As much as I hate SE for them waiting over a year to toss out some rather significant lore bits on Keeper social structure (and in doing so nearly negating my Manqo'te's backstory and a year's worth of RP), this quest contains a conversation where a Keeper says that it is "unnatural" for a (traditional) Keeper female to 1) live with a male and 2) only lay/sleep/breed/whatever-term-you-want with only one male. And both of these points are things we see as being the norm with the one Seeker tribe we have represented in-game (U Tribe) and is indicated by Seeker naming conventions (Nuhns versus Tias).
Strict monogamy is also something that doesn't seem to be the norm for (traditional) Miqo'te. Seekers are leonine in their social structure, with one breeding male (Nuhn) to a population of females that are 'his' until he's replaced/disposed. Keepers are more like the rest of the Big Cats, where the males stay away for the most part, unless it's time to breed and then it's just a case of the female paring with whoever is handy/is the strongest/brings the best courting gift that time around. One male and one female pairing up for good (or until the relationship goes south) would likely seem strange to either (traditional) clan.
So, it's possible the following stances could be common for traditionally-minded Miqo'te's looking at mixed-clan couples:
Keeper F / Seeker M
-- Keeper's view: "She can only breed with him? And she has to live with him? This is unnatural and wrong." -- pretty much canon, as stated (again)Â by this quest, and could even apply to ANY Keeper female that enters a monogamous relationship with a male of any race.
-- Seeker's view: "Good job taming one of those wild Keepers! You going to try for more soon?"
Seeker F / Keeper M
-- Keeper's view: "... She so clingy... why does she want to move in with him? And why is she only sleeping with him?"
-- Seeker's view: "Well, he'll get more females eventually. Let's just hope he's stronger than other Keeper males and can keep them in line and from mating with anyone who wanders past."
Regarding any offspring... it might be possible that (traditional) Seekers would be more receptive/welcoming of a cross-clan child than (traditional) Keepers would be. Keepers might see a hybrid as the result of an unnatural union, where Seekers might see one as the result of a happy conquest or (if the Keeper is the father) "well, at least you can be sure that you ARE the father of this one".
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Going back to Lala's, I don't see them as being "child like". I see them as being bubbly and cutesy only, like Munchkins from Wizard of Oz maybe, so the idea of Lala's being involved in a relationship doesn't get me on the 'yick' scale (unless I'm dealing with a certain someone who's sole drive is to RP a "cute Lala romance"... THEN I 'yick' because of other reasons). My shying away comes from the idea of Lala's getting it on with other races because my brain says "ohgodsyou'regonnagetsplitinhalf..!" and "how much enjoyment can you possibly get by throwing your hotdog down a hallway?"
Strict monogamy is also something that doesn't seem to be the norm for (traditional) Miqo'te. Seekers are leonine in their social structure, with one breeding male (Nuhn) to a population of females that are 'his' until he's replaced/disposed. Keepers are more like the rest of the Big Cats, where the males stay away for the most part, unless it's time to breed and then it's just a case of the female paring with whoever is handy/is the strongest/brings the best courting gift that time around. One male and one female pairing up for good (or until the relationship goes south) would likely seem strange to either (traditional) clan.
So, it's possible the following stances could be common for traditionally-minded Miqo'te's looking at mixed-clan couples:
Keeper F / Seeker M
-- Keeper's view: "She can only breed with him? And she has to live with him? This is unnatural and wrong." -- pretty much canon, as stated (again)Â by this quest, and could even apply to ANY Keeper female that enters a monogamous relationship with a male of any race.
-- Seeker's view: "Good job taming one of those wild Keepers! You going to try for more soon?"
Seeker F / Keeper M
-- Keeper's view: "... She so clingy... why does she want to move in with him? And why is she only sleeping with him?"
-- Seeker's view: "Well, he'll get more females eventually. Let's just hope he's stronger than other Keeper males and can keep them in line and from mating with anyone who wanders past."
Regarding any offspring... it might be possible that (traditional) Seekers would be more receptive/welcoming of a cross-clan child than (traditional) Keepers would be. Keepers might see a hybrid as the result of an unnatural union, where Seekers might see one as the result of a happy conquest or (if the Keeper is the father) "well, at least you can be sure that you ARE the father of this one".
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Going back to Lala's, I don't see them as being "child like". I see them as being bubbly and cutesy only, like Munchkins from Wizard of Oz maybe, so the idea of Lala's being involved in a relationship doesn't get me on the 'yick' scale (unless I'm dealing with a certain someone who's sole drive is to RP a "cute Lala romance"... THEN I 'yick' because of other reasons). My shying away comes from the idea of Lala's getting it on with other races because my brain says "ohgodsyou'regonnagetsplitinhalf..!" and "how much enjoyment can you possibly get by throwing your hotdog down a hallway?"
