Video: On Podded Officiants

[wrench_and_ruffles]

I know Atticus's been gone for a bit now, but seemed too soon to be worryin' about this before. But... me 'n Luke need a new officiant, since he was gonna do the ceremony. There anyone else who can help us out with that?

[She's about to end her transmission when she suddenly remember something else that was on her mind]

And I ain't got a bun in the oven!

Comments

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[hypospraying]

I don't think I can help you with the first part but, uh, can I ask what you mean by the second? Was someone implying you two were getting married because they thought you were pregnant?

[Because how outdated is that?]

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

Not quite that far, but apparently some folk had gone and gotten notions.

[video]

[hypospraying]

Then good on you for setting the record straight. Maybe it'll teach them next time to not go making assumptions.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

Would be nice, anyway. Guess border worlds are kinda the same anywhere.

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[hypospraying]

Probably the isolation and nothing new to talk about, huh?

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

Reckon it must be. Maybe folk got bored durin' the storm.

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[hypospraying]

Ah, right. I was kept pretty busy at the hospital. How'd you do during the storm? No damage to where you live, I hope?

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

No big problems. Power was out for a bit, but that ain't as much of a problem groundside as it is on a ship.

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[hypospraying]

Definitely not. Groundside you still have air, for one thing. And even if the power goes out in winter, you're usually in a climate where bundling up will keep you warm. Not in space.

[video]

[wrench_and_ruffles]

[Kaylee grimaces. Now there's something she never wants to do again]

There are definite advantages. We rode it out just fine.

[video]

[hypospraying]

I'm glad to hear that. I just stayed at the hospital while everything was going on.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

I hope not too many people got hurt in that.

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[hypospraying]

Not too many, no. There was one woman with powers who got caught in the fog. It wasn't fun trying to convince her not to transform the staff into farm animals.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

Yeah, that can be tricky when folk ain't thinkin' straight.

[At some point, the farm animal thing would have been strange]

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[hypospraying]

I'll say. Luckily things worked out.

[Audio]

[professorwolf]

[Lyall is intrigued, and a little amused, so he decides to offer:]

Though I imagine the Church of England would be a bit put out, I am familiar with a marriage ceremony, and I am a government official back in London. I believe I have the qualifications, unless you wanted a religious ceremony.

I'll understand if you'd rather someone a bit more impressive, however.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

We're mixin' about three or four different traditions, so anyone qualified'll work for us.

[professorwolf]

Well, let me know if Luke agrees, then, and what you two would like. I'm sure I can be available.

[He'll have to look into marriage ceremonies here, and think back over the ones he attended back in London, and of course ask them... he's never actually officiated, but he's a very official sort of person. He's sure he can manage it.

He'll leave off the werewolf aspects, though. They probably wouldn't appreciate it.]

[wrench_and_ruffles]

I'll definitely run it by him.

[professorwolf]

Best of luck, then. When is the wedding, if you don't mind my asking?

Note: Pretend she said whatever we settle on with the roadtrip :p

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Three weeks. Wes should be back in plenty of time for it.

[heartofasun]

Were you trying to bake biscuits in the oven? Baking is hard, much harder than brain surgery.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Bakin' ain't too hard, especially with real ingredients like they got here. But that ain't what I meant. Apparently some folk here got it into their heads that I'm in the family way.

[heartofasun]

In the family way?

[why yes, Trance has no idea what you're talking about.]

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Pregnant. I ain't pregnant.

[Hopefully that's clear because she really doesn't want to have to explain]

[heartofasun]

Oh. I get it now.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Apparently some folk are mighty confused on that front.

[girlworthfighting]

So that's what all this talk about safe reproduction was about. I wondered where it was coming from.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Apparently. Still ain't clear on why everyone went leapin' to that conclusion.

[girlworthfighting]

Far as I know, it was just the one person. That or he had a bad source.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Apparently he told Luke there was more than one person talkin' about it.

[girlworthfighting]

I will never understand people's fascination with things that, among other things, should frankly be none of their business.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Seems to happen a lot on border world. Not a lot of people and apparently nothin' better to be thinkin' about.

[girlworthfighting]

Well, I'm glad that it isn't true, in any case.

Not that I don't think you'd probably make an excellent mother, but it's a little soon for that. Right?

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Exactly. Got nothin' against babies. Just... not yet is all.

[girlworthfighting]

My thoughts exactly.

I do hope you've cleared this up with Luke. From what I overheard, I think someone else was giving him the wrong impression.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Oh, yeah, we been over that. Woulda told him right away if it was true, after all.

[girlworthfighting]

I'm sure that's probably what he would've hoped, also.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Yeah, it'd be a real mess if that weren't true.

[girlworthfighting]

But it is. So it's not.

And so there's nothing more that you need worry about, right?

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Yep, everythin's shiny now!