The Bridesmaid(Kyo x Rynn)

[Kyotsuke Akihime]

Stacy gave a corny grin. "I'm good." She looked to her bottle of champagne. She knew it was probably a bad idea to drink it all in one sitting, but she was going to do it anyway. After all, why let a good drink go to waste? Samantha won't be able to drink this for at least nine months.

"So the planner isn't going to buy the stuff? They're just gonna plan what YOU buy?" She stared skeptically with an eyebrow raised. "Well, at least we'll know what we'll need. It's better than nothing, I guess."  

[Rynn01]

Kyotsuke Akihime

"I tell him or her what to buy, well we coordinate, and create an expense account and he or she goes and gets it. No big deal. At least I think that is how it works. Never done this before."

Samantha went back into her closet, "So, what she we do today to celebrate? Go out for lunch? I can call Paul and see if he can come with us!" she picked up various clothes and tossed them aside, unsure of what to wear.  

[Kyotsuke Akihime]

Rynn01

"Lunch?", asked Stacy, "You read my mind! I know a great place we can meet Paul at. Just lemme finish drinking this, and I'll tell you." No longer was she pouring the drink into a glass, but instead, was quickly chugging the remaining champagne directly from the bottle.  

[Rynn01]

Kyotsuke Akihime

Samantha picked up her phone and dialed the love of her life. It rang a few times before he answered, "Hi pumpkin! I'm good, I'm here with my friend Stacy. Yes I told her about it. That too. Yeah. She is drinking for the two of us." laughing ensued

"Listen we are going to lunch to celebrate. Please join us, I want you two to meet." silence. Nodding, "Uh huh. Yeah. Okay, maybe next time? Sure. I love you too. Have a good day."

Samantha hung up and looked a little sad, "He can't get away. Meetings all day."  

[Kyotsuke Akihime]

Rynn01

"Alright then.", responded Stacy, pulling her mouth away from the bottle to speak, "Doesn't mean WE can't go eat somewhere. I don't have work until tomorrow, so I'm free all day." She took another gulp of champagne. The bottle was getting close to empty.

"You know anyone else we could bring along? You said Paul has a sister, right? I'd like to meet her if she's not busy."  

[Rynn01]

Kyotsuke Akihime

Samantha nodded, "Yeah, Madeline. Maddy for short. Yea we can invite her, let me give her a ring."

The conversation lasted two minutes, "She is on board. Lets get dressed." she ran back into her closest, rummaging through her things to find the perfect look  

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Rynn01

Stacy waved goodbye as she left her friend's room. "Alright then! I'll meet you there when I've changed clothes!" She left the bottle of champagne, which had been empty throughout the last two minutes, next to Samantha's bed.

"Madeline?", she wondered to herself, "Didn't she say Paul's sister was named Stephanie? Are they both his sisters? Will they both be at the wedding?" Stacy began to playfully speculate about the two names she heard.

"Maybe they're one and the same! Madeline could be Stephanie's nickname, or vice-versa! Or perhaps, they're a two headed alien from planet billionaire!" She left Samantha's manor with a chuckle in her step as she continued joking about Paul's sister.

***

Later on that day, Stacy was standing in the parking lot. She was wearing a pink shirt that she referred to as her "chocolate chip shirt", considering the blotches of chocolate pudding all over it. It almost made her torso look like a gigantic, pink chocolate chip cookie. "I hope this doesn't make me look fat.", she said self-consciously.

Just ahead of her was the "Sandwich Barn". [That was the first name I came up with from the top of my head.] It was an orange building with a picture of a sub sandwich over their name. A sign nearby advertised their "quality food at a cheap price".

She checked the time on her wristwatch. Stacy was early. Samantha should be here in a few minutes, along with Stephanie/Madeline. She looked around to see if they got here early as well.  

[Rynn01]

Kyotsuke Akihime

[I forgot I had a name for the sister. There are going to be one sister, and a cousin. Sorry for the mix up.]

Samantha parked her blue Ford car into a spot close to the entrance. She already spotted Stacy standing there waiting. Getting out of the car, she grabbed her purse and headed over there. Sam wore a white cashmere parka, a red skirt that came down to her knees and some brown laced up ankle boots.

"Hey were you waiting long? Maddy and Steph should be here any minute. Maddy is Paul's cousin."  

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Rynn01

"Oh.", Stacy quietly said. That cleared up her confusion from earlier. Samantha may have referred to Madeline as Paul's sister by mistake, whilst thinking of Stephanie. Either way, both of them were coming here.

Stacy gestured her arm towards the big, orange restaurant before them. "I think this is the first time you've seen the Sandwich Barn!", she said, "I'm actually a regular here, don'cha know! Wanna go inside, or should we wait for our guests out here?"

[I have some ideas!
I think it would be interesting if Stephanie and Stacy grew to dislike each other, creating an interesting conflict, considering they're both bridesmaids. Meanwhile, we could give Maddy a different relationship with Stacy. Speaking of, is Maddy going to be a bridesmaid too?]

[Speaking of, who should play who? You already play Samantha, and I do Stacy? Who gets to also control Stephanie, and who also controls Maddy?]  

