you're a bird you just didn't know it [OPEN]

[yardbird]

CHARACTERS: Murphy Pendleton and Anne Cunningham... and you.
LOCATION: The chapel in the Oxygen Gardens.
WARNINGS: Wedding stuff. Casual cursing. Consumption of alcohol. You know, for kids!
SUMMARY: Silent Hill veterans just tying the literal knot, no big d or anything.
NOTES: Backdated to the 17th, after this thing went up!

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The Tranquility. Home of crazy, bad juju, and evidently love.

The ceremony itself is a casual one. There are rings, of course -- and an actual knot tied between the bride and groom, a ye olde tradition Murphy was rather fond of, himself. But if you're looking for extravagance, you'll not find it here.

What you will find, however, is a lot of booze, procured from the kitchens of the sixth deck and -- is that moonshine? Yes it is.

And food. There's a lot of food. All cooked by the groom (not the bride, so don't worry). You'll find a wide range of traditional Irish dishes, most which will include stuff handpicked from the gardens.

Feel free to prod the newlyweds. Especially Murphy, because yeah.

Comments

[yardbird]

On every other occasion, Murphy doesn't consider himself to be much of a sap, either. But that's just his personal opinion. The reality is that he's a fucking marshmallow. The wedding, seeing people he considered friends and even family together, kind of cements him here more than "home" ever had.

He's surprised when he sees Firo, but it's not an unwelcome one. While he doesn't greet the kid with a forceful embrace, Murphy does nod as he approaches Firo with a wry smile.

"Glad you could make it."

[foundafamily]

Firo smiles back and raises his hand to wave. "Hey, thanks for havin' me. You two looked pretty happy."

And that's a nice thing to see on this crazy ship.

[yardbird]

"Well, 'bout as happy as anybody can ever be here." Murphy ducks his head, and scratches the back of it with a sheepish grin.

To be fair, he's happier on this crazy ship than he ever would be back home.

[foundafamily]

"That's good enough, isn't it?"

He doesn't want to be a wet blanket, but he's sure there's more than a few people who aren't happy at all. Not that he's one of them.

[yardbird]

"You don't see me complainin', do you?"

Good thing that even if there were any wet blankets around, Murphy's too far beyond a care to really give a damn what other people say.

He drops his hand from his head and gesticulates at Firo. "So, er, how've you been?"

[foundafamily]

"Been through the wringer." He laughs and shakes his head. "Well, nothin' worse than what anybody else got. And I'm still in one piece." Thanks to his exploits in Engineering, he feels like he's about to die every jump. But it could be worse.

"What about you? You been stayin' outta trouble?"

[yardbird]

Keeping to one piece was easier said than done around here. Murphy huffs an awkward laugh-sound at Firo's comment, knowing the kind of effort that takes. Good on you, bro. Good on you.

He gestures at the general surrounding. "Unless you call this trouble... Been keepin' to myself, for the most part. Surprisingly, I've gotten pretty good at that."

[foundafamily]

He laughs, "I'd hope it wasn't trouble."

"That's surprising for you? You seem like the quiet type." Or maybe Murphy's making a joke. Firo's not sure he'd be able to tell.

[yardbird]

He chuckles a little bit, in that weird and gruff and awkward-Murphy way. "Hey, you'd be amazed at the kinda shit I used to get myself into."

[foundafamily]

Firo leans in, smiling with interest. "Like what?"

Even after seeing that little glimpse of Murphy's past--and Firo's sure there was a reason for that--Firo has a hard time imagining Murphy getting into too much trouble. He just seems too nice and quiet.

[yardbird]

He smirks a little. "Like... stealin' a police cruiser and takin' it on a ten-hour drive 'cross the state line."

Hey, it's not like he has to really divulge his reasons for it.

[foundafamily]

"A cruiser..?" Though Firo's encounters with the police tend to be on foot, police cars have been used by the city since he was a kid. "You mean like one a' their cars?"

He shakes his head, sounding both skeptical and impressed. "You gotta be kiddin' me!"