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* In Patricia Briggs' ''Steal the Dragon'', the male lead sets up a "communication spell" for the female lead that he knows is the first part of his people's marriage ceremony. He thought he could undo the spell after the [[Big Bad]] was defeated. However, the bride accidently completes the magical ceremony on her own, making this an accidental marriage for both of them. |
* In Patricia Briggs' ''Steal the Dragon'', the male lead sets up a "communication spell" for the female lead that he knows is the first part of his people's marriage ceremony. He thought he could undo the spell after the [[Big Bad]] was defeated. However, the bride accidently completes the magical ceremony on her own, making this an accidental marriage for both of them. |
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* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|A Princess of Mars]]'', John Carter listens to Dejah Thoris call him "my chieftain" with what he admits (with hindsight) was total cluelessness, and then calls her "my princess," inspiring much mirth on her part. |
* In [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''[[John Carter of Mars|A Princess of Mars]]'', John Carter listens to Dejah Thoris call him "my chieftain" with what he admits (with hindsight) was total cluelessness, and then calls her "my princess," inspiring much mirth on her part. |
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{{quote|''Dejah Thoris caught her breath at my last words, and gazed upon me with dilated eyes and quickening breath, and then, with an odd little laugh, which brought roguish dimples to the corners of her mouth, she shook her head and cried: |
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"What a child! A great warrior and yet a stumbling little child." |
"What a child! A great warrior and yet a stumbling little child." |
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"What have I done now?" I asked, in sore perplexity. |
"What have I done now?" I asked, in sore perplexity. |
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"Some day you shall know, John Carter, if we live; but I may not tell you. And I, the daughter of Mors Kajak, son of Tardos Mors, have listened without anger," she soliloquized in conclusion.'' }} |
"Some day you shall know, John Carter, if we live; but I may not tell you. And I, the daughter of Mors Kajak, son of Tardos Mors, have listened without anger," she soliloquized in conclusion.'' }} |
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** It turns out later that this is not an actual marriage by Barsoomian tradition (those are, apparently, fairly lavish affairs similar to Earthly ones); it could be regarded as either a) a somewhat inept attempt at a proposal, or b) a statement that he considers her his slave. She gets mad and refuses to talk with him any further when his next statement seems to indicate that it's b, though in fact he's just clueless and has no idea of the implications. |
** It turns out later that this is not an actual marriage by Barsoomian tradition (those are, apparently, fairly lavish affairs similar to Earthly ones); it could be regarded as either a) a somewhat inept attempt at a proposal, or b) a statement that he considers her his slave. She gets mad and refuses to talk with him any further when his next statement seems to indicate that it's b, though in fact he's just clueless and has no idea of the implications. |
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* You don't actually end up married, but due to your character's lack of knowledge of Echani culture in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]] II'', it is possible for a male character to be flirting with/courting the Handmaiden without realizing it. |
* You don't actually end up married, but due to your character's lack of knowledge of Echani culture in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]] II'', it is possible for a male character to be flirting with/courting the Handmaiden without realizing it. |
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* In ''[[Starcraft]] II'', Jim Raynor's [[The Lancer|Lancer]] Matt Horner once got himself married to the mercenary Mira Han after winning a card game, claiming he didn't know what the prize was going to be. [http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Mira_Han A portrait of his lovely wife.] Needless to say, he made little to no effort to stay in touch with her. This didn't stop her of using the alias "Mira Horner". |
* In ''[[Starcraft]] II'', Jim Raynor's [[The Lancer|Lancer]] Matt Horner once got himself married to the mercenary Mira Han after winning a card game, claiming he didn't know what the prize was going to be. [http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Mira_Han A portrait of his lovely wife.] Needless to say, he made little to no effort to stay in touch with her. This didn't stop her of using the alias "Mira Horner". |
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{{quote|''(Before the mission "Cutthroat")'' |
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'''Mira Han''': Oh and, um, say hello to Matthew for me; ask him why he never calls. |
'''Mira Han''': Oh and, um, say hello to Matthew for me; ask him why he never calls. |
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'''Matt Horner''': (does the "I'm not here!" gesture) |
'''Matt Horner''': (does the "I'm not here!" gesture) |
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''(After said mission)'' |
''(After said mission)'' |
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'''Matt Horner''': If Mira calls, I'm- I'm just busy. }} |
'''Matt Horner''': If Mira calls, I'm- I'm just busy. }} |
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* In Rachel's joke ending in [[Blaz Blue]], a pair of magical glasses make pretty much every girl ([[My Friends and Zoidberg|and]] [[Ho Yay|J]][[Incest Subtext|i]][[Brother-Sister Incest|n]]) fall madly in love with Ragna. One of them, Noel actually creates a fake marriage registration, going so far as to fake the seal. However, Nirvana had it annulled by tearing it up. [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|And detonating the civil administration building where the copies were held]]. |
* In Rachel's joke ending in [[Blaz Blue]], a pair of magical glasses make pretty much every girl ([[My Friends and Zoidberg|and]] [[Ho Yay|J]][[Incest Subtext|i]][[Brother-Sister Incest|n]]) fall madly in love with Ragna. One of them, Noel actually creates a fake marriage registration, going so far as to fake the seal. However, Nirvana had it annulled by tearing it up. [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|And detonating the civil administration building where the copies were held]]. |
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