crystal.

[cozen]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Bastien
RECIPIENT: Everyone
NOTES: Nonsense. If your characters will not say anything but are obviously/observably involved with people, please feel even more encouraged than normal to "not here" reply with the deets for everyone's gossip-gathering purposes.

Bonjour, mes amis.

[ Faintly sing-song, but in a drawling and subdued way. It doesn't do to sound too chipper and excited about asking people semi-invasive questions. ]

I have been talking to the Seneschal, and we thought—well, it's possible we might need a fraternization policy. Or a record, at least, in case it becomes a problem later. And to decide whether that is necessary: information about fraternization.

[ It's obvious from his voice that he's pleased that that rhymes. ]

So who is together? Or involved, if together is a scary word.

Please feel very free to rat out your bashful friends.

[ As an afterthought, ]

If you have opinions about the policy or record part, I will take those, too.

Comments

[degenere]

That is, what would make that a question, my friend! Of course that is a portion of my sentiment. For it is a wonderful thing, the pleasures of which cannot be described, merely experienced.

But of course I also meant that such official bondages would make quite clear such fraternizations.

[cozen]

Very true, very true.

We might need to petition the Chantry to change some of the rules about marriage, first, but I don't see why they wouldn't go along with it.

[degenere]

Well, they need not reach the actual marriage! Of course you, monsieur--a countryman!--know that it is very fashionable in certain Orlesian circles to be engaged in scandalous matches. I say this in the common tongue only so all might comprehend.

[cozen]

Ah, I see. Val Royeaux marriages. You are proposing we require everyone to enter a definite and public relationship of some kind.

Arranged, perhaps, for those who cannot find their own?

[degenere]

It would make things very clear. This, you cannot argue.