The BLTS Archive - Joining
by Frizz the Eccentric

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Disclaimer: Not mine. Not likely to change.

This chapter takes place before all the others. Sorry about
any confusion, but I'm not writing this in chronological
order. I plan to make it so, spare the first four chapters,
when the whole fic is over.

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To the Ferengi, marriage is a contract. To the Klingons, it
is a battle. To the Bajorans, it is a merging of paths. To
the Vulcans, it is the logical progression of a good
relationship.

To the Trill, it is a joining. Two beings, merged as one.
Learning from the other's past, and growing together in
the future.

The Trill is not a fanciful race, but Julian found the idea
terribly romantic and insisted on a Trill wedding. Before
joining, Ezri had never felt a real connection to her
people. But, in that great melding of personalities, many
opinions had changed and she agreed.

The wedding was small and cozy. Kira spent two weeks
preparing for the ceremony, occasionally regretting that she
had volunteered herself for the job. The O'Briens came in
from Earth, Julian's parents came in from Adigeon, Janel
from New Sydney, Sarina from Corgol, Rom and Leeta from
Ferenginar. Kira preformed the ceremony flawlessly.

A Trill wedding has no vows. It is assumed that they've
already promised each other everything, which is why they
are getting married. Instead they say

"Cignoro hrobosa sukares hin mange la. Dio me kamavas na.
Hrobas beslas lele pal."

Of course, the universal translator meant that everyone
heard - "Now we are one life. There can be no separation. We
will be connected eternally."

Julian and Ezri did decide on one Terran tradition, however:
Honeymoon. On Risa, of course.

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So, about the bit of Trill:

1. It is not my own concoction of alien phrasing. I
transcribed it, almost exactly (I moved the word "hrobas"
and added periods) from an extremely popular science fiction
novel. 200 virtual cookies and 300,000 or more awesomeness
points to whoever can site it. And the knowledge that you
are a bigger nerd then I.

2. I have it there mostly because I am a very, very big nerd
in my own right, and I really like languages. I was thinking
that Kira would have to learn to say her part in Trill, even
though it would be translated. Am I totally wrong?

3. I also tried to get the translation to fit the words, to
some extent. Like "hrobosa/ hrobas" meaning "we", but with
different conjugations.