Dress Rehearsals, Ferengi Gifts, and Furry Distractions.

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Today has been a blur of greetings, handshakes, and embraces as guests arrive for the wedding, five days out, and the colony feels fuller by the hour. Most of them are settling into the central complex’s long‑stay suites, turning the place into a lively crossroads of familiar faces and new introductions.

Down at the central park, the wedding grounds are beginning to take shape. The marquees are outlined, the pathways marked, and the weather forecast reads like a blessing: 21°C, blue skies, a soft breeze, and a scattering of clouds drifting lazily overhead.

Our outfits are all prepared, and we ran a brief dress rehearsal, largely because Ranih’s mother insisted. Her excitement is so genuine that none of us had the heart to deny her another moment in her chosen outfit.

I’ve lost track of how many people I’ve greeted today. Even Rom and Leeta, unable to attend, sent a cascade of traditional Ferengi gifts and a recorded message that made half the room laugh and the other half gasp.

James claims his Best Man’s speech is ready and that I’ll survive it. Yet I spotted him and my mother whispering conspiratorially, glancing my way and giggling. That can only mean trouble.

Dinner with both sets of parents has just wrapped up, and now we’re rotating through Jodo’s affectionate ambushes. His fur everywhere, his joy impossible to resist.

Image from Unsplash by A. C.


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