Rifts

Part 26~Serotonin Dress

Walking into Marco's room, Star froze. "Are you okay?"

Marco didn't move, staring at the ceiling and sitting in his Turdina outfit.

"Marco? Marco? Hey, you okay? Marco!" Star waved her arms in front of Marco, receiving no response. "What are you doing?"

"Chasing Serotonin."

Star narrowed her eyes, screaming in frustration. "I don't know what that means!" Spinning, Star left. "Tom! Solar! There's something wrong with Marco!"

Kicking down the door, Moc arrived first. "Who hurt my child! Oh, Star, you made me worry." Moc relaxed as Tom and Solar burst into the room.

Solar looked around wildly when he paused, looking over at Marco. "You chasing serotonin, Marco?" Marco nodded. "Want me to put on some music?"

Marco let out a grumble, collapsing into Solar's lap. "You are now my serotonin."

Solar chuckled as Tom sat beside them, running his hand through Marco's hair. "Are you going to be okay to go to the wedding later?"

Marco hummed. "Yes. I can chase serotonin anywhere.... But I'm wearing the dress."

Solar hummed, tapping his cheek. "You want to look for a new dress."

Marco shot up, almost crashing into Solar. "Yes. Serotonin dress."

Solar snickered, opening a portal as he stepped through, leading Tom and Marco in. Star frowned, looking at Moc. "What just happened?"

Moc shrugged. "You never dealt with this before? Every so often, Marco just kind of shuts down. It normally happens after too many deep conversations. He'll be fine. He just needs to relax."

Star hummed. "Are you sure? He didn't look too good."

"Eh, he'll either bounce back by the wedding, or he'll be like this for a month."

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The mime stood in the front of the isle as FoolDuke and Ruberiot walked closer, taking each other's hands.

"I take you, FoolDuke."

"I take you, Ruberiot."

The two began talking as one as the mime acted out the oath. "In sickness and in health. Till death do we part. Through pirate attacks, monster raids and corn famine. I do!" FoolDuke pulled Ruberiot closer, tipping him and closing their vow with a kiss.

The crowds cheered as the music began.

"Isn't this just beautiful?" Star grinned as she pulled Moc onto the dance floor. "It's too bad Ponyhead never showed up."

"Yeah, the photo booth is-" Moc couldn't finish as Star screamed.

"Photo booth."

"Well, I'm just gonna go get some pie, then." Moc shrugged as they walked away.

Star chuckled, placing her hand on the Photo booth before she gasped. "Marco!"

Marco paused, leaning against Tom and tilting his head. He wore a black dress with purple moths flying across his chest. His hair was done differently, too, done in a plat that fell over his shoulder, moth hair clips keeping the hair in place. Star stared in wonder as she spotted that Marco was walking in purple high heels.

"Woah, you look great." Star grinned before she tilted her head. "Are you feeling any better?"

"I think so. But I really just wanna go home. Plus, I gotta take Nachos home and feed her."

Star snorted, grabbing Marco's keys and throwing them at Tom. "Tom can do it. We need to take photos."

Star grabbed Marco, pulling him into the photo booth. "No, wait! Do not take her for a ride! You got that, Tom! You're a terrible driver!"