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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: (plays ominously in the distance)

[personal profile] nrangel 2025-06-11 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Nope!

[ She reaches up and taps against her own halo. It doesn't make much of a sound, but her finger is clearly making contact. ]

That one's solid. Makes it really awkward to try to wear hats too.
enscene: (7)

[personal profile] enscene 2025-06-11 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[hey leigh quick question wtf is arknights physiology.

Hand fully drawn back into her own personal space, Furina crosses her arms. She's still confused and curious, but Sankta are surely really just people, just like her.
]

Too bad... I guess I couldn't let you borrow mine anyway. We'll find you much more suitable accessorization.
nrangel: (more than one source)

[personal profile] nrangel 2025-06-11 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ God I wish I knew.

Serpilia will sigh a little.
]

Bet I could rock a hat like yours otherwise, but...

[ Probably too tall to wear. They need to be under a certain height to fit on her head. ]
enscene: (7)

[personal profile] enscene 2025-06-12 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm, even if we set it askew...

[The hat does add inches to her (not a word), but even tilted jauntily as Furina wears it, it probably wouldn't fit under the fairly straight clearance provided by the halo.]

That's too bad, but there's no need to copy a trend when you can simply set one of your own. Why, if you could add accessories to your own halo, you could even build it like a layer cake! [Multi-tiered fascinator including the halo... probably a bit too extravagant, but it's a suggestion more intended for her to not lose hope about wearing cute hats, not a runway draft, okay?]
nrangel: (because the images come from)

[personal profile] nrangel 2025-06-12 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Not without collapsing the top part of the hat in a very uncute crumple. Alas.

It's a good thing that Furina doesn't have her heart set on that look for Serpilia though, because her smile looks so uncertain as she tries to suss out if that was a joke or not.
]

A layer cake, huh?

[ Even her tone does not suggest she is ready to embrace the cake style life. ]
enscene: (50)

[personal profile] enscene 2025-06-12 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
W-we can workshop it later. Look, it was supposed to be a bit lighthearted, because of the sweets--

[Yeah, she knows it's bad from the brief stutter in her voice.]
nrangel: (okay done)

[personal profile] nrangel 2025-06-13 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her expression softens when she realizes what Furina was doing here. ]

Haha, well I'll keep that in mind. I think I prefer eating them to wearing them though, but some kind of Halo decoration would be a choice.