Five years.
Five years after the Tower; the portals were still open, the smaller tower still there, but there had been time to heal. Time for the worst of the nightmares to fade, time for things to return to something like normal.
Time enough to finish high school, finish college, and make it to today. The preparations had taken weeks; there were photographs to take, invitations to drop off across multiple worlds, and a thousand other little things to do.
That all led up to now - five years, and now it was the biggest day of Yukiko and Ryoji's lives. The day of their wedding, the first day of the rest of their lives.
Yukiko smiles into a hand mirror, making a few last adjustments to her
white kimono.
Then it was time; the car pulled up to Tatsuhime Shrine, and she carefully stepped out, then walked up the stairs.
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After the ceremony, everyone is invited back to the Amagi Inn for a celebration. The dining area has been cleaned and decorated with flowers and streamers, and a large stage has been prepared for the happy couple to sit on. on the floor next to it is a podium with a microphone, and anyone who wishes to offer their toasts to the newlyweds can do so.
Or they can just enjoy the food, and maybe take part in the dance afterwards if they aren’t too shy. Ryoji (in his own traditional
kimono) and Yukiko won’t stay up on stage for long, and will go from table to table to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves and offer thanks for everyone’s presence there. It has been a while since they have seen all of their old friends, and though it has been five years since being trapped there, they certainly haven’t forgotten all the people they cared about and the perils they faced together.
But if anyone asks, that’s certainly not why Ryoji is tearing up. Not at all.
((This is a mingle for everyone and anyone! Feel free to come pester the bride and groom while they prepare for their big day, and socialize during the ceremony and reception!))