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Oct 28, 2011 22:44

STRONG filtered from Gamzee Makara

So... there's a lot of humans here, right? Can you answer something for me?

You have this ritual that somehow revolves around wearing a white hat with a long piece of lace behind it and throwing flowers. I believe it's called "magnetomony" or something similiar.

Can one of you please explain that to me?

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[te%t] stayb100ponyboy October 28 2011, 13:50:32 UTC
D--> Why are you answering this
D--> You're not human

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[te%t] stayb100ponyboy October 28 2011, 13:52:19 UTC
D--> Yeah, yeah, that's great
D--> Doesn't change the fact you're not a human

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yerawizarderri October 28 2011, 14:01:31 UTC
[Guess who knows about this shit because he's roomies/moirails with Karkat?]

hahahaha
i think youre wwastin your time findin out about this shit
evven if you find out the most intricate details a this sorta romantic ceremony not like YOULL evver be a part a one

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stayb100ponyboy October 28 2011, 14:03:42 UTC
D--> And how are your quadrants doing these days, Ampora

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yerawizarderri October 28 2011, 14:10:23 UTC
[Oh you sonnuva...]

fan fuckin TASTIC thanks for showwin interest
noww if wwere done bein needlessly fuckin petty
wwhy the fuck are you evven askin about this bullshit i mean
like i said you arent evver gonna be remotely in the same thought as a wweddin let alone BE in one to begin wwith
but its some HUMAN ceremony for their bullshit romance anywway wwhats the point a askin about it

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stayb100ponyboy October 28 2011, 14:15:35 UTC
[Hey, he lost Sollux too. Doesn't mean he's going to take your poppycock.]

D--> Would you believe curiousity
D--> Unlike you, I am cognizant of my environment
D--> And since we're mostly surrounded by humans
D--> I'm learning a little more about their culture

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[video] hexywitch October 28 2011, 14:05:53 UTC
Matrimony. I would be happy to explain. Before James disappeared he proposed. And when he came back...he and I get married.

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[video] stayb100ponyboy October 28 2011, 14:09:28 UTC
Matrimony... I knew magnetomony couldn't be right...

I would really appreciate that, Lily.

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[video] hexywitch October 28 2011, 14:31:59 UTC
It's no trouble at all. Any excuse to talk about it, really. Some girls plan their weddings their whole lives.

So as you're aware, we only have one romantic relationship in our lives. Between two people. Usually a man and a woman, although same sex relationships are not uncommon. Most of us date around a bit when we're young. Sometimes things don't work out. But when you're sure that this person is the one that you want to spend the rest of your life with, that's when you get married.

Most often, the man proposes. Traditionally he'll get down on one knee and ask his intended to marry him, offering her a diamond engagement ring. If she accepts, she'll wear the ring for the rest of her life. It symbolizes that the couple is engaged to be married.

[She holds up her hand to show him the emerald ring on her left ring finger.]

It goes on this finger. James got me an emerald rather than a diamond, because it matches my eyes.

[A pause to admire the ring.]Then there's a wedding. A wedding is a ceremony where you stand before all your ( ... )

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[video] stayb100ponyboy October 28 2011, 14:40:21 UTC
[Equius listens very closely and intently to this excellent description.]

All right, I think I see how that could work. Now, this is a pity or loving relationship, right? You don't marry someone you hate?

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[Video] nos_servabit October 28 2011, 15:24:12 UTC
It is not called "magnetomony", Equius. It is called marriage. It is when one person loves another so much that they make a promise to each other that they'll stay with one another as long as they, through sickness and health. The marriage is a ceremony honoring this promise. It also tells everyone else that you are together with this person.

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[Video] stayb100ponyboy October 28 2011, 15:37:03 UTC
[You have such a lovely, poetic way with words, Jacob.]

I see. That's a really nice idea.

Do humans do it often?

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[Video] nos_servabit October 28 2011, 15:42:56 UTC
[It's part of the cryptic guardian of the origin of life job description.]

Yes, they do. But before that, they get to know each other well, and if they love each other very much, they enter what is called an engagement. One of the pair gives the other a ring, promising him or her that they will have the marriage. And in several months, they have the marriage, and they are officially together.

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[Video] stayb100ponyboy October 28 2011, 15:44:39 UTC
I see. And how long is the engagement period? Is it always several months, or can it be longer? Or even shorter?

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Video. andyellow October 28 2011, 19:08:55 UTC
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[Huh?

O-oh.]

You mean when people get married?!~

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Video. stayb100ponyboy October 29 2011, 03:48:41 UTC
[By now he's talked to enough people to know that it is not, in fact, called magnetomony. He's also beginning to realize that the traditions and exact steps are different for different humans.]

Yes, married. That.

How do they do it in your culture?

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Video. andyellow October 29 2011, 07:23:03 UTC
Well, um... [He looks a little too excited. He likes explaining these kind of things agowkgoaw--

Anyways:]

Usuuuuually how it goes, when two people are deeply and intensely in love, they get married! To... state that they will be partners for life!
There is a ceremony with the families of both wife and groom, watching as they formally make this contract and enjoy a passionate kiss!

[Unless you mention dark stuff like divorce, but that's too much of a downer to throw in here.

Uh.]

... The end.

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Video. stayb100ponyboy October 29 2011, 07:41:59 UTC
[The kiss has been mentioned before, but this is the first time anyone has specified that it has to be a passionate kiss. Equius approves of this idea.]

What if the bride and groom don't really have families? Is it okay to just invite friends?

Friends don't get weirded out by the passionate kiss at the end, right?

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