Kanda Myojin: Shinto Shrine of Edo (Breeding)

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Konnichiwa! I am Shiroi, the head Miko. Welcome to Kanda Myojin! Please wash you hands and face before entering the temple, it is a sacred place. Here is where you will find out about Squinty Kitty Weddings. In the future, you will be able to buy Ema and Omamori here, just like in a real Shinto Shrine!

To find out more about Squinty Kitties, please visit the main store!


General Information:

Pricing: The price of a Shinto wedding is 10k, the cost covering wedding dress, ceremony, reception, and breeding services. So 5k per owner.



Life changes?After the widding, married kitties can choose to live in the same house together, moving out of their old houses, or revert to their lives before the wedding.

The Kittens: Each wedding will generally produce two kittens. The first kitten will live with one of the parents (or both if they elected to live together) and once the first kitty reaches stage 3, the second kitty will arive.

Sections of the Shrine:

1. Wedding Outfitting, Needs and Favours Shop
   
2. Wedding procedures
   
3. Breeding Services
   
4. Other information

Special Thanks:
Nobara for her wonderful research!
Riiki always for you support, and the use of your kitties as examples razz  

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Wedding Outfitting:

The Bride:

The Shiromaku is traditionally used by brides from Samurai families. The pure white color signifies the beginning of a journey. This kimono is generally worn for the wedding ceremony.

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Uchikake originated from the beautiful and vibrantly colourful outer coat worn by courtisans in the royal court. This kimono is worn during the wedding reception, or banquet. There is a choice of Red or Blue.

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The large cap on the bottom is the more traditional cap worn by brides, called the Wata Boushi, symbolic for concealing a woman's horns. In other words, her consenting to be an obedient wife. This cap is worn during the wedding ceremony.

The upper cap, the Tsuno Kakushi has similar significance, but allows the bride's elaborate head style to show through. (Though Squinty Kitties do not wear the traditional hair style). This cap is worn during the wedding reception.

You can choose to wear either of these hats to be worn throughout the whole wedding without changing.

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The Groom:

The groom's wedding costume consists of yukata, hakama, and formal haori with the family crest on it, complete with a poofy cord to tie it up razz . Kitties can choose from two colours, Black and Grey.

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Wedding Needs and Favors:

San San Kudo Sake Set
The exquisite miniature sized sake set consists of three flat cups and sake pitcher with wedding decoration, wooden signage, 8" by 5" base with shoji background.

During the wedding ceremony the bride and groom will take turns driving three sips from each of the three cups, to conclude the ceremony, and to symbolize that they are now married.

This item appears in the 'wedding room', as below.
 

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Squinty Kitties Weddings Last one day, during this time both owners' kitties' identity scrolls will be replaced by the wedding room, as below. (Thanks for the example Riikii ^_-) Breeding and living arrangements come shortly after.

The Wedding Ceremony:This will be held in the RP, where all other kitties will be invited to attend. The marriage will be overseen by a Shinto priest, and will be finalized by the carrying out of San San Kudo (sake ceremony).

A Wedding Reception:
If you would like, you may hold a party in the RP thread. The owners may invite gaian friends, both kitty owners and non-kitties owners to attend the celebrations. Geishas, Maiko and Waitresses will be invited to serve and entertain during the reception.

Living arrangements:
After the wedding (or honeymoon), the newlyweds change out of their wedding garb and return to regular life. They may just revert back to the state they were before the wedding, or they may choose to have a shared identity scroll and room, such as the one below. (Thanks Riikii for providing the example ^_-).

• Furniture previously owned will be placed in the same room.
• If both kitties previously owned the same item, I will take one out.

How to book a wedding:

1. Find a bride/groom by flirting plenty in the Squinty Kitties Role Play Forum! Agree with another kitty owner to marry and breed and gather up the funds.
   
2. PM Squinty Kitties! using this form:
   
   
   
   Ukchikake: ( Red or Blue )
   Cap: ( Tsuno Takushi or Wata Boushi or Both )
   Groom Set: ( Black or Grey )
   Living arrangement: ( Together or Apart )
   Guest list: Username, Username, Username, ...etc
   
   
   
3. Inviting guests: All current kitty owners will be automatically invited to the reception, (unless you specify otherwise), so you will only need to list non-kitty owner friends, who will then be sent an invitation by pm.
   
   HOWEVER, if you would like to just breed and marry without the whole fancy ceremony, it is possible 3nodding
   If you would like to have a wedding without a ceremony please PM Squinty Kitties! with the living arrangements of your kitties heart The price is still 10k though X3
   

 

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When two kitties marry, they send off their good wishes to Ishigawa himself, and he will go to work creating an obento according to the profile of the parent kitties.

Here is where the DNA information box on the kitties' identity scrolls come into play.



Two kitties will be delivered, the second being delivered after the first has reached stage 2.

When the Obento is delivered it will grow inside the house of its parents/parent until it reaches stage 2. This will look something like this:


You will also be provided with the kitten's own identity scroll.  

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Rank and Class Information:

• Your kitty's class or rank will not change through marriage unless it marries a royal. In the case of a royal marriage, the lower ranking kitty will rise to the class and rank of the other. E.g. if Tofu marries Tenshi, Tofu will become a Crown Prince.
  
• The kittens to the marriage will be classless and rankless, unless they are children to the royal family, in which case they will inherit the the class and rank of the highest ranking of the couple. E.g. if Tofu and Tenshi have a daughter, she will be a Crown Princess.

Breeding without having to hold a marriage ceremony:

• If you can't be bothered with a wedding, you can choose to have an announcement made only and then have the kittens arive straight away. However, the price is still the same.
  
• Kitties who are already married can breed again every month, but only one kitten will arive, and there is a cap on 5 kittens per married couple. The price of a kitten at this stage will be 2k each.

General:

• Marriages, births and a family tree will be kept by the central registry.
• Married kitties cannot marry again.
• Kitties can breed after reaching stage 3.