personal profile] forwander) wrote in [community profile] sticksandbones2025-06-02 09:52 am

[OPEN] it's a wedding party come getcher party favours

Who: Passenger, Sesa, & You
What: Wedding party for two losers
When: Early June, before Night Vale
Where: The beach
Warnings: Well it's a party log so. Frat boy stuff I imagine-


[It's a sunny, lovely day by the seaside cabanas. Most people, perhaps all people in attendance, are still monsters. It's a hilarious time to have a wedding, but it's officially been about a year-ish since Sesa first proposed, so here we are. Both of them are in white, Sesa in a clean-pressed, nice, traditional Sargonian getup, and Passenger in something sleek and flowing to account for the naga tail. They'll take their vows with Heimr as the officiant — because why hire any of the Real Fake Priests here when Heimr, who's obviously superior, can do it — exchange a kiss that maybe goes on for uncomfortably too long if you're an audience member (sorry), and then that's it, you're done thanks for coming!!

...

No, just kidding, this is where the party starts. There are tables laid out with food on the pier proper, mostly consisting of traditional Sargonian (Arabic) treats and drinks, like what Passenger serves at the cafe. There are a few other food items out, too, things Passenger calls Columbian fare and matches anyone's expectation of classic American finger foods. Little tea sandwiches, tiny pies and cake slices, the works.

In Sargon, the cake cutting is done with a sword, so that's what they're doing here. They'll do it together, before everyone gets to eat their unevenly-sliced sword-blessed wedding cake.

Of course, other than the food, there's another tradition in Sargon: Dancing, all in a circle, shoulders touching (or close to touching, as a bunch of monster-transformed people are able). They call it dabke, a folk dance, and the newlyweds will happily instruct anyone how to do it properly... although neither of them seem to mind if you go off to the beat of your own drum with it.

Happy wedding day! The liquor flows freely and the dancing will last until the afternoon. Break shit, eat, drink, and enjoy the waves to your heart's content — if you go swimming in the sea, no one will judge you.]
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[personal profile] notsonewbie 2025-06-25 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! My understanding is that it was based off of old world currency, but someone could have just made it up.

[She cracks a smile.]

That answers my question, by the way. Do you know what they do take?
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[personal profile] sesa 2025-06-29 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Bones, seashells, and the like. They're very easily found if you do a little digging in the sand and mud around the edges of the riverbed. Or, if you'd rather work for them with less dirt involved, I'm sure someone in the Grove would be willing to pay you some shells for your services.
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[personal profile] notsonewbie 2025-07-03 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Digging... in the mud?

[She makes a bit of a face. It's not the worst thing imaginable, but it doesn't exactly sound fun either.]

Doing work. Yeah. Probably the better option for me.
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[personal profile] sesa 2025-07-08 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
It isn't as bad as it sounds, if you'd believe it. Though perhaps I am just used to it. In Sargon, where I live, it's nothing but desert as far as the eye can see...I hardly know what it's like to live without sand in the worst places.

[Oh Sesa, sweet summer child.]