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Clarified about the acquaintances who can be told about the Sculptures.
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==Social Practices== | ==Social Practices== | ||
Bolians may have one, a few, or many sculptures. They are displayed with pride in the home and have a place of prominence. A visitor will always be shown the sculptures upon a first visit. Comments about their artistic merit and beauty are welcome and appreciated. Inquiring as to the artisan who made any given one are acceptable. However it is considered extremely rude to ask about the Primary Water, where it came from and the occasion that led to its commission. These may be deeply private and may not be something shared with casual company. The full history of each one is something that is reserved for the closest of friends, family, and romantic interests. The artisan who made it may also be informed as to the history, if they make it a term of the commission. The only real exception is if a given visitor had a part to play in the reason for the sculpture's creation. | Bolians may have one, a few, or many sculptures. They are displayed with pride in the home and have a place of prominence. A visitor will always be shown the sculptures upon a first visit. Comments about their artistic merit and beauty are welcome and appreciated. Inquiring as to the artisan who made any given one are acceptable. | ||
However it is considered extremely rude to ask about the Primary Water, where it came from and the occasion that led to its commission. These may be deeply private and may not be something shared with casual company. The full history of each one is something that is reserved for the closest of friends, family, and romantic interests. The artisan who made it may also be informed as to the history, if they make it a term of the commission. | |||
The only real exception is if a given visitor had a part to play in the reason for the sculpture's creation. Anyone, even a casual acquaintance who was present at the event that spurred the Bolian to commission a sculpture, can be told all about it. As an example, a Bolian Starfleet Officer might get assigned to an Away Team with a brand-new officer she had never met. Something happens on the Away Team that makes our Bolian Officer commission a Water Sculpture. The other officer would be invited to see the sculpture and told of its significance since they were a part of the story of its inception. But no other Officers at the command would be told, unless they were close personal friends or romantically involved with the Bolian. | |||
==Language== | ==Language== | ||