It doesn't sound terribly different from how marriage is handled on Atlantis, at least for the less religious set. "If two people are together long enough, that's considered a common-law marriage," Adia notes. "So official or not, there are certain economic protections that come with it." She shrugs and smiles at Caspar. "I mean, I'm not expecting a lot to change in our day-to-day lives after we're married."
"The point is that everyone knows it," Caspar responds smugly. If the rings don't clue others in, the change of his last name to Costas will. He cannot wait to get that paperwork signed.
Caspar is not the best conversationalist, but he has enough grace to latch onto the change of subject Amelia offers and give his soon-to-be-wife a little longer to recover. God knows how awkward it is for him, to be indirectly responsible for the loss of Adia's family, the very people he otherwise would have done literally anything to earn the approval of, if that's what it took to marry her. "It's more casual than the ceremony so we feel comfortable inviting more people," he explains. "It's on that shared property between our cabins. Tables and chairs, a buffet-style meal, that sort of thing."
He finally takes a bite of pizza, having the patience to wait for it to be a reasonable temperature. It's good, but filling, so he'll probably stick to this one slice.
"Maggie loves planning parties," Adia adds with a fond smile. "She was the informal party planner on the Chiron. Birthdays, holidays, socials... any excuse, really. I think she's more excited about the reception than I am."
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Date: 2019-06-05 05:04 pm (UTC)"The point is that everyone knows it," Caspar responds smugly. If the rings don't clue others in, the change of his last name to Costas will. He cannot wait to get that paperwork signed.
Caspar is not the best conversationalist, but he has enough grace to latch onto the change of subject Amelia offers and give his soon-to-be-wife a little longer to recover. God knows how awkward it is for him, to be indirectly responsible for the loss of Adia's family, the very people he otherwise would have done literally anything to earn the approval of, if that's what it took to marry her. "It's more casual than the ceremony so we feel comfortable inviting more people," he explains. "It's on that shared property between our cabins. Tables and chairs, a buffet-style meal, that sort of thing."
He finally takes a bite of pizza, having the patience to wait for it to be a reasonable temperature. It's good, but filling, so he'll probably stick to this one slice.
"Maggie loves planning parties," Adia adds with a fond smile. "She was the informal party planner on the Chiron. Birthdays, holidays, socials... any excuse, really. I think she's more excited about the reception than I am."