Sunday Pt 3 Final Preparations

"Alright," Penny said adressing the assembled ladies. "You have all been "armed" with pacification cookies. You know what to do. Use them if necessary. According to the information we have received they have been very effective. All our research seems to indicate a successful wedding starts and ends with a happy bride. But according to that same data like any operation things rarely happen according to plan. Keeping them happy will be a top priority! Curie?"

Curie stepped-up. "This is correct and perhaps more difficult considering our targets conditions." She moves onto the next "intelligence" slide. "As you can see both targets are how you say... hormonal pregnancy stage? They may at times act overly emotional and irrational complicated further by the perceived "importance" and pressure of the ritual. Avoid talking about the pregnancy and if it comes up tell them they look "beautiful" and similar compliments. Avoid "knocked-up", "preggers" and other such comments and terms. Make good use of the Friday system and most of all try to make them feel "good" about themselves. However... Neo?"

Curie steps aside and yields the floor to Neo who texts onto the big screen. [There's only one thing more important. We, and Walt, are the guests. Be polite, helpful even but always remember. We're Walt's. The Gardners are trusted friends and family. We are there representing him. Be courteous and respectful at all times.]

Neo stepped back and motioned to Willow who stepped forward. "We've covered etiquette and dancing this week. Is there anything else that anyone's unsure about?"

Ilulu raised her hand. "Can you go over the proper address stuff again? It's still confusing to me."

Willow nodded. "Certainly. For the Princesses and Princes "Your Royal Highness", and thereafter as "Sir" or "Ma'am" will likely suffice. For any of the grandchildren "Lord" and "Lady" will suffice. Charles is likely a "Prince Consort" so the same rules apply. One of the brides fathers will be in attendance and is a King so "Your Majesty", and thereafter as "Sir" or the archaic "Sire". If anyone tells you to ignore their titles then you may address them freely. Apparently though Walt can claim a fair few titles and still holds his rank he doesn't use them at all and so no one addresses him by them since that's his preference... except for 3S simply using "Boss", he ignores everything else. Likewise most everyone will probably be polite but informal when addressing us and most will probably overlook any mistakes lnowing Walter's preferences. We'll get some leeway that way."

"Got it!" Ilulu said. "That's a relief. And I will try to be on my best behavior!"

Neo grins. [Behaving is good... but if you can't don't get caught! XD]

Willow sighs and Kali laughs adding, "Our biggest concern is the food. Don't let the big eaters go too far out of control. Make sure you ladies eat plenty at breakfast!" She looks at the others. No one had anything else to add.

Sienna clapped her hands. "Alright! Breakfast time and final preparations!"

Lifts-Her-Tail stood. "Maid team with me! Chef team and wedding preparations teams gets served first as they've been working extra hard this morning."

Neo texted Manami and Sayoko. [We got permission to record but not necessarily share "online". But we did get a request from Princess Daisy. Apparently she Charles and Walt all love family videos and she'd love to see ours! Offical request! Bring the equipment!]

Penny nodded. "Let's get wedding ready!"

Kali caught Willows arm as the rest started to their duties. "Are you good?"

Willow smiled and patted her hand. "I am. Infact... I'm better than "good". As Walt would say." She giggled.

Kali grinned and hugged her. The others sensing something was up joined them and Willow blushing told them her confession. Penny and the other of "Walt's ladies" hugged and congratulated her.

Willow knew what to expect but the outpouring of well wishing and acceptance still surprised her. She was one of them now. It was a bond they shared and welcomed her into whole-heartedly. She smiled huggong them all, then wiping her eyes said, "Thank you everyone. I appreciate you... come now, we have work to do!"

Since they didn't require nourishment the droids and robots readied themselves first. Most were easily done. Small additions of custom parts and accessories. Haruna had fun helping the feminine ladies. "You look amazing ladies!" She told them as she prepared the other ladies outfits.

Ada, KL-E-O and PAM stood infront of the mirrors checking themselves out. They'd all chosen silver and white but different styles. Ada had chosen a off the shoulder dress similar to the one Pyrrha was going to wear. It looked like a modern toga. KL-E-O had gone with a very Marilyn Monroe inspired dress and wrap. PAM had decided to wear a lacey empire waisted look.

"We look good," KL-E-O agreed while Ada turned nodding and PAM stated, "Estimating the veracity of that statement at greater than 92%."

The kitchen staff came next. They'd all decided to wear robes and Kimono style dresses to match with their usual styles.

"You all look splendid," Kali told them as Ahnassi purred nodding in agreement. "How's everything Haruna?" Senko asked handing her some more food.

Haruna smiled gratefully. "You shouldn't have. Thank you! Everythings going well! Mmmmm... delightful."

