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... a movie. Just whatever is on.

You scroll through the guide and find the original animated Aladdin movie. You tune in and Aladdin has just met Genie and his song is just beginning.

"Master," Genie says as he starts growing, "I don't think you quite realize what you've got here. So why don't you ruminate whilst I illuminate the possibilities.

"Well, Ali Baba had them 40 thieves, Scheherazade had a thousand tales. But master, you in luck 'cause up your sleeves, you got a brand of magic never fails~. You got some power in your corner now, some heavy ammunition in your camp! You got some punch! Pizzazz! Yahoo! And how? See, all you gotta do is rub that lamp, and I'll say...

"'Mister Aladdin, sir, what will your pleasure be?' Let me take your order, jot it down. You ain't never had a friend like me, ha-ha-ha! Life is your restaurant and I'm your maitre d'. Come on, whisper what it is you want, you ain't never had a friend like me!

"Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service. You're the boss, the king, the shah! Say what you wish, it's yours, true dish! How 'bout a little more baklava? Have some of column A, try all of column B!
I'm in the mood to help you, dude. You ain't never had a friend like me!

"Wah-ah-ah, oh my. Wah-ah-ah, no, no! Wah-ah-ah, nah hah nah! Bada bop-a shoop a shh!

"Can your friends do this? Can your friends do that? Can your friends pull this, out their little haaaat? Can your friends go poof? Hey, looky here, ha-ha! Can your friends go, 'Abracadabra, let 'er rip!' And then make the sucker disappear?

"So don'tcha sit there slack-jawed, buggy-eyed! I'm here to answer all your midday prayers. You got me bo-na fi-de, certified! You got a genie for your charge d'affaires. I got a powerful urge to help you out. So what's your wish? I really wanna know. You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt.
Well, all you gotta do is rub like so, hey-oh!

"Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three! I'm on the job, you big nabob. You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend, you ain't never had a friend, never had a friend! You ain't never! Had a! Frieeeeend liiiiike meeeeeee~! Ya-ha-ha! Wah-ha-ha! You ain't never had a friend like me, ha!"

From there, Aladdin uses a bit of Genie's pride as a genie against him to get the whole group out of the cave without having to use a wish. Genie lets Aladdin have that one, and they get to the real issue: Aladdin is in love with Princess Jasmine, but since she's a princess, only a prince is worthy of marrying her. And so, they begin on creating Aladdin's prince persona!

First, Genie works on Aladdin's wardrobe. After looking Aladdin over, Genie simply pulls at the air like he's pulling down a zipper, and instantly, Aladdin is wearing a puffy hat with a feather, has the pointy shoes, puffy pants and shirt and a cape.

Next, a mode of transportation. The magic carpet obviously can't be how Aladdin arrives, so Genie turns his attention to Abu the little monkey! Horse? No, too fancy with the curly mane. Camel? No, they spit. Genie has Abu transform into many more choices, all ridiculous, and then the idea strikes him! Elephant! The pun being plenty of trunk space.

Another call on the communicator? You pick up again.

"Hey, Rorek," Raven says before sighing. "Sorry, but Le Blanc isn't the only one causing trouble now. I know it's almost six..."

"Don't worry," you say. "The leftovers are still going to be here."

"Okay, thanks," she says. "See you soon."

"See you soon."

The call ends, and you recline on the couch a bit more. This might be something you'll just have to get used to in marrying a superhero. The cheesecake brownies will be done baking soon, and they need to cool anyway. You get up to put the mashed potatoes and slices of roast beef back in the fridge to keep them fresh.

A) Snack on something
B) Just watch the movie
C) Find something else to occupy your time

C

C

C

While the movie is fun, you get up and go to your room to grab the hamper. You bring it to the laundry machines at the end of the hall. You sort it out, whites and darks, and start with the latter. That only needs warm water, so if you need to use water in the bathroom or kitchen, it won't come out scolding right away.

