o3. thursday april 1st / text

[scribes]

Recently I was introduced to a practice that does not exist in my home world.

Said practice is 'marriage' and I became rather curious about it. Someone suggested to me that I read some wedding planning books or romance novels to learn more about it. I asked one of the sales person at the nearby bookstore for their most popular romance novels.

[At this point there is a very long pause in Disciple's reading as she tries to find a way to put this politely. She was pretty certain what she had been reading in these books was exaggerated, or some weird fetish fulfillment but what if it wasn't and she just ended up insulting a bunch of people?]

I

[And there she stops again]

am confused. By a lot of things I have read in these books and would like clarification on some things so I do not go off with the wrong ideas of the romantic practices of humans. I'd rather not go into detail about what I have read in some of these books since I understand we have some young ones with access to this network, so if someone could just tell me about marriage and the human quadrant system I would be much obliged.

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[towered]

Quadrants?

I'm not really sure what you mean by that, but marriage is a wonderful thing! I suppose you could say...it binds two people in love together.

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[scribes]

I think that might answer one question. I had b33n wondering whether quadrants were a system upheld by humans or not.

For us trolls we have a quadrant system when it comes to love, each one fulfills a certain emotional and societal n33d.

text; in which rose cannot resist the urge to troll

[thorny]

If the man on the cover wasn't shirtless and didn't have at least six inches of hair fluttering in the breeze then the veracity of anything inside said book is null and void.

text; sdfhuh terrible

[scribes]

Well thr33 of them do, actually.

[She had noticed that and thought it odd]

One, however, has a man with short hair and the other two do not feature people. Just an apple and a tie?

[sermonize]

[ this might be the only time where you'll find him embarrassed and face in his hands.

just so you know. ]

[scribes]

[SHE JUST.





No you are completely justified]

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[comradery]

What's so confusing? [From what he understands, there should not be anything confusing about romance novels. Are they not typically about two people falling in love and having to elope for their love to endure? Unless literature is different in this world.]

I can't imagine romance for trolls being exceptionally different from romance for humans. Based on what Sine's told me about the quadrant system, I think the differences with marriage are just the number and amount of dedication...? Basically, for humans, it's normal to have only one significant other and to only be with that one person. And then marriage is just a legal binding contract that recognizes that the two involved are dedicated to supporting each other for better of for worse until death. That's really about all there is to say.

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[scribes]

[She listens and the nods. That seemed simple enough.]

That's pretty straight forward, though in truth the books that have me most baffled did not really touch much on marriage. I guess it's just mostly the

[Ah]

Dynamics of the relationship.

[text]

[consider8]

I had spent some time monitoring them.
They were a 8it of a fascination.
Though that pro8a8ly sounds a 8it creepy. :::;)
What would you like to know more a8out?

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[scribes]

Oh, it will certainly help to hear all this from another troll's. Sometimes I am not even certain what to ask since I have such a poor frame of reference.

I suppose to begin with, what would you say are the most noticeable differences between troll romance and human romance? I do know they do not have quadrants, is there anything else?

[nauticalnightmare]

you found the fuckin trashy porn ones didnt you
an for the record i wwouldnt believve a fuckin wword lalonde says on the matter
she has this really fuckin annoyin habit a mixin truth wwith pure trollin bullshit
so some a it might be true but shes full a shit more often than not

[thorny]

Your continued ability to thrash about in the most unjustified paranoia possible concerning all of my conversations is truly admirable. I'm surprised you haven't been awarded a medal for your steadfast efforts at this point.

[scribes]

No!

[Yes]

Well, perhaps some were explicit in some parts, but it was so poorly written it was more awkward and humorous than anything else.

[Some weren't all that bad...]

Friends, are you?

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[motherofthesun]

'Go into details'? Most humans are much too modest to get into the details of their romantic affairs. It's funny how difficult they attempt to make it sometimes. What is it you want to know the most about Disciple?

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[scribes]

Well I do want to be respectful, and can understand that some may not want to s33 or speak of these things.

Regardless, thank you for your offer to help, and you've now made me curious. Are discussions like these particularly taboo?

[Though she is equally curious about Ammy's take on humans as a whole]

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[seadweller]

If you find somet)(ing out, can you tell me??
Because I )(ave to get )(uman married in t)(e play we are going to do, but I don't know w)(at it means!

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[scribes]

I've only learned what it means at its most basic, but from my understanding it is essentially a ceremony that two humans undergo. When two humans love each other, they perform this ritual as a means to legally bind themselves together. I guess the best way to describe it is a permanent matespritship?

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[want_the_world]

Humans don't have quadrants.

I know, it's limiting.

The human idea of 'romance,' which is essentially bullshit, is roughly, and I do mean roughly, equivalent to trolls' matespritship.

I find the kismesis concept a much more useful idea, personally.

[text]

[scribes]

How would you differentiate it from matespritship?

[And why is it bull feces? :(]

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[rebellious]

You have many eager to answer. If you have any additional questions, I would not be adverse to fielding them.

[ don't take him up on his offer; his knowledge of most common and modern customs is painfully and laughably lacking. ]

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[scribes]

[GUESS WHO IS TAKING HIM UP ON HIS OFFER 8D]

It is always good to have more opinions, thank you for your offer. What is your opinion on marriage, and the relationships betw33n humans in this day? It s33ms like I'm getting some conflicting information.

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[3rdbest]

How does troll romance go, exactly?

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[scribes]

I suppose the greatest difference, from what I have learned and observed thus far, is that we trolls have a quadrant system. Have you b33n told anything of this?

[ video ] Because Aqua is, when you get down to it, half the product of Disney.

[blue_wayfinder]

I'm not sure what you mean by quadrant system, but marriage is what happens when two people fall in love and decide they want to spend the rest of their lives together.

[ video ] cutie pie

[scribes]

Is it really that simple?