"Yeah lets get those taken care of, photographer should be around here somewhere." Don looked amongst the crowd for the cameraman.

  Nora smiled as the fellow stepped forward, kneeling to take pictures of them standing together, and snapping one with the two of them, then snapping another with Nora holding Diantha and leaning against Don.  Diantha DID look like a little angel.

Don smiled for the pictures posing as requested. This was good, it felt..,right. This is how things were supposed to be."

  Diantha said happily {{Now you're both legally my parents.  And nobody can try to take me away from my FAMILY.}}

Lucas posed for pictures when called upon, then mingled with the other wedding guests until the groom called for him again.

Fiona the dragon had shrunk herself to the size of a housecat for the group photos. She didn't want to be the center of attention, after all. Once the photos were done, she mingled with the other guests, although she mostly stuck to the company of people she already knew.

In reply to Diantha Ellen Derring (msg # 41):

"Thats right baby girl the three of us, a family." He kissed his daughtee on her forehead. "You really do look like a little angel."

  Diantha cooed, and one little hand snagged hold of his suit and wouldn't let go.  Which made Nora laugh, and gently slide Diantha into his arms.  {{MY Daddy.  And my Mama-Nora.  And now we have Grampa-David too.  So there's four of us.}}

Ozzy came plodding up, still disguised as paparazzi, with a few cameras around his neck. He grinned and said, "Hey, guys! Congratulations. I wanted to at least poke my head in quickly. I better get back out there before I'm seen, though. Don't want to blow my cover! Oh, let me know if there's something in particular you want done with any cameras I confiscate, yeah?"

  Nora hugged Ozzy, and told him "Bring them by, we can see  if they got any good pictures."  She slid a paper into Ozzy's pocket, and whispered in addition "Make sure you and your wife both come to the reception, Ozzy."

Ozzy chuckled and said, "Oh, they TRIED. Just FYI, Nora, you may want to be more careful where you stand from now on, especially if you're expected to be someplace at a certain time. I found a guy who was pretty much using a sniper scope for a lens. It's a good thing all he had was a camera... and a good thing for him that it was ME who caught him, not Don. I think he was tryin' to get somethin' saucy for the Enquirer or something, if you know what I mean."

Don shook his head at Ozzy's story. "He is lucky that it wasn't me who caught him. It was bad enough when I was just rich now I'm a freaking celebrity."

  Nora blushed, and said "I think he's lucky YOU caught him then.  Because I have an excellent lawyer, and he's not the LEAST bit shy about suing photographers for invasion of privacy.  After all, I don't put my life on film like the Karsashians."

Ozzy smirked and replied, "I'll hold my tongue on what I think of your lawyer. This is your wedding day, I'm sure you don't want me going on curse-filled rants, especially not in front of Diantha."

  Nora laughed, and said "I don't retain him for being NICE.  He's supposed to make the idiots who think they have a right to take pictures of me without my consent in my own private home where my doings are none of their business!  I am not a Kardashian.  I do not live for the camera."

He grinned and said, "Hey, don't worry. I'm not going to hold it against you or anything. He's good, I'll admit that. I'm just not terribly fond of him, for reasons you well know."

  Nora smiled, and said "I DO understand, Ozzy.  Now, you're coming to the reception, right?  I do want you and Clarissa both to be there.  I did finally get a wedding present for the two of you.  Although you'll probably only use it sometimes, like now, when you're in, well, disguise.  Can you drive?"

Ozzy nodded, "Yup! I can drive. I haven't since I changed though, 'cause there's kinda no point when I can fly, like you said. MUCH less traffic up there! But I'll make sure to poke my head in. Clarissa's in the crowd watching, making sure nothing happens while I'm off hunting photographers that you two didn't actively invite... or any other nasties that decide to show up today."
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Almost as if on Cue, Vaan materialized out of thin air, letting the folds of the Flow snap back into place. "That's my job," she said with simple finality, grinning as if she had just won a race, "And unless you wanna beat up some guy who stole a few Twinkies at the 7/11 on 29th, I'm afraid there's no bad guys here." For this special occasion, it looked like Vaan had blended pretty well. No combat boots, nor coats concealing an arsenal, but just simple jeans, a shirt, and a combat knife hidden in the small of her back were all Vaan deemed necessary...Besides, with telekinetics, you didn't really need much else. Not for normal bad guys, anyway. She certainly wasn't up to going through a pageant, but she seemed to be better adjusting to peaceful life.

Since she didn't really know the bride and groom, at least not personally, Fiona soon got a bit bored. She flew over to Meg and nuzzled her gently when she didn't seem occupied. "Seems like there are quite a lot of weddings going on around here," she said in an attempt to strike up a conversation. "Is that normal?"

Ozzy smirked  at Vaan and replied, "Naaah. I think I'll settle for a... umm... jerkwad cameramen who don't know that they're not supposed to be here."

He then held up the cameras around his neck, adding, "Besides, those guys drop better loot than the gas-station thieves, hehe."

  Meg was giggling softly over something she'd heard, and she told Fiona "Don and Nora are both very wealthy, so they're part of the city's elite socialites.  It also means their wedding is a huge social affair.  Most of us haven't had any weddings of late, and I'm not even sure Andy COULD get married in a church and all.  He keeps dabbing at his eyes, and he's got those shades on.  I'm thinking that bitter odor I keep catching is blood, but I haven't scented his in a while.  The only other wedding we've had is Ozzy and Clarissa, and they had a very surprise one, which is when we all met you.  Rather an impromptu affair, but it's working out very well for them.  I'm rather a wallflower myself, but I'm hanging around for Don and Nora.  Don was my landlord when I first moved to Weston, and Nora's a sweet lady.  Diantha, the little girl they're holding, is Don's daughter.  She's also an active para, which is why Penny is her Nanny."

Fiona gave Meg a slight smile and perched on her shoulder. "I guess I just feel a little out of place among the rich and beautiful. I do better with normal people. Well, as 'normal' as folks like us get. Is there anyone here I really, really should meet?"

  Meg shrugged, and said "I don't know, Fiona.  A lot of that just depends on what you want to do with yourself.  If you want to pursue heroing, then maybe you might want to meet some of the other heroes.  But if you don't want to be a hero, then you don't necessarily need to know who all is a hero, and who is not."

Lucas had spent most of his time meeting and greeting, and after covering the social circles a couple of different times, he was feeling a hankering to leave. But he needed to do something first.

And so he went looking for his one-time pupil Ozzy.