" - the thing where you are both married or the thing where her hair is pink -"

"If it weren't for the pink hair part we'd check how married we are exactly," says Pink.

Persons from 1805 look maybe a little bewildered.

" - just clarifying," he asks Maitimo, "your policy is that no one should kiss around children, or specifically that gay people shouldn't?"

"Married people. Do you really need to -"

"We are in fact married."

"No you're not," a lot of Elves say emphatically.

"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."