A Very Nexus Reception

[smartass_captain]

To all the friends of the happy grooms, PINpoint messages have already been sent weeks ago inviting them to expect quite the street party arranged in the commons of the Nexus. Guests have been invited to bring an appetite--both for food and for a social adventure. Nirnish weddings are public affairs, after all. While the ceremony has had to be somewhat sequestered for the sake of keeping the existence of Other Worlds a secret, neither Felix nor Jim would want to leave out their interdimensional friends entirely. Having a reception party arranged in the Nexus became the natural plan of action.

Overnight large sections of the Commons are transformed via diligent craftsmanship and quite a lot of magic from those who’ve volunteered. Lanterns representing the Divines are hung along every lamp post, bringing at least the idea of warmth even if the flames are too small to heat their surroundings alone. Bardic tunes carry in the air as readily as the scent of food and drink. Past banners of red and black, blue and white the people gather.

For both grooms this is nearly a continuation of the day before. They’ve had the chance to sleep off the nerves of their ceremony. Today is entirely for celebration--uninhibited celebration at that. No more minding what is said and isn’t. No more pretending to be anything other than who they are. Jim’s traded out his Nirnish finery for a suit and tie, garments he’s much more familiar with. Felix is staying with his native clothing; though he may have dressed down a little from his wedding clothes, the conjurer’s dressed in fitted breeches and his best fur-trimmed coat and boots, the soft hide dyed blue to match his tunic. By their side sits the conjurer’s spectral wolf familiar, ears pricked at the gathering.

As the guests find their ways over it will be easy to spot their friends amidst all the decor along with many other avenues with which to enjoy themselves….

Greetings
Food and Drink
Music and Dancing
Bonfire Entertainment
Party Games

((Links to all relevent wedding Prose can be found Here!))

Comments

[ididntasktogetmade]

Most of the Guardians aren't much for dancing. Rocket, not usually. Drax, definitely not. Mantis tries but she's not very good, and Quill... well, Quill is responsible for most of how Groot dances, but it's fairly obvious that no one ever taught him how. The Terran dances however he feels is right in the moment, and Groot's adopted that philosophy for his own entertainment.

Learning actual steps of a dance is new and exciting. Two people dancing the same way? Crazy! But he's all for it, making little noises of amusement or embarrassment when he makes a mistake, bolstered by the way she doesn't seem to mind.

He doesn't pay much attention to her Ghost, well used to little machines and automatons out and about. On the sidelines, though, Rocket is eyeing Ghost and making sure the little bot isn't a threat. Probably as harmless as a spycam, but you never know.

[rekindledtitan]

They're an odd pair, plant and machine matching steps and jerking motions. But after a few rounds Groot's clearly got the hang of it. Blaze breaks her rigid act to clap and whoop as the music ends.

"Hey, you've got a knack for this! Oh, Ghost, get 'em to play something faster. I want to show him the Sunbreakers' dance!" Ghost obligingly darts away to the sound system, though not without a little shake of his shell. Can't complain if his Guardian;s having fun. (Besides, he can kind of dance along with this one.)

The Exo winks at her newfound dancing partner as the beat kicks in heavier. "Okay, ready to try another one? This one's a battle dance!"

She'll go a bit slower at first to show him, but it's a dance to throw yourself into. Her version's extra stompy, Blaze having the opinion that if you hit the ground it damn well ought to notice.

[ididntasktogetmade]

"I am Groot!" Yes, faster! Groot is all for this. Quill is a fan of slow songs so he can sway with Gamora - or he was, anyway, now they just seem to make him sad - but Groot wants to feel the rhythm and let it come out his arms and legs. He watches with mouth agape at her footwork, those big lantern eyes getting even wider as she shuffles from side to side more fluidly than he would have expected. And the stomping! He can really feel the dance floor shake when she slams her boots down, like a very enthusiastic earthquake.

It's going to take him a few minutes to get it right though. There's so much movement! And his legs probably aren't properly grown for the full extent of it, but he does a little tweaking of his frame, lengthening the joints just enough so they have younger, supple wood at their cores. There, now he can bend better!