You leave the black jeans out, those will have to be a separate load. But socks, shirts, underwear, all that being cotton, goes right in. But even after adding in the right detergent and things, the rest of this process is automatic, so now you just have... 20 minutes to wait on those brownies.

You place the other items in baskets for later, and go around looking for what else can be done. You've kept the place rather tidy, and you also don't spend that much time here with the restaurant and the Titans, so there isn't much in the way of dust or even trash to take out. Well, there is the spoiled foods you put in there earlier today.

You carefully close up the bag, tie it closed, then pull it from the bin. You take it to the garage and to the big gray bin. You shove the bag in there, and then try to remember what day is your neighborhood's trash pick-up day.

As you return to the main part of the house, you check on the brownies. They still have 15 minutes left.

"I can show you the world~," Aladdin sings as the iconic song begins. "Shining, shimmering, splen~did~. Tell me, Princess, now when did you last let your heart deciiide? I can open your eyes~! Take you wonder by won~der! Over, sideways, and under, on a magic carpet ride!

"A whole new~ woooorld~! A new fantastic point of view! No one to tell us no, or where to go~, or say we're only dreaming~!"

"A whole new wooorld~!" Jasmine sings. "A dazzling place I never knew~. But when I'm way up here~, it's crystal clear~, that now I'm in a whole new world with you!"

"Now I'm in a whole new world~ with you!" Aladdin adds.

"Unbelievable sights~!" Jasmine continues. "Indescribable feeling~! Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling, through an endless diamond sky~! A whole new wooorld~!"

"Don't you dare close your eyes~," Aladdin teases.

"A hundred thousand things to see!"

"Hold your breath, it gets better."

"I'm like a shooting star~! I've come so far~! I can't go back to where I used to be."

Aladdin: "A whole new wooorld~!"
Jasmine: "Every turn a surprise~!"
Aladdin: "With new horizons to~ pursue~!
Jasmine: "Every moment, red-letter."

Then together they sing, "I'll chase them anywhere~! There's time to spare~. Let me share this whole new world with you...!"

"A whole new world~," Aladdin sings.

"A whole new world~," Jasmine echoes.

"That's where we'll be~," Aladdin continues.

"That's where we'll be~," Jasmine echoes again.

"A thrilling chase."

"A wondrous place."

"For you~ and~ meeeee~," they finish together.

Aladdin, or rather Prince Ali, and Jasmine sit on top of a castle in China, watching a festival and its fireworks. It's here that Jasmine fishes out that Ali IS Aladdin, because him reusing the phrase "Do you trust me?" made her wonder. Aladdin cleverly gets around it by using what she said before, about sneaking away from a palace to feel like a normal person.

Time is up and you go to the kitchen. You carefully open the oven and use a toothpick to check the brownies. It comes back clean, so you know they're ready. You turn the oven off, get the oven mitts and bring the pan out onto the counter.

There's a knock on the door and you're a bit surprised. You answer it and see Raven standing there.

"Oh," you say. "Well, hello there."

"Sorry for not calling ahead," Raven says. "We finished up with the thing and I just wanted to get over here so you wouldn't be waiting any longer."

"No, that's no problem," you say as she steps inside. "I'd wait for you however long it takes. Though, what's that smell?"

"The villain we were stopping is simply known as Smoke," she says. "Because that's what he can turn into, and what he uses as a weapon. So at a certain point, he used his somke form to slip right past us, and it leaves this weird smell behind. It's like-"

"Bacon and fruit," you say.

"Yes, exactly," she says. "I hope it isn't because of something he ate."

"In a way, I do," you say. "What person just normally smells like bacon and fruit?"

"I'm gonna shower off then," Raven says.

"Alright," you say.

A) Heat the roast beef while Raven showers
B) Wait until after she showers

B.

A

B

B

"As soon as you're done, I'll heat up the roast beef."

"Okay," she says.

