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Tweak says, "Okay!"

Su Li (divination_su) wrote in unexpectedrpg,
@ 2008-07-07 22:23:00

Entry tags:

daniel summerby, su li

Who: Su and Daniel
What: Their first meeting
Rating: TBD, but I'm sure it will be low

Out of nerves, Su had closed her section of the shop early and walked down the street to the Leaky Cauldron. She couldn't believe what was happening, and the cards were proving to be a spectacular lack of help. All they were telling her was that big changes were ahead and that she needed to remain calm and collected.

Her voice shook as she ordered a drink and sat down at a table in the corner. It allowed her to see everyone in the place, and spot Daniel when he arrived. A quick glance around the pub showed that she was the only Asian in the place, so she was sure that he wouldn't have a hard time spotting her.

The barkeep brought her drink over with a small smile and a familiar greeting, but quickly left after noticing how out of sorts Su was. Instead of taking a sip of the beer that she had ordered, Su ran her finger around the rim of it, waiting for Daniel to arrive.

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summerbythesea
2008-07-13 02:54 pm UTC (link)

"Great," he smiled. "I'll keep my eyes open for places for rent and let you know what I find. We can check them out together." Daniel was relieved a bit. This seemed to be going so well.

"So, um, about the wedding?" He chewed his lip nervously. "I'm not religious or anything, neither is my family, so however you want to do it is fine with me." Daniel looked at her, his stomach twisting slightly. He wasn't opposed to marriage, but the idea of it becoming a reality with a person who despite being nice was a complete stranger scared him a little. He gave her a small smile. "I'm not sure what to do in that department. Did you want something small or do you have a lot of family?"

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divination_su
2008-07-15 12:55 pm UTC (link)

"Something small would be lovely," Su nodded, thinking about the daydreams she had had of her wedding when she was a child. "I certainly don't want to do a traditional Taiwanese wedding. They're so...loud and just too much to handle. A small ceremony would suit me just fine."

"My family is very small, as well," Su said with a small smile, "so you can invite as many people as you want. Most of my father's family probably won't be able to make it." Which was probably for the best, Su thought with a mental shrug. It could create quite the culture clash...

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summerbythesea
2008-07-15 01:29 pm UTC (link)

"Small. Okay, I can do that," he smiled. "I don't know how much time we have to do this in. I guess we need to find out and then set a date." Daniel didn't bother looking at the fine print on the letter he'd recieved. He was too shocked by the fact that the girl was a total stranger.

"Where would you want to do it?" He looked thoughtful. Did they have to do it in a church or the park? He'd never really thought about the details when he thought about getting married, more just that he'd do it.

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divination_su
2008-07-15 01:49 pm UTC (link)

"I imagine sooner rather than later," Su said softly, thinking of the letter that she had read backwards and forwards. She could probably recite most of it. She wasn't a Ravenclaw by fluke.

"A church? A park?" Su suggested, chewing on her lip as she thought about it. Both seemed like good options to her, even though she didn't feel any strong religious affiliation. "Maybe a park, to keep it casual and simple?"

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summerbythesea
2008-07-15 04:35 pm UTC (link)

"I think a park would be great," he smiled sincerely. "There's some great parks in muggle London if you'd like to do it there." Daniel took a sip of his beer as he tried to think of somewhere else. "Or maybe the hillside in Hogsmeade?"

Daniel sat back a little in his chair trying to think of the various things they might need. He looked at her and nodded, smiling shyly as the thought occured to him. "We'll need rings too. Do you prefer white or yellow gold? Or we could get something made with both?" He looked down at his hands wondering how strange it would look to him.

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divination_su
2008-07-15 05:00 pm UTC (link)

"A muggle park sounds interesting," Su said with a small smile. It could look so beautiful, and her mother would certainly approve. Her father would probably have no opinion on the matter, but she would want to know if Daniel's parents would like it as well. "Would your parents like it? I think mine would...."

"I think gold would look good for both of us," Su said in a small voice after thinking about it for a few seconds. "But what do you think?"

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summerbythesea
2008-07-15 06:08 pm UTC (link)

"I'm sure they would," he nodded. Daniel smiled at her. "Dad's an old softy with a penchant for muggle things. He'd probably find it romantic." He shook his head smiling fondly. He really did take after his dad more, though he had his mother's thirst for knowledge.

"Actually I kind of like the idea of both." He looked down, a blush rising on his cheeks. "It's like you take two different things and join them to make one beautiful thing. It sort of makes me think of how marriage is supposed to be." Maybe it was a little dorky and romantic and he hoped he didn't scare her talking that way, but that was just how he felt.

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divination_su
2008-07-15 06:14 pm UTC (link)

Su listened to Daniel talk, and realized with a small shock that she really enjoyed spending time with him. When he got the soft look and tone in his voice, it made Su want to keep spending time with him. And keep making him act like that.

It made her heart feel light and flighty in her chest, a feeling that she was slowly getting adjusted to. "Sounds like something we should go look into, then," Su said with a small smile, "I know a couple of jewelry stores. We'll see what they have?"

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	summerbythesea 2008-07-15 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure, that'd be nice," he smiled at her. "I want it to be something you'll like too." He went to take a drink of his beer and realized he'd finished it. Daniel looked over to Su and nodded towards her glass. "Did you want something else or maybe eat something?" Now that he was more at ease with her, he was a little hungry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

divination_su
2008-07-15 11:14 pm UTC (link)

"I wouldn't mind eating something," Su nodded, realizing that she hadn't had anything to eat since the night before. She wasn't a huge breakfast person, and didn't have anything this morning with the shape that her nerves had been. She couldn't stomach anything. But now, she was actually quite comfortable.

Su looked around, trying to make eye contact with the waiter so he would come over and take their order. "Do you know what you want?"

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	summerbythesea 2008-07-17 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	Daniel raised his hand part way to catch a passing waiter's attention. "We'd like to order some food, please," he smiled pleasantly. The waiter nodded. "Did you need menus or do you know what you'd like?" "Um, I'll have a club sandwich and some chips. Oh and another butter beer, please." He looked over at Su. "And whatever she'd like." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

divination_su
2008-07-18 04:49 pm UTC (link)

"I'll have the same," Su said softly, deciding that Daniel's order actually sounded quite good. Usually she got the fish and chips, but today she had a craving for something that wasn't greasy and fried.

She sat back in her chair and smiled to herself, thinking that this wasn't going to be as bad as she had possibly thought.

[OOC: Do we want to close this one? We need to have them get married. Or we can just say that thread occured. Up to you.]

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summerbythesea
2008-07-18 05:12 pm UTC (link)

The waiter took their order and left them alone once again.

"So do you have a lot of things to move?" He smiled embarrassed. "I'm sorry that came out a bit rude. I'm just trying to get an idea of how big a place we might need to find." Daniel ran a hand through his hair and laughed softly.

OOC: yeah I think that's a good idea, just close this. We can say the marriage occured, say on Saturday, July 5th at Regents Park in London. Only his parents came and a few friends from his Uni. Maybe the next thread could be them moving in? What do you think?

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