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Sigh. "I don't know how to display text anymore. I'm working on it."

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Adarin considers his alt. He considers pushing some more, but... Mmm, no. Bad idea.

"Okay. Good, and - hug? I'm sorry I had to be mean."
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Hug.

"So, in summary - not a valid marriage, and have text."
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"Essentially. Are you okay with going back?"

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Nod.

Back they go.
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"Thank you, we're done," says Adarin.

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Edarial is looking less like a raincloud and more thoughtful. Improvement!

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"I am intensely curious, but you probably went off by yourselves for a reason."

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Adarin scoops his wife up into a hug. "Sorry, love."

"I will explain later, I promise," he adds in English.
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"Did this conversation have any immediate ramifications I should know about?"

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"Yes." He looks at Edarial expectantly.

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Fidget. "He said that we shouldn't consider ourselves married even though we still would legally be. Also that I need to... 'Have actual text' rather than subtext."
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"What content were you previously imagining 'being married' to have besides our actual day-to-day behavior and a legal status?"
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Adarin facepalms.

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Edarial is... Just going to look down at his shoes.

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"... Do you want me to try and explain it?"

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"Oh wow, I want to help her and I do not even - I haven't seen you like this so my expertise is kind of limited," sighs Isabella in her husband's direction.

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"Yes. Please. Explanations are good."

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Adarin takes his wife's hand and gives it a squeeze. "It's okay, dearest."

To Iobel, he says, "Okay, in a marriage - he and I don't just want it to function. Lots of things function, but that doesn't make them automatically good. He has wanted, perhaps expected a marriage he is one member of to do more than function as a government body together. Which is a fancy way of saying that he wants to be in love. And he is extremely distressed that your marriage doesn't have that."
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"I was under the impression that was why we were in this garden in the first place," says Iobel.

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"The - the layer of detachment is not actually going to help with any things," says Isabella.

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"It really isn't," sighs Adarin.

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"I'm - aware that I'm doing it but not aware of an alternative."

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"... I don't really know of a way to help with that. Isabella?"

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"Uh - hmm - let's you and I wander off?"

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