She hurries to the bathroom and you wait in the living room. Then you remember the washing machine.

"Oh, Raven, hold on," you say. "Let me check where the washing machine is in the cycle."

"You were running the machine?" she says.

"Yes, sorry, I forgot about it."

"It's so quiet," she says.

You walk to the end of the hall and look for the little light indicating what part of the cycle is active.

"Okay, it's on spin now," you say. "The water won't be affected."

Raven goes right into the bathroom, closes the door and you hear the shower turning on. You go back to the living room, watching the rest of Aladdin while you wait.

Jafar now knows Aladdin is Ali, and he has Genie's lamp! Jafar uses Genie's wishes to make him sultan, and the world's most powerful sorceror. Then using his power, Jafar exposes Aladdin isn't a prince of any sort, and then launches him away in a tower to the "ends of the Earth," which seems to be in the arctic circle with all the snow blowing.

Aladdin and Abu get out of the tower, and are almost crushed by it if not for making it to where the window was going to touch the ground. The magic carpet is with them, luckily, and they fly back home.

But by the time they've returned, Jafar's magic has put Jasmine in a new outfit, filled the room with treasures, made the sultan into a jester so Iago the parrot can humiliate him with crackers and biscuits. And of course, Jafar being older and a bit sleazier, is tyring to charm Jasmine but obviously has no luck.

Aladdin sneaks in, Genie sees him first but Aladdin has him stay quiet. They talk about a plan to get the lamp back, and Aladdin sneaks his way over. Jafar wants Genie to make Jasmine love him, Genie tries to explain that's not possible, and that upsets Jafar. Jasmine spots Aladdin, and now she plays along as if she does love Jafar. Jafar is easily placated by that, but then Aladdin bumps into something! Jasmine keeps Jafar from seeing that by KISSING him!

Obviously, everyone's reaction is that her kissing Jafar is gross. Aladdin hurries as best he can, but Jafar sees him in the reflection of Jasmine's big gold tiara! Jafar goes into action stopping Aladdin, and as punishment for Jasmine tricking him, she's put in a giant hourglass with the sand pouring in. Time is literally running out on her now, so Aladdin thinks fast.

Aladdin fights Jafar, and Jafar transforms himself into a giant cobra. But Aladdin plays on Jafar's pride of his power, comparing him to the infinite magic and power Genie has. So Jafar wishes to be a genie! Everyone's obvious reaction is Aladdin's doomed them all. Genie has no choice but to grant the wish, and Jafar becomes a big red menacing genie.

However, a black lamp is manifested, as well, and it starts to suck Jafar in! Jafar grabs Iago before he can fly away, so they both end up trapped in this new lamp! Aladdin quotes Genie by saying, "Infinite cosmic power...! Itty-bitty living space."

The shower stops, so Raven must be done. You go to the kitchen and bring out the roast beef and the mashed potatoes. You heat the potatoes first, you want the main dish to be as fresh and warm as possible for when Raven joins you in the dining room.

You hear the bathroom door open, then the bedroom door close, so she must be drying off and dressing now. The mashed potatoes finish, you set them on the table with a gravy train and a little platter of butter. You then heat up the roast beef and bring out the salt, pepper and some other sauces. You bring out the sparkling cider but will wait to pour glasses until Raven sits to eat.

Wait, seating arrangement. Where do you sit?

A) Head of the table
B) On the side

B

A

A

Well, you can still sit at the head of the table, so you put your plate there. Then you put Raven's plate to the right so you two can be close. You stand nearby as you wait for her to join you.

You hear Aladdin ending with Aladdin granting Genie his freedom with his final wish. That surprises and greatly touches Genie, and he has a heartfelt and happy good-bye with the group before flying off to the horizon to do whatever he pleases. Then there's a reprise of A Whole New World where at the time it is presumed Aladdin and Jasmine are married, but Disney would take the Aladdin animated franchise into sequels and a television cartoon series where the engagement is dragged out until the third movie.

