A Secluded Corner of the Park, Sunday Late Morning

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Jeremy was the happiest man on earth, he really was! He'd jsut gotten married to the most beautiful girl he'd ever met, and even it had been a little on the sudden side, he didn't care. He just wanted to have a post-wedding picnic with his new wife.

So, he'd walked her to the park from the church, with a picnic basket that had just conveniently appeared from somewhere on the way, and once they got to a good spot, he lay a plaid quilt on the grass so Lucrezia didn't have to get her pretty self dirty.

"I'm so happy," he sighed, as he took a seat on the quilt. "How about you, Mrs. Darling?"

Or whatever her last name was by now.

[ooc: Mostly for the aforementioned wife, but there is a dead body in one bit of the OCD for passers-by to gawk at, so feel free!]

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Re: The Picnic!

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"To love and marriage and my beautiful wife," Jeremy said, smiling at her as he reached out to clink his glass against hers, before then bringing it to his lips.

Dun dun dun.

Re: The Picnic!

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Lucrezia raised her own glass. "To love, marriage, and the memory of us," she said, sadly.

He hadn't thought to ask why she hadn't spiced her own wine. It was quite delicious, and she drank deeply from her glass, even as tears spilled from her eyes to see him do the same.

Re: The Picnic!

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Yeah, Jeremy pretty much drank it all in one big gulp. He had class like that. And then he frowned at her, concerned.

"Why are you crying?"

Oh, he'd be feeling it in a moment.

Re: The Picnic!

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"Because I love you," she said, trembling with tears. "Because I shall never kiss those lips again. And because you were the sweetest, best husband I have ever had."

Aaaaaaaaaaaany second now.

Re: The Picnic!

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Jeremy's frown turned confused. "What? What are y--?" Oh. Oh, that was not a good feeling, and he was overacting the hell out of it, gasping and doubling over. "What did you do?!"

Re: The Picnic!

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Oh, why must he ruin it, right here at the end? Their marriage had been note-perfect, and he was going to spoil the ending as thoroughly as if one poured vinegar in the dessert of a fine meal.

"Shhhh," she murmured, pulling him close, and settling his head on her lap. "Be brave, my husband. It will pass in a moment."

Re: The Picnic!

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But she'd poisoned him! He'd loved her with all his heart and she'd poisoned him! Jeremy thought he had the right to be a little upset.

But he couldn't talk, and could scarcely breathe, and soon enough (though not so soon as to rob himself of a good death scene) he no longer did neither. Dead.