Shang Tsung thought for a moment, how was he going to explain the story to an eighteen year old girl? How was he going to explain the Mortal Kombat tournament, the death of her friends, the marriage, the transition to this realm... or anything? He chose to lie.
"We met in New York city. I was friends with your brother actually... we fell in love fairly quickly, and got married. I'm the owner of The Mariot Hotel chains actually. Not a lot to the story."