You go to the living room a nd shut off the television now and see Raven walking out from the bedroom. She went with one of her T-shirt dresses and some socks so she doesn't have to wear shoes.

"You look lovely," you say to her.

"Thank you," she says back with a soft smile.

You lead her to the dining room, pull her chair out for her and she takes a seat. You then pour the sparkling cider and sit at the head of the table.

"This looks really good," Raven says.

"Thank you," you say. "Butter or gravy for your mashed potatoes?"

"No, thank you," she says.

"Alright," you say.

You take a bit of butter and mix it into the potatoes for an even blend, then eat up a big scoop.

Raven has a piece of the roast beef first, and she seems to enjoy it as it is, no sauce or extra seasoning. You also do appreciate the roast beef as it is, but you still add just a bit of salt. You also give the sauce a try, just to see how it goes with the roast beef. Not bad. The sauce itself is savory, and the sauce's cool temperature with the roast beef's warmth is a nice combination.

"So this Smoke fellow," you say. "What trouble did he cause?"

"Oh, he busted into the museum and grabbed a treasure map."

"There was a treasure map at the museum?"

"Yeah, bit of a surprise to us, too," she says. "But the map was considered defunct, the details on it being either incorrect or outright false. Though, he was sure convinced it was real."

"Hmm, alright," you say. "How did you stop him?"

"I was containing him to a part of the building with air-tight barriers while Cyborg and Robin built a proper containment field."

"Nice."

You two eat up dinner, and you move to dessert. You take this 64 square inch pan and cut a grid of 16 squares. You serve two for her and two for you, and have new drinks of...

A) Milk
B) Hot cocoa

B

B

B

... hot cocoa. You get the powder mix out from the cabinets, as well as some mugs, and heat water in the kettle. You serve the brownies while waiting on the kettle.

"Mmm~," Raven hums. "So good."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah," she says. "The cheesecake is creamy, the brownie is thick, and it just all tastes really good."

"Thank you," you say. "Made these from scratch myself."

"Wow, really? You're too good as a cook."

"Well, I'll take that as a compliment," you chuckle.

You also take a bite, and see what Raven means about the cheesecake mix turning out nicely. The kettle whistles and you turn off the heat. The powder is waiting inside the mugs so you simply pour the hot water in and stir with spoons. You hand Raven her mug and the two of you...

A) Stay at the table
B) Move to the living room

B.

B

B)

B

... move to the living room. You sit at the couch, cozied up together, with your plates on the coffee table. Being able to levitate the brownies to you makes it easier, no leaning over or having to put the mugs of cocoa down.

You turn the television back on, and with Aladdin over, now playing is Tangled, the Rapunzel movie. Rapunzel and Flynn Rider get on a boat to be part of the floating lantern ceremony. They sail out into the lake, and a song begins as Rapunzel notices the very first lantern take flight from the castle, soon to be joined by hundreds. She starts of the song with...

All those days watching from the windows
All those years outside looking in
All that time never even knowing
Just how blind I've been
Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be

And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you

Rapunzel then turns to see Flynn holding a few lanterns, and together, they help send those up into the air. And then Flynn sings his own verse.

All those days chasing down a daydream
All those years living in a blur
All that time, never truly seeing
Things the way they were
Now she's here, shining in the starlight
Now she's here, suddenly I know
If she's here, it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go

And together, they sing...

And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new

And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything is different
Now that I see you
Now that I see you

Flynn takes Rapunzel's head in hand, and moves in to kiss her, if not for The Stabbington Brothers on the hill, holding up a lamp that glows with an eerie green light.

"Y'know," Raven says. "While I've never been the biggets fan of Disney, something about that song... It makes me think of us."

"Really?" you say.

"Yeah," she says. "I know I'm not a princess stuck in a tower, but, y'know, I had been seeing things a certain way and then I met you and that changed."

