[Voice]

[seadevil]

I'm to understand that marriage customs here are a bit different than what I'm used to. Or at least that seems to be the case. It's taken rather seriously, isn't it? I didn't realize as such when I signed all these contracts, that's for certain. I wouldn't say I'm asking for advice as such, as I'm quite certain I'm capable of managing my own affairs, but I'd appreciate if anyone has anything to share about any more strange issues regarding this sort of thing that I might expect to encounter in the future.

[In other words, he's an idiot.]

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[voice]

[yourotherleft]

....You signed contracts?

[you poor, poor man]

[voice]

[seadevil]

That's standard business for marriage, I assumed? Usually there's some sort of agreement, regardless. I figured this was the way it was done here, since there's really no land to be transferred or anything of that sort.

[He really, really doesn't get it.]

[voice]

[yourotherleft]

I don't know about the rest of that one way or the other, I just don't know how they got you to sign anything. We di...

[whoops almost let that slip]

...uh. You mean the Eternal Bliss people?

[voice]

[seadevil]

Aye, that time, and then a few weeks back on Deesuko Ballia. Seems they want you to have a license or something of the sort, which seems a silly thing to ask of pirates.

[This is why you shouldn't drunk marry people.]

[voice]

[yourotherleft]

[snorts a bit] I don't know why they'd...

Wait, did you get married more than once? You, yourself, you're not talking about someone on your crew or anything?

[voice]

[seadevil]

Aye that's...what happened...

[Most of the crew can't marry anyone, seeing as they're already married to him.]

[voice]

[yourotherleft]

[there's definite amusement in his tone when he responds]

Wow. I didn't take you for the type to like the married life so much, Motochika. Congrats.

[Voice]

[originaldragoon]

One would think there is usually a ceremony... What kind of contracts are you talking about?

[Voice]

[seadevil]

Whatever it is they make you sign to make the whole business official. I was rather drunk at the time, honestly.

[That's how it came about, really.]

There was a lot of ceremony and fuss about my first marriage back in June, but that was to get at the treasure on Eternal Bliss so I assumed it was just their local nonsense. So there's usually a ceremony?

[Voice]

[originaldragoon]

You were drunk and got married?

[Well that's special on so many levels.]

Most of the time there is a ceremony, but it is mostly for show. The legally binding part of a marriage is the signing of a contract of sorts. A marriage is still official if there is no ceremony but the contract is signed.

At least that is usually how things are done back in my home world.

[Voice]

[seadevil]

Aye, that sounds about right. There's not that much business to be dealt with in my own world, I don't think. I never married anyone until I arrived here, so I must admit I don't have that much of an understanding of what's involved.

[Considering the first time he was married here was just a ploy to get at treasure and all the subsequent times happened when he was too drunk to remember anything.]

[voice]

[rebellions]

[Just because Motochika said he's not asking for advice doesn't mean he's not gonna get any.]

Or maybe you should just stop marrying every single person you come across and spare everyone the headache.

[Which, okay, isn't the worst that could happen to a person (as he's already admitted based on personal experience), but. This is really getting out of hand. While Ragna's always found Kodachi's fixation with marriage strange, this is a whole new level.]

[voice]

[seadevil]

I haven't married that many people!!

[Just...a few. People keep letting him do it, after all. If there's some sort of limit, surely someone will inform him of it at some point.]

Is there supposed to be some sort of ranking amongst wives? You'll not maintain your standing with an attitude like that.

[voice]

[rebellions]

[They should have probably told him to stop after the first time. Or even before that. The thought to point it out has crossed Ragna's mind, but then Motochika just had to go and strike at his ego as usual.

This is unacceptable.]

The hell─?! Screw you, I make a great wife!!

[... He got so worked up he sort of missed the meaning of what he's just said, um.]

[voice]

[seadevil]

How so?

[Oh yeah, they're going there. It's time for one of their trademark mature, reasonable discussions of their situation.]

[voice]

[rebellions]

Well, first of all, I'm...

[Okay, but what exactly are the characteristic traits of a perfect wife? And which ones does he possess? And most importantly, why is he even thinking about something like that?!

It is a mystery.]

... Er, I'm, uh...

[He's gonna regret this, he knows it. Hell, a part of him already regrets this, but there's no way he can back down now. Logic has long since left the building.]

... faithful?

[voice]

[seadevil]

[snort]

I suppose that might be one word for it. Unless you're saying someone's tried to tempt you from my side and you resisted, which I'm fairly certain I'd remember.

[If it happened and he missed it, he's going to be greatly disappointed.]

[voice]

[rebellions]

Something like tha─

[On second thought, he probably doesn't need to know Ragna used their marriage as an excuse to try and get rid of some rather... insistent ladies back on Deesuko Ballia.]

... never mind.

[crankyshark]

Contracts? Dude what are you talking about... I thought you just stand across from your partner and they read a bunch of crap and you say I do or whatever.

[...he sounds a little grouchy about this for some reason?]

[seadevil]

Aye, there's that part as well, but there's definitely some business with signing papers with witnesses present or some such nonsense. I assumed it might have a bit to do with transfer or property or something similar, but it isn't as if anyone I married has any to their name. It was quite confusing.

[He would probably have a better recollection of what it all entailed if he'd been sober when it happened.]

[crankyshark]

That's weird...so what's the purpose of these papers exactly...?

[seadevil]

I suppose so there's a record of who's married to who in case there's some sort of dispute. I wouldn't imagine you'd have to fight off your wife's family or anything, but I suppose a reminder of the agreement might be a good thing to have on hand if someone got it into their head to try such a thing.

[crankyshark]

A record? Weird...I wouldn't think it'd be easy to forget or misplace information as important as who's married to who

[this coming from a guy who literally doesn't record anything in writing.]

[seadevil]

Wars have been started over less, certainly. People are quite good at conveniently forgetting things if it suits them, or questioning the veracity of this statement or that claim. It's a complicated business, and one I certainly had no intention of having anything to do with, but what's done is done.

[crankyshark]

[snort] if you have no intention of having anything to do with it, why do you need to be asking these questions?