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Johnathan Blackfeather (Raven) (writtenonbypoe) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2009-02-09 00:07:00

Entry tags:

ageless bill turner, até, iggy, link, navi, raven

[Blocked from Navi and Coyote] So, I never really considered myself a hopeless individual about these things, but considering the time of year, I'm going to make an ass of myself and put forward a hypothetical.

Say your significan other- very female, very happy significant other- mentions marriage in what seems like a deliberate way no less than three times, since the beginning of the month. To the point of asking about ceremonies and mentioning... families. Dropping hints, or culture-pressured paranoia on my part?

Constructive mockery only, please. I'm serious.

[Iggy] So. Apparently I wasn't as off base as I figured I was. It's hard to tell with Navi, sometimes. How would you feel about that? I mean, my asking Navi to marry me. I'm being such an old man about this, sorry.

[Link] This is incredibly impersonal, but I couldn't think of another way to get ahold of you without breaking a few personal rules. My name is John Blackfeather. Raven. I'm Navi's... well, I'm Navi's, and she always mentions how important you are to her.

And I'm just going to put myself out of my misery and get this over with, since I'm sure you've connected the dots during all of my rambling. I figured I should talk to you before I asked Navi to marry me. Give you first stab at the humiliation, as it was.

[Bill] So. Rather than go through that humiliation again. May I have your blessing to make an ass of myself to our fairy?

[Navi] "These should help you keep up with your kids. Breakfast is supposed to be the most important meal of the day, and all.

Happy Valentine's Day. So far.

♥"

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	banishedruin 2009-02-08 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	You're sunk. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	writtenonbypoe 2009-02-08 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Define 'sunk'. I'm not against the idea, I just haven't done this in a couple centuries. Needless to say, the subtleties are kind of lost on me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	banishedruin 2009-02-08 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry - forgot not everyone is freaked by the idea. I spend my time thinking of creative ways to say no. So if it's a general talk about customs and marriage is just one of many mentioned? you might have nothing to think of. But if it was asked about specifically? Massive hint dropping. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	writtenonbypoe 2009-02-08 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	No. It was something along the lines of, 'Do your people marry? Can you do that?' Granted, we were both pretty naked at the time, so I wasn't sure if I was just getting caught in a moment. Alright, thanks. A curious sidenote- why are you so freaked out about the idea? Is it a mortal? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	banishedruin 2009-02-08 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	Congrats. Sounds like you're getting hitched. Why against it? It's not a mortal, nothing like that.. It's my uncle. He's got the idea that marriage is the ultimate expression of love. Me... I tend to see it from the other side, I guess. Kind of goes with my territory. [Raven] I'll probably give in soon, though. Not worth the fight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	writtenonbypoe 2009-02-08 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	I have a few things to take care of before that point, but. Sounds like. Commitment's difficult when you're both immortal. Forever's daunting when you have to mean it. Which uncle? [Até] Probably for the best. Besides, if you expect the worst, everything is just a happy surprise. It will probably do you good. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	heyheylisten 2009-02-09 12:37 am UTC (link)
	The holiday isn't for a while, and you don't have to spoil me. I have you. That's good enough. I'll give you a few, of course. :) (I love you, you know.) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	writtenonbypoe 2009-02-09 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Well, I'm not a conventional celebration sort of bird. And I like spoiling you. So I don't have to, I want to. Ha! My plan succeeds. (I know. I love you, too.) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	writtenonbypoe 2009-02-09 12:49 am UTC (link)
	It's a corporate lie meant to perpetuate chocolate and diamond sales, based on some old, neglected Greek festival. Still, it's part of the cultural memory now, so I play along. And really. It's a good excuse to spoil you. (... why the elipse in front of that? :P) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Iggy writtenonbypoe 2009-02-09 12:38 am UTC (link)
	I don't know. I'm just supposed to ask, aren't I? In my culture, you ask your girlfriend to be your wife, she thinks about it, says yes. You announce it, the end. I don't know the... whatever, with rings and permission and proposals, like in this place. That's why I avoided this since the Europeans came over. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)