"Hmm... I suppose I have things in common with Flynn. I went on an adventure around the world, trying to be like my ancestors, but I was really just avoiding everything at home."

Raven then has an excited gasp.

"That could be our song," Raven says. "Y'know, for the wedding. Our first dance as husband and wife."

A) Sure
B) Maybe
C) Keep thinking on choices

A.

A

A

bump, was busy again.

bump, still busy

A

"Y'know what? I rather like that idea. It's a song that does fit us and our story rather well."

"Well, I don't know if it 'fits' us, but yeah, it tells our story in a way," Raven adds.

"Alright, I'll let my family know what's what we're planning," you say. "We should be able to buy a download of that song to play, right?"

As you keep watching Tangled, the Stabbington Brothers knock Flynn Rider out and tie him to a boat. They set him adrift so that he will be captured and arrested for the stealing the tiara. But then when the brothers go after Rapunzel, Gothel betrays them so as to make herself the hero to Rapunzel. Gothel also shows Rapunzel Flynn/Eugene floating away. Gothel makes Rapunzel think she only has Gothel, so they return to the tower.

Eugene learns his sentence for taking the tiara, an affront to the royal family, is death! But he is saved thanks to the vikings and ruffians they met at the pub! And Maximus, the horse, too. Max then helps Eugene hurry to Rapunzel's tower. Speaking of, Rapunzel sulks over what she perceives as being used by Eugene.

But then, as she looks around her room and all the paintings she's made over the years, she realizes that she subconsciously put the golden sun symbol of the kingdom into everything! And it brings back memories from her baby years, seeing that same symbol in her bedroom, because she has been the "lost princess" all along! She confronts Gothel, and Gothel reveals that yes, she kidnapped baby Rapunzel from her family so as to use the magic of her golden blonde hair! Rapunzel wants to leave but Gothel says, "Fine. Now I'm the bad guy!"

Eugene arrives at this time, calls to Rapunzel, and hair is thrown out. He hurries to climb up and in, only to find Gothel threw the hair and Rapunzel has been tied up! Gothel then STABS Eugene in the chest! Gothel then goes to take Rapunzel away but Rapunzel begs to let her heal Eugene. Gothel lets her loose, Rapunzel goes to Eugene, but Eugene uses a shard of glass to CUT RAPUNZEL'S HAIR! No more magic for Gothel, and she lashes out angrily as she starts aging. Eugene uses the loose hair to trip her and she falls out of the tower! She ages all the way to her true age, so she is nothing but dust by the time she hits the ground.

However, Eugene is still mortally wounded, dying in Rapunzel's arms. She tries to use the magical song but it isn't working because of the hair being disconnected. However, her tear touches his cheek, and it revives him! With new life, Eugene tells he he's always had a thing for brunettes. You and Raven chuckle at that line while the movie starts to wrap up with a happy ending.

"Gothel is definitely not mom material," Raven jokes.

"Certainly not," you say.

"Oh, that reminds me," Raven says. "Don't weddings have like, father-daughter and mother-son dances?"

"Oh, yes," you say. "I'm sure my mother will want a nice waltz, or maybe something more festive."

But then the tiny lightbulb in your head clicks on, reminding you of Raven's family situation.

"Oh, but we don't have to do those," you say.

"No, it's okay," she says. "I do appreciate you offering for my sake. But no, you and your mom can dance, it's fine."

You take a moment to think.

"What about dancing with Grandpa Sixth?" you say. "He didn't have any daughters, he didn't walk anyone down the aisle or dance with them on their wedding days."

"That's not a bad idea," Raven says. "Actually, didn't we already agree he'd give me away?

"I believe so," you say.

"Then that'll be perfect," she says. "Oh, and you can dance with my mom. It's not like she's gonna have a son."

"Sure, I'll dance with her," you say.

"Uh, okay, don't sound so excited," she giggles.

"Wait, I sounded excited?"

"Just a bit," she says.

'Oh, sorry," you say.

