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[bashasasdemon]

[This is written in a fairly neat handwriting, in a language that may look roughly similar to Arabic to those familiar with it. The paper on the bulletin board has a small note on top, with a lot of space on the rest of the page for people to fill in as needed.]

Since we're all from different worlds and cultures I think there are a few things we should probably get sorted out as a group. First thing should probably be how to address each other. Go ahead and write your name/title/what you want to be called, your gender identifier if that's important to you, and pronouns to use for you.


Kai, he/him

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[not_scrap]

[Gross.]

So like
the only title you get
is about your connection to someone of the opposite sex.

[She knows bullshit when she sees it! ]

[silkwaltz]

...yes?

I mean... it's not like we're allowed to do much else. Some particularly intelligent males might be taken to work with the Archivists, and they used to be taken for the temples before we ate the Great Weaver, but even then they were expected to become a Consort.

[not_scrap]

Okay

well.

You're here now.

You can do stuff. You can literally make a name for yourself here. [Is she the worst person to give pep talks? Probably. Too late.]

So what do you want to be? Brave? Smart? Kind? What do you think?

[silkwaltz]

I don't... know.

I've never thought about it? I was... raised knowing I would be expected to be a Consort. I was matched, was raised by her preferences, the things she liked her Consorts to be able to do. It was actually fairly pleasant. She liked music, and I turned out to be fairly good at it. And now...

I'm promised to Lhaca. And she... her expectations are different. I don't... think there's room for what I want.

[not_scrap]

Trust me, I get it.

Worry so much about other people's expectations, sometimes you forget you're allowed to have expectations too.

But now's your chance to try stuff out. Figure out what you want. Or don't want.

[silkwaltz]

But... what if the things I don't want are things Lhaca does want?

[Oh no we're not telling on ourselves like that, the next bit is written a bit hastily-]

Hypothetically I mean-

[not_scrap]

So what?

Listen. People are allowed to be different. To like different stuff. In relationships. Friends or whatever.

So what if she doesn't like it. Maybe you don't like one of her hobbies.

You deal with it. You respect each other. It's not that hard.

[Hahahahaaaa don't ask about her relationship status. It's ~*complicated*~]

[silkwaltz]

If she doesn't like it, I'll be punished. She's-

Lhaca is very traditional. Males aren't allowed to be different.