Live triple threat!

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Who: Cosmo, Marnie, the Grand Master of Ceremonies Ligrev, and you!
Where: the lobby
When: Day 244 noon

[It’s the lobby, there’s like, not much special going on, but Vergil is in a big robe and pointy hat and false beard obscuring himself as much as possible. The massive size of the beard helps muffle his voice a bit too. Marnie is just hanging out nursing a drink, basically. Cosmo has set up a table of drinks.]

Good morning/afternoon/evening, please set all cellular devices to silent during the ceremony or they will be confiscated. ...Good enough? [HE IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE the disguise was not enough.]

Marriage! Fuckin' cute, right? Choosing someone to be bound to for life! Ain't nothin' more romantic, if you're into it! And if you're not, well, we're just fuckin' around, so no worries there. But we've got a theme to pander to, so let's have some fun!

[What we have here is actually a man who is terrible at monologuing. Does he get points for effort?]

[Cosmo raises a glass of champagne in a toast.]

Thank you Ligrev, Grand Master of Ceremonies! Thank you Marnie! We should work on a title for you shouldn’t we.

And with all that said, anyone who comes by now can marry one of these three eligible* bachelors**! Just point at your choice and the other two will see the wedding done… Somehow or other. Personally I recommend Ligrev, a serious older gentleman with a distinguished aura. Then again, if eye-candy is your thing you can’t beat Marnie. Naturally I, Cosmo, am a catch.

Of course you can bring your own bride or groom if you like, too.

Well, who will come get married?

*Citation needed
**Citation needed

[Ligrev starts to back away from the scene the moment they’re all offered as possibly eligible possibly bachelors. Hopefully no one will notice if they’re distracted. This was not part of the deal.]

((Zreal, Baritones, and Taisho get host bonus, all participants get theme bonus + 3 host bonus, come bully Vergil or get hitched what happens in hell stays in hell))

Comments

[auguryofinnocence]

[Emet told him Cosmo's a nerd actually. He's sworn to secrecy on it. But seeing it's true makes him smile.]

I don't think I had much chance to accumulate interests, but I suppose I would enjoy that. You too.

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In hell seems as good a time as any to pursue hobbies.

[He's a neeerd]

[auguryofinnocence]

Yes, this seems to be the nicest Hell I've been in, I appreciate all the reading time. And books provided, even.

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Quite the accommodating hell.

How many hells have you been to?

[auguryofinnocence]

This would make two, as far as I'm aware thusfar. But at least the third time. You've seen all my memories, right? My version looked a little more barren.

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Ah yes. I do prefer our current setting.

[auguryofinnocence]

Less fleshy is nice, too.

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I'm sure it's someone's aesthetic but I do enjoy the lack of... fleshiness, yes. Have you been in sensitIV by any chance?

[auguryofinnocence]

That's where my brother is. Of course I haven't.

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I had wondered if maybe you'd visited for that reason. Well, let's just leave it at that.

How are you two doing?

[auguryofinnocence]

[So it's also fleshy. awesome, great. never got to sensitiv.]

...We're... He's at least speaking to me, once in a while. I have to initiate it. I'm letting him stab me whenever I remember doing something stupid, I think that helped.

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[It's something]

...Why?

[auguryofinnocence]

He can heal me, so it's not lasting. And, I don't know, it's bonding I guess?

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Is that normal in your family?

[auguryofinnocence]

I'm not sure it's normal, exactly. But it seems to be the sort of interaction he expects, so I suppose it's normal for the two of us, anyway.

1/2

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I'm not going to comment if you're really okay with it, but, honestly, are you okay with it?

[auguryofinnocence]

I am, I offered it myself. I admit I wasn't exactly serious when I said it initially, but after the game he was in such a sorry state, I didn't know how else to cheer him up. It may be painful, but none of that really bothers me if it's not going to last.

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[Frowning.]

Then I'll drop it.

[auguryofinnocence]

Will you? Obviously it bothers you. That's fine, I'm sure it won't be popular with anyone who finds out. We were at least relatively immortal, not here certainly, but because of that it doesn't feel so wrong. There's no need to be angry on my behalf or some foolish thing.

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Do you want me not to?

It is your business. And how you and your family deal with each other is your business too.

But, well, you aren't wrong. I don't like it. Inflicting pain on you for reasons you barely remember sits ill with me.

Yet to you it might be as casual as a hello. It is not for me to judge if you're truly fine with it. If you are, I'll endeavor to be. But I can't say it endears me towards your brother.

As for being angry on your behalf, I'll reserve that right. But I won't make a fuss of it, and I will drop it if you say I should.

[auguryofinnocence]

Again, it was my idea and my offer. It's not something he's making me do, and it depends solely on my remembering something worthy of it. Even what happened the first day, yes he was in the wrong, I didn't like it, but I wish everyone would stop being so up in arms about it.

It's very good of you to be so concerned for me, I appreciate that you care so deeply for others, but it's misplaced here.

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Oh, it's not because it's "others", it's because it's you. I'm allowed to get annoyed for those whom I care for, whether they like that or not. I dare say I'd take issue with you getting a bit stabbed even if you were demonstrably in the wrong.

But you've made your stance plain. I will let it be.

[auguryofinnocence]

[Hey. Who said you were allowed to care about him. He manages to look more sour than usual in trying to deal with that, and grapple with caring in return. He could say thank you or something, that he's glad they're friends, but instead he ends up cold.]

Good. You'd better.

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[Cute. He just laughs.]

In any case, did you think me the righteous kind? I'm flattered you believe I'm the sort.