"You don't need to apologize," she says. "I mean... I get it."

"Get what?"

"Well, y'know," she says. "My mom's hot. I have a hot mom."

You hesitate, unsure if she's trying to trap you.

"Rorek, you can say it. I have curves because she has curves, we're a hot mom-daughter combination."

A) Agree
B) Try and play it off

C, agree she's beautiful, but that Raven got both the beauty and the curves.

C

C, agree she's beautiful, but that Raven got both the beauty and the curves

"Well," you say, thinking on your words very carefully, "you're both beautiful, you're both voluptuous. But you are the more beautiful."

"Uh-huh..." Raven says with a smirk growing on her face. "Nice save."

"Thank you," you say.

"But at the same time," she says as she stands up, "voluptuous is just a fancy way of saying curvy and sexy. So in a way, you still said my mom is hot."

You sigh but also chuckle.

"I suppose so," you say as you stand up.

The two of you take the mugs and plates to the kitchen to wash them and place them in the dishwasher. You'll run this after...

"Oh, almost forgot about the laundry," you say. "Thank you for coming over."

"Oh," she says as you give her a kiss on the forehead. "Well, I don't have to go."

"But I'm just going to be doing my laundry," you say. "That's boring. You can go back to the others."

"But don't you want me to stay over?" she asks as she steps closer.

She wraps her arms around your body and squeezes you tight.

"Wasn't last night enough?" you chuckle.

"Oh, c'mon," Raven chuckles back. "Like that's what I'm asking for."

"Let's not argue about who was asking for what," you smirk.

Raven chuckles again, but lets you go so you can go to the laundry. You move the darks from the washer to the dryer, then get working on the whites. You get the socks and the shirts in there, add the bleach, then get the washer going again.

Raven has closed the door to your bedroom again, perhaps she's getting dressed in there. You go and wash up in the bathroom, and brush your teeth. Raven then exits your bedroom in gray sweatpants and a little blue T-shirt with white stars on it.

"Well isn't that a cute shirt," you say. "Where'd you get that?"

"Gift from Starfire."

"She has good taste," you say. "You look great in it."

"Oh yeah?" she says. "Is it because I'm... voluptuous?"

You can't help but laugh while she smirks. You exit the bathroom while she enters, and now you get dressed in the bedroom.

You get in your own sweatpants, and your own shirt, but it is long sleeved and blank. You then go around the house and turning out lights before returning to the bedroom. Raven has already gotten on the bed so you hurry over to join her. The two of you are a bit giggly as you get under the covers together. Raven snuggles up to you as you settle in.

"Oh, got a little bit of midriff showing here," you say as you look down at Raven.

You brush your fingers against her side before you pull her shirt down. She smiles, then gives you a soft kiss on the lips.

"I do have work in the morning you know," you say.

"I know that," she says. "You don't have to worry about me."

A) Invite her to join you
B) Let things be a normal schedule

A

A

A

"I suppose you could join me," you say. "Have a nice breakfast, relax with some morning coffee."

"Hmm... That is a nice offer," Raven says. "But I wouldn't want to be a distraction or anything. I'll let you work, and provided nothing crazy happens tomorrow, I'll stop by for lunch."

"Alright," you say. "Good night, Raven."

"Goog night, Rorek," she says.

The two of you settle in again, closing your eyes, and you drift off to sleep.

In the morning, you're first to get up and get going. You do make Raven a little something for breakfast here, and she eats up the scrambled eggs while you give her a kiss on the cheek before heading out in the car.

The day goes by, Raven does not join you for lunch, and the news reports The Titans stopping one "Captain Peg Leg Jack." Peg Leg was apparently trying to be a classical pirate in the modern day, though with some modern modifications to his ship. But even so, the Titans stopped him and took back the treasure trove of classic novels he stole, all having to do with pirates and/or sailboats, such as The Bounty Trilogy, the three books written by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall: Mutiny on the Bounty, Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island.

