*giggles and hugs back*<br/><br/>No problem, Mistress, dear. I just felt that, as you wanted some sort of a soap opera, it might add a little excitement if it happened. Actually, I would have no objections to having my character dragged off for re-education!<br/><br/>But here is a thought....<br/><br/>If the facility for such re-education exists, then the need for it exists. If the need for it exists, then such thoughts cannot be as uncommon as you might like!<br/><br/>My own thought was, what if no one had ever even considered the possibility of NOT marrying your paired Uchi or Yama until now? What if it was totally unthinkable? And suddenly, my character dared to think it... It would, as you say, cause shock waves that could bring down an entire civilization, unless it was handled correctly.<br/><br/>On the other hand, if we go with the "taken away for re-education" scenario, then your society is not as perfect as it appears. It is a dictatorship with an<span class="bbc_u"><em>imposed</em></span>social order, and those in charge know that the whole thing is fake!<br/><br/>Either way, it would be an interesting topic to explore, would it not?