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[marmoron]

Name: Anonymous
Date: 7/2 (after new mirrorbound arrive!)
Format: Text

question. what's supposed to go into a bonding vow? how did your bonding ceremonies go? are you supposed to wear something nice? bring presents? would appreciate some advice.

[ Help out an anonymous space mullet? ]

Comments

[battlebound]

Does it matter? It's one ceremony. You should be more concerned with everything that comes after.

[ Read: Steak is not admitting that it was kind of both. ]

[marmoron]

you're not answering the question
and why are you making it sound so ominous?

[battlebound]

Because it's hard work. We are responsible for taking care of our bonded. One ceremony doesn't solve any problems you may have.

[ Well, it's difficult when your bonded is turning into his absolute worst nightmare but we won't go there. ]

[marmoron]

who said we have problems?
did you inherit a whole bunch of baggage you weren't expecting?

[battlebound]

I expected it, however it was still a difficult adjustment.

[ He wasn't at all prepared for the sheer complication that bonding with Red Wine would bring. It seemed as though it would be little different to their bond on Tierra, but he was proven very wrong about that. ]

[marmoron]

difficult in what way?

[battlebound]

It shares your emotions, for one thing.

[ And then there's the whole turning into monsters thing, the fact that it seemed specifically designed to make them feel and do things they would have gladly ignored and not realised back on Tierra. ]