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[floralias]

(( Hello Nippon! Here is one (1) incredibly happy Fae on your screen. Ear-to-ear smile, beaming eyes. You know, all that stuff that comes on what is probably the happiest day of one's life. ))

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing well and staying warm. I got married this morning and just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself by my new name (names are very important where I come from).

Hello. I'm Will Lawan-Park.

(( Off-screen, another can be heard chanting 'me too, me too.' It makes Will laugh, but there's so much warmth in the sound. He pans the camera on the device to his companion ))

And this is Riley Lawan-Park.

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[typhlotic]

[There's a huge smile on Silvio's face when he replies.]

Congratulations. I'm really happy for you guys.

[floralias]

Thank you, Silvio! We should celebrate! I will treat you to a drink at Pete's if you want!

[typhlotic]

Well if you're buying...

[He laughs.]

I'm kidding. Let me treat you. We're celebrating you, after all.

[floralias]

But I don't drink, so it's more fun if I get to buy for you.

[typhlotic]

Just because you don't drink alcohol a lot doesn't mean I can't buy you a drink. I know that place has other things there so I can still treat you.

[floralias]

Hmm. Well. I suppose if you have to be all logical about it, how can I refuse?

(( He smiles warmly, definitely finding Silvio's offer thoughtful. ))

Whenever it's convenient for you, we can definitely meet up at Pete's.

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[pinkblinded]

[Oh! Oh he's so happy for his friend!]

That's wonderful, Will. I'll make you both something sweet to celebrate your union.

[floralias]

Really~? Riley would love that! He really loves your baking a lot! And so do I, of course.

(( He's visibly wiggling with excitement! Gaura's treats are always so good! ))

[pinkblinded]

Really. I'll make you both a cake unless you'd like something else.

[floralias]

A cake would be wonderful! We love sweets. Especially yours, Gaura.

[pinkblinded]

[He laughs softly at that.]

I'm glad. If there's a special flavor let me know and I'll do it.

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[50000baht]

Another elopement? Riley didn't take notes the first time? I have to go to the flower vendor now.

[It was delivered in the most Mafia face he could muster. Then he grinned. ]

Congratulations, you two. How'd did you come by Lawan-Park instead of Park-Lawan?

[floralias]

(( GASP! Don't be mean to him or he'll nong again! ))

It sounds better, we think.

[50000baht]

[ Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Not the nong! ]

Fair enough. Again, congratulations. I'll have to think of a wedding gift.

[floralias]

No gift required, Kinn! You let us live with you. That's more than enough.

[50000baht]

No, do not insist I get out of a familial obligation. Red envelope?

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[hatesbeingchased]

[ There's a soft smile especially at how happy the other seems to be. ]

It is good that you have found the other half of your soul. May the two of you live a long and happy life.

[floralias]

(( So. Very. Happy. If a person could actually sparkle, Will would be doing so. ))

Thank you very much!

[hatesbeingchased]

[ With how the place worked he wouldn't be surprised if the other sparkled! He does enjoy seeing the other happy though, even if they don't actively know one another. ]

You're very welcome. It's good to see those who can be as happy as you are.

[floralias]

I can't remember ever being happier.

[hatesbeingchased]

It's something that can be seen. That happiness is something to hold onto.

[conceptreview]

Congratulations! May the two of you have many happy years together.

[And then, with complete sincerity and slight bafflement: ]

And your new names are...related to this event?

[Sorry. They don't have surnames where Hythlodaeus is from.]

[floralias]

Yes~!

(( It's okay! He doesn't mind explaining. His actual people don't often have surnames, either. ))

Where we come from, it's common for one spouse to take the name of the other. Using both our family names to honor them is a newer trend. Historically, a woman would take her husband's family name at marriage. That's changing a lot, and combined names are definitely more common now.

[conceptreview]

Hm...so when you introduce yourselves, your bond is made clear by your very names.

What a very charming tradition. [Cute...very cute...it's certainly different from his people, who made no such public signifiers of wedding vows. Not that they were secret - it just wasn't something that came up often.]

Historically, only women changed their name? For what reason? [they....also might not have patriarchy where he's from...]

[floralias]

(( Will let out a little sigh. ))

Many societies where I come from place men above women, which, in my mind, is very silly. But, there were times when women were treated no better than property. So she had her father's name, then her husband's. It's something that just continued even when women gained more influence in Western Society. There's even a part in common wedding ceremonies where she's 'given away' by her father.