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[katayoku_tenshi]

I've lost track of Zack's sparkle font, and I believe the blink tag to be cruel and unusual punishment to anyone in possession of eyes, so:

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Comments

[lady_caterina]

....If we could find a habit to fit Abel, I'm sure it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to find a dress for you, if you so desire.

Congratulations, dear one. I hope you have a happy life together. But if he mistreats you he'll answer to me.

[katayoku_tenshi]

Really? That's good to know. But from some of the other responses, I find myself even more uncertain as to what the most appropriate garb for a wedding involving two individuals of the same gender would be. Riku and Demyx are the only other instance I'm aware of -- I hadn't realized that it was technically possible to be 'wed' if one wasn't involved in a heterosexual relationship -- and I'd been relying upon their expertise as a guide... hmm. I suppose this all requires additional sociological research.

Thank you, my lady. I hope that the two of us can learn to maintain the peace we've embraced here; like you and Isaak, this world has led us to a remarkable place where we haven't tried to kill each other even once

[lady_caterina]

I don't believe that what you're wearing is what's important, dear one. Not in the long run....

I will, because he is important to you. But I think you are worrying unnecessarily about Mephistopheles....after all, you have me and if I was not willing to give in to Jenova, I'm even less willing to give in to something like him. I think, on further reflection, that that might be part of why he hates me so fiercely. I don't think he's used to resistance...Besides, 'sufficent to each day is the evil therof.' Don't worry so much about what could be, dear one. And yes, I'm aware of the hypocriticalness of that statement.

[katayoku_tenshi]

That's an excellent point as well -- I've never heard of wedding dresses being worn for anything other than weddings, not to mention the difficulties involved in maintaining all that white through things like meals and car rides and muddy streets. But a pair of suits could be worn on many occasions afterward, as a living reminder.

Yes, resistance isn't something either of them are accustomed to dealing with, I think. He and Mother would get along disturbingly well on that point, assuming that they didn't hate each other on sight and...

...

...you know, if he'd shown up six months sooner? We could have sicced them on each other, and let them brawl it out and decide the universe wasn't big enough for the two of them.

Ah, missed opportunities. >:P Oh well. On the bright side, it is quite a relief to consider that we never had to deal with both of them at once!

[spunky_chocobo]

Eh? I'd go with suits personally...sticking a guy in a dress might imply something weird...erm...something emasculating. I don't know how to say it without sounding like a jerk.

[katayoku_tenshi]

Really? I wonder if I should tell Riku and Demyx about this, then. They're preparing a single-gendered wedding as well.

But they're quite a bit further along in the planning process, and Riku has chosen a very attractive dress, and I'd hate to disrupt an arrangement that they were happy with... hmm.

[spunky_chocobo]

Heh well if those two are all sorted out then it's too late...if...uh Riku has picked the dress for himself.

Still if you don't wanna wear a dress then don't and talk to Cloud about what he wants and if neither one of you want to wear a dress then wear suits or something.

Important thing is you fell in love with Cloud the man right?

[katayoku_tenshi]

I believe he did, yes. There were stacks and stacks of bridal magazines around, and none of them involved the brides wearing suits.

There does seem to be a consensus toward the wearing of suits in our case, as well. I suppose I don't need to understand the reasoning behind cultural customs so long as there is a consensus about what the result should be. Also, I am fairly sure there is no reasoning whatsoever involved in the custom of Groundhog Day. If it were Hedgehog Day or Porcupine Day, one would expect there to be some vague semblance of logic involved in the notion of the creature's built-in armory frightening off the winter stormclouds or such. But groundhogs? Not intimidating in the slightest... er, anyway.

Yes, I certainly did. ♥

[i_am_flaming]

Are either of you a girl?

Then don't wear a dress. Unless that's your kink. Demyx doing something isn't a good sign to follow.

[katayoku_tenshi]

No, neither of us is a girl... then it's acceptable to have both parties dressed in the same garment? None of the library's reference materials presented a model with identically-dressed marriage celebrants. But then, the reference materials all assumed a mixed gender pairing... hmm.

Is that because of his water affinity? I admit that like yourself, I'm more aligned with fire, but I do find him an agreeable young man so long as he isn't soaking me with something...

[i_am_flaming]

So wear suits in differing colors or somethan.

No it's because all he has in his head is bubbles.

[katayoku_tenshi]

If you're certain it's allowed, that does seem as though it would be the simplest solution in terms of finding garments that fit us.

Bubbles...?

I knew that Nobody anatomy had to be a bit peculiar, given the existence of a cardiopulmonary system without the cardio component, but... bubbles?

How very strange...

[lady_yuuko]

Who's wearing a dress~? ♥♥♥♥

[katayoku_tenshi]

That's what we're trying to determine. I'm afraid there isn't a clear answer yet, though. There seems to be a great variance of opinion as to what the appropriate custom for a same-gendered couple would be.

[back of his head Seph is going 'oh shiii--' XD]

[lady_yuuko]

It depends on the couple, really. Since it's you and Cloud-san... I'd say you both should wear suits. A dress wouldn't fit either.

[She's being nice and giving *gasp* proper advice! DD:]

[katayoku_tenshi]

That makes three people who agree on the suit strategy for us, which seems like a convincing majority. Thank you very much for your advice, ma'am.

In the interest of furthering my understanding, would it be possible to explain what makes the distinction between those for whom dresses are suitable and those for whom dresses are not suitable? I mean, it seems to me that Riku must be comfortable with his garment, since he selected it himself. I'm not certain I follow what makes the difference in regards to suitability, though.

[InnerSeph: '...wait, she's not suggesting that I need to wear a pink rabbit suit and hop everywhere for three days around the wedding? Thank the gods for their infinite mercies!' :D]