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marriage broker ([personal profile] marriagebroker) wrote in [community profile] perfectmatch2025-06-07 10:00 am

week one | match ceremony

Today's Match Ceremony starts the moment the sun goes down. They will be led to a courtyard on the estate, filled to the brim with lanterns of all kinds and plush couches and chairs for them to sit on. The place is lit bright by the lanterns and the vibe is very cozy. There will be a few camera crews lingering around, ready to catch sight of the contestants as they settle in and get comfortable. There is also food and beverages, some alcohol, some non-alcoholic, for everyone to partake in.

In the center of the courtyard is a stage, hanging above it are eight lanterns, none of which are lit up. Wei Wuxian stands in the middle, dressed to impress for tonight's festivities. In one hand, he has his flute, in another, a cup of huangjiu. He lifts it merrily, giving a laugh before knocking back the alcohol and tossing the cup away. (A staff member nearby catches it, thank god.)

"Welcome, everyone! To your first match ceremony! I am your humble host and we're here to see if chemistry can happen, even under duress~!"

A staff member nearby grimaces at that. It might be the same staff member who caught the cup. It's fine, the producers won't punish him. Probably.

But characters will notice that there is a podium next to the stage for them to lock in their answers.

"For those who are new to this, let's talk about how this works. First, I will call up one of the members of Team Suibian and they will go to the podium over here, make a choice of who they think their match is, and together you will press your hands to the podium to lock it in."

He gives a hum, twirling the flute in his hand a few times before grasping it by the end and using it to point at the contestants.

"As a result of your choices, the lanterns above me will light up with however many perfect matches you've chosen. It is your job to figure out which of the choices made tonight are indeed perfect matches. If you aren't able to get any of them right, you will get a black out. Which means, someone will lose their wish. Don't do that!"

He'll let his warning hang for a moment before smiling, tapping his shoulder lazily with the flute and then grinning broadly.

"With that, let's get started."

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Each character of Team Suibian will be called in random order, under the selections top level. Feel free to react there!

After the matches, the results top level will reveal how many are right!

Otherwise, feel free to use this log for any reactions, catherding, whatever you want for the match ceremony.
nrangel: (because the images come from)

[personal profile] nrangel 2025-06-11 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
I like to think I am.

[ Certainly on a surface level she is, but she didn't go into this with too many expectations. ]

And you have no idea. My boss at my second job is actually pretty easy going, but the one at my first? Woof... that's an entirely different story.
hexensabbat: (when you’ve spelt things wrong.)

[personal profile] hexensabbat 2025-06-11 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Second?

[???]

You work two jobs? [goddamn.] No wonder you need a vacation! Sheesh!
nrangel: (no new characters no new icons)

[personal profile] nrangel 2025-06-11 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Kind of by choice in some ways. The second one helps me with the first one, and is way more reasonable about me coming and going as I please. I definitely work some pretty wild schedules sometimes though.
hexensabbat: (if they are also trying to murder you)

[personal profile] hexensabbat 2025-06-11 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Huh...

[...]

Alright, I give. What sort of things do you do? I can't figure it out without more deets.
nrangel: (because you don't know what to)

[personal profile] nrangel 2025-06-11 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ She holds up one finger first. ]

Job number one is pretty multifold. I work for my country, but I don't think Laterano's Notarial Hall means anything to anyone here. Let's just say I do a little bit of everything from search and rescue missions, to the most tedious paperwork you've ever seen.

[ Now goes up the second finger. Peace! ]

Job number two is working for a pharmaceutical company. It's... probably not exactly what you'd think either? Unless you know what Oripathy is, it's going to be kind of hard to really get into the nitty gritty of what they do, but they're surprisingly involved in world politics, but not in a way that's as sleezy as you'd imagine hearing something like that.
hexensabbat: (with Sims that are on a different floor)

[personal profile] hexensabbat 2025-06-12 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Huh...

[Wow, that's...]

You've got your fingers in lots of pies, Serpilia! I mean, not that that's a big surprise. You've always come across as competent.

It's super cool though!
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[personal profile] nrangel 2025-06-12 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
You flatter me! Honestly, it's more happenstance that I ended up with these two jobs, but they've been interesting if nothing else.