Willow, who was helping Haruna, giggled looking at her phone. "Just so you know, Walter is already preparing to ditch his formal outfit, as anticipated!" They all giggled. Neo had prepped two outfits knowing Walt would be "difficult" about wearing the first one. The second was what they had actually planned for him to wear anyway. All was going according to plan so far.

"Better," Walt said and Neo smirked as she smoothed the old fashioned frockcoat. She knew his preferences now.

Walt spread his arms out. "Well?"

"I think you look dashing!" Penny said.

Neo liked it a lot actually. It was similar to her prefered style after all. But she pretended to consider just so she could walk around and admire her partner some more.

Walt was doing the same. She and Penny were both wearing fancy variations on their usual styles. They had the same colors as usual except Neo had on a skirt and both were wearing old-fashioned style corsets. They looked lovely and like something from the old west... he smiled catching on as Neo finished circling him and gave him her nod of approval. Pyrrha came out and her dress was similar like a mix of ancient greece and the wild west. "You ladies planned this, didn't you?"

Penny giggled as Neo winked and Pyrrha said, "We did but you look wonderfully dashing!"

Walt chuckled. "And you ladies all look lovely!" He took his hat off and bowed. "Well played. Did everyone dress old fashioned inspired?"

Penny giggled nodding. "Pretty much! Some took inspiration from more recent years and some like Pyrrha decided to mix ancient themes in but yes. We figured the brides and others in attendance would be more modern so we did not want to infringe on their style. This way we stand out with you on our own way without showing anyone up."

Pyrrha nodded blushing but smiling happily. "It was important to us to do that knowing how much they mean to you. We also wanted everyone to know we were yours at a glance." Walt noticed she'd reworked her armor bits. They were chased with a touch of silver in the golden bronze.

Neo raised her eyebrow questioningly and Walt nodded. "Yes, I approve. You all look like Princesses." He kissed each of them. "And even more you were very thoughtful of others. I love you all so much!"

They smiled and he said, "I think this needs a splash of color though." They looked questioningly as he reached into a dresser and pulled out a long red wrap sash. "It's important to me as well," he said turning to Pyrrha. "Could you tie this for me?"

Penny clapped happily and Neo smiled nodding as Pyrrha covered her mouth. She slowly walked towards him as Neo took his coat. Pyrrha took the sash in her trembling hands and when he lifted his arms she slowly wrapped it several times around his waist. "H-how's that?"

Walt smiled and nodded. "Perfect. Tie it good and tight, please?"

She smiled blinking happy tears. "Of course! I'd be happy too!" And she did tying it quite securely.

Walt smiled. "How's that look?" He asked her wiping her tears.

Pyrrha laughed. "Perfect. Just... perfect!"

"Good," He said then kissed her.

Penny and Neo nodded. It was very dashing and exactly Pyrrha's color. When he and Pyrrha stopped kissing they helped him put his coat back on and he grinned. He picked up his sheathed bowie knife and stuck it in the sash securely. "Now I look a little like Wild Bill!" He laughed.

They blinked. "Who's that?" Penny asked causing him to chuckle.

"A old and famous gunfighter, James Butler Hickok better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok," he said. "They used to call him the "prince of the pistoleers" in his day. He dressed a bit like this."

Penny looked him up and Neo whistled silently. [He had style] she texted. Pyrrha meanwhile just kept looking at and touching Walt's sash smiling.

"Happy?" He asked and she nodded. "Very."

"Good," he said then sighed. "Time to get this show on the road."

They headed down the stairs and then out the door. Walt noticed Sasha had saddled more horses. "I guess we're really going to be making an entrance. Alright, Senko. If you'd do the honors, please?"

Senko nodded and opened a gate while everyone either mounted up or climbed into the Canyonero. "We're now linked to the other shrine and the way is open," she said and walked over to Walt. He nodded and reached down to pull her up and seat her gently in front of him on Teddy. She smiled, happily wagging her tail and nodded when he asked, "Comfy?"

He turned and waved his arm. "Alright, riders! Move 'em, out!" As they rode through the gate, wedding bound.

[Walter Stark Penny Polendina F.R.I.D.A.Y Neopolitan Pyrrha Nikos Nora Valkyrie Yang Xiao Long Blake Belladonna Kali Belladonna Sienna Khan Willow Schnee Glynda Goodwitch Zwei Ahnassi Lifts-Her-Tail Senko Sayoko Shinozaki Roberta Cisneros Haruna Sasha Blouse Ilulu Raven Manami Aiba also with Tsuyu Asui Haruhime Sanjouno The Baroness Demona Mystique Pirotess Lydia Aela the Huntress Serana Mission Vao Curie Ada PAM and KL-E-O

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