"Elves have magic marriage. Although I don't think any of them have claimed that I'm not married."

"And they probably don't object to you kissing your husband in front of children. Okaaaay."

"Do Elves just not come in 'gay' or are they supposed to buckle down and think about the children -"

"The Valar fix it when it comes up, which is rarely."

"And Timothy has a girlfriend." Point.

"Um hi."

Timothy has an arm around his girlfriend. "That is a thing with humans, though, I met one once."

"Well we don't have magic marriage or gods who straighten people."

"And will of course be as respectful of your random purity taboos as you are of ours."

"Anyway I think that is probably the Elves' problem. It is also the Elves' problem that they don't like unbraided hair but that's not going to be a serious problem to accommodate, I forgot to offer to do yours, does anybody mind if I do -"

They do not.

She plecteres the plecterable.

Elves do not press the subject.

Pekas look at each other and don't say anything.

And this being their wedding reception he takes his wife away before everyone can start shouting about politics again. 

Once they're soundproofed: "Other Peka is also red. Makel has to know or she couldn't've risked kids."

" - huh. Are you sure - there's no way to tell from a blood test in advance or anything -"

"- hair color? No."

" - huh. So he's just - pretending for the rest of them?"

"...Telkam probably knows if he got her out. It'd really only take one person they were all pretending for, I don't know who else..."

"It seems kind of unlikely it would have escaped Aitim. Katin's boyfriend is one himself, right - maybe Isama? The purples were super stubborn about it on your Amenta -"

"It could just be Isama yeah."

Hug. "I'm glad to know I'm not actually rendered that thickheaded just by being born on Amenta."

"I know, right?" Pause. "So can I hook up with her?"

" - can we talk about it not on our wedding night."