Post by ADMIN LUNAR on Jan 12, 2012 16:57:27 GMT -5
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The Relationships
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Troll romance is divided into four quadrants including matespritship (denoted with a heart), moirallegiance (signified by a diamond), kismesissitude (employing the spade as its emblem), and auspisticism (iconified as a club).
The boundaries between the relationships are fluid. Young trolls, like humans, have to find the right balance between the emotions. Since all the Hivebent trolls are still young, they seem to be perpetually confused by the complexities of troll romance, and in some cases are far from discovering romance in any quadrant. Trolls do not differentiate BY GENDER when it comes to their relationships - the very idea is foreign to them.
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RED ROMANCE
These types fall under the pity hemisphere of troll emotions, and are associated with the color red. They are tied to strongly positive emotions.
MATESPRITSHIP/FLUSHED QUADRANT ♥ -> The one most like human love/romance. Matesprits have a strong feeling of affection for one another - though troll psychology being what it is, courtship can be just as violent as that between kismeses, and indeed it can flail between one and the other. It is one of the two concupiscent relationships, those that deal with reproduction, the other being kismesissitude. Matespritships's quadrant is known as the flushed quadrant.
MOIRALLEGIANCE/PALE QUADRANT ♦ -> Moirallegiance is a process that occurs between a troll and their "moirail" (also informally known as a PALEMATE). It is a form of guardianship, but it isn't simply about being platonic soul bros forever, see ANDREW'S COMMENT. A troll is compelled by fate to watch over their moirail and keep them in line. Despite the platonic appearance of this role (as we currently understand it) to us humans, trolls consider it a type of ROMANCE. It is one of the two conciliatory relationships, the other being auspistice. Moirallegiance's quadrant is known as the pale quadrant. As it is a redrom, it is linked to pity in the same way that black romance (blackrom) is linked to hate.
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BLACK ROMANCE
These types fall under the hate hemisphere, and are associated with the color black. They are tied to strongly negative emotions.
AUSPISTICE/ASHEN QUADRANT ♣ -> An auspistice is a "facilitator" of some sort between two others, mediating interactions between them and keeping their relationship functional. Eridan said that he and Vriska would likely become kismesis if Kanaya did not intervene and auspistice for them, which hints at the relationship between the two mediated parties being similar to, but distinct from, a kismesis relationship. Without auspistices, widespread black infidelity is guaranteed. It is one of the two conciliatory relationships, the more platonic ones, the other being moirallegiance. Auspistice's quadrant is known as the ashen quadrant.
KISMESISSITUDE/CALIGINOUS QUADRANT ♠ -> This is what a troll feels towards someone known as their kismesis. This is linked to hatred, and it is necessary that both parties feel hatred towards each other. Not any kind of hatred will do, since there is such a thing as platonic hatred amongst trolls (similar to the human concept of platonic love). In other words, kismesissitude seems to be based on a mix of hatred and sexual attraction. As it thrives on a rivalry between two trolls, defeating or killing your kismesis is discouraged, since obviously there wouldn't be a relationship anymore. It is one of the two concupiscent relationships, those that deal with reproduction, the other being matespritship, and it has been shown that like with matespritship KISSING IS CONSIDERED AN APPROPRIATE EXPRESSION OF KISMESISSITUDE. Kismesissitude's quadrant is known as the caliginous quadrant.
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