[Rynn01]

Kyotsuke Akihime

[Is so nice that you ask that! Usually when I create NPCs they expect me to play them all the time, and they don't create any. it sucks. But you are so nice.]
[If we are going to have them conflict, you should play both Stacy and Stephanie. I'll play Maddy]

"We should wait out here. Plus its nice out today." Samantha stretched, "So this place is good? Why have we never eaten here together? We should do it more often and this lunch outing, in my treat."  

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Rynn01

Stacy had a slight relief in her voice. "Your treat? Thanks. I was gonna pay for everything, but I only had three people in mind. Then you said the cousin was coming too. I don't think I'd be able to pay for all four of us."

"Excuse me.", said an elegant accent from behind them. Samantha and Stacy turned around to see who it is.

The woman had sleek, almost oily, brown hair that went down to her hips. Her bangs were cut into rigid squares over her eyebrows. Around her eyes were a load of mascara and eyeliner, perhaps a bit too much. Her lips were a vibrant red, and surprisingly large, as they held a cigarette. She wore all black around her well-curved frame, with the exception of white gloves. "Samantha, darling. You haven't changed a bit.", she said as she put her smoke stick between her fingers. "And who is this... person with you?"

"Hi. My name's Stacy.", Stacy said.

The woman laughed. "You may refer to me as Stephanie, or Steph if you wish. Maddy will be here shortly. I just finished conversing her on the telephone." Stephanie looked up at the building before her, a slight disgust. "Is this grease shack the place where we'll be dining? My, my, I must give you some credit. It's not as bad as I expected. I was expecting to find straw all over the place."

[I made her kind of a snob. Hope you don't mind.]  

[Rynn01]

Kyotsuke Akihime

[Its okay. Makes it more interesting.]

"Hello Stephanie." Samantha said while trying to keep the smoke away from her, "Can you please not smoke around me Steph? Cause I'm pregnant. How do you feel, becoming and aunt?"

She tried to ease the tension but it was hard. Although they hailed from the same class of people, they were both very different, "This is my best friend Stacy."

"Hey!" Maddy came up running to the group, "Sorry I'm late, I couldn't decide what to wear!" she stumbled at the last little bit. She hugged Samantha, then Steph. When she got to Stacy she hesitated, but only for a moment, "Hi my name is Madeline, but you can call me Maddy." she turned to Steph, "Be nice Stephanie."

"Nice to see you again Maddy." Maddy was the good one. She was childish at times and eccentric. Not really having a filter on that mouth of hers. She had straight red hair that was at the middle of her back. She had fair skin with orange freckles on her cheeks and arms. She was a hugger too.  

[Kyotsuke Akihime]

Rynn01

Stacy was feeling strange. Samantha was the only rich person she knew, but that was to change shortly. These two new faces, one a smoker, the other a hugger showed her that many different personalities existed in every class. "Hi, Maddy. I'm Stacy, Samantha's friend."

"Wanna go inside now that there's four of us?" Stacy lead the way into the Sandwich Barn. The four women stepped onto the yellow linoleum floors within the restaurant. The bell behind the door rung, and many customers at the tables looked to see who the newest patron was.

The cash register stood atop a bar in the far side of the room. Stacy seated herself on a barstool, followed by the others. "Heyyy! Stacy, what's up?", the cashier said with a grin, "You want the usual?" "Not today.", she responded, "I have company today, so I may go with a different sandwich." "Alright then! Just look at the menu, and pick out what you want!" "Hmm..." She put a finger to her chin as she tried to decide. "You guys order now if you wanna. I'm gonna take a little time."  

[Rynn01]

Kyotsuke Akihime

"Wow this place is so quaint and charming!" Maddy said while trying to be quiet, and failing.

"Yes this place is rather nice. Lets order." Samantha and the others sat down on the stools with Stacy, Steph sitting far away from Stacy as she could.

Opening up the menu, she looked at the incredible spread of options, "I don't know how I'll choose."

"Oh! I think I'm going to go with a spicy chicken sandwich." Maddy said, "What are you getting Cousin?" she poked her with her elbow  

[Kyotsuke Akihime]

Rynn01

As Maddy thought, Stacy was coming to a decision.

"I love your idea!", said Stacy to Maddy, "I think I'll order a spicy chicken sandwich too!" Then another idea hit her. "No wait! I'll get something meatier, and spicier!" She quickly browsed the menu to form a concoction in her mind. "I've got it! I'll have one double-decker ham and pepper jack cheese sub, with onions and jalapeno!" "That can be done.", said the cashier.

"Hello. Service man?", Steph called to the cashier, "I'm having trouble finding something I want on your menu." "What'cha looking for?", he asked with a crooked smile. It was somewhat obvious that the man was staring at Steph with a lustful gaze.

"Do you have anything organic on your menu? And how about gluten free? I'd also like to know if you carry anything with low calories, or anything for vegans? Could you recommend something like that to me, darling?" The cashier was somewhat overwhelmed by the complicated request. "Well, umm... Let's see...." He was sort of hoping for another order to interrupt at any time.