If you could change one person's mind about something, who and what would it be?

[adira_tyree]

This question is a hard one to face. Though there are many minds I might like to change if there is only one; it would be my father. When I was in my thirteenth year my father, the head of our house, angered many of the houses here in the capitol. I am not sure what he did but they were demanding monetary compensation. He never told my mother. Her

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[natoth_muse]

Na'Toth reads words of this Centauri woman and shudders involuntarily. Indeed. She heard earlier about such traditions of Centauri and knew, that they are always ready to betray each other but that the father has acted with his daughter in such way... Narn woman was not kept and has decided to answer:
It was very mean act from your father. I know, we belong to different races, but such things happen on all Universe, unfortunately...
My father... has behaved with me almost in such way, only he has chosen more traditional way. He...has married me.
grins bitterly
I have seen my husband in day of our wedding for the first time. It was... funny...

[adira_tyree]

Adira is shocked, dismayed and completely appaled by the actions of Na'toth's father

If you don't mind, how did you ever deal with your father?

She frowns both curious and afraid of the Narns reply

[natoth_muse]

Na'Toth shrugs shoulders
You know... My father never thought, that has acted nasty or meanly. On the contrary, he has been assured, that has made it for the sake of my happiness and well-being.
Certainly, I have been very revolted by his act, I tried to object, I... I have been very angered...
she sighed and smiled sadly a little
I argued with him, and he has told, that I should make it for the sake of well-being of our family, for the sake of him and for the sake of my own future.
And I have agreed... I was the obedient daughter and tried to obey my father...
What can I tell?
My father has received that wanted... he became the Counsellor in the Fifth Circle of Kha'ri... and has settled some business also... The family of my husband has won from this marriage too...
Everyone were happy.
My husband... he was not a monster at all... And we even have made friends...
As for my deal to the father...
sighsI did not talk to him almost year

[adira_tyree]

Adira Frowns and looks slightly lost
I am slightly confused.. You married your father and have a husband, or is "the family of my husband" you speak of your father's family?

[natoth_muse]

Na'Toth looks at her in confusion, then smiles, having realized, that has not considered features of Centauri language and was incorrectly expressed, having taken advantage habitual Narn phrase...
Ah, I just wanted to tell, my father has found for me the husband.
smirks
It was so-called arranged marriage. I heard, that your people practises such traditions too.

ooc: mun damns herself for tongue-tie and promises to not write (again!) posts and comments at late night being sleepy and zonkie @.@

[adira_tyree]

Oh, Realization and understanding fills her eyes. Adira sighs as is she was thinking of something musch more tragic. I thought you meant your father married you. An arranged marriage while not always the best is not that bad.

[natoth_muse]

looks at her with interest.
So means, would you approve such decision if your father has made it with you?

[adira_tyree]

Adira sighs That is not a choice a Centauri woman is allowed to make. His decision would stand unchallenged. Thankfully my mother refuses to let him do such a thing to me.

[natoth_muse]

she nods, afflicted at heart by such injustice.
I believe, has your father decided to sell you in slavery exactly for this reason?
And I thought that my father has acted with me very meanly, but that has made yours...
If it happens with me... I would think, that my father... hates me and wants to revenge me for something...
she has broken off, having realized that there can be one more reason... Perhaps, Adira's father hated her mother, or wanted to cause her a pain? But she has decided to keep silent about this assumption...

[adira_tyree]

Not exactly that reason. Adira seems to be debating with herself over how much to divulge on the subject. She sighs and a very trusting smile crosses her face. My father does not believe that I am his child. He instead listens to rumors. I have never been anything to him, but then niether has his son. Adira frowns with a slight angry undertone

[natoth_muse]

Na'Toth has frowned in easy bewilderment, having heard that father of this woman had such suspicion... It looked ridiculously from the point of view of Narn race... But she has enough lived at Babylon 5 to understand, other races have absolutely other traditions and customs... and absolutely other physiology.
It is amusing, how customs of our people coincide... Daughters are less appreciated than sons too in our world...
But I hope... It were only foolish hearings?