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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[rebellious]

You live in iniquity?

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[scribes]

Yes, you could say that, but I wouldn't say that it is because of our lack of marriage..

[Disciple gets the distinct feeling something is sailing over her head here]

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[rebellious]

[ she admits it so readily he is momentarily taken aback.

scandalous. ]

What else could it be due to?

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[scribes]

The caste system that exists in my home world, and how strength is held as a virtue before compassion and peace.

[Yea, what he is shocked about exactly is going right over her head.]

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[rebellious]

Is this not often the case for many civilizations?

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[scribes]

Perhaps so. I cannot claim to have witnessed enough civilizations with my own eyes to say one way or another.

In my short time among humans, however, I have noticed that while they are hardly absolved of their own violence and crimes they at the very least tend to value kindness and equality. The same cannot be said of my kind, such ideas would generally be considered those of the weak.