Emily: "What the hell…?"
Laura: "Emily! It's so wonderful to see you again! You look divine!"
Emily: "What…?"
Laura: "Is Mary here? I was told the two of you lived here now, and this involves her as well."

Mary: "I'm right here."
Emily: "Did we move to Grand Central Station by accident? And who told everyone we were here?"
Laura: "I ran into a friend of yours a few months back, he left me his number. When I got back into town I gave him a call, and he told me the two of you had just moved."

Mary: "A friend? What friend?"
Laura: "Mary? Marion McMally, is that really you?"
Mary: "That depends. Who the hell are you?"

The blonde woman looked Mary up and down with a combination of wonder and horror.

Laura: "You… you've… well, goodness. What happened? You aren't sick, are you?"

Emily nervously shifted her weight from one foot to the other, trying to come up with a way to break the awkward silence as Mary and the blonde woman stared at each other. Just when it was about to become unbearable, Tristan stepped between the two, smiled at the blonde woman and held out his hand.

Tristan: "Hello, I'm Tristan. Tristan Payne."
Laura: "Nice to meet you. I'm Laura. Tristan Payne? Is that your given name or did you choose it?"

Tristan: "It's a given name."
Laura: "Your parents must have been really into the dark and macabre then!"
Tristan: "Not as such, no. Actually, it's a family name. I come from a long line of dentists."
Laura: "That's lovely!"

Emily and Mary exchanged a questioning glance.

Tristan: "So you just arrived in town? What brings you to Deception Pass?"
Laura: "I'm actually getting married here. Only seven days left!"

Laura smiled brightly. Emily smiled softly back at her, as Mary continued to glare.

Laura: "Anyway, the whole thing has been a huge fiasco. We were originally going to get married this spring in Seattle, but the church burned to the ground the weekend before our wedding. So we had to find another place, but everything was booked. Finally we heard about a cancellation at the church we used to attend here in Deception Pass. It was short notice, but so far we're managing to pull it off."

Markus: "Laura Wayne? It's Markus Green."
Laura: "Markus! Hi, what are you doing here?"
Markus: "Mary and Emily are friends. What are you doing here?"
Tristan: "You two know each other?"

Markus: "Yes. Remember I told you I booked TVO for a show next Saturday?"
Tristan: "Don't tell me…"
Markus: "We're playing Laura's wedding."

James: "You booked us for a wedding?"
Markus: "It's not like we've had much work lately, James. Besides, your exact words when I asked you were, 'yeah, sure, whatever'."
Laura: "I hope this won't be a problem. You did sign a contract."
Markus: "Of course not! I, for one, am very excited."

Laura: "Good."
Mary: "Yes, yes, fabulous. That still doesn't explain what you're doing here."
Laura: "Right, when I heard the two of you were in town, it got me thinking. Because of the short notice, my other bridesmaids couldn't be here. And since the three of us had such a great time together in college, I thought that you'd like to be bridesmaids in my wedding. I already have the dresses."

Laura paused for a moment and looked at Mary again before opening her purse and digging out a business card.

Laura: "They'll need to be altered a bit, I'm sure, but I think we could make it work. Here's a card for the bridal shop. I've already made appointments for two o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow, since I heard you both have days pretty free."
Emily: "Um, well, Laura?"

Laura: "And don't worry about getting me a gift. Your presence will be my present. Get it? Seriously, I would be so glad for the help. There isn't that much I need, so if you could just come to the rehearsal and take care of a few last minute things, that would be fantastic! I already have a list made up for each of you. I took the liberty of separating the tasks into what I thought would interest each of you the most, and they're in the exact order they need to be completed in, separated by day."

Laura handed a small packet of papers fastened with a staple to Mary, and then handed a similar packet to Emily.

Laura: "Oh, my! Emily, what happened?"

Emily's eyes widened as she snatched the list from Laura and quickly pulled her sleeve down to cover her scars.

Emily: "It's nothing-"
Laura: "That's all right. I'm sure it won't show up in the pictures. Listen, I have to run. My cell phone number is at the top of the list, so if you could just call me and confirm once you've completed the daily tasks, I'd really appreciate it. I'll see you two in a few days, okay!"

Laura: "Oh, and you two are more than welcome to come share my special day as well!"

Laura smiled brightly at Deanna and Serge, then stepped forward to embrace Emily and Mary in a quick group hug before rushing back out the door.

Mary: "Emily?"
Emily: "Yes?"
Mary: "Who was that?"
Emily: "I have no idea."

Deanna: "Hold on… did the two of you just get asked to be in a wedding for someone you don't know? How the hell did you manage that?"
Mary: "I think we attract the strange and unusual."
Emily: "It's pheromones, I'm telling you."

Deanna: "And this random person invited me as well, correct? I didn't imagine that?"
Serge: "No you didn't, unless we're imagining the same thing. Guess I'll be able to see you play after all, Markus!"
James: "What utter joy. I don't think I've ever been a wedding singer before."

Mary: "This is going to drive me insane. I know we know her. Think, Emily! Who else do we know?"
Emily: "I honestly can't place her to save my life!"
Mary: "Well, she said we hung out together in college. Maybe we'll remember after a few more beers."
Emily: "You go right on ahead and enjoy those. I'll just talk to--hey, where'd he go?"