"I don't know," Burnie broke into an evil grin. "If McCoy had wound up accidentally married to the Captain or Mr. Spock I doubt anyone would be talking about any of the other marriages... in fact, it's probably good the Kriosians only recognized monogamous male/female marriage or the whole thing could have been a lot more embarrassing for a lot of people. Can you imagine if everyone who danced around the fire had wound up in one group marriage?"
Burnie had felt a little badly about being on shift during the late night festivities, but for the first time in his life he was grateful for having missed a bonfire. This was probably a good lesson for future celebrations.
He nodded sympathetically. "I think on a starship the best routine we hope for is routinely having no routine at all."