January goes by, the planning for the wedding goes well. Your father and grandfather visit again because it's time for the bachelor party! All you lads decide to...

A) Have a paintball battle
B) Go camping in the California mountains
C) Have an all day "game day"

B

B

A.

B

You, your father and your grandfather all take in a deep breath through the noses, and let out satisfied exhales from your mouths.

"Smell that fresh mountain air," your father says.

"Been a long time since three generations of Null men have communed with nature, huh?" Grandfather Sixth says.

"I suppose so," you chuckle. "How about you lads?"

You look over at the green dog happily sniffing around all the trees and bushes. Then it changes back into Beast Boy and he has a big smile on his face.

"Oh, you know me," he says. "I'm always one with nature. It's these guys we'll have to worry about."

He nods over to Robin and Cyborg as they set down their things.

"Hey, I can 'commune' with nature," Robin says.

"Yeah right," Cyborg says. "Gotham's got like two trees, and they're both in Central Park."

"There's more than two trees," Robin says. "Along some of the streets, where the beautification program... Alright, fine, that's not nature. But like you 'commune' any better."

"Well, unlike y'all, I'm actually from here," Cyborg says. "My dad and I used to go camping quite a lot when I was younger. Plus, anything I need to figure out, I can just look it up."

Cyborg points to his head and smirks as you hear a technical whirring sound.

"Good hike up here," your father says. "Now, how about something to eat?"

"Yeah, definitely," Beast Boy says.

Everyone else looks at you.

"What?" you say. "This is my bachelor party, why'm I the one cooking?"

"Do you really trust one of us to make something?" Grandfather Sixth says.

"We brought food that was supposed to be easy to cook for that very reason," you say.

"Let's get a fire going before we decide what we make," your father says.

"That's even easier," Cyborg says as he sticks his pinkie up and produces a small flame from it.

"Now, now, we don't need to use technology for this," Sixth says. "We can make a fire on our own."

"Without magic?" the lads ask.

"N-No..." Sixth says with only a slight blush of embarrassment.

While your father gathers pieces of wood and some dry leaves, Sixth finds a couple rocks and manages to make a spark. The fire gets going with some gentle breaths, and now you can set up the grill.

Beast Boy's is easy, there's corn cobs to season and grill. But for you omnivores, you break out the...

A) Chicken
B) Beef
C) Ham

C

B.

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C

bump, rly busy today

sigh, rly busy again today. but Labor Day is a holiday so I should be able to get this.

C

You slice up the nice, glazed ham and put it on a skillet that heats up over the fire. The ham has great sizzle to it, and a great scent to go with it that you omnivores enjoy taking a deep whiff of. At the same time, you rotate the cobs on the grill for a quarter turn to roast another side.

"So anyone know what the ladies are up to?" Beast Boy asks.

"Well, the Null ladies stayed home," your father says. "Rachel took it upon herself to be the wedding planner, and the four of them are working to keep things on track."

"I know Raven's mother, Arella, is, uh, 'in town' from Azarath," you say. "Perhaps she brought some Azarathian traditions to the bachelorette party."

"Who knows what Starfire's trying to get them do from Tamaranian culture..." Robin says.

"There might be a bachelorette party song and dance," Beast Boy chuckles.

"Or maybe a big headdress Raven has to wear," Cyborg chuckles.

"While doing the song and dance," Robin adds with his own chuckle.

"I hope someone records it so we can see it later," you say before joining in on the laughter.

[cut to Raven]

With a crown of peacock feathers, meaning they're very long and make the crown unwieldy, Raven spins around on one leg like a ballerina, with Argent, Jinx and Bumblebee on the couch cracking up with laughter over her trying to sing the Tamaranian song, Ballad of the New Bride.

"See say~, say see~," Raven almost wails, "reli, reli, reli~, hew-jass~!"

"And echo," Starfire cues the others.

