Despite the distractions caused by his sister’s heart-wrenching betrayal (or was it gut-wrenching? Loki made a mental note to find out) and his mother’s adoption of a weirdo kid, the day for Loki Beaker’s wedding with Circe Salamis finally arrived.



Gundrun was excited. Her own wedding had been a private affair, but her son’s wedding should be big.



Strangetown’s higher society had been invited - the McGorks, the Halfdanarssons and the Salamis.

Angus McGork and Erik Halfdanarsson in front, Grainne Salamis and... either Isabella McGork or Helena Halfdanarsson... behind and Carl Salamis (born Loste) last. After xanthos, the Salamis family managed to only produce daughters for the last two generations, so Circe's younger sister kept her name (as will her daughter).



There was a huge buffet and a wedding arch.



The party was a huge success.

There's Circe's sister Alessa.






Fully satisfied now that Circe was forever his, Loki even deigned to offer a hand of reconciliation to the Curious brothers - at least, to Pascal and Lazlo. After all, Pascal had never done him any harm and Loki had the vague hope that if he made peace with Lazlo and Erin, Gundrun would get distracted enough to allow him to remove that weird kid.



“I have spared no expense in re-opening my late father’s laboratory.” Loki explained to his awestruck listeners. “As you may recall, it was closed after his death, because my poor mother wished so. However, enough time has now passed that I consider it acceptable to put the space to its intended use again. As a gesture of my goodwill, I offer you the chance to take a look at my private laboratory filled with the newest in technological advances.”

The brothers assured Loki that they felt very honored indeed and he led them up the stairs.



It was a very impressive lab, and Pascal and Lazlo were suitably impressed. The equipment was first-rate - a lot of it better than what they were used to from their jobs.

The lab-assistant was kind of weird though, especially since Loki shooed him out of the room almost as soon as they entered.



Loki was only too happy to explain the machinery to his guests. In fact, he was so excited to finally have someone other than that Nervous kid to talk to that he found himself sharing some of his latest research with Pascal, which he hadn’t planned to.



“Naturally, this will not be an issue.” Loki explained to Nervous over dinner. “There is such a thing as honor among scientists and while I wouldn’t trust Vidcund as far as I can throw him and am not so sure about Lazlo either, Pascal is not a person who would betray my confidence like this. Wouldn’t you agree?”

“He seemed nice enough.”

“He also does not sneak around Circe, unlike other members of his family. Although I do suspect that he does in fact harbor a quiet passion for my impressive self. Something in the way he looks at me, you see?”

I did not, in fact, see that happening. I mean, there have been weird pairings in other iterations of Strangetown, but I felt that one might be pushing it. Me? Normal. Nobody? Lots of times. Maids? Sure, why not? Bella Goth? Okay. Ripp Grunt? Now we’re getting weird. But Loki? That’s a new one.



I checked the Strangetown thread for possible Pascal pairings and that's what I found. As for how Nervous got that knowledge... he'll explain later.

As for the Pascal/Loki pairing, I couldn't find any instance of it happening and it does seem completely absurd and unlikely to ever happen.



Right, Pascal?

In his defense, he does that for everyone.



Stop that, Pascal!

Except for the mailman. Even Pascal seems to have his limits.


Coming up next, Buck Grunt!