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[The feed starts with Elizabeth still trying to figure out how to get both Gai and her in the frame. She shifts to her right and laughs when it doesn't really help.]

Oh, this is why I never use this function! You don't have to dance around like this to record sound.

Don't worry, that's still a problem with cameras in my era. Even having a zoom button doesn't help that much.

A--? [She sighs and shakes her head. He'll explain what a zoom button is after they're done.] Nevermind, it's recording and I'm not getting to the point.

Good morning Luceti! Ah, six months back, Gai knelt down in the snow and asked me to marry him. And I said yes, just so he would get out of the snow, obviously. [Elizabeth giggles and shoulders Gai a little.]

[Gai smirks, tossing his hair.] The things I'm willing to endure for the sake of love. Truly a great sacrifice.

You do suffer so. [She gives the camera a look.] But we're finally having a ceremony to go with the great sacrifice his pants endured. On July 30th. And even though our ceremony is going to be small-- [Elizabeth looks back at Gai and nods, clearly this was something they talked about] --we'd like to welcome everyone to the reception, on the beach, after sunset.

[He nods in return.] But if you're just showing up for the alcohol, you're going to be disappointed.

[Elizabeth frowns slightly.] Are we not having alcohol?

Not in unlimited quantities. [Booker, the Luteces, and unlimited alcohol. This is not something he wants to see.]

Oh... yes, very true. [Truth be told, she isn't sure she wants to see everyone completely smashed and littered all over the beach.] Guess that means come early or stay sober. [She grins.]

[Gai lets out a soft laugh and slips his arm around her, letting himself be a little more openly affectionate than he usually is. It's a wedding announcement, he is totally allowed, okay.]

[Yes, he is completely allowed, and Elizabeth rather enjoys the mild public display of affection. She smiles warmly up at him, then realizes a few awkward seconds in that the network is essentially watching them cuddle. The entire Luceti network. Which includes Booker. That has her reaching for the button to end the feed.]

((OOC: Questions/comments? Specify in header if you'd like Elizabeth, Gai, or both! :3))

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[And of course, now that Elizabeth has been bitten by the proverbial marriage bug, she's running around town trying to make decisions surrounding the reception. Food-wise, decor-wise, she's just going to load herself up and bring things back to Gai to see what he thinks. She's stopping at the grocery store, at Good Spirits to get advice on alcohol, and finally she starts sifting through what's in the Item Shop to see if there's anything she's looking for-- mainly, little electric lights.]

[She thinks she sees a plug behind a large bag, and she pulls it out of the way with some effort. Behind the large bag is a bag of golf clubs.]

[Elizabeth tenses as disjointed, meaningless images superimpose themselves across her vision. She feels her shoulder hit a nearby cabinet as she sways on her feet. Once it's over, she's left panting as though she's sprinted a hundred yards. What in the world...?]

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Already! Or should I say finally? BOTH. I mean wow YES we would be delighted to come. I'll even make sure someone dresses me up respectably.

God this is too exciting. Congrats!! Let me know if you need help setting things up all right?

Is it really too soon? I mean, we've been together for over a year now! Remember, we met at Eugene's birthday! [This is her not-so-subtle way of convincing herself it's not too soon, and trying to keep the fact that she and Gai are already married under wraps.]

But you can wear whatever you want! It's not going to be very fancy, honestly, we both wanted something simple. If you have some spare time beforehand though, I'd appreciate some help-- I keep forgetting I'm really not going to be able to do it all myself!

Haha, I decided I was set for life with a guy after travelling with him for a few months. I have no room to talk about anyone jumping into anything too fast.

And trust me I have plenty of spare time recently. Just don't ask me to ~~stand in for a bridesmaid at the last~~ Actually never mind that I would actually shave my legs for you. This must be the true meaning of friendship.

...why on Earth would you shave your legs?

[But that does make her realize--]

Oh my God! I'm supposed to have a, a Maid of Honor and bridesmaids!

[She's new at this wedding thing, clearly.]

Oh. It was a crossdressing joke. Because women shave their legs? (not so much after the fall of civilisation but hey nobody wants to risk going grey from an exposed nick just to look sexy)

But it's ok, calm down. Really. Your wedding, right? You can decide what you want in it. That includes a bridal party. I mean heck you're the bride you could probably have the officiant wear a chicken suit and get away with it if you were determined enough.

...women shave their legs in your era? That seems extremely dangerous. [Elizabeth can't imagine taking Booker's straight razor to her leg... What if she cut herself?]

I think Law would probably object to that, but I suppose it's true. I don't think I know enough women to have a bridal party.

So don't have one! Simple as that. Saves you the trouble of fussing over a bunch of dresses and suits.

And anyway I don't think it would be any more dangerous than shaving your face? I mean everyone uses basically the same razors, just

hold on a minute

[A handful of seconds pass, then there's a video feed of Jack standing in his bathroom, holding up a fairly conventional safety razor. He holds it in his teeth to write again, picture skewing at an odd angle and wobbling as he does.]

Just one of these. Nothing fancy or big.

[Fascinating.]

That's a razor? Where's the blade?

Wait, wait--

[Video starts up, Elizabeth has stolen Robert's razor from the bathroom. It looks a little something like this. And back to text!]

I'm not letting this near my legs, thank you.

oh my god no. yeah. don't do that.

[Jack's seen straight razors - Eugene usually uses one, actually, ever since Bucky gifted him with one ages ago. But the thought of using one on legs - yeah. That is horrifying.

But it's back to video for another clip, this one of Jack bringing the head of the razor in close to the camera, turning it this way and that so the blades are more obvious.]

The blades are right there. You can still cut yourself but it's probably a lot more difficult.

Did you want to see how it works?

[Ohh, there they are! Yes, that looks like it would be much harder to do damage with. The blades are tiny after all. Elizabeth looks over at Gai, making sure he isn't watching her as she writes, ever-so-casually--]

You said this looks 'sexy' to men from the future?

They generally seem to like it pretty well? I guess?

Though it's also one of those things where I'm pretty sure that anyone who would make an actual fuss over a woman doing or not doing it is a complete tosser. So there is that too.

Well he hasn't said anything, so I guess he's not a 'complete tosser'. Haha. [Oh that looked awkward, but Jack had done it earlier so perhaps it was alright? Conveying jokes through text is difficult.]

It might be a nice surprise though, is what I'm thinking... It's not going to shock him or anything if he lifts up my dress and sees that I've done it, right?

[This is . . . kind of delightful, actually. Probably the kind of wedding planning he's better at than dessert tables or cummerbunds.]

Much more likely it very quickly leads to touching. And I can't really imagine him being turned off?

[~~Elizabeth is glad it's delightful and not gut wrenching, because there is literally nobody else she can talk to about these things.~~]

...Sounds good to me, then. Let's see how this thing works!

Okay! Just let me find you a razor too. It'll be an adventure.

Wait. Have you never painted your nails either? Because Max does basically amazing nails and makeup.

I say this as someone who does not even have a huge stake in nails or makeup and oh god this is a makeover.

I'm becoming a stereotype.

Help.

No I haven't! If Max would teach me, I'd love to do that too!

...but why are you becoming a stereotype?

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