"Reli, reli, reli~," they say, trying not to lose it, "hew-jass~!"

Raven then stops spinning, switches feet, and hops, hops, then drops to her knees, throws her arms out wide and lifts her head. Starfire and the others applaud while Raven catches her breath.

"Wonderfully done, Raven!" Starfire says. "See? Argent is even wiping a tear from her eye!"

"Yeah, it was so lovely," Argent says with a bit of a giggle. "That's why I'm tearing up."

"It really was a lovely little ceremony, dear," Arella says as she brings tea on a tray from the kitchen area.

Arella sets the tea down on the table and everyone takes a cup.

"Are you sure I couldn't have sung the lyrics in English, though?" Raven asks Starfire.

"No, it loses much of the meaning in translation," Starfire says.

"Yes, hew-jass doesn't really translate well," Jinx says, which makes Argent almost snarf her drink.

Argent gives Jinx a playful nudge for making that joke.

"Besides," Starfire continues, "I already compromised with you on reducing the ceremonial outfit to just the crown."

"For the last time, that 'outfit' you showed me was more like a giant necklace!" Raven grumbles. "I don't care how shiny the chains or how sparkly the gems, rubber bands would cover more than that thing."

"Plus, it's still too cold right now," Argent says. "If this were a Spring or Summer wedding, it'd be different."

Now Jinx stifles a laugh and gives Argent a nudge, and Raven frowns at the two of them.

"And now," Starfire says, "we move on to the next portion of the ceremony. Agor Tisura Hog-Hog Grum!"

"Is there at least a loose translation for that?" Bumblebee asks.

"The best way to phrase it in English would be..." Starfire says while thinking about it. "Revelations from the Unrequited."

"Wait," Jinx says. "Unrequited as in...?"

"Yes," Starfire says, anticipating the question. "Unrequited love. As we Tamaranians are very passionate people, it is not uncommon for feelings of romantic love to be in various directions. I believe there is the tradition in human weddings of, 'whosoever objects, speak now or forever hold your tongue.' This is much like that, only done before the wedding ever begins so as not to have any interruptions that would ruin the sanctity of the moment."

"That's actually a rather smart concept," Arella says. "No need for there to be drama on the day of if you can have it out with someone days before."

"Well, count me out on this one," Bumblebee says while picking out a cupcake from the tray. "He is all yours, girl."

"Thank you, Bumblebee," Raven says.

With Starfire and Robin as a pairing, and Arella past dating, they're not going to have anything to say, either. Raven then stares down Jinx and Argent.

"Oh, right, sure," Jinx says, rolling her eyes but still blushing and sinking into her shoulders. "Like that's even an issue."

"Yeah," Argent says with a coy smile and her eyes looking up and to the left. "Already got that out of our systems, y'know?"

Raven's mouth twitches ever so slightly and a few seconds tick by.

"Wait..." Bumblebee says as she stops unwrapping the cupcake. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Bumblebee looks at Argent and Jinx, then at Raven, an eyebrow raised and a smirk starting to form.

"Well..." Argent says, her smile getting bigger and her eyes shifting to look at Bumblebee. "I don't know if this is what the 'revelation' part is about, but... It was early in the summer last year, at the Timberline Lodge in Oregon... For Rorek's birthday..."

Argent's smile is as coy and curled as it can be and Bumblebee is hooked on every word she's saying.

"Rorek, Raven, Jinx and I got really naughty in his hotel room!" Argent says quickly before letting out a squeal.

Jinx is bright red while Bumblebee gasps, and then Bumblebee drags out a long, "No...!"

"Raven, is that true?" Arella asks in surprise; not judgmental or disapproving, just pure surprise.

Raven is also very red, and she pouts while grumbling, "Yes..."

Bumblebee joins Argent in another squeal.

"Okay, I know we're having tea," she says, "but y'all gotta spill the tea, like right now!"

A) Have Argent tell the story
B) Have Raven tell the story