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[beguiledcard]

[ He's giving a small grin! And he's suddenly moving so the boyfriends are in clear view for a moment, in the saaaame exact moment that he's saying: ]

This is the official announcement that I fully intend to do whatever it takes to marry these two one day.

[ Yep, that's it; he's announcing it on camera.

For all of you to see. ]

Comments

[have_hat_will_travel]

There's a lot of variations depending on the individual's deity of choice, so it's hard to define a "Usually", honestly.

[beguiledcard]

That's fair. That's kind of similar to how it is where I'm from.

A traditional Japanese ceremony, however, is what's known as Shinto-style. It's performed by a priest and held at a shrine. The ceremony is super formal and private, with only close family and a few guests present. They usually include things like palace visits, purification, food offerings, and recitals of Shinto prayers... for happiness in the future and to thank God.

[ Maybe his expression will give away that he's not exactly super into tradition with this sort of thing. After all, this was simply meant to give a little info about how things are where he's from. ]

[have_hat_will_travel]

... That sounds utterly joyless. Like, isn't marriage supposed to be a happy thing? When it's not just a political thing where families get married together for a financial or other circumstantial advantage at...

... Oh.

Oh.

[beguiledcard]

... Yeah. Agreed.

[ A small smile. ]

I hear a lot of American weddings involve exciting parties, at least.

[have_hat_will_travel]

That sounds... A lot more in-line, yes.

Japanese tradition sounds like it is more focused on arranged marriage, which is a pretty Lawful system for my tastes.

[beguiledcard]

While it's not as bad as it used to be, Japan itself is a painfully Lawful kind of place in a lot of areas.

[ But there's something grim in his smile as he says that. Something a tiny bit dark-humored lurks beneath the surface. ]

I'd change a lot about it, if I had the power to. Including details surrounding marriage and families in general.

[have_hat_will_travel]

You tend to get a lot of people who wish they could do that in chafingly Lawful societies... Except occasionally Lawful Good ones, if they're doing a good job of focusing more on the lower-case 'good' over the upper-case 'Good'.

Loosely, the difference between 'charity to the poor and helping them cease to be poor' versus 'Hunt the Evil Races'.