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[hearts-and-hugs]

location: riviera casino & hotel

date: march 25, 1997

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The last few days had been quite the whirlwind in the city of Las Vegas. After the assassination at City Hall, it seemed that the Vitelli family had been scrambling to get control of the situation and even though others might think of the PR nightmare it was causing, Celeste couldn't help but feel for the Vitelli family. After all, she knew what it was like to lose someone that you loved. It was horrible and sad and her heart went out to the family. No matter what kind of mess business they were caught up in, they were still people at the end of the day. Everyone had feelings.

Business had seemingly continued as usual at the Casino and even though the staff hadn't been told much about it at all, it was all over the news and it seemed to be all anyone could talk about. "It really is so sad," Celeste said, frowning for a moment as she thought about Franco's demise. "I just hope that the family can mourn in peace. There's so much talk about what will happen next but they just need a moment, ya' know?" Suddenly, she spotted one of her tables from across the dining room and a look of surprise crossed her features. "Oh, shoot! I forgot to put their order in!" She disappeared momentarily as she ran to the bar and apologized for the hundredth time about forgetting to give the drink orders to the bartender. She of course came back to her conversation, though, which was much more pressing to her than her actual job. "Oops," she giggled. "I have got to stop doin' that," she smiled.

[no-one-likes--a-mad-woman]

location: the weiss manor

date: march 20, 1997

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After the godfather of the Weiss family had stormed off with his youngest daughter, Alice was left in the lofty dining room with the rest of the guests, half the them left whispering to one another while the other half attempted to make awkward conversation about anything but what they'd just witnessed. The journalist had been furiously scribbling onto her tiny notepad, trying to catch every word that Romi Weiss had said. At first, the speech had started out like any other but as it went on, the girl was clearly devolving into some sort of...madness, maybe? There was something off about her and Alice had noticed it even before she'd tanked her speech. To be fair, she didn't really know the girl, not personally. But something was clearly going on beneath the surface, that much had been made clear. As she'd ended her toast with a dark warning to her new family members, Alice had been hanging onto her every word, trying to decipher whatever hidden message lay beneath the heiress' words. But now that the show was over, she looked across the table and said "I can't believe I thought covering this wedding was going to be boring..." There was certainly a soft spot for Romi in her heart--as much as there could be, at least, considering she was practically a stranger. Still, Alice was grateful that her own father was a kind, gentle man instead of being someone like Peter Weiss. She knew better than to not be afraid of him. "At least the food is good," she said, popping a seared scallop into her mouth.

[a-ghost-with--a-beating-heart]

location: petal pals flower shop

date: early may

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Anni was still getting used to the fact that they were actually engaged to the love of their life, Hermione, and that soon, the two would be married. It all still felt like a wonderful, mystical dream that they didn't want to wake up from. That being said, there was a lot of planning to be done, especially if the two wanted to be married by early August as they planned. It was sort of all-hands-on-deck and they certainly didn't want to leave their partner stuck with all the work. This is why they found themselves at Petal Pals today, a place that they weren't all too familiar with.

Looking around the shop, it was lovely--all of the spring blooms were gorgeous and it smelled heavenly. However, amidst all the beauty, the dancer couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. They knew nothing about flowers, aside from the fact that they were pretty, and they had no idea where to even start with planning the wedding florals. They knew that both brides would need a bouquet but what about all the other things you could do with flowers? And how much would that cost?

Realizing that they'd been standing and staring at some pink flowers--apparently, peonies by the look of their label--for far too long because they didn't realize that someone was trying to get their attention until they gently tapped them on the shoulder. "What? Sorry..." they said, feeling a little embarrassed. "I'm just...having decision paralysis, I guess... Do you know what flowers are popular in August by chance?..."

[no-one-asks--any-questions-here]

date: june 10

location: the neon museum

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With Cyrek and Stella having just finished their first dance as a married couple, Roma was now up, making the rounds, trying to ensure that everyone had everything that they needed with her youngest, Leo, in toe, his hand in hers. She remembered how overwhelming it felt to be the center of attention at a party that you were also the host of so she was trying to lighten the load by checking on guests so the bride and groom didn't have to. She was hoping to steal a few dances with her husband a little later in the evening but for now, she was more than content to walk around with her youngest son and just bask in the sheer joy of the day. Even though Roma wasn't a natural extrovert, between the training she'd received as a young woman and the customer service skills she practiced on a regular basis at the bar, she'd gotten pretty comfortable with making conversation with just about anyone. Smiling over at the nearest guest, she said "Wasn't their first dance just beautiful?" Turning to fully face them now, she said "You doing okay? Do you need anything?"