How fortunate I am that her older brother is my own childhood friend, so I had nothing to worry about on that front.
[ Gaelio, who pretty regularly expresses his pity for McGillis in this situation... ]
It's common enough in the upper echelons, where marriage is more about power than sentiment. The Seven Stars especially do not have a lot of offspring, so there was a limited amount of us children to go around - I am not surprised they did not waste time on securing the deal.
Huh... I wonder if Kurara was expecting to be married off in that way. She's the richest person I know.
Either way... I feel bad for all of you. Marriage should be about love. Can't they just make business deals without treating children they should love like chattel?
Their leader, Agnika Kaieru, left no heirs of his own, but the seven most accomplished fighters after him went on to form the houses of the Seven Stars.
It sounds to me like they just reinvented monarchy.
I'd like to say I'm surprised that a society advanced enough to have mechs, like I think you've mentioned, but I don't think mine is really any smarter.
[SIGHS.]
I wonder if it's even possible for intelligent life to evolve without some sort of vice.
I wonder... It seems that all sentient beings crave power in some form, and find it hard to let go thereof. I don't think that is an inherently faulty way to live, but it does prime us for conflict.
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So this is normal where you're from? I think if my parents tried to promise my sister's hand to a man over twice her age I'd kill them myself.
No offense. You seem fine but how would I know if this hypothetical man would be?
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[ Gaelio, who pretty regularly expresses his pity for McGillis in this situation... ]
It's common enough in the upper echelons, where marriage is more about power than sentiment. The Seven Stars especially do not have a lot of offspring, so there was a limited amount of us children to go around - I am not surprised they did not waste time on securing the deal.
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Either way... I feel bad for all of you. Marriage should be about love. Can't they just make business deals without treating children they should love like chattel?
[Yugamu like maybe we should eat the rich.]
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Not in a social class that builds its legitimacy on blood relation to long-gone war heroes, no.
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Those are the ones you mentioned before I assume. The ones that cast off their humanity.
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Their leader, Agnika Kaieru, left no heirs of his own, but the seven most accomplished fighters after him went on to form the houses of the Seven Stars.
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I'd like to say I'm surprised that a society advanced enough to have mechs, like I think you've mentioned, but I don't think mine is really any smarter.
[SIGHS.]
I wonder if it's even possible for intelligent life to evolve without some sort of vice.
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I wonder... It seems that all sentient beings crave power in some form, and find it hard to let go thereof. I don't think that is an inherently faulty way to live, but it does prime us for conflict.